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Sealed bids: faster and fruitful

An attempt to gain the best possible price for sellers and to give all potential buyers a fair chance at purchasing a property.
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Property Professional
09 Jun 2009

Investing in Commercial and Industrial Property

Property brokers will tell you there’s never been a better time to make an investment in [commercial][1] and industrial property.
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Antoinette McDonald & Angelique Arde
04 Jun 2009

Market for Property on the Internet Growing Steadily

The internet audience in South Africa is growing steadily, according to Nielsen’s latest OPA stats. Read more here.
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Private Property Reporter
28 May 2009

ABSA Housing Review - 2nd Qtr 2009

The South African economy contracted at a real annualised rate of 1,8% in the fourth quarter of 2008, while data on various short-term economic indicators released in the first few months of 2009 indicate that the economy is most ...
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Jacques du Toit
25 May 2009

FNB House Price Index - April 2009

The April FNB House Price Index reached double-digit year-on-year average house price deflation for the first time, to the tune of -10.2%. This puts the average house price level back to the level at the end of 2006. This ...
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John Loos
04 May 2009

SA expats are hot property

Though the outcome of the 2009 general election was no surprise, the fact that it was free and fair came as a pleasant surprise to many..
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Private Property Reporter
30 Apr 2009

ABSA Building Statistics

Residential building statistics released by Statistics South Africa for January-February 2009 indicate that the building plans approved for new housing slowed down sharply in some segments of the market, while the construction ...
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Jacques du Toit
16 Apr 2009

“Point of maximum pessimism” - Now, gone or coming?

In August 2008 I presented at the Erwin Rode conference in my capacity as CEO of International Property Solutions (IPS).
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Scott Picken
06 Apr 2009

Comment on Latest Interest Rate Cut

If this week’s decision by the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is the start of a dive in interest rates then we’ll all be happy campers.   That seems to sum up the feelings of real estate gurus who say the market needs a ...
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Antoinette McDonald
26 Mar 2009

Should We Buy Now?

We can now say with certainty that we’re beginning a downward movement in the rate cycle. Although this leaves the economy with room to manoeuvre, with regard to the economic slowdown, it means ...
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Gary Booysen
25 Mar 2009