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Junk status vs the housing market: The experts weigh in
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Junk status vs the housing market: The experts weigh in

Wondering where the credit downgrade will leave the property market? We asked the heads of some of SA’s biggest agencies for their opinions.

'Voetstoots’ does not provide sellers with an honesty backdoor
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'Voetstoots’ does not provide sellers with an honesty backdoor

Full disclosure of known defects still essential to facilitate an informed buying decision

Inside the R35m Hout Bay Estate
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Inside the R35m Hout Bay Estate

The most exclusive estate in Hout Bay has come onto the market, priced at a record-setting R35m.

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Commercial property booming in Cape Town’s CBD

Business is booming in the city and key commercial, business and retail nodes are experiencing strong activity

Here’s how you can survive the downgrade
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Here’s how you can survive the downgrade

If you’re in a panic over the rating downgrade, here’s a 9-point plan to help you get through the tough times ahead.

#JunkStatus - what it means for the property market
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#JunkStatus - what it means for the property market

The downgrade of South Africa to sub-investment will have a negative impact on the housing market and consumers as a whole.

Industry experts to address first-time buyers and property investors
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Industry experts to address first-time buyers and property investors

The Western Cape will play host to a first of a kind exhibition – The Property Buyer Show, aimed at first-time residential buyers and property investors.

Appreciative businessman buys a home for housekeeper of 30 years
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Appreciative businessman buys a home for housekeeper of 30 years

Real estate agent, Leonard Ellis, handed over the keys to first-time owner Nancy Witbooi, a house keeper who received her very own home as a generous gift from her employer.

Flat repo rate vital for stability and economic and property recovery
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Flat repo rate vital for stability and economic and property recovery

The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SARB to keep the interest rate at the current level of 7% is a vital boost for stability.