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There is nothing stagnant about the property industry and Private Property will keep you in the loop through its dedicated Property News portal. Important elements such as whether it’s a buyers’ or sellers’ market, industry trends, and property news specific to South Africa are covered in this section.

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Building better homes

Home maintenance and upgrades are seemingly on the rise. So says an estate agent survey conducted by FNB, which infers that overall, activity on this front is fairly robust. According to the survey, there has been a distinct ...

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Repo rate rise

The recent increase in the repo rate by 50 basis points was met by surprise, as all indicators were that it would stay constant.

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Prospect of EU citizenship attracts international property buyers to Malta

The Maltese government has introduced a programme through which citizens from non-EU states can acquire Maltese citizenship.

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New “city” springs up in Joburg

Sandton and the City of Johannesburg may soon have competition in the form of Zendai Modderfontein, a new R84-billion “city” that is earmarked to occupy a vast tract of undeveloped land in Kempton Park. The development is the ...

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Rate your utilities costs

Things are starting to get a little hairy for homeowners in and around the suburbs of South Africa as the increases in municipal rates and utilities really start to bite.

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New book guides property investors

Scott Picken, South Africa’s leading global investor, has recently launched his book Property Going Global, in association with Clem Sunter. It’s recognised as the authority on how to invest internationally and create global ...

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Fire pools & other extravagant upgrades

It’s pretty obvious that the saga surrounding Nkandla is going to haunt the President for years to come. Regardless of who is to blame, who knew what, and who opened the very large cheque book, all eyes are going to remain fixed ...

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The house that Oscar built

It doesn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Oscar Pistorius has put his home in Silver Woods Country Estate on the market. Regardless of what really happened on the fateful night when he killed Reeva Steenkamp, it was ...

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Machel waives right to Mandela’s estate

Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel’s decision to waive her right to 50% of her late husband’s estate raises questions on transferring properties in deceased estates. Mandela and Machel were married in community of property so ...