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Residential property is gradually recovering its attractiveness as an investment, and 2013 is expected to bring more of it

Although it has not yet regained its shine as an investment, the attractiveness of residential property as an investment does appear to be gradually improving. This is the view of John Loos, Household and Consumer Sector ...

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The Economist view of property - 2013

Dear Investors In 2006 The Economist magazine published an article talking about the impending global crisis in residential property and how many markets around the world were going to fall dramatically. Most people said they ...

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The Nkandla Debacle

Government’s decision to plough hundreds of millions of Rands into Jacob Zuma’s private homestead and the local surrounds of Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal has made headline news around the world. No expense, it seems, has ...

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Transfer of property from trusts remains free - for now

Investors should be aware that the opportunity for companies, close corporations and trusts to transfer property free of transfer duty to a natural person, under certain circumstances, has been extended to 31 December, 2012. In ...

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Warren Buffett Moves Into Real Estate Market

Written by Jackie Crosby and Janet Moore, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) If the latest move by the Oracle of Omaha is any indication, the American housing market is back and ripe for profit. Warren Buffett said recently that his ...

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Delta to list property fund on JSE

Delta Property Fund intends to list on the JSE before the end of this year bringing a R2.1bn property portfolio to the market. Chief executive Sandile Nomvete said on Monday that over the past four years the fund had grown into a ...

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, now Bankrupt Dad?
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad, now Bankrupt Dad?

Much has been made lately of various reports that New York Times bestselling author and property guru “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” Robert Kiyosaki has gone bankrupt. However, it is worth reading past the sensational headlines to get the ...

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How, and why, to start investing in listed property

Statistics from the ASSOCIATION FOR SAVINGS and INVESTMENT SA show inflows of R4.6-billion into local property unit trusts for the year ended March 2011. Foreign investors are keen to get their hands on SA’s property stocks, and ...

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One giant leap for real estate

The moon has fascinated mankind since we first crawled out the ocean. There is evidence that suggests man was using the moon as the basis for the oldest calendars, dating back as far as 30 000 years.  Ever since Neil Armstrong ...