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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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Bardale Village coming of age

Seven years after selling the first homes at Bardale Village in Blue Downs, this new suburb will finally be getting two brand-new public schools.

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Gated estates count for 25% of SA's residential market

South Africa's secure gated estates account for more than a quarter of the value of South Africa’s total property market as far as residential properties go,” says Jeff Gilmour, president of the Association of Residential ...

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Buying a residential property in the leisure sector remains a risky business

In July, SA’s top property industry players described the residential sector as either slow, quiet, nowhere near recovery.

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Landlords Jumping Through Hoops to Evict Squatters

As South Africa continues to give more rights to tenants, landlords find it increasingly difficult to evict illegal tenants.

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Where are we going economically, trends, what is changing and where do we invest now?

Long Term Trends – where are we going, what is changing and what do we do? Dr Dolf De Roos, author of Real Estate Riches and the first truly international property investor, says that the easiest ...

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The Cost of a Bullet to our Economy

Government’s investigation into the recent tragedy at Marikana in North-West, will hopefully answer amongst others, the question of who fired the first bullet. Irrespective of the answer, the question remains: What did firing ...

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“Generation Rent” brings opportunities for property investors

Recent recessionary times have brought about more than a depressed property market: the state of the global economy has influenced an entire generation’s opinion on home ownership.

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Detroit offers sound investment opportunities

Don't count out Detroit, agents are advising investors, as new figures show the city's property market is slowly racing its way to recovery. The US housing market won't start turning the corner ...

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Property Guru and Rich Dad Advisor Dolf de Roos is Running Educational Property Events in South Africa and Zimbabwe!

Dolf de Roos will be running a series of breakfast talks in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, entitled “How to make your property fortune”. He is also running full-day workshops in Cape Town ...