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Aus prices are up by 4.2%

According to the Australian Bureau of statistics, the average growth across the top 8 Australian cities is 4.2% for the last quarter. ESTABLISHED HOUSE PRICES Quarterly Changes Preliminary ...

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Australian Interactive Talk Show – everything you want to know about Australia

“The right information at the right time is nine tenths of any battle.” ~ Napoleon At IPS, we are always trying to give you the latest information, and we have decided to do it totally differently! Tomorrow night at 7pm, I, Scott ...

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Australian Interactive Talk Show – everything you want to know about Australia!

Dear Investor "The right information at the right time is nine tenths of any battle." Napoleon We are always trying to give you the latest information, but we have decided to do it totally differently! Tomorrow night at 7pm, I, ...

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Dream and Do It at the Annual Durban Homemakers Expo

South Africa’s leading home enhancement and improvement group presents this year’s Durban HOMEMAKERS Expo from 8-11 October 2009 at the Durban Exhibition Centre. This popular event offers the most comprehensive range of products ...

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Estate agents need to adapt to consumer needs

Strong business fundamentals and good management are key to meeting the needs of the property market in tough times. So says Linda Erasmus, CEO of Fine & Country South Africa. She calls for a ...

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CEO Update | Aug 09 | Knowledge is the only way to manage the Uncertainty!

Watch the video on the latest Market Update - Click here 2009 continues to be a unbelievable year. Only yesterday Mark Mobius, top banker in the USA said the market could loose 30% on the highs of the last 3 months of the stock ...

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There's No Place Like Your Second Home

My friend Daphne, with whom I worked in an agency in Sandton when I first started out in this business, took a break from selling real estate to have babies…by the way, why is it called ‘real’ estate? I never have worked that one ...

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AIG South Africa fills gap in homeowner risk

Due to the increasing popularity of the product in AIG’s other markets worldwide, AIG South Africa has introduced a new offering that pays policyholders’ mortgages for up to 6 months in the event ...

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Absa Housing Review - Q3 2009

On the back of tough economic conditions, house prices continued their declining trend in both nominal and real terms in most provinces, metropolitan areas and coastal regions in the second quarter of the year.  Nominal house ...