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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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Property Rates - Is your Valuation Fair?

Many concerned property owners are asking the question, "What's going to happen to our property rates in 2008?" Since the last municipal valuations were done in 2001 and the subsequent boom ...

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Private Property Voted Best Property Website

For the second year running, Private Property Listings was voted the best property website in the South African E-Commerce Awards held by Jump Shopping, South Africa's leading online shopping search engine. The Awards were ...

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Our New Look Website

You've probably noticed that the Private Property website looks a little different lately. With the New Year approaching, it seemed like a good time to make a few changes and clear the clutter. "We decided to give the site a ...

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Gifts4Good

It's almost Christmas time and the season for giving! Greater Good South Africa is running a Gifts4Good campaign, which offers a fun, quick and easy way to make a difference in people's lives ...

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Home Loan Talk - Home Loan Costs

Denise Simpson discusses the changes in bank charges for home loans applied for after the National Credit Act came into effect in June this year. Prior to the National Credit Act (NCA) which ...

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View Property Listings on your Cell Phone

Private Property now has a special website for cell phone users. If you are a registered buyer and receive an SMS alert of a new property you are interested in, you can simply click on the link and browse the mobile website ...

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Private Property Map Search

Look out for the new map search facility on the Private Property website, which enables you to see the exact location of all the listings in a particular area.

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House Prices and Crime

What does crime do to the potential price of a house? A few weeks ago I was mugged. Granted, we probably shouldn't have been walking to our car two blocks away, but at the same ...

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National Credit Act

John Loos of FNB Property Finance looks at the potential impact on the residential property market of the National Credit Act. The National Credit Act (NCA) has got the tongues in the ...