Private Property hosted the 2018 Property Buyer Show in Johannesburg, where property investors and first-time buyers got to meet a host of industry experts and receive hands-on property advice.
Many South Africans take their first steps on the property ladder in the affordable property market. These first-time buyers should follow this advice for investing this market.
Co-owning a home is a good way of getting onto the property ladder, but the terms of the arrangement need to be property set out and documented beforehand.
Private Property chats to Meyer de Waal, the founder of Rent2Buy, a new home ownership concept that seeks to provide ordinary South Africans with the opportunity of owning their own home.
Before you start your search for a new home, it’s important to put together a list of things that you will not compromise on. This will help you home in on the perfect property.
Should you concentrate on buying your own home or should you be securing your future by investing in an investment property first? The decision will be dependent on personal circumstances.
You can buy property as a natural person, a company, a corporation or as a trust. Find out the pros and cons of each.
A buyer usually knows far less about a property than its seller so it’s important for them to be familiar with common defects and contract clauses.
While buying your home may be one of the most exciting things you will ever do, there are many pitfalls that first-time and even second time home buyers could fall into along the way.
