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Hunt Down Those Bargains

We all hear about those people who closed the property deal of a lifetime, but for most of us, bargain-priced discoveries remain fairly elusive. Interestingly, an Internet search conducted recently highlighted a number of ...
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Lea Jacobs
07 Feb 2013

The Mancave

Lately the idea of a mancave has become rather popular in men's magazines. We see homes where a whole area has been designed with the child-like guy in mind - giant televisions with state of the art gaming consoles and ...
Property Advice
Shaun Wewege
06 Feb 2013

Objections to Municipal Valuations Can Pay Off

From personal experience, and a positive one at that, it is worth obtaining property valuations in good time, so as to respond within the 30 day period after publication of the City of Cape Town’s upcoming General Valuation Roll ...
Property Advice
Anna-Marie Smith
06 Feb 2013

The Grass isn’t Always Greener…

Over the past few years there have been numerous, occasionally controversial reports regarding the number of South Africans who have decided to ‘up sticks’ and move to another country. Reports suggest that between 600 000 and ...
Property Advice
Jacqueline Gray
06 Feb 2013

New CPA Rules Entitle a Tenant to Cancel Lease

A fair amount of confusion and dismay has become evident among landlords and tenants following the promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA).
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Press
06 Feb 2013

The property market 5 years after the recession

The start of the recession in 2008 took its toll locally and globally on employment.
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Press
06 Feb 2013

More Buyers Getting Bonds in 2013

Wondering how the banks are viewing mortgage lending this year? Well the latest Loan to Value criteria have been released and its all looking quite a bit more positive. In fact the risk appetite from the four major banks ...
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Press
05 Feb 2013

Private Schooling is Saving the Day

Insatiable demand for educational excellence is mobilising a positive economic impact on property, both residential and commercial. As elsewhere in the world, governments’ responsibilities include the provision, as well as ...
Property Advice
Anna-Marie Smith
05 Feb 2013

SA Home Prices Performing Better Than Western World

Among my friends and business associates there are several who have invested in residential properties overseas in the last year or two - especially in Europe and the UK. There is a certain logic in this as many European homes ...
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Press
30 Jan 2013

If Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day…

I am convinced that if it weren’t for people making New Year’s resolutions the queues for treadmills at gym would be much shorter in January. While taking the decision to make changes to one’s lifestyle is admirable it does seem ...
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Shaun Wewege
30 Jan 2013