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Are You A Bad Neighbour?

We’re rather fortunate that our new complex is fairly quiet. Occasionally you’ll hear our neighbour scream at a TV when his rugby is losing. Another neighbour likes to play the saxophone but she is actually very good, so we ...
Property Advice
Shaun Wewege
21 Sep 2012

Paying the Price of a 100 percent Loan

Although everyone celebrates when a drop in the interest rate is announced, not everyone, it seems, is benefiting from the decrease. Find out why here!
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
21 Sep 2012

The Trouble with Polluted Seas

Because by its very nature ocean side property is limited, it has always been bought and sold at a premium. There is something about living or holidaying next to the sea that brings out the best in most of us and coastal ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
20 Sep 2012

Auction Shock

Although the legal procedures the National Consumer Commission followed during the Auction Alliance debacle have been found to be technically flawed and the rulings of the commission have been overturned, a report in the Weekend ...
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
20 Sep 2012

Southdowns Reaps the Rewards of Natural Gas Network

Southdowns Estate in Irene, Centurion is reaping the rewards of its one-of-a-kind internal gas network.  Implemented in 2006, Southdowns’ gas network has proved a real boon for the estate in recent years, especially in the wake ...
Property Advice
Jacqueline Gray
19 Sep 2012

Composting for Beginners

For those completely pale-fingered folk out there, compost is simply decomposed organic material. The material itself can be plant or animal matter. While we can engineer situations to make compost, it is something that actually ...
Property Advice
Doug Mattushek
19 Sep 2012

Homes Near Good Schools Come With a Premium

Figures from the property analyst, Lightstone, have shown that suburbs in all the major cities in South Africa which have established good schools, producing satisfactory academic results, are rated very highly by potential ...
Property Advice
Press
19 Sep 2012

Heritage values to tempt more than just appetites

Heritage Day celebrations next week will bring renewed focus to the home and the broader built environment, across many different cultural groups.
Property Advice
Anna-Marie Smith
19 Sep 2012

Price, Value and Cost - Elements of a Property’s Worth

Is there any difference between the price paid for a home and the value of that home?
Property Advice
Adrian Goslett
19 Sep 2012

How does security affect your property’s value?

Sobering crime statistics coupled with the fact that many families have been affected by crime either directly or indirectly, have made home buyers in South Africa security conscious.
Property Advice
Adrian Goslett
18 Sep 2012