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Windows in sectional titles
A situation that often comes up when an owner of a sectional title unit needs to replace or repair the external windows or doors is that the question is asked, “Who is responsible for the cost of replacement or repair of the ...
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Michael Bauer
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15 Oct 2012
Everyone Needs a Break - Even Your Agent
Although estate agents act for the seller of a property, they also have certain obligations or duties towards the buyer. They are obliged to provide information about their listings, show the buyer properties and generally ...
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Lea Jacobs
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12 Oct 2012
Not Quite The House That Jack Built
One of the things I love most about movies is that for a brief period they allow us to suspend reality and submerge ourselves in a make-believe world. Characters in movies or on television shows often have brilliant homes, or ...
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Shaun Wewege
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10 Oct 2012
Devonvale Moving with the Times
Hospitality establishment refurbishments can go one of two ways: the establishment can be overhauled to become a dynamic, on trend place capable of meeting market needs..
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Jacqueline Gray
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10 Oct 2012
The Sole Mandate Debate
If you ask any estate agent what the best way to sell your home is, they will tell you that the quickest, most effective way is to give the agency a sole mandate. Ask a couple of friends and they will tell you to give it to as ...
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Lea Jacobs
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10 Oct 2012
Sectional Title - Who pays when things get wet?
The emergence of any kind of damp or water problem in sectional title (ST) schemes often gives rise to confusion.
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Chas Everitt
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10 Oct 2012
NHBRC Boss Guilty of Financial Misconduct and Corruption
Sipho Mashinini, chief executive of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC – established mainly to protect new homeowners of affordable or low cost/RDP housing) has been found guilty of three charges of financial ...
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Cathy Nolan
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09 Oct 2012
Likes and Followers can go hand-in-hand with Sales
South Africa boasts over 6 million Facebook users and over 2 million of us are on Twitter. Both these platforms continue to grow rapidly. It is safe to say that social media is no longer a ‘gimmick’ or ‘something for the ...
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Doug Mattushek
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09 Oct 2012
Difficulties in Bond Approvals Continue
Would-be home buyers in all price brackets are still experiencing considerable difficulties in getting bonds, despite a much publicised easing of bank loan criteria. In general, these difficulties are encountered most seriously ...
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Press
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09 Oct 2012
40 Years of Tricks in the Trade
When author Hilton Greeff of ‘Activities Blueprint for Realtors’ retired from working in various capacities in the property industry, he decided to share what he regards as valuable tried, and tested industry experience, gained ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
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09 Oct 2012