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2010 South African E-Commerce Awards Winners

Jump Shopping have announced the winners of the 2010 South African E-Commerce Awards with Yuppiechef, Take2 and Private Property as the winners in the various categories. This year Jump Shopping decided to revisit the judging ...
Property Advice
Press
11 Nov 2010

184 Steps in a Property Sale

Recently, the US National Association of Realtors (NAR) presented a document to Congress detailing all the tasks that real estate professionals must complete to close a single deal. The list contains 184 tasks ranging from the ...
Property Advice
Press
04 Nov 2010

Lowest House Price Growth in Twelve Months

Price growth in the value of middle-segment homes for which Absa approved mortgage finance (see explanatory notes) continued to slow down up to October this year. The growth in the weighted average nominal value of small, medium ...
Property Advice
Jacques du Toit
04 Nov 2010

Price cuts – the hard truth

There is no argument that it is tough out there for those who want to sell their homes. Sales values and volumes have seen a decline in recent times which is attributed to various factors..
Property Advice
Adrian Goslett
04 Nov 2010

Deposit Protection with Private Rentals

Private rentals have various advantages to both the tenant and owner. It cuts out the agent’s fee, meaning rent could potentially be slightly cheaper. Furthermore there is a direct line between the tenant and landlord, which ...
Property Advice
Private Property Reporter
28 Oct 2010

Preparing a Flat for Sale

You are trying to sell your flat, and the first viewers are coming to look at the property. What do you need to do to ensure that the flat for sale looks in an excellent state to the potential buyer? First of all pay a ...
Property Advice
Private Property Reporter
28 Oct 2010

Area Review: Durban - going with the flow

Not all sectors of the housing market have been affected by the property slowdown.
Property Advice
Property Professional
28 Oct 2010

Security improvements that add value to your home

While all homebuyers have their own personal criteria on which they base their home buying decisions, there are a number of common concerns all South Africans share..
Property Advice
Adrian Goslett
28 Oct 2010

5 things you have to know and ask before you invest offshore

Napoleon said, “Information was nine tenths of any battle.” The challenge is do you have the right information, are you choosing the right partners, making the right investments and most importantly asking the right ...
Property Advice
Scott Picken
26 Oct 2010

BUY AT SHERIFF AUCTIONS

There is no doubt that in any market, buying the right property for the right price is vital. We are seeing a period where residential properties are being bought at auction at good prices.
Property Advice
Justin Clarke
25 Oct 2010