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Smart strategies to ensure safe housing for ageing parents
Property Advice

Smart strategies to ensure safe housing for ageing parents

Adult children are increasingly housing ageing parents. Here’s how to do it without sacrificing your own financial future.

Municipal valuations increase
Property Advice

Municipal valuations increase

There is a deadline for checking the new municipal valuation of your property.

Trafalgar embraces AI to enrich property management services
Property Advice

Trafalgar embraces AI to enrich property management services

Trafalgar introduces AI tools delivering instant property guidance, real-time insights, and improved rental marketing for sectional title and HOA users.

What you need to know about city budgets
Property Advice

What you need to know about city budgets

Be aware of how much influence you have in your city’s budget and how your contributions are used.

Oil price shocks will affect household spending
News

Oil price shocks will affect household spending

South Africans should brace themselves for higher fuel prices, which will affect how household finances are distributed.

The “smart” prepaid meter is the future
Property Advice

The “smart” prepaid meter is the future

South Africans have an option of three different types of prepaid meters, two of which are “smart”.

Oil price shocks will affect household spending
Property Advice

Oil price shocks will affect household spending

South Africans should brace themselves for higher fuel prices, which will affect how household finances are distributed.

Feedback from SONA 2026
News

Feedback from SONA 2026

Commentary from residential real estate Industry heads is mixed.

What homeowners can do now to protect their property value
Property Advice

What homeowners can do now to protect their property value

Homeowners can protect their property value by prioritising maintenance, curb appeal, strategic upgrades and security, and seeking expert guidance.