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Making fines stick in community schemes

The executives in many sectional title schemes and home owners’ associations (HOAs) use fines as a way of discouraging rule breaking by members or residents. At first glance this seems a good way of ensuring that the rules are ...

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Scam Alert! Beware of the following messages

In life, there will always be bad apples. Our bad apples come in the form of fraudulent operators posing as landlords.

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The benefits of buying sectional title

Purchasing a sectional title unit has proven to be very popular in South Africa for a number of reasons.

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Know Your Body Corporate Rights

Investors who buy into a sectional title scheme need to understand that as owners, they are automatically part of the decision-making process, regardless of how active or inactive they are on the body corporate. Professor ...

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Is your estate agent registered?

All Estate Agents have to register with the Estate Agents Affairs Board (EAAB) when they first become Agents.

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The benefits of buying sectional title

Purchasing a sectional title unit has proven to be very popular in South Africa for a number of reasons, says Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa.

No, You Cannot Simply Cancel the Sale
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No, You Cannot Simply Cancel the Sale

A sales agreement is a legally binding document and anyone who attempts to back out of a property purchase for spurious reasons may well land up in hot water. One of the most common ways a buyer will attempt to cancel the ...

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Price your property correctly

Although it sounds a little ridiculous, there are some sellers out there who treat the sale of their home like a game of Russian roulette. Even those who are serious about selling and fully understand that they have to sell ...

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Overpricing your property

Virtually every person who decides to sell their property believes that the property is worth much more than what it actually is.