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Steps for time efficient AGMs

It will soon be time for sectional title schemes to hold their Annual General Meetings, and while many body corporate members will often want to avoid attending, seeing it as a long drawn out ...

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Choosing an estate agent

Looking for an estate agent to help you sell your home? Here’s some advice you’ll want - because your choice of agent can make all the difference. Looking for an estate agent to help you sell your home? Here’s some advice ...

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Ready yourself now for a rates rise in the future

Interest rates are unchanged... for now. Here's how to prepare yourself in advance for when they do inevitably rise. The South African Reserve Bank’s first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2015 delivered the goods: interest ...

Come out on top in a bidding war
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Come out on top in a bidding war

Getting into a bidding war when buying a property need not be a nightmare. Outfox the competition with these strategies.

Points to ponder when selling your home
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Points to ponder when selling your home

A few tips to consider before you embark on selling your home privately or through and estate agent.

Death and…property?
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Death and…property?

Generally speaking, nobody likes to dwell on the matter of their own demise. Unfortunately, it is something that none of us can escape and ignoring the consequences can make things that much harder for those left ...

Why your home won't sell
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Why your home won't sell

George Bernard Shaw* said it right when he said that “If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion.” But it doesn’t take an economist to conclude that if you’re sitting with a house that won’t ...

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Getting it plated

Last week The Roosting Venus wrote abut how her thoughts turned to investing in Mozambique while on holiday in that beautiful country. See: A slice of paradise In this week's piece she explores the options available to would-be ...

Pricing your home to sell
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Pricing your home to sell

Everyone, it seems, is an expert when it comes to pricing property. This  includes those mavericks among us who insist that it's their right to market their home at what ever price they choose.