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Keep An Eye On The Ad And A Hand on Your Wallet

Remember the “good old days” when the onus was on the landlord to ensure that a tenant was above board, had a solid credit history and wasn't prone to moonlight flights? Now, while landlords still have to be vigilant so, it ...

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Love It Or Leave It

I haven’t felt like this since I was a teenager. Well actually, I was just 13 and he was a singer in a band. On TV. He dressed in pastels and wore pale shoes, and after we’d chatted (briefly) at a cousin’s mother’s function, he ...

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Green’s Good – But Blue’s Better

Algae can grow in any climate, but in our subtropical climate, it is a much larger problem. The humidity levels within the atmosphere are a primal breeding ground for algae of all types. When algae is present in swimming pools ...

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Add A Dash Of Radiance To Your Bathroom

The new year is a time of new beginnings – and new colours, as highlighted by the announcement of Pantone’s Colour of the Year. This year, Radiant Orchid, “an enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones”, has taken ...

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Advice Worth Holding On To

They’re everywhere. They live among us. They go about their daily lives raising little suspicion from colleagues and friends. Only those who live with them know what they truly are: hoarders. And I hate to admit it, but I think ...

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Landlords: Read this!

While property is always going to be a good investment, being a landlord involves much more than simply finding the right tenant and collecting the rent every month.

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More Mobile Than Ever Before

Mobile devices are being used more and more every day.  According to Google, mobile property searches have more than doubled in the past year. Many months ago we created a mobile website that generated a mini version of our ...

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Commit To Your Investment

“It’s always easy to start the New Year with good intentions, but just as easy to lose determination as the year gets underway,” says Careen McKinon, ooba Western Cape provincial sales manager. “Property is an ongoing ...

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Secure Retirement Living Can Be Affordable

As stark as the realities of growing crime levels in South Africa may be to young families that are able to work toward a secure lifestyle, increased awareness of the safety of our senior citizens is essential.    While very ...