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How Cape Residents Benefit From City Management

Poo protests, flood management, and new transport solutions are all part of a good day’s work in the city, say officials.   While the focus on commitment to redress and building a safer city for all is reflected daily, ...

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Warren Buffett on long-term investing

Some wise words from Warren Buffett, which apply to investing in property as much as they do to stocks. “Your goal as an investor should simply be to purchase, at a rational price, a part interest in an easily-understandable ...

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Home maintenance tips for new homeowners

While purchasing a new home is definitely an exciting time for many first-time buyers, there are a number of new responsibilities that come along with the title.

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Global Wealth Index – South African’s wealth has decreased 77% a year for the last 30 years!

Most South Africans don’t know how to understand their wealth, in terms of Global Wealth. Therefore we have created the Global Wealth Index TM to understand the impact of cost escalation and the Rand Devaluation on our Global ...

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10 Things To Think About Before You Start House Hunting

When you decide to start looking for a property, you’ll be overwhelmed by the different property types, locations, prices and conditions. By using this checklist from Kevin Mountjoy, national sales manager atooba, South Africa’s ...

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Good tenant selection is the key

Although the number of buy-to-let investors in the residential property sector is well below the previous peaks, an upswing in this field is definitely on the cards..

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Is your Agent good enough?

The real test of an estate agent's ability and dedication is not so much how he markets and sells a property, but how fully they are involved with the seller, the buyer and the conveyance..

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Give Credit Where Credit's Due

The news that a credit amnesty organised by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Credit Regulator (NCR) is likely to become effective before the end of this year has undoubtedly delighted many ...

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DIY-ing It My Way

A change of address. Boxes, clutter, and the surprise appearance of things you knew you’d lost, left behind or had lent to a friend never to be returned. It happens to everyone sooner or later, so when it came time for us to ...