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Great News For The Rental Market

It was bound to happen sooner or later, but the news that there is a shortage of rental property available in South Africa is proving to be good news for landlords. A drop in new developments taking place and the clampdown in ...

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How Guest House Rentals Can Benefit Landlords & Tenants

When looking at many world class holiday destinations along the spectacular Garden Route coastline, this as well as as increasing tourism numbers, it is no surprise that well managed self catering concerns make for good business ...

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The Bond Of Suburbia

The weekend news featured a story that shocked many of its readers. According to the Guardian in the UK, British spies used advanced technology to spy on delegates, including South Africans, at the 2009 G20 Summit. Imagine that? ...

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Growth Influencing Home Buying Trends

Johannesburg is growing - perhaps twice as fast as the national average. That, in itself, is no bad thing. Unless of course you have to sit in the city’s traffic everyday. The fact of the matter is commuters are spending ever ...

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Indoor Braai Rooms - Almost Essential

When Bill Rawson, Chairman of the Rawson Property Group, was asked recently what significant changes had taken place in the designs of upper middle and upper bracket South African houses, he replied: “Well covered by such ...

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The Challenges of First Time Home Ownership

A shocking report that appeared in the UK's Guardian newspaper last week revealed that most younger people in that country believe Britain will become a nation of renters within the next generation. The survey, conducted by a ...

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Transparent communication in Sectional Title Schemes

Communication is an important factor when living in a Sectional Title Scheme. As most of us live hectic lifestyles, it is sometimes impossible to keep up with the roles and responsibilities of being a trustee, let alone keep ...

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Is your asking price market related?

Very often when a homeowner has lived in a property for an extended period of time, it is exceptionally difficult for them to detach themselves emotionally when setting an asking price.

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Stopping The Rot

As fraud and corruption continue to hold many of this country’s government departments in a firm grip, the news that a massive housing scam has been uncovered in Durban makes for a refreshing change. What makes the news even ...