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The Gift That Keeps On Giving...Disappointment

I don’t know why but I seem to have a slew of friends with birthdays in July. I always used to get excited at the thought of going to birthdays. It was a chance to chug down litres of beer and cheap vodka and impress friends ...

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Obama’s Cape Visit Was An Enlightening Affair

Heavy traffic congestion while travelling from Simonstown last Sunday afternoon brought to a halt the short lived driving lesson for our teenager. It necessitated a change of route that made for a jerky journey via the Fish Hoek ...

Income Tax on Rental Income
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Income Tax on Rental Income

Daleen Malan, Senior Associate at Werksman Attorneys says homeowners should consider the income tax implications triggered by renting out their properties, as it relates to rental periods. Rental income received by or accrued to ...

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Sectional titles - know the rules

Many security-minded South African homeowners have taken to living in sectional title homes due to the certain level of safety that this type of property provides.

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How today's interest rates affect the market

While there have been a few negative economic aspects that have resulted from the recession, not all has been doom and gloom.

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South Africa Ranks Third in Global Price Survey

Those involved in the South African residential property sector have repeatedly stated that there are good reasons for confidence in this asset class – and this has recently been reinforced by an analysis in the May 18th issue ...

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On Going Price Rises in Table View

A Rawson Table View agent, Laura-Lee van der Spuy, has now had 28 years of close association with the Cape Town West Coast suburb.  Her parents moved to Yzerfontein when she was one year old and she lived in Yzerfontein for 20 ...

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Few Defaulting Creditors Flying 'Under The Radar'

Just how important it has become to maintain a clean credit record, if you wish to apply for a mortgage bond on a home, has been shown by figures recently released by the National Credit Regulator’s CEO, Nomsa Motshegare. “If ...

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Have We Lost The Plot?

There are so many good reasons to invest in a property of your own, but unfortunately we seem to have lost sight of the benefits and turned our focus on the negative.