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Sectional Title - Who pays when things get wet?

The emergence of any kind of damp or water problem in sectional title (ST) schemes often gives rise to confusion.

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NHBRC Boss Guilty of Financial Misconduct and Corruption

Sipho Mashinini, chief executive of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC – established mainly to protect new homeowners of affordable or low cost/RDP housing) has been found guilty of three charges of financial ...

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Likes and Followers can go hand-in-hand with Sales

South Africa boasts over 6 million Facebook users and over 2 million of us are on Twitter. Both these platforms continue to grow rapidly. It is safe to say that social media is no longer a ‘gimmick’ or ‘something for the ...

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Difficulties in Bond Approvals Continue

Would-be home buyers in all price brackets are still experiencing considerable difficulties in getting bonds, despite a much publicised easing of bank loan criteria. In general, these difficulties are encountered most seriously ...

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40 Years of Tricks in the Trade

When author Hilton Greeff of ‘Activities Blueprint for Realtors’ retired from working in various capacities in the property industry, he decided to share what he regards as valuable tried, and tested industry experience, gained ...

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Bet Against the Mayans - Win a Free Apartment

Popular culture has it that the much awaited Final Countdown is truly on. The 2012 Mayan apocalypse is headed straight for us, and its going to crush the tourism industry and squash the housing market. Or is it going to squash ...

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Taste of JHB - A Feast of the Senses

For various reasons I have always missed out on the highly acclaimed ‘Taste of Joburg’ which takes place every year at Monte Casino. Determined to set wrongs to right, I finally made a plan over the past weekend to attend what ...

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Choose a home to suit your life stage

A homebuyer’s life stage will largely determine the type of property that will appeal to them and meet their requirements.

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Have room to breathe when buying

When considering purchasing a property, buyers should ideally have an idea of what they can comfortably afford as a bond repayment before they take their first steps towards ownership.