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Click, click, sell

The advent of technology is impacting how property buyers and sellers interact. Nine out of 10 property buyers now search the Internet (and more than 700 000 people access Private Property every month) before using any other form ...

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Exercise your rights as a buyer of property

As a buyer of property, you have the right to: Be represented by an estate agent or to enter into a private sale should you so choose. Purchase any property without being discriminated against by a seller on the basis of your ...

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What to look out for before buying

This is by means means an exhauting list, but these exhasting tasks should be carried out before putting in an offer to purchase a property: Always think ahead - a double storey home, for example, may not be as practical once the ...

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Auction Properties for Business Conversion in Demand

Demand for conversion of residential to business properties is about to gather momentum once more says Roy Lazarus of Park Village Auctions. “Many of the country’s major cities are already characterised by belts of converted ...

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Supporting documentation for your bond application

On signing an offer to purchase a property, you should apply for your home loan – one of the biggest financial commitments you will ever make. Some agents will put you in touch with a mortgage originator, such as ooba. Mortgage ...

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Cut to the Chase

In a recent survey conducted on behalf of Private Property by Columinate, an online research company, it was found that although 93 percent of those polled would prefer buying to renting, a very large percentage also admitted ...

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Sunninghill - The Sunny Side of the Street

Sunninghill has been one of the fastest growing suburbs in northern Jo’burg over the past decade

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I Want to Buy it, but…

It’s hard enough waiting for the bank to approve a loan, but the agony of buying a house can be exacerbated when the sale’s progress is delayed because the buyer is waiting for his own property to sell. Unfortunately, many sales ...

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Non-toxic Paints for the Home

Repainting the family home is no task for the indecisive. Hours spent going over colour charts trying to decipher which of the two dozen shades of the same colour will work best in each room is no fun! Add to the list decision ...