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Emotions Can Run High

In the good old days buying a property was a fairly simple process. You saw the house you wanted, signed on the dotted line, applied for finance and within a few days had approval. Three months or so later the property was ...

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Grassy Park Offeres Budget Friendly Living

Demand for property in Grassy Park, Cape Town is on the upswing. So says Mark Brickles of RE/MAX Ultra Select which services the area. Brickles credits the area’s popularity to the fact that it offers a well-established public ...

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Pennington - Simply Beautiful

Situated on the coastal belt of the East Coast of South Africa and less than an hour’s drive from Durban, the quaint seaside village of Pennington is home to Botha House. The former Prime Minister of South Africa, Louis Botha, ...

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Oatlands Preparatory School – The Best Preparation for a Meaningful School Career

Very much a part of the history of Grahamstown, Oatlands Preparatory School strives to provide a thorough grounding for all learners. Catering for Grade R to Grade 3, Oatlands has built itself a reputation as a school founded ...

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Oh Little Town of Bethlehem

Bethlehem in the north-eastern Free State was founded in 1860, and named after its biblical counterpart “house of bread” in Hebrew, due to the abundance of wheat that grows and thrives in the region. In line with its namesake in ...

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Putting your cards on the table

You have done your research and checked your credit rating, gone house hunting and found the home of your dreams – now what?

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A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

If the adage “seeing is believing” holds any water then some properties that are advertised on the Internet are never going to sell. Blurry pictures, untidy rooms and scruffy gardens add no value. In fact it has the complete ...

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Chartwell Agricultural Holdings - The Best of Both Worlds

Chartwell Agricultural Holdings (AH) in Fourways is one of those few suburbs which offer the best of both worlds in that while its large plots and wide-open spaces may make it feel like a far-flung country node, the busy hub of ...

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Nothing Antiquated about the Sandton Antiques Fair

Feeling particularly culture starved recently I decided to remedy the situation with a visit to the Sandton Antiques Fair. I have always been interested in fine art and antiques and the fair struck me as an island of refinement ...