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Grantleigh School

Originally opened on the Mposa farm of founders Fred and Renette Grant in 1996, Grantleigh School has moved markedly from strength to strength to become a full-fledged and well-recognised independent school. Currently catering ...

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Olivedale Suburb Report

Ask most Johannesburg residents what they know about Olivedale and they will probably tell you that there’s a hospital there. Apart from the significant Olivedale Hospital there is plenty more to recommend Olivedale as one of ...

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First-Time Buyers Have To Face Reality

The days of getting the property you want when you want it are over. First-time buyers have to realise that credit comes at a price, if and when they are granted this luxury.Although every generation may believe that things are ...

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Protection For property buyers

With the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) now in effect, property professionals will be forced to look at the way they do business and how certain procedures affect both them and their clients. 

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Tune out the noise

What is a good property market and who gets to decide? One of the biggest questions at dinner parties, in the press and I am even blogging about it, is the current state of the property market ...

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Let’s Talk Property – SA Property And How To Evaluate The Best Investments

Scott Picken, IPS CEO will interview Dr Hannes Dreyer, the global leader in Wealth Creation. Retiring at 37 and living off his property portfolio, Dr Dreyer devised a successful strategy for analysing any property to ensure you ...

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Selling Up A Storm in Howick

Investors living in the small Midlands town of Howick have escaped the economic downturn relatively unscathed.The news of the global recession doesn’t appear to have been heard in the town of Howick, which is situated in the ...

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Grace Trinity School for Girls

Nestled against the koppie overlooking Rietvlei Zoo Farm, the grounds of Grace Trinity School for Girls gives a sense of utopia. Reitvlei is one of the largest water catchment areas in the country, with the unrivalled beauty of ...

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All That Glitters - Fresnaye

The upmarket suburb of Frenaye continues to attract the right type of investors.Fresnaye’s choice position on the slopes of Lion’s Head and the fact that it is sheltered from the notorious south-easterly wind has made this suburb ...