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Your agent has the answers to many property questions

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Despite the growing consumer interest in property investment, most South Africans who own property will deal with estate agents on only a handful of occasions,

How to make better offers & avoid bidding wars

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Low interest rates have led to a huge surge in first-time homebuying over the past year - and growing shortage of properties for sale in the sub-R1m price

Winter should be 'busy season' for most estates

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The dry and sunny winter months in most parts of South Africa present the perfect opportunity for the homeowners' associations of estates and cluster home compl

How to make a smooth move out of town

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Ever since Covid-19 put everyone in SA into a hard lockdown at home, there has been a steady increase in the number of people rethinking their housing choices a

Buying in your 20s: Don't just follow the herd

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Thanks to the Reserve Bank, interest rates are still the lowest they've been in 50 years, bond repayments are less than rent in many areas, and all your friends

Whatever happens, don't wait for your home to be repossessed

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Homeowners who are under financial pressure and worried about falling into arrears on their home loan repayments should act quickly and do their utmost to preve

How to cut costs when building a house

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The Department of Human Settlements recently announced that it would be moving away from the construction of houses for poor families to the provision of servic

What to do when listing times change

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Estate agents and property economists often talk about the average "listing time" getting longer or shorter - but what does this actually mean to the individual

Preventing property damage from natural disasters

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Just in the past few months, various parts of South Africa have again experienced huge veld and forest fires, flash floods, hailstorms, tornados and even earth

How to steer clear of 'double-commission' claims

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As the property market continues to heat up and shortages of homes for sale in certain areas and price brackets start to develop, hopeful buyers and investors a
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