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Friday, 01 February 2008
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Developers are now hoping for a boost from Reserve Bank of India in the form of a rate cut, but are keeping their fingers crossed. Though under pressure to effect such a cut due to fears of a general slowdown and bearish stock markets, RBI governor YV Reddy has repeatedly voiced concerns over a real estate bubble...
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Think you should sell up? The pros and cons – two respected economists weigh in on either side of the debate. With property prices relatively high and interest rates not showing signs of coming down any time soon, many people are wondering whether it is time to sell up and rent. You can get more for your money, in terms of house size and location,
if you are a tenant rather than an owner. And, property price growth is
slowing, so your home isn’t likely to produce quick capital gains
for you like it did earlier this decade...
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While real estate agencies have reported a marked increase in calls by residential property owners looking to sell their investment or holiday homes, auction houses in the Western Cape say the number of stressed second-home sales is as much as 300 percent higher than this time last year. The chief executive of the Alliance Group, Rael Levitt, said there had been a 300 percent increase in inquiries from those in "distress scenarios" this month. This was in comparison to January last year...
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| >> (Almost) Glittering again! |
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| >> Central CT regenerating |
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From the north-facing side of the top floor of the Naspers building in Heerengracht, the view embraces the Cape Town foreshore, the International Convention Centre and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront towards Robben Island and Bloubergstrand...
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| >> Neglect property insurance at your peril |
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One of the lesser known aspects of the new National Credit Act is confirmation that you are not obliged to obtain your homeowner’s insurance (HOC) from the bank that advanced your home loan. Homeowners are, in fact, free to obtain quotes from other sources of HOC with the very real prospect of reducing their costs in the process...
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| >> Sound year foreseen for KwaZulu-Natal property |
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One positive factor underpinning the predictions was that rentals have yet to peak for industrial properties, particularly among older properties. This is despite the province, and especially Durban, its economic hub, struggling with limited stock and excess demand...
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| >> Focus on Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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When killers knock on your door... Fears are rife among Pretoria home sellers and estate agents that robbers may be posing as home buyers. This follows the murder of a Pretoria pre-school principal, by men posing as potential buyers. Rinda Abraham, whose family was in the process of selling their Waterkloof Ridge house, was gunned down in her home during the early hours of Sunday when her family was attacked by three gunmen. Her murder comes a month after a Pretoria domestic worker and her employer's son, who were selling their Die Wilgers home privately, were attacked by gunmen also posing as potential buyers...
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| >> CEI Overseas Properties Launch Press Release |
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Marketing South African real estate internationally remains a committed
focus of Chas Everitt but now the leading property group is bringing the
world of international property investment to South Africans. The launch of this venture is well timed due to the convergence of a number of factors, chief amongst these being...
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| >> Illegal over-crowding of rented premises is all too often bad news for the landlords |
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With apartment and, in some areas, house rentals beginning to show signs of a significant upward move, landlords could in the coming year be in a stronger position to crack down on one of the most difficult of all their problems: the illegal overcrowding of premises. This was said recently by Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties. “Rawson Properties’ rental divisions,” said Clarke, “are often asked why we are so insistent that the municipal regulations regarding the number of people allowed in an apartment or home should be strictly adhered to. The answer is straight forward: our experience shows that where tenants are packed into premises and sharing the rent, damage to the property almost always follows and rents are frequently not paid in full because one or more of the residents has failed to meet his obligations. Overcrowding of premises is, therefore, bad news and a good rental agent will make absolutely sure it does not take place – or, if it does, that legal action will follow.” |
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For Sale Property: To Rent Property: |
I
received emails from subscribers wanting to know what would be the
best, to rent or to buy. This is for sure not an easy answer and
something that only you can decide on. To make it easier to conclude
an answer do not miss the following article. Think you should sell
up? The pros and cons – two respected economists weigh in on
either side of the debate. "Better to rent than buy"
MUMBAI:
The housing market in India is witnessing a fall in sales and prices.
This is on the back of exorbitant prices and higher interest rates that
have cut into demand in the past several months, industry experts said.
Pretoria’s
residential stability is what Johannesburg aspires to, but has yet to
reach as a brief glance at the average price of sectional title flats
in Berea, a near equivalent suburb to Pretoria’s Sunnyside, will
attest. According to the Knowledge Factory’s South African Property
Transfer guide, average flat prices in Berea have risen from R55 000 in
2002 to R133 000, while Sunnyside’s average went from R45 000 to
R287 000.
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