The real estate market is seen by the government as being at the core of the country´s ongoing development and foreign investment should continue to be encouraged. Expanding tourism plus sporting event and conference hosting support this policy...

WITH office vacancies at record lows in SA, large users of space are increasingly having to have new office space built to meet expansion needs.

David Green, MD of office and industrial property brokers Pace Property Group, says this is especially the case in quality office areas where vacancies are 3% of total stock...

Property developers are putting in hi-tech extras to woo buyers

Viruly predicts that boardrooms will one day become features of townhouse complexes. And people will be willing to pay a premium for this

As Gauteng’s property market slows, developers are selling lifestyles — not just houses.

Some “starter homes” for young couples now come with everything from high-speed Internet wiring to top-end sound equipment and plasma- screen televisions to woo buyers...

Valuations in Cape Town have been completed, with many homeowners having already received their valuations in the post. And if the angry reaction of many Capetonians is anything to go by, other provinces, where valuations are still to follow, have reason to be worried.

But are the complaints of Cape Town homeowners justified, and what do the experts say?

Life in Gansbaai is very much associated with the sea and the fishing industry. The cove that once provided safe landing spot for the small fishing vessels of yesteryear, was deepened, adequate moorings were built and today

Gansbaai boats a modern harbour where many fishing trawlers come and go daily. To argument the fishing industry, a modern canning and fishmeal factory was built at the harbour site...

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Residential space in South African metropoles is three times less expensive than London’s inner city despite the fact that select properties in this country’s most prestigious suburbs are catching up with suburban prices abroad.

Barak Geffen, Executive Director of Sotheby's International Realty South Africa, attributes this to the fact that the metropole areas of New York, Paris, Tokyo and London are more congested and people will pay almost anything to avoid lengthy commutes and to be close to the amenities and attractions of the city...

Camping is a wonderful family activity that can be a memorable experience for both children and adults. Most people who have bad camping trips are either inexperienced or unprepared. Here are some tips and tricks that we feel will make your camping trip a more pleasurable one.

Packing for Camping

Buy some storage boxes which can be found at discount stores. Transparent ones make it easier to find your things, but the solid color boxes are stronger...

The Chas Everitt International group has announced that Herman van Rooy, owner of its highly successful Somerset West office and chairman of its Western Cape broker council, will shortly be leaving the region to take up a new position at the group's head office in Johannesburg.

At the same time Louis Harding, currently joint-owner of the Western Seaboard franchise, will be taking over the Somerset West office...

When first-time home buyers Mary Jerry and her husband Joe Wanjigi signed the papers to buy a two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Bellevue East, Joburg, in October 2006, they weren't at all concerned about its "tenants".

"The seller told us he'd give them notice to vacate in December and we were due to move in on February 1," Mary says...

The ninth edition of the Madrid Real Estate Exhibition, taking place from 29 May to 2 June, will cover a total of 100 000 square meters. SIMA’s International content will be distributed in two areas: SIMA’s Hall I (International Institutional and Investment Pavilion, and SIMA’s Inmotur (International Holiday Homes Pavilion), an area devoted to second homes in foreign countries where hundreds of property and property related exhibitors from more than 20 markets will participate...

Cell Phone enquiries from the public

Buyers driving past your advertising boards will be able to see an unique Internet Number allocated to the specific property. They will then SMS that number to 35476 and will receive an SMS back with all the details of the property. At the same time the agent / agency will also be informed of a potential buyer. How's that for technology working for you! The cost - mahala! Free to all CyberAgent subscribers.

Here's a diagram on the way this process will work...

1. Agent captures the details of the property and pictures into CyberAgent
   
2. Agent updates the property to the Internet
   
3. The Internet server sends back a unique number for that property
   
4. Agent puts up his "For Sale" board together with our SMS board
   
5. Potential buyer sees the "SMS" board and SMS's the unique number to the Internet server
   
6. The Internet server sends back an SMS with all the property details and a link to the website where he/she can view pictures on the propert

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