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Monday, 03 June, 2005
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| >> Real Estate News - South Africa |
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High-tech building works with nature Ever imagined enjoying a cup of filter coffee and breathing in clean air while seated under a real tree on a rainy day in wet, wintry Cape Town? Sound impossible? Well, it's not for the 575 Capetonians who work in the new BP head office at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. They can do all of that without stepping out of the office... |
| >> The Property Game - Piggybank homes |
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Supplied by Dave Welmans www.thepropertygame.co.za Piggybank homes The average homeowners in South Africa are a lot better off than they
were a few years ago. The value of the property has doubled in the last
five years. As discussed in previous articles, it is this extra 'wealth'
that is helping drive the consumer boom.
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| >> Pretoria could stay |
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It is possible that Pretoria will not be renamed Tshwane, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said in Cape Town on Thursday. He said he was still awaiting a recommendation in favour of the re-naming from the SA Geographical Names Council. "There is a possibility that I won't accept the advice by the council. As yet no recommendations have been given and what I know is what you know and read in the papers." Jordan was speaking after meeting a delegation from the Democratic Alliance, the Freedom Front Plus, the trade union Solidarity union and the Gauteng North Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI). They implored him to retain the name Pretoria...
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| >> Things changing for the better in Brooklyn |
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Although it is over 60 years old, the leafy Pretoria suburb of Brooklyn is probably best described currently as an area “in transition” - fortunately with most of the changes being positive. Carol Baron, area specialist for Homenet Pretor, says many of the area’s large, well-treed stands are now being sub-divided and re-developed in keeping with the general trend towards lower-maintenance, higher-security living...
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| >> Focus on Brooklyn, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Brooklyn Mall Brooklyn Mall is situated in the heart of Pretoria’s cosmopolitan Embassy suburbs. It combines all the right components to create a vibrant hub of activity for the Capital’s most prestigious neighbourhood. Brooklyn Mall offers convenience of one-stop-shopping catering to the requirements of the most discerning shopper. A full complement of national flagship stores such as Woolworths, Edgars, Foschini, Stuttafords, Truworths, Queenspark, CNA, Dion and Checkers provide a comprehensive and sound matrix of choice... View Properties in Gauteng | View Properties in Brooklyn
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| >> Property of the week |
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| >> Understand the hidden costs & risks |
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The combined outlay of deposits, legal fees, transfer costs and insurance add significantly to the costs of buying a home; while the structuring of a bond can have expensive long-term financial implications too - factors that are not always well understood by eager home buyers. Saul Geffen, Managing Director of MortgageSA, South Africa’s leading mortgage originator says, “Overlooking the ‘hidden’ costs of purchasing and financing a property is a common error and poor structuring can cost buyers hundreds of thousands of rands over the life of the loan.” Geffen says there are factors buyers should consider to avoid making costly mistakes:
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| >> Have fun - 6 tips for online shopping |
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| >> No gazumping allowed! |
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South Africa's astute property laws mean that there's no chance of buyers being 'gazumped' or sellers 'gazundered' in a property sale, says Lew Geffen of Sotheby's International Realty. "Selling residential property in South Africa through the auction process could be an alternative method, but there is simply no demand from the public." Geffen notes that demand is low for property auctions because the law in SA protects the buyer from being 'gazumped' or the seller being 'gazundered'...
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| >> Software at its best! |
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CyberAgent goes mobile! With the latest innovation from USP Designs, you can expect your office to be a little quieter from now on. At USP Designs, we understand that time spent behind a desk, is money lost, therefor we have invested a great deal of time to develop software that allows you to spend less time in the office, and more time seeing clients. Cyberagent Mobile has incorporated the most commonly used functions of the CyberAgent package, into a mobile application. Included in this software is a powerful Website Interface catering for those agents without handheld devices. The software is designed to be user friendly, and will run on any handheld device supporting Microsoft CE.
If you would like to know more about the above features and benefits that CyberAgent offer, visit: www.cyberagent.co.za or email: sales@cyberprop.com |
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