The strong growth in the stock market and real estate prices is swelling the ranks of millionaires in the country, which had 1,00,015 high networth individuals (HNWIs) last year, a 20.5 per cent increase in the number and second only to Singapore with a 21.2 per cent surge...

Contrary to popular belief, the bottom line in contract negotiations is not always the bottom line. Obviously, how much you are going to pay for a home or gain from the sale of a home is top of mind but it is worth noting that sale agreements can and do fall apart when parties fail to agree on non-price terms of the contract...

Property markets in platinum-mining areas are benefiting from the economic spin-offs of the boom in the price of the precious metal.

According to Gerhard Kotzé, CEO of the ERA property group, numerous centres along the platinum arc of the Hans Merensky Reef, which extends roughly from Rustenburg through to Lydenburg, are in line for the benefits either directly or indirectly as the platinum price soars...

The new National Credit Act that imposes stricter criteria on lending and makes credit harder to get is prompting more homebuyers to look at paying cash instead of applying for a home loan.

And those who can afford to do so – or at least put down a substantial cash deposit - are likely to have serious clout when it comes to negotiating price, says Berry Everitt, MD of the Chas Everitt International property group. After all, a cash offer is every property seller's dream...

The Randburg Waterfront, built in 1996, was comprised of a large oval of shops and restaurants surrounding a lake in a natural depression in President Ridge in Randburg fed by the Jukskei River.

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Pauline Larsen chats to the City of Johannesburg's new planning chief, Prof Philip Harrison

Steering a course between developer interests and social pressures will test the mettle of the City of Johannesburg's new planning chief. Prof Philip Harrison has swapped shaping the bright young planning minds of tomorrow with shaping the city itself as Jo'burg's executive director of development planning and urban management...

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The chicken-and-egg question

For homeowners aiming to sell their home and buy another, it's the classic real estate, which came first, the chicken or the egg, question -- buy or sell first?

If you sell first, you may find yourself under a tight deadline to find another house, or be forced in temporary apartment. If you buy first, you may be saddled with two mortgage payments for at least a couple months. You may need the money from the sale of your original home in order to pre-qualify for a loan for your new home. You may be facing a job relocation and need to sell quickly...

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