FOR investors who have been missing out on the prolonged run-up in the shares of real estate investment trusts, or maybe jumped in only recently, the end may not be in sight: there are growing opportunities overseas. Some industry experts say that this is an opportune time to make a move into these nascent markets...

Intelligent homes of the future could water your plants for you, feed your dogs and even allow you to see who is knocking at your door… while you are away.

The ‘digital decade’ has come home, with Bill Gates having recently announced at the Macworld Conference that homes of the future are about to become a reality with Microsoft’s focus on home innovation and connectivity...

With the start of the school year just a few days away for most of the country's learners, parents can lessen their children's end-of-holiday blues now by making some changes around the house

These could include brightening up homework and study areas, says Berry Everitt, MD of the Chas Everitt International property group, who notes that, regardless of the room or space assigned for the purpose, every study area should include a desk or table where learners can spread out books and study materials...

This past 18 months has seen the commercial and industrial property market in South Africa transform into a sellers market with unprecedented interest being shown from the investor public. The C and I Market is an abbreviation for the Commercial and Industrial market and includes all investment property within these 2 sectors, either for rental return or for owner use...

Umhlanga is one of the most popular beach resort destinations on the east coast of South Africa. The bathing is safe and the warm Indian Ocean waters wash one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world...

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Renovate, don't re-invent your home for sale

Giving your home a facelift prior to putting it up for sale may be a good idea, but it's usually not worth embarking on major alterations.

That's the advice of Dr Piet Botha, chairman of the Nationlink estate agency group, who says that while owners do stand to increase the appeal and value of their home by renovating, large-scale remodelling just before resale is unlikely to pay off unless they initially bought a really dilapidated property for a song...

When buying a new home, there are some general tips that you should always keep in mind.

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That familiar set smell of paint and sawdust… I knew I was home.’ Shaleen Surtie-Richards embraces Nenna’s character, who featured on Egoli from the day the popular soapie started 15 years ago. ‘I just stepped back into that character as soon as I stepped into her clothes.’ In fact, Shaleen says she’s pretty similar to Nenna. ‘Apart from the hair and the clothes… and she’s fat!’

When the series started, Nenna was the caretaker of a block of flats called Marlborough Mansions, which she did for 10 years. When Shaleen needed a break, Nenna disappeared to live with her daughter, Margaret Rose, in Italy for four years, while Shaleen went freelance...

Homebuyers are familiar with many of the factors to be taken into account when choosing a property, but a new one to emerge in SA is the financial health of the local authority.

In this respect, says Gerhard Kotzé, CEO of the ERA South Africa property group a recent survey by well-known credit rating bureau Global Credit Ratings (www.globalratings.net) provides some fascinating pointers to which metros in the country are likely to do better than others in terms of service delivery and good management...

The focus has fallen on land shortages and a call for a land grab by a top Cosatu official in the Western Cape in the first election salvoes in the prestigious beach haven municipal ward of Hout Bay in Cape Town — where a by-election is to take place soon.

Patricia de Lille's Independent Democrats has condemned "the inflammatory and divisive statements" made by Cosatu's secretary in the Western Cape, Tony Ehrenreich, who has urged informal settlement dwellers in Hout Bay — a largely wealthy white area of Cape Town — to stake their claims against large farm holdings in the area...

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