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Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has given home buyers some relief from transfer duty, but has sounded a warning against wheeling and dealing in the property market.

In his Budget Review this week, Manuel said the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is aware that some taxpayers are under-declaring the income they derive from property transactions, and SARS will give special attention to this problem in the coming year...

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This week I'd like to examine whether contrary investing works in the property market as well as the stock market. Contrary investing is buying 'unpopular' and hopefully undervalued stocks hoping for a better return than the norm...

Homebuyers are reluctant to more than a million rand for property. This has led to a scramble for anything under R800 000. Properties, in the Helderberg area, previously selling for R450 000 is now a rare find. These now go for in excess R800 000

The fact that registered agents increased from 31 000 a year ago to approximately 52 000 now does not make it any easier to find an reputable real estate agent.
Finding an ideal home needs a professional approach. For both sellers and buyers, the support and guidance of a professional estate agent is crucial.

Both Buyers and Sellers are advised to deal with agencies that have a creditable reputation. Bear in mind that you are paying for a professional service, so demand the best..

Try to deal with a company that is linked to a referral network i.e. NRN (National Referral Network). NRN is a group of real estate agencies that has the most members (197 offices in South Africa as at June 2004). They have joined up with Team International with over 500 overseas members. This means your property is listed with people who are serious about property.

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Johannesburg - While the National Intelligence Agency grapples over whether to accept a R7-million bid for its luxury spy house in Cape Town, the South African Secret Service has its own problem.

It has yet to find a buyer for its R30-million property at Hartbeespoort Dam.

This was confirmed on Tuesday by Intelligence Ministry spokesperson Lorna Daniels, who said the SASS house had been on the market since November...

Property pundits are now looking to the Eastern Cape for the next major property boom as the “traditional” coastal area markets reach maturity in terms of stock availability and prices.

That’s the view of the ERA South Africa real estate group, whose brokers believe there is now a brief window of opportunity to acquire excellent coastal and other property in the Eastern Cape at affordable prices...

Homebuyers beware — that attractive feature that finally decided you to make a firm offer on a property may not actually be part of the sale.

Generally, says Berry Everitt, MD of the Chas Everitt International property group, buyers will simply assume that anything that is permanently fixed in place — light fittings, mirrors, built-in bookcases and eye-level ovens, for example — is included in the sale...

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A home defect that only becomes apparent after an offer to purchase has been made will obviously come as a major disappointment to the buyer, who may have spent months looking for his “ideal” home. But it may not necessitate financial hardship, or cancellation of the deal.

“Even at this late stage, all is not necessarily lost,” says Dr Piet Botha, chairman of the Nationlink estate agency group.

"Bearing in mind that the sellers are probably just as anxious as the buyers to see the home transferred without any hitches, they may still be prepared to negotiate an adjustment of the price, or perhaps to pay for the newly-discovered defect to be repaired.

“Most will realise that if the current buyers pull out of the deal, they will have to disclose the now-known defect to any future buyers, and will thus probably achieve a lower sale price anyway.

“And most will definitely not relish the prospect of the legal action the buyers could instigate if they believe the defect was deliberately concealed from them in order to secure a higher offer.”

Botha warns, though, that the scope of the problem may be bigger than initially thought, and that a need for additional work may only become apparent once repairs have begun. “Thus the buyer who agrees to go ahead with the purchase at a lower price will have to be satisfied that the saving will cover the cost of all the work that needs to be done."

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