“The bursting of the property bubble in the US need not be followed by a similar collapse in SA” says Michael Power, equity strategist at Investec Asset Management.

Speaking on Moneyweb Radio, Power said the danger of a US property meltdown lies in the extent to which our economy will be exposed...

House prices are not about to enter a boom-bust scenario, but are rather going to stabilise at their current high levels, Standard Bank economist Elna Moolman said at the release of the bank’s quarterly property report.

That must be comforting to recent buyers of homes, especially since, on the face of it, the numbers suggest that the South African homeowner must be feeling the squeeze...

The rate of increase in building costs was likely to fall more than half this year compared with last year, the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) said yesterday.

Prices of building materials such as bricks and cement have been rising sharply, raising concern that this would put the brakes on growth in the building industry, which is already losing momentum...

Welkom is South Africa's youngest town and has been the centre of the gold fields since 1947. The town sprung up after gold was discovered on a farm called St Helena.

Welkom has grown perhaps with a faster rate as Johannesburg, yet is proud of the fact that its traffic system of traffic circles were so well designed that they still have only a few traffic lights. It is in the Free State the second largest town and the core of the relatively recent geologic windfall of the Free State...

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Strong performance from Chas Everitt in cooling market

The hitherto resilient seller’s market in the Western Cape is showing signs of strain as residential property buyers are more bearish in their outlook and expectations. However, the old adage of position-position remains true and there is still money to be made. Even those who speculate can still reap handsome rewards, although with more modest returns. Amateur speculators who have relied on the rising tide however would be better off looking for alternative investments...

One day it's a bleak winter, the next we wake to a warm breeze and blue skies. We're sure that spring is upon us so we run eagerly into the yard with shovel, rake and seeds, intent upon transforming the landscape into a colorful paradise.

But wait! The end product will only be as good as the foundation it's built on. If you prepare in early spring, you'll be rewarded later in the season...

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 property

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