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Friday, 25 November, 2005
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| >> Real Estate News - Industrial property on the upswing |
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Strong manufacturing growth - spurred by a softer rand and low interest rates - has led to all-time high industrial property occupancy rates and a high demand both to purchase and to let. So says Tyrone Govender, executive director of Metboard Properties. Govender explains that the upswing of industrial property has followed that of retail and preceded that of commercial (office) property...
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| >> The Property Game - A return to basics. |
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Supplied by Dave Welmans www.thepropertygame.co.za All this talk of a property bubble, heightened by fears of Mr Mboweni slapping Joe Consumer with a rate increase just before Christmas, gripes about affordability and slowing of sales in the upper end of the market all seem to detract from property as an investment. It is prudent to go back to the reasoning behind purchasing property and to compare that to other types of investments you might make...
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| >> Soaring building costs slow down developers |
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SOARING building costs will probably prevent an oversupply of new office developments, and in turn create a positive office rental market in the short to medium term. The booming residential market and government spending on public infrastructure projects are likely to increase building costs, making it difficult for viable new office developments. Property economist Francois Viruly of Viruly Consulting says a feature of the office property market in the past was that when office rentals started increasing it led to over-development and oversupply as developers moved into the market to supply new office properties. However, this time around this is unlikely to be the case, says Viruly...
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| >> Ease Of Entry Into An Estate Agency Career A Warning Sign |
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Nedbank Property Talk - November 2005 It is no longer only senior office bearers in the Institute of Estate Agents of South Africa who are saying that becoming an estate agent is still far too easy and that the entry-level qualifications are too low. Lanice Steward, MD of Anne Porter Properties, who has had 20 years' experience in property marketing and selling, has added her voice to those in the institute, protesting the ease of entry into an estate agency career...
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| >> Focus on Hanover, Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Hanover claims to be the country's most central place. It is equidistant from Cape Town and Johannesburg, centrally positioned between Cape Town and Durban as well as Port Elizabeth and Upington and it is the hub of an arc formed by Richmond, Middelburg and Colesberg.
Well-known people of today hailing from Hanover includes Zwelinzima Vavi, the General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions. The country's first observatory once stood at the top of Trappieskop, but it has been moved and is now part of the observatory at Sutherland. Today the busy Karoo N 1 route cuts through the veld between the town and its cemetery. But during the last century all roads converged in Hanover and all travelers passed through the town. It was on an important stop for stage coaches carrying passengers to the Diamond Fields, and the Free State mail was carried through by post cart. Daily life bubbled with people ever on the move. But then in 1884, the advent of the railway deprived the town of much of its through traffic and its character slowly changed. View Properties in Northern Cape | View Properties in Hanover |
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| >> Have fun - A fresh start with old furniture |
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Glory Restored Stylish rooms can begin with flea-market finds transformed by clever cuts and coats of paint. It's been said that one person's trash is another's treasure, and today it's never been truer. Designers are viewing old furniture and castoffs of every kind as fodder for creating rooms with unique character. All it takes is an imaginative eye, basic carpentry skills, and the transforming power of paint. Artist Molly Spain and her brother, blacksmith Sean Spain, see possibility in some of the most forlorn pieces and prove the point through their company, Blue Road Studio.
By choosing to paint all the disparate pieces in black, Molly and Sean create a classic, unified look that works as well in a vintage setting as it does in a contemporary room. This offers a gracious look and the one-rich-color approach hides the
fact that you've invested very little time and money. Article from: www.bhg.com |
| >> KZN malls much safer than Gauteng |
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Twenty-three armed robberies have taken place in KwaZulu-Natal shopping malls this year. While this number might seem alarming, it is still relatively low when compared to Gauteng. Recently, Gauteng deputy police commissioner Bushie Engelbrecht said that his province's malls were no longer safe, with armed gangs having robbed malls there 56 times from January to June this year. According to statistics, KZN is much safer in comparison...
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| >> News - From Cabins to Castles |
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We have recently secured a mandate from the top property developer in Dubai, EMAAR, to market some of their new developments. We believe this to be an excellent investment opportunity and various choices of property are currently available for the South-African market.
On December 9, 2005 we will be launching these prestigious properties onto the SA market at a information evening in Johannesburg where the developers will be available to answer your questions.
For a invitation to this event, please contact us on the numbers provided below: (Private buyers only, NO AGENTS) Tel: +27 (0)11 888-0000 Toe view some virtual tours, click on the links below Burg Dubai soon to be tallest building in the world
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Hanover,
a small town in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, is named after
Hanover in Germany. The town was established in 1854
Historic
figures were at the centre of life here, people like Olive Schreiner,
author and women's rights champion, and the tempestuous Rev. Thomas Francois
Burgers. Among its residents were the wealthy and eccentric. The town's
chief constable was the grandson of Lord Charles Somerset, the magistrate's
clerk a son of Dean Vaughan of Llandaff, well-known churchman and devotional
writer of his day, and the local doctor was the son of a former Solicitor-General
of Jamaica.
From
the magazine, Paint Decor 
Together,
this designing duo takes unwanted finds and refashions them into elegant
furnishings.