First National Bank (FNB) Commercial Property Finance views the provision of affordable housing as a business and social imperative in the socioeconomic ?development of South Africa...

The South African government should make large tracts of state owned land available to developers free of charge to speed up the recovery of the country’s real estate market, it is claimed...

CAPE TOWN: The ANC Youth League, becoming increasingly vocal and more controversial in its views, gives investors in South African residential property its blessing - provided they are not foreigners...

Every one of us has a view on whether we're still in the Downturn or whether the Upturn has already started and whether it will be "U"-shaped or "W"-shaped. But at the risk of sounding like an American motivational speaker, "ignore the Upturn and Downturn - make it your turn...

If you want to make your property more saleable this year, start making sure it’s “energy friendly”.

That’s the advice of Berry Everitt, CEO of the Chas Everitt International property group, who says: “The spectre of Eskom’s proposed price hikes hangs over all homeowners, even though they may be smaller than initially expected...

The National Electricity Regulator’s announcement of approval for a 24.8% electricity price hike for Eskom will mean higher home loan rates in the medium term and homeowners should explore all their options to soften the blow, says the CEO of the ERA South Africa property group, Gerhard Kotzé...

The latest figures released by credit bureau and rental research agency Tenant Profile Network (TPN) indicate that the rental market in the upper end of the housing market has become increasingly risky for buy-to-let investors, with a significant jump in the number of tenants in upmarket properties who are no longer able to pay their rent...

For many home buyers, the intricacies of making an Offer to Purchase remain a mystery. Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX Southern Africa, offers some enlightenment: “Essentially, it is an agreement that contains the terms and conditions for the purchase and sale of a property...

Once the Agreement of Sale and Purchase has been signed by the buyer and the seller, it becomes a binding agreement. The estate agent will issue instructions to the Conveyancers to attend to the registration of transfer into the purchasers name.

One of the questions he is most frequently asked, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, is why, if the buyer of a property is paying the conveyancing attorney, the seller has the prerogative to appoint him...

Question:
My sectional title units consist of two sections converted into one. My scullery was previously a bathroom that was converted by the previous owners. I have been living there for more than three years...

There is, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, a growing number of desperate buyers on the hunt for the “eternal bargain”, who try and persuade sellers to avoid using estate agents so as to cut out paying the sellers commission...

Selling your home, which in most cases is the most valued asset you will own, can be quite a daunting process. However, with the right estate agent at your side, this process can be made a lot simpler...

Visitors responded vigorously to an article by Realestateweb editor Jackie Cameron on why property is a better investment for many individuals. She reckons you should ignore the tax benefits of ploughing hard-earned savings into a Retirement Annuity (RA) and invest in property instead for long-term income purposes...

JHI CEO Marna van der Walt reports that in the first few weeks of trading in 2010, the company's industrial brokers have seen a significant upturn in enquiries for space...

Intersect, the sectional title subsidiary of the Spire Property Group has been awarded the management contract for Glenkey Mews, a light industrial sectional title scheme that is situated within the prime commercial and industrial development of Sheffield Business Park – also managed by Intersect...

A pictureque coastal town at the sundrenched foot of the Hottentots Holland Mountain Range. Home to the SA Naval College, this Mediteranean-style village is situated only 30 minutes from Cape Town International Airport...

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Market turning upwards in Pretoria East

Pockets of the property market in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria are now performing well once more and sales are climbing in areas such as Garsfontein and Olympus...

Harcourts makes an impact in PE

International real estate group Harcourts has made a big impact on the Port Elizabeth property market with the conversion of three former Homenet offices to the global brand...

There’s nothing more forlorn-looking than a huddle of new homes just standing in the bare veld, with a dusty track their only connection to civilisation...

SA Self Storage Investments (SASSI) along with its management company, Stor-Age Self Storage (currently the fastest growing self-storage group in South Africa), have launched a service which enables estate agents handling the letting of homes over the World Cup period to store valuable goods at one of their multiple Stor-Age locations, in complete safety away from the tenants’ attentions...

Lawyer's failure to listen to conditions of sale proves costly; buyer walks off with bargain

Lawyers can play an integral role in the selling of distressed properties...

Local homes part of real estate Web scam

DECATUR — Richard and Iona Watts were shocked at how quickly potential renters started inquiring about their attractive, well-kept home on Decatur’s Swashbuckler Lane...