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• SA real estate slows according to IPD indicator - December 01)-IPD has released....  12/2/2008
• Change in CPI basket could boost buy-to-let market - (December 01)-A new measurement....  12/2/2008
• DIY pros and cons - Times are tough, especially....  12/2/2008
• Stock market woes could boost property investment - (October 15)The global stock....  10/18/2008
• The rates race debate - (October 15)The weaker rand....  10/18/2008
• Rosebank enjoys Gautrain boom - (September 05)There is a development....  9/9/2008
• Sellers urged to take offers seriously - (September 05)Offers to purchase....  9/9/2008
• Disgruntled buyer evicted under ‘Voetstoots’ law - (September 05)In a classic....  9/9/2008
• Not in my backyard! - (September 05) A finding by....  9/5/2008
• Spring has arrived but housing market still chilly - (September 02)Standard Bank’s....  9/3/2008
• Landlords locking out delinquent tenants now “crim - (August 31)Recent amendments....  9/3/2008
• Rates - Absa says "market has yet to bottom" - (August 14)The Reserve Bank’s....  8/15/2008
• South Africa’s repo rate left unchanged - (August 14)South Africa’s repo....  8/15/2008
• Back to the future with “deed of sale” - (August 14)The sale of property....  8/15/2008
• Rates - Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB - (August 14)The SARB again decided....  8/15/2008
• Rates Act nitty gritty - (August 13)Do you live in a....  8/13/2008
• FNB bonds 'reassessed' - (August 12)First National Bank....  8/12/2008
• Property MythBusters! - (August 11)Share markets have....  8/12/2008
• Property Transfer costs - (August 08)There are various....  8/12/2008
• Companies called upon to support employee homeloan - (August 08)Traditionally in....  8/12/2008
• Sales pick up slightly - (August 11)After months of....  8/12/2008
• 'MPC will hike with 50bp' - (August 11)Economist from Merrill....  8/12/2008
• True cost of ownership - (August 11)The gap between....  8/12/2008
• Number of middle-income rental vacancies rising - (August 06)Middle-income households....  8/7/2008
• True cost of ownership - (August 06)The gap between....  8/7/2008
• Auctioning? Not all roses, says Mike Bester - (August 04)Property auctions....  8/6/2008
• Is it the right time to buy property? - (July 31)Interest rates are....  8/6/2008
• Property to turn in 2010 - (July 31)With economic conditions....  8/4/2008
• Growth in mortgage advances slows to a near four y - (July 29)Year-on-year growth....  8/4/2008
• Don’t sign blank or incomplete agreements! - (July 28) Sellers and buyers....  8/4/2008
• First time buyers feeling rate heat - (July 11)Mortgage originator,....  7/12/2008
• For-sale sign not an open invitation - (July 11)Homeowners who want....  7/12/2008
• Selling like it's 2004 - (July 11)Amid tougher market....  7/12/2008
• Call for State to address expropriation fears - (July 11)The SA government....  7/12/2008
• Credit Act – Saving grace for many - (July 11)Whilst the effects....  7/12/2008
• Rental demand up sharply in Joburg’s northern area - (July 10)Demand for rental....  7/11/2008
• Buyers turning to existing homes - (July 10)The scales have tipped....  7/11/2008
• It’s going to get worse before it gets better! - (July 10)The current period....  7/11/2008
• Standard – Outlook is bleak - (July 01) The combination of....  7/4/2008
• Standard – Median house price - (July 01)The Standard Bank....  7/4/2008
• Standard – Household debt to disposable income - (July 01)The latest SARB Quarterly....  7/4/2008
• Durban North now an “affordable” market - (June 30)In an absolute irony....  7/1/2008
• SA mortgage market continues weakening trend in Ma - (June 30)The Mortgage market....  7/1/2008
• Banks in a quandary over property repossessions - (June 30)Statistics released....  7/1/2008
• Gen-Y — property's future - The South African real estate....  6/23/2008
• Builders on shaky ground - (June 20) Hard-hit industry....  6/23/2008
• House price fall of 40% ’possible’ - (June 19)South African real....  6/19/2008
• Rental market a hive of activity - (June 18)Potential buyers ‘sit....  6/18/2008
• The silver lining - (June 16)It’s time for consumers....  6/17/2008
• Absa expects housing market to slow further - (June 12)The Reserve Bank’s....  6/17/2008
• Saving to buy a home - (June 11)At the moment purchasing....  6/17/2008
• It may be costly to fix home loans - (June05) As consumers face....  6/9/2008
• New rates system will affect home choices - (June 06)Municipal rates are....  6/9/2008
• Rate hike to hit property sector - (June 09)Tough times are anticipated....  6/9/2008
• Surviving monthly bond repayments - (May 29)Surging fuel and food....  6/3/2008
• If it fits, then buy it! - (May 30)It may sound trite....  6/3/2008
• How to survive the storm - (May 16)Cash-flow problems....  5/19/2008
• Jo'burg most affordable - (May 16)The drama of sales....  5/19/2008
• Property crunch - (May 16)Gale-force bad news....  5/19/2008
• Charge more rent - (May 13)What can I rent it....  5/14/2008
• Mboweni favours further rate hike - (May 13)ReserveBank Governor....  5/14/2008
• Getting tenants to pay more than average - (May 14)Estate agents and property....  5/14/2008
• Unaffordable housing - (May 09)The recent interest....  5/13/2008
• Damage to Sectional Title property - (May 13)Be aware of exactly....  5/13/2008
• Some glistening spots in Johannesburg’s property m - (May 13)Despite current reports....  5/13/2008
• Power outages increase fire risk - (May 08)Open flames from candles....  5/8/2008
• Risk of unfolding oil aggression – by Cees Bruggem - (May 08)In recent years I have....  5/8/2008
• SA house price growth at an 8½ year low - (May 08)South African house....  5/8/2008
• New-style RDP houses, same old problems - (May 06)A series of new-style....  5/7/2008
• Sellers urged to face market realities - (May 02)Sellers, not legislation,....  5/5/2008
• House prices fall on rates, debt - (May 05)Median residential....  5/5/2008
• Interest rate peak not yet in sight - (May 05)The poor inflationary....  5/5/2008
• Ross Sibbald of PropValues - (May 02)Lately there has been....  5/5/2008
• Home sellers get real - (April 30)South African homeowners....  4/30/2008
• Hidden costs - (April 26)Buyers are often....  4/30/2008
• Who moved my house? - (April 26)The world today moves....  4/30/2008
• Understanding sectional title - (April 25)Sectional title living....  4/30/2008
• Private selling a minefield - (April 22)Selling a home privately....  4/23/2008
• Correction...or crash? - (April 22)There is panic on....  4/23/2008
• FNB’s barometer slumps to its lowest ever quarterl - (April 21)FNB’s Residential....  4/22/2008
• Private sellers are "most vulnerable" in current m - (April 21)The property industry....  4/22/2008
• Estate of disgrace - (April 14)Up to 15 000 estate....  4/19/2008
• Buyers and sellers need to work at matching prices - (April 14)Homebuyers and sellers....  4/19/2008
• When is a guarantee not a guarantee? - (April 14)Property purchasers....  4/19/2008
• Property still makes money - (April 18)Capitalisation rates....  4/19/2008
• Hope for a better tomorrow - (April 11)Interest rate comment....  4/11/2008
• Going up, going down - (April 11)Are house prices....  4/11/2008
• House prices ‘might fall, not crash’ - (April 11)The Reserve Bank....  4/11/2008
• Banks set new home loan lending rate at 15% - (April 11)The Reserve Bank’s....  4/11/2008
• Pension supported housing loans offer advantages - (April 08)Pension Supported....  4/10/2008
• Reserve bank lifts repo rate to 11,5 percent - The Reserve Bank raised its....  4/10/2008
• No recession in SA, says IMF - (April 10)The IMF dismissed....  4/10/2008
• Offers to purchase should never be rushed - (April 07)Property buyers should....  4/8/2008
• Reality check - (April 03) It’s evident, according....  4/8/2008
• Hustlers get shown the door - (April 04)Amendments to the....  4/7/2008
• SA house price growth slowing down further - (April 04)South Africa’s nominal....  4/4/2008
• Absa not expecting rate increase at April 10 MPC m - (April 03)Although hounded....  4/4/2008
• Up, up and away! - (April 01)It’s virtually certain....  4/3/2008
• Agent claim current interest rates are not histori - (March 23)A study of South....  4/1/2008
• Getting the keys to your new home - (March 31)The contract is signed....  4/1/2008
• 2010 benefit to the economy ‘unquantifiable’ - (March 28)South Africans have....  4/1/2008
• Call for ‘green’ property incentives - (March 20)The real estate industry....  3/22/2008
• Call for ‘green’ property incentives - (March 20)The real estate industry....  3/22/2008
• What lies beneath - (March 19)Buying a home is....  3/22/2008
• Electricity prices threat inflation - (March 19)The threat posed....  3/22/2008
• Get some cash back from your bank - (March 16)Don’t get ripped....  3/19/2008
• Buy or build? - (March 17)With the slowdown....  3/19/2008
• Are interest rates low? - (March 19)The interest rate....  3/19/2008
• What makes a buyer choose your house, by Keith Wak - (March 16)Most sellers think....  3/18/2008
• Black buyers heading south - (March 14)Prospective black....  3/18/2008
• Curbs on building could boost rents - (March 14)Although there is....  3/18/2008
• Don’t jump from the frying pan into the fire! - (March 16)Homeowners thinking....  3/18/2008
• Construction sector feels the pinch - (March 10)South Africa's once-booming....  3/13/2008
• Rand to be pressed in near term - (March 07)A fresh wave of weak....  3/13/2008
• Gautengers steady migration to the Cape confirmed - (March 10)The steady migration....  3/13/2008
• Borrowing blues - ask your lender to make a plan - (March 10)If rising interest....  3/13/2008
• Boskruin project recognises blackouts and crime da - (March 12)In a sign of the....  3/13/2008
• A breathtaking (long) view - (March 12)The latest Standard....  3/13/2008
• Eskom batters vacant land - (March 12)The sales and market....  3/13/2008
• Absa warns that real house price growth may turn n - (March 06)In February 2008,....  3/7/2008
• SA property still relatively cheap in global terms - (March 06)While South African....  3/7/2008
• Debt woes stem from attack of ’affluenza’ - (March 06)The aspirations of....  3/7/2008
• Landlords advised to "“set a fair rent" - (March 05)Successfully investing....  3/6/2008
• Softening rand expected to firm up foreign interes - (February 28)The recent softening....  3/6/2008
• It’s time to buy a house, if you have the cash - (February 25)Favourable economic....  3/6/2008
• GDP buoyant but beware - (February 26)The country’s....  3/6/2008
• Buyers and sellers need agents to show the way - (February 26)If there is a....  3/6/2008
• Blackouts should power building innovation - (February 27)Property developers....  3/6/2008
• New exchange controls a boost to offshore property - (February 27)Finance Minister....  3/6/2008
• Absa Home Loans launches an international mortgage - (February 28)Absa Home Loans....  3/6/2008
• Attention seeker - (Februry 29)With home loans....  3/6/2008
• Houses stay longer in the market - (March 03)Houses are now taking....  3/6/2008
• Property market in the doldrums — Standard - (March 04)The year-on-year....  3/6/2008
• Eskom denies halting developments - (March 05)Power utility Eskom....  3/6/2008
• Don’t hide from exposure to bank repossession - March 05)Homeowners who are....  3/6/2008
• Rentals popular as homebuyers recoil - (March 05)South African letting....  3/6/2008
• First time buyers must consider cost and tax impli - (March 03)Higher interest rates....  3/6/2008
• Budget Reaction – Lew Geffen - (February 21)Reacting to the....  2/26/2008
• Body beautiful - (February 14) The Body Corporate....  2/26/2008
• Reach for the stars - (February 15)The Tourism Grading....  2/26/2008
• Generators: Luxurious or Non-Luxurious Improvement - (February 15)Installing a generator....  2/26/2008
• Stabilised inflation by year end could help first- - (February 17)The Reserve Bank’s....  2/26/2008
• Manuel urged to tackle roads crisis - (February 18)Finance Minister....  2/26/2008
• Budget Reaction – Institute of Estate Agents of SA - (February 20)While today’s....  2/26/2008
• Weakening rand expected to re-ignite foreign buyer - (February 20)The recent 15%....  2/26/2008
• Budget Reaction – Jo Pelser - (February 21)The proposed huge....  2/26/2008
• Budget Reaction – Andrew Golding - (February 21)Reacting to yesterday’s....  2/26/2008
• Rental Pool Schemes now exempt from Transfer Duty - (February 21)No fireworks in....  2/26/2008
• Rode forecasts power undersupply here to stay - (February 20)Prior to the recent....  2/26/2008
• Sellers happy to hold out for their asking price - (February 13)Joburg’s property....  2/18/2008
• New focus on ‘green building’ - (February 13)THE electricity....  2/15/2008
• RBA looks to rentals - (February 13)ALTX-listed affordable....  2/15/2008
• Property prices to rise by 60% - (February 12)South African....  2/15/2008
• Banks remain steadfast on new credit rules - (February 12)Home loan applicants....  2/15/2008
• Rates, power cuts hit residential development - (February 12)Higher interest....  2/15/2008
• Energy crisis will speed up energy saving homes - (February 08)There is a bright....  2/12/2008
• RE/MAX urges state to launch first-time buyer "pac - (February 07)Government has....  2/12/2008
• Building plans ‘clearing house’ a big leap forward - (February 09)The Johannesburg....  2/12/2008
• Buying vs building delivers better ROI for propert - (February 11)Residential market....  2/12/2008
• Bank valuations establish value in a home not its - (February 11)Times are tough....  2/12/2008
• Residential property slows further - (February 11)Residential market....  2/12/2008
• Keeping it in the family - (February 09)If you want to....  2/12/2008
• Views from highrise flats may be a long walk in th - (February 07)Scenic views from....  2/12/2008
• Hone your haggling skills - (February 07)If you’re a homebuyer,....  2/11/2008
• Sole mandate protects - (February 06)Sellers who shrink....  2/11/2008
• SA house price growth brushes 97-month low - (February 06)Growth in house....  2/11/2008
• Power cuts worry building sector - (February 05)Building contractors....  2/7/2008
• Landlords need an order of court to evict tenants - (February 01)Landlords need....  2/7/2008
• Standard bank anticipates rate cut in fourth quart - (February 01)The Standard Bank....  2/7/2008
• Rand boosts property - (February 02) The recently....  2/7/2008
• Getting the best price - (February 04)A little over....  2/7/2008
• Sales slump scares buyers - (February 05)The slowdown in....  2/7/2008
• Housing hooligans - (February 05)Property owners....  2/7/2008
• High rates hit growth in house prices - (February 04)Median house price....  2/7/2008
• Tenant's Deposit: What's The Point? - (January 30)Few realise that....  2/2/2008
• SA average cost per residential sqm now R5 264 - (January 24) - The FNB CPF....  2/2/2008
• Supply of generators dry up - (January 23)Homeowners and....  2/2/2008
• Building costs inflation slows - (Janauary 24)Africa's residential....  2/2/2008
• Property market favours savoir-faire buyers - (January 25) – Be-devilled....  2/2/2008
• Home, cheap SA home - (January 25)SA homeowners and....  2/2/2008
• Pinched homeowners scramble to sell - (January 30)The number of overstretched....  2/2/2008
• Power crisis to wreck SA's growth - (January 29)South Africa, which....  2/2/2008
• More nice, more price - (January 30)A little over a....  2/2/2008
• Smoking tenants could be left smouldering - (January 30)If you are a smoker....  2/2/2008
• Repo rate unchanged - (January 31)The South African....  2/2/2008
• More agents now exploring “specialisation” - (January 28)Today’s homebuyers....  2/2/2008
• Reduction in homes built set to worsen - (January 17)Rising interest....  1/26/2008
• Job prospects expected to underpin home sales - (January 17)A positive employment....  1/26/2008
• Investing in vacant land is not an empty promise - (January 18)There is more to....  1/26/2008
• Standard says rates to stay at high levels for mos - January 21) - Looking forward,....  1/26/2008
• Rawson MD warns sellers to overprice at their own - (January 22)In a market cluttered....  1/26/2008
• House prices growth flat - (January 21)South African median....  1/26/2008
• Interest rate hike ‘inconceivable’ - (January 21)It is almost inconceivable....  1/26/2008
• News ‘not all bad’ - (January 22)The South African....  1/26/2008
• Expect electricity price increases - (January 22)In a market cluttered....  1/26/2008
• Property positive on power - (January 22)While the energy....  1/26/2008
• Rate hike on the way - Absa - (January 17)The SA Reserve....  1/26/2008
• Absa, DBSA to boost low-cost housing - (January 21)Leading South African....  1/26/2008
• Counter negativity by promoting factual news, says - (January 14)With inventories....  1/25/2008
• Too young for property? - (January 14)Young people are....  1/25/2008
• High prices not the hurdle in delaying purchasing - (January 15)Young people are....  1/25/2008
• Rentals - (January 15)Buy-to-let investors....  1/25/2008
• Job prospects expected to underpin home sales - (January 17) – A positive employment....  1/25/2008
• Honey, I shrunk the house! - (January 10)South Africans....  1/14/2008
• House price growth at seven-year low - Absa - (December 10)Growth in house....  1/10/2008
• Dirt cheap SA property - (January 07)South Africans....  1/10/2008
• New rates rating will benefit diligent sectional t - (January 07)Thousands of sectional....  1/7/2008
• SA property still looking good in 2008 - (January 04)The outlook for....  1/7/2008
• Ready...set...buy! - (December 31)The property market’s....  1/7/2008
• House price outlook debated - OPINION is divided on what....  1/4/2008
• IEASA international ties benefit SA consumers - (December 09)South African....  12/12/2007
• Don’t ignore rising debt, warns mortgage expert - (December 10) - Consumers should....  12/12/2007
• Lower Buolding costs offer Window of Opportunity - (December 09) - The tempo of....  12/12/2007
• Dissenting voices raised as Bank acts - (December 05)The Reserve Bank....  12/8/2007
• Lazy? Sit back, relax and still make money! - (December 05)Do positive cash....  12/8/2007
• Another rate hike for SA as inflation expectations - (December 06)The South African....  12/7/2007
• House price growth lowest in eight years - (December 05)House price growth....  12/7/2007
• Extension of estate agent exam welcomed - (December 06)The announcement....  12/7/2007
• Redeveloped buildings see big returns - (December 05)"The return on....  12/7/2007
• House price growth slows on rate hikes, new law — - MEDIAN house price growth slowed....  12/5/2007
• Low-end property surge ‘temporary’ - Although the lower end of the....  12/5/2007
• Joburg at a standstill - (November 28)Home price growth....  12/5/2007
• Fix or Float, rent or buy. - (November 30)John Loos, property....  12/5/2007
• Inflation outlook and stronger GDP suggest further - (November 28)Given the stronger-than....  12/5/2007
• Best property choices for seniors - (November 27) - If you’re retiring....  11/28/2007
• Plea for first-time subsidy - (November 28)Real estate group....  11/28/2007
• Inflation outlook and stronger GDP suggest further - (November 28)Given the stronger-than....  11/28/2007
• SA will be spared fallout from sub-prime debt cris - (November 27)Man-in-the-street....  11/28/2007
• Experts identify hidden costs - (November 25)With the property....  11/27/2007
• Calculate your bond on around 16% interest rate - (November 25)Rawson Properties....  11/26/2007
• Fuel price rises will change the face of the prope - (November 25)As petrol prices....  11/26/2007
• How to survive interest rate hikes - (November 22)In June last year....  11/23/2007
• Technology eases relocation blues - (November 22)Selling up and....  11/23/2007
• Avoid cut-throat commissions - (November 21)Despite the "cooler"....  11/22/2007
• Mortgage approvals stabilise after NCA teething pe - (November 19)Banks are relaxing....  11/22/2007
• Give notice before cancelling bond - (November 22)Bondholders cancelling....  11/22/2007
• Randburg revival makes it a commercial ‘hotspot’ - (November 21)Randburg, once....  11/22/2007
• Rates increases could reach 400% - (November 16)Sectional title....  11/17/2007
• How to buy well in a down market - (November 16)Buying a home....  11/17/2007
• Tips for holiday renting - (November 16)At this time of....  11/17/2007
• Property continues to enjoy good capital growth - (November 13)While this year’s....  11/16/2007
• Choose broker carefully when investing in developm - (November 12)Investing in a....  11/16/2007
• Property seller’s residency status must be verifie - (November 12)The South African....  11/16/2007
• Tax incentives on property investment in UD Zones - (November 12)Investors who....  11/16/2007
• Fractional ownership plan queried - (November 14)The fractional....  11/16/2007
• Take advantage of tax incentives - (November 15)Investors who....  11/16/2007
• Dark days for landlords - (November 16)Government proposes....  11/16/2007
• Dark days for landlords - (November 16)Government proposes....  11/16/2007
• Estate Agents Assessment Centre launched - (November 14)Estate agents....  11/16/2007
• Rentals get a boost - (November 09)Rising interest....  11/13/2007
• Downturn survival guide - (November 09)SA's property....  11/12/2007
• Commercial property gets the break we’ve been wait - (November 11)South Africans....  11/12/2007
• Commercial property gets the break we’ve been wait - (November 11)South Africans....  11/12/2007
• Sexwale pays record price - (November 02)While world property....  11/9/2007
• PROPERTY: Now a buyers market - (November 6)Successive interest....  11/9/2007
• Advice for struggling bondholders - (November 6)If you are one....  11/9/2007
• Don’t delay your property plans in a softer market - (November 6)The property market....  11/9/2007
• Building inflation reflects a market under pressur - (November 6)John Loos, Property....  11/9/2007
• Coastal markets ‘feel slowdown most’ - (November 07)Coastal property....  11/9/2007
• Lowest house price growth since mid-2001 - (November 8)Growth in house....  11/9/2007
• Where do the super rich buy? - (November 08)"While rising....  11/9/2007
• Foreigners still buying up properties - (06 November)Despite the proposed....  11/6/2007
• Property prices perk up - (November 02)The residential....  11/3/2007
• Avoid using interest rate hikes to curb inflation - (November 02)The traditional....  11/3/2007
• Real estate professionals vital during market slow - (November 02)Even though the....  11/3/2007
• Hold onto your investment - (November 01)Mike Greeff, CEO....  11/1/2007
• Market wannabes - (October 31)Near-manic consumer....  11/1/2007
• Jo’burg calls for ratepayers’ gripes - (October 31)Estimates indicate....  10/31/2007
• Township home sales also feeling pinch — FNB - (October 30)The effects of....  10/30/2007
• Residential property edges higher - FNB - (October 29)Market activity....  10/29/2007
• Nine faults when buying off plan - (October 26)Buying off plan....  10/29/2007
• Revived Ponte attracts trendy new-rich - (October 25)The tallest block....  10/26/2007
• ‘Green’ buildings are value for money - PROPERTY developers who opt....  10/26/2007
• Rates spiral puts squeeze on property - (October 26)Notices of sales....  10/26/2007
• Sellers become more realistic - (October 25)The latest rise....  10/26/2007
• The renting comeback - (October 23)Returns from buy-to-let....  10/25/2007
• Inflation shock darkens interest rate outlook - (October 25)Inflation soared....  10/25/2007
• Is your tax in order? - (October 24)If you are planning....  10/25/2007
• Latest rate hike not the end - (October 23)Consumers’ Xmas....  10/24/2007
• Seeking out the bargains - (October 19)With the new National....  10/20/2007
• Disastrous plot and plan - (October 19)Plot and plan residential....  10/20/2007
• First-time borrowers hit the hardest - (October 19)Fall in debt summonses....  10/19/2007
• Critical retirement shortage - There's a critical shortage....  10/19/2007
• Clogged city streets threaten economic lifeblood - (October 19)Traffic congestion....  10/19/2007
• Cape Town is SA’s most productive city — index - (October 18) Cape Town had....  10/18/2007
• Rate hikes, credit act dampen FNB building contrac - (October 17)Deterioration in....  10/18/2007
• Costly buy-to-let errors - (October 15)If you are a new....  10/18/2007
• ERA says property stands out solidly - (October 15)Property values....  10/15/2007
• New investors should buy to let - (October 15)Residential, holiday,....  10/15/2007
• Underground bins for central Jo’burg - (October 15)The City of Johannesburg....  10/15/2007
• House buying basics - (October 15)Interest rates....  10/15/2007
• Why tourism is key... - (October 12)Solid growth in....  10/12/2007
• Inner-city Jo’burg lags Pretoria in residential pr - (October 11)Inner-city residential....  10/12/2007
• Reserve Bank lifts repo rate to 10,5% - (October 11)The Reserve Bank....  10/11/2007
• Trafalgar - Broadening the Trafalgar Scope - (October 10)Five years after....  10/11/2007
• Is your agent up to scratch? - (October 10)How do you know....  10/11/2007
• Body Corporate budgeting by Mike Spencer - (October 09)Whether we like....  10/10/2007
• Developers under threat - (October 09)The ranks of property....  10/10/2007
• RE/MAX SA warns that rate hike could hurt market - (October 08)A further interest....  10/10/2007
• KwaZulu ‘leads valuation race’ - (October 10)The cost of valuing....  10/10/2007
• Chinese interest in SA property - (October 10)There was huge....  10/10/2007
• To build or buy – it’s a dilemma, by Keith Wakefie - (October 09)Browsing through....  10/10/2007
• Reserve Bank faces tough call on rates - (October 08)The Reserve Bank....  10/8/2007
• Leasehold's tiny toehold - (October 05)Leasehold property....  10/8/2007
• Sub-prime: Could SA follow suit? - (October 5)The National Credit....  10/8/2007
• Month-on-month growth in SA median house price unc - (October 04)The growth in the....  10/5/2007
• Property rates on sectional title units - (October 03)In the past, the....  10/5/2007
• Credit act curbs buy-to-let market - (October 3)The National Credit....  10/4/2007
• US property prices a risk to all — Greenspan - (October 2)London-The fate....  10/2/2007
• City Gated Development Policy nears completion - (October 01)The City of Cape....  10/1/2007
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• Are you secure? - (September 28)If you don't....  9/29/2007
• Housing supply threatened by confluence of negativ - (September 28)The numbers of....  9/29/2007
• Liquidations rise as rate hikes start to bite - (September 27)Higher interest....  9/28/2007
• Moving? Who all knows? - (September 28)If you are selling....  9/28/2007
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• Construction boom pushes up prices - (September 26)Reserve Bank....  9/26/2007
• Absa - risk of October rate hike or not is evenly - (September 24)The South African....  9/25/2007
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• What next for property prices? - Property is suffering its worst....  9/19/2007
• Eviction Act ‘not intended to protect the affluent - (September 18)The Supreme Court....  9/18/2007
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• World Cup 2010 kicks off B&B opportunities - (September 17)The demand for....  9/18/2007
• Eviction Act ‘not intended to protect the affluent - (September 18)The Supreme Court....  9/18/2007
• Big Midrand development will delay Gautrain - BUILDING on the R25bn Gautrain....  9/18/2007
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• Suffering South Africans - (September 14)An increasing....  9/17/2007
• Estate agency clean-up - (September 14)Cleaning up the....  9/15/2007
• Absa teams up with the French in low cost housing - (September 13)Affordable housing....  9/14/2007
• Recognising the next best thing - (14 September)With the residential....  9/14/2007
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• Ownership? Great, but there’s more to just paying - (September 11) - If you’re....  9/12/2007
• Some banks want three months notice to cancel a bo - (September 11) - Sellers of....  9/12/2007
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• Embrace foreign ownership, but "with conditional l - (September 10)South Africa....  9/12/2007
• The Impact of the NCA on Real Estate Agents - The estate agent community....  9/10/2007
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• Panel’s recommendations on foreign land ownership - (September 05)Panel Recommendations....  9/5/2007
• Designing around ecological principles - JOHANNESBURG (September 05)....  9/5/2007
• Absa forecasts house price growth of "about 10%" i - (September 05)Absa is forecasting....  9/5/2007
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• UK house price growth increases 0,6% in August - (September 1)The rate of the....  9/3/2007
• Purchasers can withdraw offer anytime before accep - (September 01)In keeping with....  9/3/2007
• July PPI at 10,3% exceeds expectations -   8/31/2007
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• Seminar to focus on credit law - THE new National Credit Act....  8/30/2007
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• Licence to operate - Estate agents throughout South....  8/25/2007
• Industry fends off waning sales by boosting advert - (August 24) Although buffeted....  8/25/2007
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• Regulations for compulsory agent qualification gaz - (August 23) - The long-awaited....  8/24/2007
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• Ailing property cycle to turn in '08 - The dip in the South African....  8/21/2007
• "SA set to follow international worst practice" - - CAPE TOWN (August 18) - A report....  8/20/2007
• ‘Rent-backs’ can benefit a buyer - (August 17) Various scenarios....  8/20/2007
• Hike may put pressure on property - (August 16)The 50 basis points....  8/17/2007
• Check-up the seller - (14 August)Are you looking....  8/17/2007
• Capital Gains Tax – If you do your maths, it’s not - (August 15) - Before deciding....  8/17/2007
• Stamp duty on short term leases - Stamp Duty on short term leases....  8/17/2007
• R123m property sold in SA - (August 16) Engel & Völkers....  8/17/2007
• The new property dictums - (August 16) South Africa’s....  8/17/2007
• Rate rise – Andrew Golding - (August 16)While not unexpected,....  8/17/2007
• SA Reserve Bank increase repo rate by 50bps - (August 16)In order to ensure....  8/17/2007
• Credit Act – Staff loans and spouse consents by Ca - 1 June 2007 will be remembered....  8/13/2007
• Disposable income - Since the implementation of....  8/13/2007
• Sole agent rights - If agents are to be accredited....  8/13/2007
• Tenant electricity arrears - It is no secret that the legal....  8/13/2007
• UK House prices 'could rise by 40 percent' - LONDON (August 07) – UK house....  8/8/2007
• SA house price growth continues to slow in July - (August 07) - SA house price....  8/8/2007
• Property’s plutocrats - Much is currently being made....  8/7/2007
• Maintenance of sectional title : owner or body cor - (August 05) - Sectional Title....  8/7/2007
• Sparkling diamonds - Black middle class families....  8/4/2007
• éLan set to unveil Royal Jozini Big Six Developmen - Scheduled for public launch....  8/4/2007
• Don’t close the door on foreign buyers, urges Tony - The argument that foreign....  8/4/2007
• The 'endangered' home buyer - More should be done to encourage....  8/2/2007
• Platinum lifts Lydenberg from one-horse town to bo - LYDENBURG, Mpumalanga (August....  8/2/2007
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• New tax law involving non SA residents starts Sept - (July 27) - Purchasers of property....  7/30/2007
• Market’s lower end continues cooking - JOHANNESBURG (July 25) - The....  7/26/2007
• SA June’s consumer price inflation unchanged - (July 25) - The balance of....  7/26/2007
• Don’t switch in haste - (July 24) - Higher interest....  7/25/2007
• Making waves- Legislation - CAPE TOWN(July 24) - The Integrated....  7/25/2007
• Call for planning boost to speed housing delivery - (20 July)Boosting municipal....  7/24/2007
• Are you aware that your potential property investm - Are you aware that your potential....  7/24/2007
• Gautrain – R5,8bn Spent So Far - While work is slightly behind....  7/21/2007
• Investors advised to be selective - (July 20) - Not all is rosy....  7/21/2007
• City regeneration needs support of real estate sec - High level recognition of the....  7/20/2007
• SA house prices forecast to double in second half - (July 18) - Long-term prospects....  7/20/2007
• Varsities draw education driven buyers - (July 16) - Property in suburbs....  7/20/2007
• Sowetan properties shoot into cyberspace - SOWETO (July 18) - Searching....  7/20/2007
• Standard reports 18,8% house price growth - (13 July)South Africa’s median....  7/17/2007
• Varsities draw education driven buyers - (Gauteng) JOHANNESBURG (July....  7/17/2007
• Choosing the right home site - Johannesburg (13 July)The growing....  7/17/2007
• Wanted: 2.2m houses for SA - NKULULEKO NCANA (15 July)SOUTH....  7/17/2007
• Nca: Low Income Market Hardest Hit - (16 July)The National Credit....  7/17/2007
• Stats Show Healthy Supply Decline - (16 July)A slowdown in the....  7/17/2007
• On their way to SA – The Chinese and Americans - (10 July)) The Chinese and....  7/17/2007
• SA banks expect market to remain buoyant - Gaborone (Botswana) (June 18)....  6/22/2007
• Credit act – friend or foe? - The new credit act has caused....  6/22/2007
• Sellers: Mind your language! - Many jokes do the rounds about....  6/22/2007
• Double Digit Rent Increases Coming - South African residential tenants....  6/22/2007
• Rode warns against expectations of ‘great’ capital - Cape Town (June 16) - The deceleration....  6/22/2007
• Expert Warning On 'forced' Mandates - Some less reputable estate....  6/22/2007
• Earn R36k Pm Income To Own A Home - Last week's interest rate hike....  6/22/2007
• Non-residents caught in SARS tax net - By Bruce Fo - Section 35A of the Income Tax....  6/15/2007
• Loos: Sa Housing Market 'healthy' - The South African housing market....  6/15/2007
• Strike Burns Property Market - South Africa's property sector....  6/15/2007
• Rates hike – “no cause for panic” says economist - Given the ongoing strength....  6/15/2007
• Still coining it - Anyone who thought that mortgage....  6/15/2007
• Developers Have New Financing Option for Affordabl - International Housing Solutions....  6/15/2007
• FIRST-TIME BUYING Reinventing suburbia - Looking for a place to buy....  6/15/2007
• SAPOA Lobbies Successfully For Lower Stamp Duties - Stamp duty on short-term leases....  6/15/2007
• World Cup 'gives SA opportunity to fast-track econ - By Chris van Gass The 2010....  6/15/2007
• House price growth slowing again - House price growth has again....  6/8/2007
• New credit act may lift demand for rented property - THE buy-to-let property investment....  6/8/2007
• House price growth stuns the sceptics - SA’s median house price has....  6/8/2007
• FNB unveils R908m housing project - A key component of government's....  6/8/2007
• Security Detracts From Appeal - The proliferation of security....  6/8/2007
• Traffic's Affect On Property Prices - With over 13,000 new cars on....  6/8/2007
• Dbn Gets 'funky' Flat Rental Site - The idea of renting out a granny....  6/8/2007
• Add a little green - Many homeowners dismiss the....  6/8/2007
• Building your own home? - Do-it-yourself renovators and....  6/8/2007
• Landlords can now insure against “squatter” tenant - Cape Town - At the lower end....  6/8/2007
• Artificial residential property boost - Strong house price growth last....  6/8/2007
• National Credit Act boosts home sales - Home buyers, estate agents....  6/8/2007
• Do your homework before working from home - With one in six South Africans....  6/8/2007
• Quality Of New Stock 'a Concern' - Demand for new housing is causing....  5/25/2007
• The importance of the overseas property market for - Intro South African property....  5/25/2007
• To Invest (or Not) In Jhb Cbd? - Inner city investments are....  5/25/2007
• Credit Act Could Increase Bond Fees - Homebuyers could be slapped....  5/25/2007
• Insure For Risk-free Investing - Insuring your property investments....  5/25/2007
• R1bn debt: City to seize buildings - Inet Bridge - Intro The....  5/25/2007
• South Africans brace for R1m average house price - South Africans are bracing....  5/25/2007
• Buy-to-let investors bail out - By: Joan Muller Print story....  5/25/2007
• Black Homebuyers Up 24% In 15 Mths - The number of Black Diamond....  5/25/2007
• Take a new look at older homes - Established homes in older....  5/25/2007
• Building boom to last longer - Intro A number of key aspects....  5/25/2007
• Absa - Outlook - Inflation is currently under....  5/15/2007
• New developments? They just keep on coming! - Developers Indawo Investment....  5/15/2007
• Absa - Mortgage finance - Commercial banks’ variable....  5/15/2007
• Absa - Building costs and new and existing house p - The cost of building a new....  5/15/2007
• Absa - SA house price growth - In the first quarter of 2007,....  5/15/2007
• Credit Act May Have Adverse Effects - Concerns exist that the new....  5/15/2007
• Township Property Starts Taking Off - While blue-chip houses in Camps....  5/15/2007
• Rate Hikes 'lesser Of 2 Evils' - While South Africa's residential....  5/15/2007
• Ct Leads With 'green' Bylaws - Within the next five years....  5/15/2007
• Caution When Buying Off-plan - It is quite staggering how....  5/11/2007
• Global forces threaten property - Evan Pickworth Mon, 07 May....  5/11/2007
• Sa Misses Crucial Marketing Gap - The property sector in South....  5/11/2007
• SA mortgage advances growth assumes declining tren - Data released by the South....  5/11/2007
• Improvements that pay off - Thamar Houliston Sun, 06....  5/11/2007
• Good prices for Gauteng - A 5ha development stand in....  5/11/2007
• Residential property prices hold their own - By Nick Wilson Buoyed....  5/11/2007
• The dark side of declining interest rates - Many estate agents and property....  5/11/2007
• Offshore Hotel Investors Eye Sa - Investors and operators in....  5/11/2007
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• New property indices puts house price inflation at - Although house price inflation....  4/24/2007
• New board for Estate Agency Affairs Board announce - Two prominent estate agents....  4/24/2007
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• IEASA joins international body - The Institute of Estate Agents....  4/24/2007
• Durban agency claims success with public tender pr - A KZN estate agency is using....  4/24/2007
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• Listed Property vs Direct Property - Moneyweb, - Which should you be investing....  4/20/2007
• Expectations rise for a 15% year-on-year house pri - Last week’s decision by the....  4/20/2007
• Gov. Must Join Housing Initiatives - Property24 - The debate around the Department....  4/20/2007
• Property Innovation - Rodneyhayter.com - South Africa is in the midst....  4/20/2007
• An alternative investment - I-africa.com - Getting into the property market....  4/20/2007
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• Flatland plan looms closer - Sunday Times - By Isaac Mahlangu Joburg....  4/20/2007
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• Asking/Selling Price Gap Stabilises - Property24 - Clear evidence that the property....  4/20/2007
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• EAAB announces imbizo series - The Estate Agency Affairs Board....  4/13/2007
• Wealthy immigrants buying up guesthouses - South Africa continues to attract....  4/13/2007
• Property Tip of the Day 65 – “Reverse” Mortgages - Following the international....  4/13/2007
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• Slice of good news for landlords - The introduction of a Bill....  4/13/2007
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• Property Tip of the Day – Retirement – Important - Granny Flats Think twice....  3/27/2007
• Romancing the Dragon by Allen Denton-Miller - From time to time we read in....  3/27/2007
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• International property media in SA – Property24, 1 - The eLan Group has joined forces....  3/23/2007
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• Mixed housing dev. due for Fairland – Property24, - City of Joburg Property Company's....  3/23/2007
• SA property investment awaits its 2006 global rank - The property industry finds....  3/23/2007
• Be your own real estate agent – Finance24, 19 Marc - Chicago - With all the online....  3/23/2007
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• Save to protect the value of your property – Rodne - By Keith Wakefield, CEO of....  3/23/2007
• Can Gauteng execute new rates act? – Property24, 2 - There have to be serious doubts....  3/23/2007
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• Jawitz Properties links up with Israeli property d - Jawitz Properties has signed....  3/13/2007
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• CT in the top 3% of world cities Property24, 08 Ma - The MD of Anne Porter Knight....  3/9/2007
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• Mixed income, mixed reaction Sunday Times, 05 Marc - Small rental units to go alongside....  3/9/2007
• Property prices recover, but for how long? Moneywe - The latest data on residential....  3/9/2007
• Property prices recover, but for how long? Moneywe - The latest data on residential....  3/9/2007
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• Property Players Slam Mixed Housing - 2007/02/13 - Key players in the residential....  2/20/2007
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