(Profile) With great sadness we have to announce that the Editor of this website, Rodney Hayter, passed away on 1st May 2009 after an eighteen month’s battle with cancer. The future of the website is under consideration.
We would like to thank all the many readers and advertisers for their support over the past five and a half years.
(Auction) CENTURION (April 28) – The first signs of the recent interest rate cuts of 2,5 percentage points is having a gradual, but positive effect on Centurion’s townhouse-dominated market, according to Nic van den Berg.
Property Tip of the Day 106 – Real cost of buying a house
(Consumer) CAPE TOWN (April 28) - Buying a house is probably the most important investment you will ever make, but it can also be a costly business, says Piet van der Walt, Managing Director of Sanlam Home Solutions.
Property Tip of the Day 105 - Private verses Agent
(Property Tips) DURBAN (April 28) – Savings in commission are an incentive to sell a home privately but the decision of whether or not to use an estate agent should be carefully considered.
(Consumer) DURBAN (April 28) - It’s definitely a buyers’ market in the real estate sector right now – but that does not mean that sellers have to put up with being exploited.
(Gauteng) EAST RAND, Gauteng (April 28) - Having taken a knock late last year, the property market on the East Rand is now consolidating, with lower asking prices attracting buyers once more and a lag in development rebalancing the supply and demand equation.
(New Developments) HAZYVIEW, Mapumulanga, (April 28) - For those preferring to spend their weekends and holidays gazing over the scenic Sabie River, viewing game in their own back yard or visiting nearby attractions such as the Kruger National Park, God's Window and various
(New Developments) HERMANUS (April 28) - Pam Golding Properties has acquired the mandate to market 16 beautifully-designed cul de sac homes on the acclaimed Hemel en Aarde Country Club estate.
(Foreign) DEAKIN WEST, ACT (April 25) - The Australian Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures released on April 23 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the housing component of the CPI increased 0,9% for the quarter, bringing the annual increase to 5,
Existing US home sales slip but first-time buyers rise
(Foreign) WASHINGTON (April 25) – Existing US home sales eased in March but first-time buyers are responding to low mortgage interest rates and tax credits, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
NAEA: Budget measures will not impact on market trends
(Foreign) LONDON (April 25) - Housing market measures outlined this week by Chancellor Alistair Darling will not impact on current UK housing market trends, the latest NAEA market report suggests.