Daily news from the Rodney Hayter website. http://www.rodneyhayter.com/ 2008-08-20T14:14:13+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com http://www.rodneyhayter.com/assets/layout/logo.gif text/html 2008-08-19T13:20:31+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4774 JOHANNESBURG (August 19) - The demand for rental properties is intensifying countrywide as conditions for property purchasing become increasingly problematic and stock shortages are starting to appear. text/html 2008-08-19T13:14:42+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4773 DURBAN (August 19) - The eThekwini Municipality's Executive Committee (Exco) is negotiating the release of vast tracts of privately land for a housing project in the affluent North of Durban area. text/html 2008-08-18T20:01:04+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4772 DURBAN (August 18) - Demand for high-grade office accommodation within close proximity to the CBD and the harbour has proved a strong motivator for Piedmont Park, a fully enclosed and secure office development in Sherwood. text/html 2008-08-18T19:48:20+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4771 CAPE TOWN (August 18) - Inframax Developments’ Alphenvale retirement village in Constantia, Cape Town, has been awarded the first prize in the retirement village development category in an international property awards competition. text/html 2008-08-18T19:40:10+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4770 JOHANNESBURG (August 18) - The best response to difficult trading conditions such as those currently being experienced worldwide is to trade yourself out of your problems. text/html 2008-08-18T09:01:11+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4769 PRETORIA (August 18) – Due to the efforts of the increasingly powerful Institute of Estate Agents of South Africa (IEASA), 12 local agents can now lay claim to the prestigious CIPS designation that signifies their expertise in working with international c text/html 2008-08-18T08:45:11+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4768 JOHANNESBURG (August 18) - Jawitz Properties has won the Best Real Estate Agency and Best Property Marketing award in one of the world’s more prestigious real estate competitions. text/html 2008-08-16T10:54:24+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4767 LONDON (August 16) A survey of members conducted by the UK’s National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), has produced one of the largest responses from estate agents. text/html 2008-08-16T10:40:31+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4766 LONDON (August 16) - A quarter of borrowers expect to pay standard variable rate (SVR) for longer, according to Nationwide Building Society research. text/html 2008-08-15T19:26:52+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4765 Notice to Subscribers This website has now launched a “galleries” facility intended to carry photographs of industry events, such as awards, social and professional functions and the capturing of significant milestones. text/html 2008-08-15T19:15:26+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4764 CAPE TOWN, August 15 – Rugby greats, television celebrities and one of the “sexiest women in the world” have all been included in this year’s star-studded RE/MAX World Long Drive Celebrity Challenge which got under way at the Vodacom Golf Village in Tyger text/html 2008-08-15T09:24:03+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4763 UMHLANGA (August 14) – Pearl Breeze in the Pearls of Umhlanga beat tough competition to take first place in the KZN Master Builders Association’s (MBA) Building Excellence Awards in the Best Apartment category, and to share the supreme winner trophy. text/html 2008-08-15T09:16:05+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4762 JOHANNESBURG (August 15) - While there have been reports of criminal syndicates renting units in complexes to rob other residents, ongoing building activities in complexes pose a different set of security risks. text/html 2008-08-15T08:59:56+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4761 JOHANNESBURG (August 15) – South Africa’s property practitioners are gearing up for the launch of the industry’s first environmental rating system, Green Star SA. text/html 2008-08-15T08:49:01+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4760 CAPE TOWN (August 15) - Jawitz Properties has launched a new eight unit sectional title complex in Kenilworth, according to a company release quoting Southern Suburbs sales manager Sally Jamieson. text/html 2008-08-14T20:23:24+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4759 DURBAN (August 14) - KZN property developer, the eLan Group recently scooped a Best Property Marketing Award in the European Property Awards 2008 held in association with CNBC Television and SIMA. text/html 2008-08-14T17:57:20+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4758 CAPE TOWN (August 14) - Solole, the only private game reserve on the Cape Peninsula, is on the market for R75m. The property comprises 11 title deeds. text/html 2008-08-14T17:51:31+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4757 CAPE TOWN (August 14) 2008. Engel & Völkers is restructuring its Licence Partner network in South Africa, according to a group media release. text/html 2008-08-14T17:31:47+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4756 JOHANNESBURG (August 14) - An investment property that had languished on the market for more than a year earned Johannesburg businessman Jason Rowe more than he bargained for when he listed the home with Chas Everitt International. text/html 2008-08-14T17:25:05+01:00 http://www.rodneyhayter.com Rodney Hayter http://www.rodneyhayter.com/article.php?article=4755 JOHANNESBURG (August 14) - The SARB again decided to keep interest rates unchanged in August, the third time it has now done so since it started its tightening cycle way back in mid-2006.