External Article Archive

Early-2010 property forecasts hold true

It certainly is interesting to see that many of the property predictions made at the beginning of 2010 have held true as the year unfolds.

8 September 2010Read More .....

Estate agents: Who do they work for?

Who do realtors really work for, the seller, the buyer or themselves?

13 July 2010Read More .....

ENB pas verwagte huisprysgroei opwaarts aan

Johannesburg. - Huispryse het in Maart so vinnig versnel dat Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB) sy verwagte gemiddelde huisprysgroei vir die volle jaar opwaarts aangepas het.

7 April 2010Read More .....

Eiendomsmark toon matige herstel

Johannesburg. - Die oplewing in die huismark en gevolglike toename in die vraag na verbandfinansiering is sigbaar in ’n verbetering in die jaarlikse groei in verbandvoorskotte wat verwant is aan residensiële eiendom.

31 March 2010Read More .....

Eerste SA fonds vir huurhuise op dreef

Johannesburg. - Suid-Afrika se eerste suiwer residensiële eiendomsfonds, wat later op die JSE wil noteer, is besig om gestalte te kry.

29 March 2010Read More .....

Eiendom kan inflasie steeds klop

Die inkomste-uitkerings van genoteerde eiendomsfondse gaan vanjaar tot enkelsyfergroei verlangsaam, maar dit sal steeds meer wees as inflasie.

12 February 2010Read More .....

Expect to feel 6% richer this year

Home owners can expect property values to go up in 2010 - Absa

10 February 2010Read More .....

ENB: Huispryse styg

Johannesburg. – Huispryse het in Januarie vir die derde agtereenvolgende maand op ’n jaargrondslag gestyg ná amper ’n jaar se daling, het Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB) Maandag gesê.

2 February 2010Read More .....

ENB: Eiendomsvraag verbeter

Johannesburg. – Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB) se eiendomsbarometer, wat Donderdag bekend gemaak is, het bevind dat die vraag na residensiële eiendom ietwat verbeter het.

28 January 2010Read More .....

ENB: Goeie en slegte huisnuus

Johannesburg. – Daar is goeie en slegte nuus vir huispryse, het Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB) Maandag gesê toe die bank sy jongste huisprysindeks uitgereik het.

11 January 2010Read More .....

Evicting tenants: How to do it

Steps you can take when your tenant doesn’t pay.

3 December 2009Read More .....

Estate agents are being ripped off

Ag shame, hey. The poor old South African estate agents can't even afford to buy a decent home anymore because they simply don't earn enough money. At least that was one of the findings contained in the latest survey of the real estate sector.

24 November 2009Read More .....

Eiendomseienaars wag vir Wêreldbeker

Johannesburg. – Eienaars hou hul beleggingseiendomme leeg totdat buitelandse besoekers die land invloei vir die 2010 Wêreldbeker-sokkertoernooi, sê Seeff Eiendomme.

5 November 2009Read More .....

Eiendomsfonds vul oorname-gaping

Die genoteerde-eiendomsarena het ’n nuwe speler bygekry wat diversifikasie aan eiendomsbeleggers bied.

3 November 2009Read More .....

Estate agents: A dying breed?

Survey shows high commissions, poor service rankle. Time to sell property ourselves?

8 October 2009Read More .....

Estates: Uniformity protects values

There are many benefits to living in gated estates: Owners can enjoy living freely among their neighbours, additional security comes standard and lower monthly outlays are usually the norm.

27 August 2009Read More .....

ER shining in greater Johannesburg

Greater Johannesburg is undoubtedly the metropolitan area with the most stable property market in SA.

12 August 2009Read More .....

Exploiting the heritage label

I was aghast over the weekend when I read a story about a woman in Orchards who was selling Mahatma Gandhi's home to anyone interested in buying it and that she had had a lot of interest from overseas clients, particularly from India and Britain.

5 August 2009Read More .....

Eiendomveilings nie meer lelike eendjie

Twee Rolls Royce-motors, ’n bloedrooi Lamborghini en verskeie Porsches was van die motors waarmee potensiële eiendomskopers verlede week by Saville Row se eerste veiling by Summer Place in Hyde Park in Johannesburg opgedaag het.

28 July 2009Read More .....

Eerste kopers moet fyn let op elke soort koste

Trou is nie perdekoop nie, lui die spreekwoord.

31 July 2009Read More .....

Easier home loans?

Market indications are that the banks are adopting a more accommodating approach to approving home loans.

20 July 2009Read More .....

Eiendom klim ook op trein na Rosebank

Eiendomseienaars in Rosebank maak deesdae seker hulle verpas nie die bus of trein na dié groeibestemming nie.

14 July 2009Read More .....

Eiendomstrusts skitter

In die vyf jaar tot einde Junie het nie een van die kategorieë van effektetrusts ’n negatiewe opbrengs gelewer nie.

13 July 2009Read More .....

eHome: wired for the future

Technologically enabled homes with the ability to experience triple play Internet technology are the way of the future.

6 July 2009Read More .....

Eskom revs up South Africa's property rentals

Thanks to electricity price hikes, here's what you can expect your rental to go up by - South Africa's big landlords

2 July 2009Read More .....

Estate agents must register to collect debts

The council for debt collectors says sectional title managing agents and estate agents to be registered debt collectors before they can collect rental arrears.

25 June 2009Read More .....

Ensure you have title deeds copy

It sometimes happens that the seller of a house finds his transfer held up because there are no title deeds.

15 June 2009Read More .....

Eiendomsagente sal min bly

Die eiendomsagent-prentjie het die afgelope twee jaar ’n gedaanteverwisseling ondergaan.

15 June 2009Read More .....

ER project aims to draw first buyers

An affordable sectional title housing estate in Germiston aimed at households earning a combined income of around R15k per month was launched on Wednesday 10 June 2009.

12 June 2009Read More .....

EL not dogged by oversupply

The residential property market in East London has not experienced the extreme developmental phase that other major cities experienced, so as a result it is not as oversupplied as other areas.

11 June 2009Read More .....

Eiendomsbelasting wurg munisipaliteite

Sowat 100 munisipaliteite landwyd wat vanjaar ’n nuwe eiendomsbelastingwet begin toepas, sal fyn moet trap, anders kan hulle geld vir dienslewering opdroog.

26 May 2009Read More .....

Exclusive CT project almost done

Work is almost complete on an exclusive small-apartment development which is being constructed in a quiet road on the border of Rondebosch and Newlands.

6 May 2009Read More .....

Economy boon to these KZN towns

The demand for property in northern KwaZulu-Natal towns such as Dundee and Glencoe is holding its own, thanks to lower prices and diversification of the local economy.

24 April 2009Read More .....

East Rand good bet for buy-to-let

Although the East Rand has not traditionally been regarded as an investment hot spot, developers say that areas such as Boksburg offer buy-to-let investors far better returns over the next two to three years than Johannesburg's northern suburbs.

20 April 2009Read More .....

Electrical compliance made simple

New rulings regarding the issuing of electrical compliance certificates for residential properties, which will come into effect from the 1st of May, will simplify the demands made on sellers and buyers of residential property.

16 April 2009Read More .....

Ekonomie tref huismark se bokant nou ook

Nominale huispryse in die groot segment van die huismark (221 m² tot 400 m²) val nou die meeste in 23 jaar.

9 April 2009Read More .....

EC's Oyster Bay increasingly popular

Instead of heading for the usual coastal hot-spots, tourists are now increasingly seeking alternatives among the more remote and less commercialised coastal getaways.

31 March 2009Read More .....

Expatriates desire to return home within 24 months

Realtors see an increase in enquiries about local property.

27 March 2009Read More .....

Ekurhuleni property evaluation controversy

Ekurhuleni residents up in arms over property evaluations Similar properties given different values.

27 March 2009Read More .....

Eiendomsfirmas sê 10%-uitkering nog haalbaar

Die markkonsensus is dat uitkeringsgroei van sowat 10% steeds haalbaar is vir genoteerde eiendomsmaatskappye in 2009, waarna dit in enkelsyferterrein kan inbeweeg.

12 March 2009Read More .....

Even White House's value dropped

If 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, was on the market, its listing price would have dropped from around $332m in January 2008 to $300m today, according to real estate website Zillow.com.

9 March 2009Read More .....