Property owners thinking of letting out their homes over the World Cup period should be sceptical about the rents that some agents are claiming they will be able to achieve – especially if, tempted by the these huge gains, they are holding back on signing satisfactory long term leases right now...

Home-owners can expect their property values to go up, on average, by about 6% in 2010. That's the expectation from Absa, which has been tracking South Africa's residential house prices since the 1960s...

The homes that make up the top 15 most expensive in the world are real family homes for some but just fantasies for most. Equipped with private cellars, personal leisure centres and all that money can buy these palatial estates are what dreams are made of...

Chris Drummond, the chairman of Benguela Cove Investments (Pty.) Ltd, discuuses the SARB, and the potential effect of the non-delivery of infrastructure promises on the property market...

With interest rates low and economic prospects looking better, the number of first-time buyers is rising again. But most are still looking for “bargains” and in this respect they might want to take a tip from best-selling author and motivational speaker Harvey Mackay (Swim with the sharks without being eaten alive)...

Young expats proving to be a growing force in the property market

Rawson Properties have reported that young upwardly mobile property buyers are now a force in the property market, especially if they are living and working overseas most of the time...

When dealing with inexperienced, nervous and ultra-cautious buyers the estate agents will, time-and-again, come across cases of buyer’s remorse...

Constantia's aspiring classes turned up to poke around the belongings of the runaway Baroness Aleksandra von Maltzan and to see if bargains may be had at the auction held to help pay off the debts she left behind...

Cape estate agents face a challenge - how to value accurately in today's market.

In the current residential property market, says Anton du Plessis, CEO of Vineyard Estates, it is difficult to give an accurate valuation...

Most homebuyers keep their eyes peeled when house hunting and are quick to spot visible problems...

One of the main reasons why it will often pay to deal with established large estate agencies is that if you are given poor service you will be able to complain to the management or the principal...

Title deeds and site diagrams should be part of the agent's fact file - and should be checked for accuracy...

If the buyer is allowed to nominate the conveyancer, the seller must reserve the right to change this...

Prop placements has a vital role to play in the property sector, says Cape Peninsula Committee Chairman...

Will the Winter Games help or hinder the metropolitan Vancouver real estate market, or hardly have any affect? Opinion, of course, is divided. Who can know the future?

Where is the Tulbagh Valley? The valley has of course existed for eons and has no doubt been inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous San and Khoi peoples. The area was known to be verdant and in it's natural and unspoiled state, was the home to so many of Africa's wild animals living in what was their natural habitat...

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Laid-back lifestyle

The pearly gates, according to Nelspruit residents, is the Strydom Tunnel, the geographical split between a featureless highveld landscape and the lowveld’s lush flamboyance...

In the age of ADSL, Wi-Fi and Blackberries the option of working from a remote location has become a reality for increasing numbers of South Africans.

Property group Chas Everitt International has opened a second office in East London, indicating its confidence in the strength of the city’s property market...

A new "green" verification and rating assessment process for manufacturers, product suppliers, contractors and subcontractors serving the building industry is being launched this month in Cape Town - with the aim of becoming recognised and used throughout South Africa...