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Another fuel price hike is looming in June. Considering that as well as already having to cope with rising food prices, the VAT increase etc, many property owners may want to opt to save on the [...]

This could be the year the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) becomes operational, following which there will be a 12 month window period before compliance is formally policed. Being [...]

Airbnb has gained so much ground in SA and participating property owners are making so much money from the concept that many sectional title (ST) complexes and estates have given up on trying to [...]

Battling with the complexities of the new Sectional Title Management Act (STMA), Mike Spencer, professional valuer with Platinum Global, wrote in a letter to Property Professional that he thinks [...]

The Amended Property Sector Code, and Scorecard, was published last June and became effective immediately. It was received with some resistance and criticism from within the property industry for [...]

The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SA Reserve Bank to keep the repo rate unchanged at the current level of 6,50% (base home loan rate of 10%) was largely expected by the market [...]

To stand out among thousands of other real estate agents, you need to take time for some introspection and find out what is you and your companies unique selling proposition. Tom Ferry, one of [...]

Estate agents and attorneys who negotiate property sales are bound by the Consumer Protection Act in terms of their services. Does this mean that they are obliged to use disclosure certificates [...]

He is absolutely delighted and very excited to take the brand to new levels in South Africa, says Richard Hardie, the 39 year old new chief executive officer of Knight Frank SA, one of the [...]

These are uncertain and challenging times for the real estate industry, but due to growing member support, the industry has in Rebosa an ever stronger ‘voice’ to fight for their interests and [...]