Deeds offices open but estate agents must remain at home
As the country moves into Level 4, the real estate sector finds itself still not able to operate outside their homes but at least able to conclude property sales with the Deeds Office open.
As the country moves into Level 4, the real estate sector finds itself still not able to operate outside their homes but at least able to conclude property sales with the Deeds Office open.
Moving into lockdown Level 4 did bring relief for some but brought little change to the rental market as tenants are still unable to move out of their current rental premises and estate agents may not do physical inspections.
There has not been a time in recent years where things were as uncertain as they are during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. How do you keep a positive mental attitude in such circumstances?
There are many foreign national estate agents under lockdown in South Africa, which remains one of the least affected countries in the world in terms of Covid-19 cases.
The new representative council of the broader property sector, the National Property Practitioners Council (NPPC), gives the sector for the first time a single voice to speak with authority on issues connected with the property industry.
Near contactless inspections and tenants filing their own maintenance reports are made possible through the powerful combination of property inspection software ‘Property Inspect’ with market-leading online maintenance system Fixflo.
Property practitioners are faced with many difficult decisions during the Covid19 pandemic. In a world filled with so many uncertainties experts share some insight on key priorities to keep the lights burning in the new normal they will face post-lockdown.
On the 23rd March 2020 the president of South Africa declared a National 21 day lockdown as a measure to contain the rapid spread of covid-19.
In these uncertain and economically challenging times, the latest rate cut brings welcome relief for distressed home-owners but is more needed for the property industry to survive.
HD video package customers can now upload self-recorded voice-overs to their existing walk-through video listings on CaptureIT, at no additional cost during lockdown.