Most South Africans are still working from home and will continue to do so permanently. But this is not ideal for everyone. Property experts share their thoughts on how to ‘rethink’ the real estate office for the ‘new normal’.
More women are first-time home buyers in South Africa than men, and have been for six years – how is this changing the real estate market?
Two of South Africa’s most influential and well-respected real estate companies, Adrienne Hersch Properties (AHP) and Keller Williams (KW) Realty Southern Africa, are joining forces.
To get the sole mandate to a R150-million mansion on the Atlantic Seaboard is the stuff of dreams for most estate agents – the chance of a lifetime.
The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) announced on the 14th of February that 87 agents benefited from a special re-admittance practice note published in June last year. This is to accommodate agents who have not applied for renewal of their Fidelity Fund Certificates (FFC) for three years or more and allows them to pay the “debt” over 6, 12 or 16 months.
Women are progressively taking the lead in various sectors related to the real estate industry.
It happens too often that owners and trustees stand back after appointing a managing agent for their community scheme and assume that their duties and responsibilities have ended.
It has finally come to pass. Rebosa announced that all their members are now able to obtain shares in the EAPPC, which holds a significant stake in Private Property, on the same basis as the founder agencies.
It is the year 2020. Why do we still see so few women in the executive leadership positions of the South African property sector?
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that most businesses in South Africa, including estate agents, have needed to adopt new approaches to how they operate, which means the vast majority of employees are now working from home and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.