Alarming increase in cyberattacks
The pandemic saw an alarming increase in cyberattacks, also targeting real estate transactions. What digital security measures should estate agencies get in place?
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The pandemic saw an alarming increase in cyberattacks, also targeting real estate transactions. What digital security measures should estate agencies get in place?
A healthy real estate sector is highly dependent on home buyer and investor confidence that the country’s economy can be revived and made strong again.
More families are looking at buying a home together as a way to save costs and provide care for elderly parents, but things can go wrong.
The Covid pandemic has changed the way we work and where we choose to live – many people are interested in working remotely from a home somewhere on SA’s long coastline.
Do estate agents sometimes act as if they control the entire property transaction process, including that of the legal practitioner?
Earlier this month, the Expropriation Bill was approved by Cabinet and sent to Parliament for adoption. This prompted a revived deluge of negative press, fears of government-approved land grabs and visions of a fast forward to Zimbabwe-style land losses.
Many people are finding it more affordable to work from home but if you are living in a residential estate this could present a challenge.
Community housing schemes have just a few months left to ensure that their record-keeping systems and those of their managing agents are compliant with the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act.
The Covid-19 pandemic has fast-tracked more extensive use of proptech in the real estate sector. Going forward being tech-savvy will be a must for all estate agents.
Is major disruption on the cards for the local real estate sector? Cloud-based eXp Realty, one of the fastest growing real estate networks from the US, is expanding to South Africa.