Last week, a Nelson Mandela Bay estate agent found himself at the centre of a hostage situation, as reported in The Herald. Jan le Roux, CE of Rebosa, advises agents on how to stay safe while doing their jobs.
Many property management business owners’ current fee model is not too different from the one they first started out with. However, is that the same competitive pricing techniques that were so important when building an initial client base are now effectively strangling these business’ ability to achieve their full potential.
How do property professionals protect themselves and their livelihoods against restrictive and often one-sided Restraint of Trade agreements?
Co-buying often occurs between couples; it’s also become popular among friends, business partners and relatives. Rhys Dyer, CEO of Ooba Home Loans, looks into this trend and advises how it can best be done.
Despite a tough economy and constrained household budgets, more tenants are paying their rent for the third consecutive quarter, and the number of tenants in good standing has continued to improve. That said, while tenants are willing to navigate rental escalations for now, there is clearly a fine balance between residential rental vacancies and the ability of property investors to ask for higher rentals.
