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Latest news from the South African property professional.
Law firms that employ estate agents: danger of riding two horses
May a law firm employ someone to act as an estate agent, under the guise…
4 March 2021
Keep up Covid-19 protocols in Level 1
Selling a home during a pandemic is a delicate balancing act. It’s important to avoid…
4 March 2021
The 2021 Budget and real estate
What is important for the real estate sector about the 2021 Budget is whether the…
25 February 2021
Avoid large insurance claims in housing schemes
There is much that sectional title (ST) trustees and homeowners’ association directors can do to…
25 February 2021
Tread carefully with shared ownership
There are many reasons why people decide to buy property together with someone else: because…
18 February 2021
Real estate can help rebuild SA’s economy
Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s optimistic analogies of fynbos re-emerging after fire, 2021’s State of the…
18 February 2021
Expropriation process needs an ombudsman
Communities must have a say about which land needs to be expropriated and must be…
18 February 2021
Growing unease over Property24’s tenant recruitment service
Property24’s rental assistance service has unsettled some its real estate sector customers as it appears…
11 February 2021
Expropriation: a step-by-step overview
Land reform discussions in South Africa are in 99% of instances either controversial, political or…
11 February 2021
EAAB doublespeak
The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) plans to oppose Rebosa’s court order application but will…
4 February 2021
