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Latest news from the South African property professional.

New SAIBPP president has a passion for transformation
Tholo Makhaola is the new president of the influential advocacy body, the South African Institute…
3 October 2019

Can’t retire? What you should know about a career in real estate
With the ever-rising cost of living, it is becoming increasingly difficult to retire comfortably at…
3 October 2019

Minimum wage is no ‘storm in a teacup’
The new National Minimum Wage Act has ramifications for interns, estate agents and agencies in…
26 September 2019

It pays to be honest about your home’s flaws
There’s no such thing as a perfect property and buyers know that as well as…
26 September 2019

HOA may partner with agency rules Supreme Court
The latest Supreme Court ruling makes allowance for community schemes to enter into partnership with…
19 September 2019

Minimum wage or maximum earnings?
The real estate industry is facing a perfect storm with the imminent convergence of both…
12 September 2019

Real estate vulnerable to cybercrime
According to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre, Annual Crime Statistics report for 2018,…
12 September 2019

It’s time to step up
It is time for the previously disadvantaged majority, especially women, to step up within the…
12 September 2019

Growing trend: change office blocks into apartments
Right in line with global trends in Johannesburg CBD many empty office buildings have been…
12 September 2019

‘This is disdain and it spells double standards’
In a surprising about-turn the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) issued a statement this week…
5 September 2019



