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Latest news from the South African property professional.

Communal living on the increase in South Africa
In prime global capitals across the world, growing numbers of aspirant home buyers are finding…
17 April 2019

‘No FFC no commission’ to be resolved by Supreme Court
When the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) states an estate agent/agency has done all possible…
17 April 2019

EAAB’s exemptions for PDI’s takes flack
Twenty-five years since becoming a democracy, SA’s residential property industry is still largely untransformed. Fact.…
11 April 2019

Many, many wrongs and hardly a right in sight
There are many barriers to entry in the real estate industry – ongoing compliance issues…
11 April 2019

5 ways estate agents earn their money
Times are tough and with an ever-widening range of cheaper digital options continually becoming available…
11 April 2019

Regulating the behaviour of owners and occupiers in sectional titles schemes
The owners and occupiers in residential sectional title schemes live close to one another and…
11 April 2019

EAAB will assist previously disadvantaged agents with FFC’s
The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) says soon estate agents from previously disadvantaged groups (PDIs)…
4 April 2019

EAAB going digital with logbook system
Without much ado, the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) quietly launched an e-logbook system in…
28 March 2019

Bank denies creating a private sale platform – industry uneasy
Nedbank this week issued a statement assuring the property industry that the bank did not…
14 March 2019

PE principals show united front
Showing that a united front in support of ethical and professional conduct is possible in…
12 March 2019



