Grant Smee
Advice & Insight, Featured, What is happening in the market?

From wedding bells to doorbells: are young South Africans choosing property first?
The growing momentum of a global homeownership trend dubbed ‘houses before spouses’ has seen more…
14 April 2025
Advice & Insight, Featured, Rentals, Western Cape, What is happening in the market?

Airbnb landlords beware – short-term rental comes under fire
Short-term rentals are coming under fire, especially in tourism hotspots like Cape Town with a…
31 March 2025
Featured, Industry Leader

Acquiring a global footprint
Only Realty’s Grant Smee talks acquisition strategy (12 real estate companies in three years), expanding…
15 April 2024
Advice & Insight, Featured, What is happening in the market?

Beyond politics: Understanding the resilience of South Africa’s property market
Are we putting too much stock in the effect of the upcoming election on the…
26 February 2024
Advice & Insight, What is happening in the market?

What’s in store for 2024?
While it’s impossible to gaze into a crystal ball and foretell the property industry’s future,…
11 December 2023
Advice & Insight, Become a better agent, Events, What is happening in the market?

REIS 2023: What is the future of real estate in SA?
At the recent REIS event, industry heavyweights; Samuel Seeff, Berry Everitt, Grant Smee, and Jan…
4 December 2023
Advice & Insight, What is happening in the market?

How SA compares to average ages of first-time buyers around the world
Is home ownership just a dream for Millennials around the world? It depends on where…
25 September 2023

Only Realty Property Group acquires Leadhome
This week Only Realty Property Group has announced its acquisition of a majority shareholding in…
5 May 2023

Beefing up your marketing strategy – Don’t forget about Gen Z
The next generation is starting to enter the property market, born in the mid 1990’s…
24 March 2023

Semigration: breathing life into coastal towns
Coastal towns are getting a new lease on life as people semigrate, primarily from Gauteng,…
2 February 2023



