WESTERN CAPE COAST IS SEMIGRATION HOT SPOT   MOSSEL BAY IS IN THE TOP SPOTLightstone figures shows that last year 6406 households from other regions bought property in the Western…

                                                                               VALID versus COMPLIANT   A couple of months ago the PPRA (Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority) announced that, to renew FFC’s in 2025, a compliant BEE certificate would be…

Written by Jolinde Kruger, Qualified PP Mentor & Head of Private Sales & Developments at Cilliers Auctioneers DEPOSIT Deposit of 10% required based on the offer amount.We are dealing with…

South Africa could be on the verge of a cyclical economic recovery, investors say Reza Hendrickse, portfolio manager at PPS Investments, shares the following: Economic growth remains below potential, but…

CALCULATING THE COSTS INVOLVED IN SELLING A PROPERTY  ARTICLE: IOL PROPERTYThere are legal and administration costs involved when selling a property.Bond cancellation: This is a legal cost that is carried…

SEEFF CALLS FOR A RATE CUT AS PROPERTY SALES PLUMMET  According to Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group, property transaction volumes have plummeted by 25% to 17,350 monthly…

In residential and commercial sectors rental availability increased. The demand for rental properties is bigger and home ownership is declining because of the higher interest rate and inflation. This results…

“Surfing around the net and reading up on the talk in-and-around the “grapevine” it seems most consumers, investors and experts sees the forming of a GNU [Government of National Unity]…

CYBERCRIME IN REAL ESTATE  Real Estate can be seen as an easy target. In the process of buying and selling property, transactions include the transferring of large sums of money.According…

Regulation 15.4 of the Property Practitioners Act stated that property practitioners had to notify the PPRA in writing when ceasing operations, thus not renewing their FFC’s. (Fidelity Fund Certificate) To…