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…

    REBOSA (Real Estate Business Owners of South Africa) has presented its case against the PPRA’s (Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority) announcement that a “compliant” BEE certificate is needed when agencies…

Sakeliga takes the PPRA to court over BEE According to Sakeliga CEO Piet Le Roux, it is taking legal action against the PPRA (Property Practioners Regulatory Authority). Real Estate businesses…

UNCERTAINTY TOWARDS THE PROPERTY MARKET: The current climate in the property market is, well, uncertain for most at best. The current property market, taking recent elections and the unchanged interest…

What should you as a Consumer and/or Prospective Purchaser know about the new Property Practitioner Act 22 of 2019? The Act came into effect 1 February 2022 and made more…