The Western Cape remains positioned as the most popular repeat buyer destination, according to FNB’s latest 2017 Inter-provincial Repeat Buyer Migration study. The popularity appears…

For tenants, a 2-month rental deposit may seem steep, but for many landlords it just makes business sense. Picture this: You’ve found new tenants for your rental home.…

Banks, since the implementation of the National Credit Act in 2007, have used an electronic scoring system to assess those applying for finance. It relies…

The positive change in South Africa’s political landscape is paving the way for an upswing in the local property market. “Because our new President, Cyril Ramaphosa, understands…

When buying a property, you may only be concerned about your immediate property needs, but experts say you should also "buy with the future in…

The rental property sector is hard-hit by at the moment by fraudsters determined to gain access to rental accommodation under false pretences. "When the economy…

 The Budget Speech is likely to prove positive for the property market in the medium to long-term, says Gerhard Kotzé, MD of the RealNet estate…

Property management is divided into two main components: tenant placement and rental management. Mastering these activities will dramatically improve your property investment success. Property management…

Property buyers who invest before the revised tax figures kick in on 1 April 2018, will pay 14% VAT With an economy set to experience…

Cape Town’s most expensive regions’ house price growth continues to slow noticeably, according to FNB’s Fourth Quarter 2017 City of Cape Town Sub-Regional House Price…

Machine learning offers enormous opportunities to all areas of the real estate market. Much discussed as a revolutionary technology of the future, artificial intelligence (AI)…

More South Africans are realising that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to homeownership, and are choosing to downsize. Most of us will downsize…

92% of people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions. Avoid becoming one of them by sticking to your plan to make homeownership in 2018 a…

The finance minister delivered a “tough but hopeful” budget yesterday. Some of SA’s top property experts weigh in with their opinions on how it will…