A recent FNB Property Barometer Survey of Estate Agents from John Loos reports a sign of improved confidence in the African economy, with an estimated 20% of foreign investment into SA real estate coming from Africa

In terms of the Consumer Protection Act it is very important for a seller of a house to make sure he is covered effectively and for the agent to make sure that everything has been disclosed.  A good agent will communicate all the relevant information pertaining to a property to the prospective purchaser.

Could unlocking the wealth potential of all townships be as big a step forward as Margaret Thatcher’s handing over of council houses in Britain to their tenants for private ownership?

The reductions on transfer duty on properties which the Minister of Finance announced in his end of February budget are significant – but they will have relatively little effect unless they are accompanied by a less stringent approach to individual home loans on the part of the banks

A section of the rent-to-buy residential property market which has performed beyond even the most optimistic expectations is that serving the students in the Cape Peninsula and Stellenbosch

The fact that a respected estate agency with an established reputation has been placed under curatorship following allegations of misuse of trust funds should send out warning signals