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How parking can be created in a sectional title development?
28 Jan 2023
Parking inside a sectional title development is often very problematic
Another Interest Rate Hike
07 Oct 2022
In its ongoing bid to curb inflation the reserve bank announced a further interest rate increase of 75 basis points
Foreigners foraged in SA properties in 2021
27 Aug 2022
Foreign property buyers, on a net basis, bought more than seven properties in Gauteng for every one bought in the Western Cape last year.
Young adults feel the property pinch more than other age groups
27 Aug 2022
Shrinking wallets, affecting most households, have hit young adults hardest in the last few years if statistics of people exiting the property market.
The fourth increase this year
28 Jul 2022
On Thursday the repo rate was increased by 0,75%, which will push the prime overdraft lending rate to 9%.
Digital Signatures. Part 2
24 Jun 2022
An update on whether we can rely on electronic signatures in the sale of immovable property.
Can one sign an offer to purchase electronically? Part 1
28 May 2022
The short answer is that an electronically signed agreement of sale is not valid and therefore not binding on the parties.
Homeowners Urged to Show Financial Discipline
23 May 2022
The latest increase in the bank repo rate of 50 basis points has been on the cards for a while, but still comes as a shock.
National trends versus the coastal "bubble"
22 Apr 2022
Property expert Erwin Rode gives his take
Interest rates could become a millstone
22 Mar 2022
The hike in interest rates did not come as welcome news for home bond holders and the prospects of further hikes in the Base Rate cannot be ignored.