If you ask sellers about the biggest annoyances of selling a home, chances are, compliance certificates would feature high up on the list. These government-mandated documents (certifying electrical, water/plumbing, gas, beetle and electric fences) are often thought of as meaningless bureaucratic hurdles. Just another unnecessary property “tax” – pay a fee, get a certificate, right?…
Note from Susan: Further to the previous article, I am pleased to say the positive forecasts were correct! Most agencies have not been able to keep up with rental demand since January, pushing the rentals to pre-Covid amounts. The residential rental sector started to show real signs of renewal in the fourth quarter of 2021…
The South African Tenant Profile Network annual report published at the end of 2020 showed that vacancies in South Africa’s residential property market were more than double those recorded at the start of that year.The figure rose from 5% to 11% – but is slowly showing first signs of improvement.Particularly hard hit were the two…
The gift of giving – No better time than now to buy a home !!!Whether you are a first time buyer or wanting to upscale to another property now is the time to do so with a historically low-interest rate environment that has subsequently created the opportunity for many South Africans to enter the property market for…
Buying a home is a significant financial commitment. Sure Bond, a subsidiary of Ooba, takes you through some of the additional costs involved, so you can plan ahead.● Knowing the true cost of buying a home will enable you to budget appropriately.● Other than the cost of the home itself, the biggest costs associated with buying…
The March school holidays were around the corner but nobody could have envisioned the sudden staycation South African families are now finding themselves in the midst of.We’re all on a mission to flatten the CoronaVirus curve, through self-isolation and social distancing. So while the eight-hours of available child care many of us take for granted is no longer available,…
The arrival of the Corona virus COVID-19 to South Africa’s shores, as confirmed cases escalate, will only add to SA’s stalled economy, say experts. The economy shrank by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019 – as consumers remain under pressure. This with an interest rate cut in January, with the possibility of a further rate cut in…
A bold move by Cape Town to ‘break free’ from Eskom will have a great impact on its property values Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to ‘fix the fundamentals’ at last week’s SONA address, the breakaway from Eskom through alternate energy sources and the speeding up of licences to generate more than 1MW of power,…
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