Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group: With limited, modest growth anticipated for the year ahead (2020),…
Collaborative consumption – an emerging property trend for 2020 and beyond
“The Real Estate industry is going through significant change for the first time in my 20-year history in this business.…
The Property Practitioner’s Bill
The Property Practitioners Bill has now been signed into law by the President but it is not yet known when…
2020 Vision – outlook and trends in the residential property market – Dr Andrew Golding
Following another year of tepid economic growth, and with the latest round of load shedding further dampening the economy and…
2020 Is the Perfect Vision
Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, looks ahead to what buyers, sellers and investors can expect from the property market…
Letting out your holiday home or flat? Don’t forget to update your insurance
The global short-term renting boom means that more people than ever are earning money by letting out spare accommodation. But…
Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?
New figures released by Lightstone’s property data analysts show that owners are waiting for close to 10 years before selling.…
A year-end confidence boost would have been just what the market needed
Dr Andrew Golding comments on the repo rate decision Against the backdrop of a persistently sluggish economy, subdued market confidence…
Making property ownership more accessible to more people
A number of property professionals have called for the lowering of costs associated with purchasing property in South Africa. Paul…
Is property Co-ownership the answer?
How do you get into the property-investment market when times are tough? A property syndicate might be the way to…
Can Landlords Pass Cost Increases onto Their Tenants?
What happens when the municipality revalues your property and the escalation means a dramatic increase in rates? Or when your…
Encouraging reduction in time to sell homes, reports Pam Golding Properties
Signs of an emerging turnaround in residential property activity are continuing, as the housing market in South Africa demonstrates ongoing…
Be A Five Star Tenant
Landlords and real estate agents don’t want to lose great tenants. But what is a good tenant? We asked property…
Repo rate comment – Time to buy is certainly now, says Dr Andrew Golding
Today’s repo rate reduction of 25bps (to 6.5%), coupled with early indicators of recovery in the South African residential property…
Rent to own your home is an option
Struggling to get approval for a home loan? Finding it difficult to save that deposit? A ‘rent to own’ or…
Arming estate agents with the right information to value a property correctly
[Durban, 11 July 2019] With the current trend in the residential property market favouring buyers over sellers, correct property valuation…
SA Green Star office properties deliver solid returns in tough rental market
The MSCI Green Annual property index is in its 3rd year and continues to provide an independent and consistent comparative…
Another hat-trick for Pam Golding Properties at the International Property Awards
For the 12th year in succession Pam Golding Properties has been recognised as South Africa’s ‘Best Estate Agency South Africa’…
Promising signs for an uptick in activity in SA’s housing market
As anticipated, the MPC kept the repo rate steady, taking a conservative approach against the backdrop of rising fuel prices,…
Own Your Own Business – Invest In A Franchise
Franchising has been called the greatest business model ever invented and has enabled many thousands of people around the world…
How to Recognise a Timeshare Fringe Operator
“Be wary if you receive an unsolicited phone call from resale company offering to terminate or sell your timeshare on…
Post-election rebound anticipated for SA’s residential property market
The generally market-friendly election outcome will in all likelihood create a degree of certainty and stability and go some way…
Setting a reserve price at a sale of execution
In December 2018 the High Court in the Western Cape delivered a judgment in respect of six applications against mortgagees…