Paul Stevens, CEO ofJust Property, has some advice for young, aspiring property moguls says, in South Africa, with its combination of economic challenges, urban hubs, and a young, dynamic population, sharing accommodation when you’ve got your foot on the first rung of the corporate ladder is...
In the City ofCape Townfor example, the basic residential zoning now allows you to work from home, or to run a small place of worship, crèche and an Airbnb, bed, and breakfast, or guest house, subject to certain provisions. The main purpose of the property, however, must be a resid...
It states that people at the property database portal Lightstone set a list of the 10 biggest house deals in 2011, including sales in Cape Town, Sandton, and Ballito.EBSCO_bspFinweek
In 1860, under the rule of Isabella II and the mayor of Santa Pola, Antonio Murtula, the local castle fortress became municipal property. It has gone through the appropriate reforms to ensure that the building lost its military character and remained a historic building for civilian use. At d...
The spending power of South Africa's new middle class has wielded most clout in the property sector, helping to push house prices up 121% in the last five years. Although the market is slowing now, analysts still predict double digit growth this year as new middle class consumers continue ...
the local castle fortress became municipal property. It has gone through the appropriate reforms to ensure that the building lost its military character and remained a historic building for civilian use. At different times, the castle housed the town hall, chapel, customs, public schools, civil gu...
The lower the grade, the tighter the regulations, with the majority of heritage properties on the market inSouth Africafalling into Grades II and III. Just because a property is regulated, however, doesn’t mean its owners will need to bend over backwards to give their home a fresh coat of...
called ‘OPM', or ‘other people’s money’, and there is no need to think that you must amass a small fortune before you can start investing in property,” says Meyer de Waal, a property attorney inCape Town, creator and architect of theRent2buy conceptand member ofAttorney R...
If you’re going away at the end of the year, chances are that you will dream about what it would be like to live in your favourite holiday town full-time – or at least think about the possibility of buying a property there that you could let out most of the time and also use as...
“It can take months to find the right property and then navigate the convoluted purchasing process and finally being able to move into their new home is often a relief but, unless new homeowners are well-prepared, the first year of homeownership can be challenging,” says Cl...