The Property BlogA blog site dedicated to all that is happening in the property industry in South Africa.Keep your home with these tips- August 30, 2008 Stop eating out, slash new clothes spending, reduce the work time of domestic staff, forget holidays and husbands, roll up your sleeves and get stuck into helping with domestic duties. These are some of the tips that Nic van den Berg, owner broker of REMAX Jowic in Centurion, suggests as key measures to prevent families being ...http://proplog.za.net/?p=114 Instalment sales could help buyers- August 30, 2008 The sale of property on instalment - or by terms deed of sale - is making a comeback as buyers experience increasing difficulty in qualifying for home loans, according to RealNet property group chief executive Tjaart van der Walt. He says this method of purchase, widely used in the 1970s, does offer solutions in tough times, ...http://proplog.za.net/?p=112 Whether to buys as CC or Individual- August 29, 2008 Buying a property as an individual is the simplest and cheapest method but a growing number are opting to purchase a property in other legal entities due to the greater protection offered. But tread carefully, advises Heather Briggs of Shepstone &038; Wylie Attorneys, and consider the pros and cons, particularly involving tax, of each entity before ...http://proplog.za.net/?p=110 Showhouse attendance rises- August 29, 2008 There are hopes that South Africa&8217;s depressed residential market is turning - and one of the signs is an increase in the number of visitors to showhouses. &8220;We conducted about 47 showhouses throughout the Atlantic Seaboard, CBD and City Bowl last weekend. We had an average attendance of four people per show house, but, to show ...http://proplog.za.net/?p=109 Cash in on property slump- August 16, 2008 Shaun Harris Durban - Financial crises, as we&8217;re seeing in many equity markets and particularly in residential property, often offers the potential to make money. Three South African-born brothers are taking a view through the property gloom and intend setting up a &8220;vulture fund&8221; for local investors to take advantage of the international property meltdown. The idea ...http://proplog.za.net/?p=107 |