Single women are now SA’s biggest group of property buyers

While the property market impatiently wait for the elections to be over with the hope that there will be a return of more activity, research group Lightstone Property reveals their latest data shows single women are now dominating the residential property market in South Africa in terms of volume.

Speakers Corner

In response to ‘Security: landlord or tenant’s responsibility?’ Christine Ireland asked: “If a tenant decides to terminate a lease early because of a break-in, is it fair to impose the early termination penalty? Rental expert Shaun du Bois of Just Property gives advice.

Advice on 5 biggest headaches for rental agents

Renting property used to be an easy exercise for the landlord and letting agent but things have changed because much of the controlling legislation is aimed at overprotection of tenants, and especially non-compliant agents.

There’s no excuse for poor marketing

Gone are the days when property brokers were mostly stay at home moms knocking on doors to sell homes; but despite the industry now being far more sophisticated and bolstered by technology and full-time professionals, its image remains tainted and it has become cluttered with a barrage of tacky messaging.