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Adapting your home to the "new normal' lifestyle

For the past year, our homes have also been our offices, our gyms, our classrooms and our bakeries and coffee shops - and for many people, that is not going to

Pandemic has created the perfect time to invest

Buy-to-let purchasing has fallen off in the past year in response to the Covid19-induced problems with defaulting tenants, rising vacancies and very low rental

Make sure you always have a written lease

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown in SA, many tenants are facing financial hardship and having to move quickly because they can not afford the rent

Don't fix your rate - reduce your bond balance

The dramatic 2,5% reduction in interest rates since January this year has sent many borrowers running to their banks

We are doing real estate the realSAFE way

Since 1 June, when SA moved to Level 3 of the national response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, we have been able to re-open our offices

Should you use your home loan to consolidate debt?

When interest rates fall as much as they have this year, home-owners often start to think about using the equity in their properties to consolidate debt

Good news for property as rates cut another 0,5%

The SA Reserve Bank has today cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 3,75%

What the revised moving directions mean to you

Here are the revised movement directions added to the national Disaster Management Regulations on 14 May 2020

Check the HOA's finances before you buy into an estate

If you buy a freehold home in an estate or any other gated development, the future value of your property will depend on how it's managed

Smoothing the way to a downsize

If you're a home-owner planning a move to a smaller property that costs less to run and requires less maintenance, now is the ideal time

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