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| Make concrete floors shine |
| 2008/08/27 |
| Home décor and DIY expert Janice Anderssen explores the issue of some remarkable options for colouring and texturing concrete floors that will amaze you. |
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| New office park to be built in KZN |
| 2008/08/27 |
| Construction on a multi-million rand office park in Durban is due to start in November. |
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| Weigh up buying options |
| 2008/08/27 |
| 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. |
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| Pave patio perfectly |
| 2008/08/27 |
| Home décor and DIY expert Janice Anderssen shows how to keep your patio design simple and use pebbles that are fairly uniform in shape. |
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| Smart money turning to property |
| 2008/08/27 |
| The "smart money" is beginning to snap up the property bargains as the market continues to soften. |
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| Former CT embassy on sale at R9m |
| 2008/08/27 |
| A mansion, once home to the Austrian embassy, has come onto the market in Rondebosch's Silwood area. |
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| Remember to comment on green tool |
| 2008/08/27 |
| The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) would like to remind all those involved in the property, environmental or other related industries that the public feedback period for the Green Star SA - Office PILOT green building rating tool closes at 17:00 on Monday, 1 September. |
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| IEASA conference coming up |
| 2008/08/27 |
| The second annual conference of the Institute of Estate Agents of South Africa will take place from 31 August to 2 September at Emperor's Palace in Johannesburg. |
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| CT bungalow fit for redevelopment |
| 2008/08/27 |
| A bungalow in Cape Town's Clifton is for sale at R25m, but the real value of this bungalow lies in the potential to re-develop. |
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| Q and A on Sectional Title |
| 2008/08/26 |
| Recently Property24 ran a column by Jennifer Paddock of Paddocks called Advice for buying sectional title. A number of readers wrote in with questions. Here are the questions with Jennifer's answers. |
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| Rural living trend boosts markets |
| 2008/08/26 |
| Tired of living with crime, grime and traffic, South Africans are increasingly looking at the smaller, rural towns as a permanent residential option. |
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| Seven ways to improve a room |
| 2008/08/26 |
| Janice Anderssen explores the issue on how you can significantly improve the overall look of a room just by eliminating some common decorating mistakes - and you won't have to spend a fortune doing it. |
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| Designer walls have arrived! |
| 2008/08/26 |
| Home décor and DIY expert Janice Anderssen says pack away the paint brushes and stock up on wallpaper paste - designer walls are here. |
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| Know lease premiums' tax effects |
| 2008/08/26 |
| Parties often enter into leases of vacant commercial or industrial land, subject to payment of a "lease premium" by the lessee to the lessor. An expert explains the tax effects of lease premiums. |
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| Some Margate projects shelved |
| 2008/08/26 |
| Several residential developments planned for Margate have been shelved until economic conditions improve. |
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| Sticking to wallpaper |
| 2008/08/26 |
| Wallpaper is back in vogue and it is looking mighty fine! By Antonella Dèsi |
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| More than half of WC estate sold |
| 2008/08/26 |
| More than half of the units at a residential development near Somerset West in the Western Cape have been sold since its launch 18 months ago. |
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| CT stadium raises property values |
| 2008/08/26 |
| All the fears that Green Point residents expressed regarding the way in which the new stadium would lower property values in its area, proved to be unjustified. |
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| More property sales fail |
| 2008/08/25 |
| Failed property sales are growing as many buyers are unable to secure enough financing, bond originator ooba (formerly MortgageSA) said on Monday. - Sapa |
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| Black ownership rises sharply |
| 2008/08/25 |
| A whopping 47% of first time buyers and 36% of all owners of property registered at the Deeds Office in SA are black – an increase of 63,4% in the past 10 years. |
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| How to 'handle' an estate agent |
| 2008/08/25 |
| Paddy Hartdegen turns his somewhat ascerbic wit to much-maligned estate agents and tells buyers how to handle them. |
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| Create a limitless garden |
| 2008/08/25 |
| Gardening in a small space has its limits, but it need not be limiting – Antonella Dèsi takes a look at some of the challenges and considerations for a successful small garden design. |
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| Ladismith nature reserve for sale |
| 2008/08/25 |
| A nature reserve in Ladismith in the Western Cape has recently come on to the market for R7m. |
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| Bank wants to enlarge RDP houses |
| 2008/08/25 |
| A local bank will be pursuing the lower income property market on a larger scale through the financing of RDP houses in townships. By Maarten Mittner, Sake24 |
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| KZN has new farm trends |
| 2008/08/25 |
| Demand for sugar cane farms and smallholdings in KwaZulu-Natal has all but dried up as buyers' interests shift increasingly to timber and dairy at the moment. |
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| Single women: Buy with this in mind |
| 2008/08/25 |
| More and more single women are becoming homeowners but in many cases the properties they can afford are located in high-crime areas, so they need to pay special attention to safety and security measures. |
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| Smaller projects gain popularity |
| 2008/08/24 |
| The demand for small developments is on the increase as homeowners are looking for more exclusive, yet affordable accommodation in the suburbs. |
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| Brits draws investor interest |
| 2008/08/24 |
| Residential sales in Brits in the North West Province are holding up well in spite of the slowing property market and a series of land claims affecting the agricultural sector. |
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| Property firm records good growth |
| 2008/08/24 |
| A JSE Limited listed property loan stock company announced distribution growth of 18,3% for its B-linked units for its financial year ended 30 June 2008. |
