Is 2020 still the best time to buy property?
The beginning of 2020 saw a real estate market that became more favourable for buyers with increasingly large numbers of home loans being granted by banks and interest rates being cut to lower than they had been in a long time. This is above and beyond the fact that the transfer duty threshold was lifted to R1 million, making the purchase of a property more affordable for everyone. Prior to the lockdown, […]
Post-lockdown property
At the end of the national lockdown, many South Africans will have gotten to know their properties better than the architects who designed them. For some, this time will lead to ways they plan to improve their homes, for others, it will leave them desperately wanting to never see the same four walls again. But […]
Finding the middle ground
The impact of the lockdown is affecting landlords and tenants alike. The threat of a diminished income and the subsequent inability to pay rent is an issue many may soon have to face. But it’s best to face it sooner, rather than later, in these uncertain times. Being trapped in one’s home for 3 weeks, […]