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Comparing Monopoly's property values, now and then
Board games have long been a firm favourite of families when it comes to passing time during the holiday season... read


Architecture & Design
Here's how we can learn to fall in love with shocking buildings

Laura Alvarez

Shocking new buildings often threaten to invade our cities. Sometimes, they simply land like alien spaceships, giving us very little warning... read
Construction & Engineering
Inside Sun City's R800m makeover

Reitumetse Pitso

Sun International's resort town of Sun City in the North West province is in for a R800m makeover. The group aims to restore its status as a popular destination... read
Market & Investments
Agricultural property investment resilient against drought, economy

Richard Gray

South Africa is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades. With five out of nine provinces being declared disaster zones, concerns over food security and high food prices are... read
Advantages of investing in a leisure property
Internationally the trend towards owning a leisure property is on the increase, says Ling Dobson, Pam Golding Properties area principal for Knysna and Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route... read
Property Management
Penny Sparrow: the bird that pooped on Jawitz Properties

Tiffany Markman

In light of Penny's disgusting #monkeys diatribe, I'm thinking about poor Herschel Jawitz and a brand that has come into disrepute over the last few hours, through no fault of its own... read
Residential
Home ownership can become an overriding priority
The pressure that has been felt by South African consumers could have a beneficial effect by making the consumer less susceptible to frivolous unnecessary expenditure and possibly more focused on the purchase of appreciating assets, particularly homes... read
Your tax can affect buying or selling a house
Nobody likes handing over hard-earned money to the tax man, and looking over the number of taxes that apply to South African property transactions can be overwhelming... read
Demand for sectional properties remains high
Although there are a few economic hindrances which may prevent extensive growth in the local property market in 2016, such as interest rate hikes, inflation and the weakening rand, the demand for sectional title properties will continue over the next 12 months, especially in the higher-end of the market... read
Social Media
Hershel Jawitz on #PennySparrow debacle
[Newswatch] It hasn't been a good start to the year for Jawitz Properties, as their brand reputation was tarnished due to alleged former employee, Penny Sparrow's offensive statement on the KZN beaches on New Year's Day... read
Sustainable Development
Upgrade with 'green' renovations and save
According to Richard Gray, CEO of Harcourts Real Estate, many homeowners are choosing to renovate rather than relocate these days - and if you go 'green', your upgrade could even pay for itself over the next few years... read
Business
Branding lessons learned from religion (Part 1)

Jimmy Tembo

When we try to find the common denominator between a business and church, we easily appreciate the fact that the first intention is to attract people... read
Four top tips to avoid startup failure

Endri Hasanaj

Business startups are a spin of the wheel, a bigger gamble than betting on a racehorse that's primed for the glue factory... read
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