Here’s what property buyers need to know about the way forward after SA’s lockdown. Questions around the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the residential property sector have been rife – and with good reason as property is a sector that contributes significantly… Read More »Purchasing property post lockdown
The Department of Basic Education has health precautions planned to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus when schools reopen. The precautions are outlined in the department’s Covid-19 basic education sector plan which was presented to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on… Read More »Schools Reopening Plan
Excerpts from the latest FNB’s Residential Property Barometer for March 2020. Main Points The FNB House Price Index (HPI) showed that house price appreciation slowed to 2.8% y/y in March, the lowest print since May 2011 (i.e. in close to… Read More »FNB’s Residential Property Barometer
As we go into lockdown in South Africa (and Ireland where I am) I thought to post some thoughts. These are trying times for us all. Many of us will go through similar cycles of fear for our own well-being,… Read More »Dear South African friends
The City of Cape Town has decided to close down beaches as people continue to visit them despite calls for social distancing. Beaches will close starting tomorrow morning, Tuesday, March 24, to limit public contact as the country battles the… Read More »All Beaches Are Closed
At the end of 2018 I sold my house in Cape Town as I was moving to Ireland. Although I have been in Cape Town real estate for over 35 years, I was still shocked at what banks wanted to… Read More »Moving Your Money
With immediate effect, this Website will subscribe to the #PositiveFacebookPage criteria of no longer covering any negative reporting on issues. We have unprecedented challenges ahead of us. This is NOT ABOUT SUGAR COATING community news but about playing a positive role… Read More »#PositiveFacebookPage criteria for this Blog / Website