From sunny Cape Town to the cooler city of Bloemfontein, summer in South Africa has become the most beautiful and yet most frustrating months of the year. Blistering heat resulting in exorbitant electricity bills spent in an attempt to combat the same often seems to be the only way to keep cool. If you are [...]
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Location, Location, Location
Why is location so important? I want to roll my eyes when I hear real estate agents harp on about “Location, location, location.” Even though I’ve said I’m interested in buying a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom property with a large yard and swimming pool in Wendywood, the agents still try to twist my arm in buying a [...]
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Bou Jou Eie Braaiplek
Braai is vir menige Suid Afrikaners soos hulle eie nationale sport. Op een of ander stadium sal jy as huis eienaar begin dink aan ‘n gesellige kuier hoekie met ‘n braaiplek van jou eie. Die projek sal veral aanklank vind onder die nutsmanne. Jou eie braaiplek is ‘n projek wat ‘enige ywerig braaier sal geniet, [...]
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Huis-Versekering: Direk of deur ‘n Makelaar?
Wanneer dit by huis-versekering kom, kan veelvoudige opsies ‘n bietjie intimiderend wees. Die eerste vraag wat onmiddelik opduik is hoeveel die versekering premie jou maandeliks gaan terugsit. Tweedens is die grootste oorweging of jy jou huis direk gaan verseker, of deur ‘n makelaar. Beide die opsies het natuurlik hulle eie voordele en nadele. Daar is [...]
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Wat is Orania?
In die beeldskone Bo-Karoo, 164 kilometer vanaf Kimberley, lê ‘n Afrikaanse gemeenskap knus langs die oewer van die Oranjerivier. Die gemeenskap is Orania. Die dorpie lyk soos enige ander Suid Afrikaanse plattelandse dorpie, in die tyd van die oud Suid Afrika. Dit is ‘n selfstandige gemeenskap wat streef na die behoud van goeie eg Afrikaanse [...]
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Kom woon in Montana, Pretoria
Opsoek na ‘n huis in die noordelike voorstede van Pretoria? Moet nie verder soek as Montana nie. Montanais ‘n rustige maar lewendige voorstedelike deel net noord-oos vanPretoria. Dit is die ideale plek vir mense wat hou van ‘n rustiger leefstyl sonder om afgesny te voel van die res van die wereld. Montana is slegs 15 [...]
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What does a property development course entail?
So the thought of flying into town with your very own helicopter and living it up in the penthouse apartment of one of the high rise buildings you own appeals to you? You enjoy the idea of the ladies fawning over you despite your comb-over? If you see yourself as the next Donald Trump, then [...]
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Buying a house on auction: bargain or bust?
In South Africa, property sales are usually conducted using real estate agents. Some property sellers will sell privately to save the cost of the estate agent’s commission. Property auctions take place if the house in question is subject to a sale in execution as a result of the previous owner not being able to pay [...]
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What is guerrilla gardening?
You may have seen flowers or lettuce or other seemingly bizarrely placed plants sprouting from a pavement that’s littered with papers or plastic, or a window box of daffodils in an otherwise derelict building. You may have spotted these oddly oxymoronic plants in the concrete jungle and thought, “Oh, that’s pretty,” and moved right along. [...]
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How to keep your home safe during the holidays
Everyone has families to support during the holidays, so it happens to be the one time of year (around the Christmas holidays) that opportunistic criminals take advantage of every unsecured home/house they can. There are some pretty clued up house-breaking experts out there who dodge even the best armed response team, so if you simply [...]
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