Property professionals; time to shed the vulture culture
23 January 2024 | Insights Team
Property agents suffer a poor reputation, with the blanket perception being that they’re only interested in securing sole mandates, maximising commissions, playing the buyer and the seller against each other and engaging in a cutthroat bun fight to close the deal, likened to vultures, circling above, ready to swoop down on unsuspecting prey – the […]
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Is Proptech Catching Up?
15 November 2023 | Insights Team
Leadhome CEO Grant Smee weighs in on the state of property technology in South Africa As technology continues to disrupt traditional industries, from fintech revolutionising the financial sector to legal tech streamlining legal processes, one can’t help but wonder: Is property technology lagging? Leadhome, a leading online property sales company in South Africa, sheds light […]
Read moreUnderstanding interest rates; more than a thumb-suck
1 November 2023 | Insights Team
The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets bi-monthly to assess the nation’s economic conditions and adjust interest rates accordingly. While these decisions are scrutinised by economists and financial advisors for their impact on borrowing costs, including home loans, there are those who trade in property who often offer opinions about when and […]
Read moreWhen you strike a woman you strike a rock
7 March 2023 | Insights Team
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023 As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 on 8 March, it is important to acknowledge the significant strides made by women professionally, including in real estate. Women property practitioners in South Africa have been instrumental in facilitating the purchase of residential property by other women, enabling them to become homeowners. […]
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Love the office – effortless ways to improve your work-from-home experience
28 February 2023 | Insights Team
Are you working from home full-time or occasionally? Have you set up the perfect home workspace where you can focus on your deliverables comfortably and without interruption? Or, perhaps you have decided to study further, and need a quiet, dedicated area to study in? If you answered yes to any of these questions, here are […]
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In property, has the “location, location, location” mantra changed?
21 February 2023 | Insights Team
With the new prime lending rate now at 10.75% the optimists amongst us argue that the interest rate upcycle has more or less normalised to pre-Covid levels and aside from one or two very minor possible adjustments, the prime lending rate has stabilised. Be that as it may, as we regard the post-Covid property landscape, […]
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Valentine’s Day – a celebration of love with these affordable gift ideas
10 February 2023 | Insights Team
In South Africa, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 is Valentine’s Day, the day of love. While many believe that Valentine’s Day should be dedicated to love-struck lovers, Valentine’s Day is really a day to celebrate and share the love we have for all of our significant others, the amazing people who enrich our lives so greatly […]
Read moreProperty negotiations, how our agents negotiate the best offer for you in 2023
7 February 2023 | Insights Team
PART 2 [LISTEN TO PODCAST] Listen to PART 2 of this conversation, where we unpack the fundamentals of the negotiation process. In the event you missed PART 1 of this 2-part series: How to negotiate the best offer for your property – listen to it here. Leadhome Properties’ experienced property practitioners, Desiré Ludick, (Johannesburg West) […]
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Micro living – buying a small home & loving your new lifestyle
31 January 2023 | Insights Team
Downsizing your home doesn’t mean compromising your lifestyle.
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Selling your home? Avoid making these pricing mistakes
24 January 2023 | Insights Team
Selling your home can be challenging. It is an emotional process with complex logistics to coordinate, but at the end of the day, your objective is to achieve the best possible return on your investment. So correctly pricing your home and listing it in the right pricing bracket on the portals (like Property24) is key. […]
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