Can we afford not to consider cleaner, greener solar energy for the home?
17 August 2021 | Insights Team
With the coldest winter in a decade practically behind us and spring almost here, many of us are looking forward to packing away those electric blankets and heaters and turning our attention towards the sunny summer season ahead. However, with Eskom’s annual winter price hike still fresh in our minds and perpetual on-again-off-again load-shedding part […]
Read moreWomen power and the property industry, National Women’s Day 2021
10 August 2021 | Insights Team
In South Africa, 9 August 2021 is celebrated annually as National Women’s Day. On this day attention is drawn to many of the important issues facing women in our country and throughout the world, such as domestic violence, discrimination, harassment in the workplace, equal pay, education and more. In South Africa, on National Women’s Day, […]
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How to maximise your rental return
29 June 2021 | Insights Team
We all know that renting out your freestanding property is an excellent way to make an alternate income in a day and an age where one on its own simply isn’t enough. But in order to maximise rental return, there are a few things you need to do to ensure that your property is ship-shape […]
Read moreHistoric lows + younger buyers = perfect conditions for residential property sellers
22 June 2021 | Marcel du Toit
The biggest driver of South Africa’s healthy residential property market is undoubtedly the current low-low interest rate. Quite simply, it brings the cost of financing a home within reach for many first-timers and young people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford a bond. But in fact, there are two historic lows in play right […]
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Pretoria’s award-winning Team Maartens joins Leadhome Properties
6 May 2021 | Insights Team
As “forever” residents of Pretoria East, the Maartens couple bring the rare sort of protouch professionalism to Leadhome’s dynamic real-estate scene that could only come through the passage of time and service driven goals. Despite only being fully practicing real estate agents for over a collective decade, Jaco and Margerie Maartens have been living within […]
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