How to keep your home warm and toasty this winter – using less electricity
7 June 2022 | Insights Team
With a chilly winter upon us, ongoing load shedding coupled with Eskom’s recent whopping 9.61% electricity tariff hike stretching already lean home budgets, South Africans are looking for ways to keep our homes and ourselves as warm and toasty as possible this winter, while using less electricity. Make the following smart moves ahead of the […]
Read moreHow to stage your home for a quick sale
31 May 2022 | Insights Team
Are you thinking of selling your home and are unsure how to prepare it for listing in the market to achieve both a fast sale and the best possible price? Two words: Home Staging. What is home staging? Home staging is the preparation of a residential property for sale in the real estate market. You […]
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Is residential property (still) a vehicle for building long-term wealth?
26 April 2022 | Insights Team
One of the largest transactions we may ever make during the course of our lives is the purchase of a home. Some of us may even be fortunate enough to experience this landmark event a handful of times. Whatever the case may be, there is usually one critical question that we all ask ourselves as […]
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Bongani Mafu, converting shipping containers into alternative live, work and play spaces in SA
30 November 2021 | Insights Team
Born and raised in Kagiso, Bongani Mafu’s move into the world of architecture and interior design has been rapid. After completing a diploma in architecture, Bongani accumulated early experience as a senior draftsman, working with multi-disciplinary companies. In 2005 he joined Soda Designs, an internationally award-winning design and turn-key project management studio specializing in bespoke […]
Read moreHow to dive into the right buyer pool and get sold faster than you can say Leadhome Properties!
2 November 2021 | Insights Team
Buyers’ market When valuing a property, there is a very fine line between achieving the best possible return for Leadhome sellers and attracting the right buyers. Leadhome Properties estate agents are very cognisant of this priority, are experienced in the market and are best equipped to advise sellers. We ascertain a market range by rigorously interrogating […]
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