@SouthAfrica: The Good Guys are winning
26 July 2021 | Marcel du Toit
“Beware the last kicks of a dying horse, for when the animal knows it is dying it gets a surge of adrenaline from the fear, and the last kicks will be the strongest and most dangerous.” – Daily Maverick, 18 October 2017 The past two weeks have been tough. We have been inundated with horrendous […]
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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Leadhome’s post pandemic focus on market trends
4 May 2021 | Insights Team
The current state of the housing market in SA remains a buyer’s dream. Here, we take a closer look at the effects of the Covid 19, where there are positive trends, where the economy has suffered, and the unique situations presented by such a novel event. What are the facts? One of the key trends […]
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Selling your home? We’ve got good news for you!
23 April 2021 | Marcel du Toit
Over the past couple of months, we’ve talked about how the residential property market is booming and about how the factors driving this trend will most likely be sustained throughout 2021. Probably the biggest driver of residential sales is the low interest rate, and there’s talk of the Reserve Bank knocking off another percentage point […]
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