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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Understanding 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 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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Five things I learned from having a newborn baby and moving across the country
24 May 2021 | Marcel du Toit
It’s been an interesting couple of months in the du Toit household. At the end of last year our family decided to make the move from Johannesburg – a city that we spent the last 12 years living and building a life in – to Cape Town – a city that only I grew up […]
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Selling your home? You’re responsible for the certificates of compliance.
18 May 2021 | Insights Team
As a homeowner, you should always have up-to-date certificates of compliance (COCs) for your electrical, gas and electric fence installations. Your bonding bank would have obtained these from the seller when you bought your property, and your insurer will most likely ask for them if you ever claim for things like loss or damage due […]
Read moreLeadhome’s ProTech and ProTouch approach innovates the real estate market
29 April 2021 | Insights Team
There is a property revolution underway and it is called Leadhome Properties. Throughout 2020 and 2021, we at Leadhome Properties have set ourselves apart by establishing a reputation as a leading ProTech and ProTouch company in South Africa. Because of this, Leadhome Properties, SA’s No. 1 fixed-fee real estate agency, has been able to grow […]
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What are Property Advisors and how do they help you?
30 March 2021 | Insights Team
When selling or buying a property, the last thing you need is to hit a snag in the process. This is where a property advisor (PA) comes to the rescue. Leadhome’s team of experienced property advisors work hand in hand with your agent to attend to the many tasks required during the sale process. Leadhome’s […]
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Proper(ty) Marketing
16 September 2019 | Insights Team
Gone are the days of searching for properties in print – these days about 90% of home searches begin on a smartphone, a desktop computer or tablet – so your property has to be advertised online if you want it to get discovered and ultimately sold.
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