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The New Majority: Why Single Women Are Redefining Home Ownership in South Africa
The New Majority: Why Single Women Are Redefining Home Ownership in South Africa
05 Aug 2026
Sales
What does luxury mean to you? For a growing number of South African women, the answer no...
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Sandton or Bryanston: Which One Are You?
Sandton or Bryanston: Which One Are You?
04 Aug 2026
Sales
Every property search starts the same way — a list of suburbs, a spreadsheet of prices, a...
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The property market is slowing down. What that means for your home.
The property market is slowing down. What that means for your home.
28 Jul 2026
General
The market is slowing. That is not the same as the market falling — and the sellers who...
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What "the interest rate held steady at 10.5%" means
What "the interest rate held steady at 10.5%" means
27 Jul 2026
Sales
The 10.5% figure is your prime lending rate — the rate South African banks charge their...
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How to Make an Offer That Actually Gets Accepted
How to Make an Offer That Actually Gets Accepted
21 Jul 2026
Sales
Every seller has watched two nearly identical offers cross their desk on the same...
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What is Your Home Actually Worth in 2026?
What is Your Home Actually Worth in 2026?
14 Jul 2026
Sales
Most homeowners think about their home's value once — the day they buy it. Then they...
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The Renovation That Always Pays Back. The One That Never Does.
The Renovation That Always Pays Back. The One That Never Does.
06 Jul 2026
Sales
Every year, thousands of South African homeowners spend money on renovations they believe...
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Why Winter is the Best Time to Buy a Home
Why Winter is the Best Time to Buy a Home
30 Jun 2026
Sales
Most South Africans believe spring is buying season. Most South Africans are wrong. Or...
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What Could I Buy for Under a Million?
What Could I Buy for Under a Million?
19 Jun 2026
Sales
Once a month, somewhere around six in the evening, several million South Africans...
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The Architecture of Entertaining
The Architecture of Entertaining
15 Jun 2026
Sales
Some homes look impressive. Others are designed to bring people together. The difference...
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The 30-Year Problem in Sectional Title Ownership
The 30-Year Problem in Sectional Title Ownership
09 Jun 2026
Sales
Most South African sectional title owners don't know this, and the day they find out is...
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Sectional Title as an Investment: The Opportunity, the Risks, and What the Numbers Are Telling Us
Sectional Title as an Investment: The Opportunity, the Risks, and What the Numbers Are Telling Us
05 Jun 2026
Sales
Sectional title is one of the most accessible entry points into South African property...
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Your Rights as a Sectional Title Owner — And Why Most People Don't Use Them
Your Rights as a Sectional Title Owner — And Why Most People Don't Use Them
05 Jun 2026
General
Ask a sectional title owner what rights they have in their scheme and the answer is...
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Pets in a Sectional Title Scheme: What the Law Actually Says
Pets in a Sectional Title Scheme: What the Law Actually Says
05 Jun 2026
General
Of all the disputes that arise in sectional title schemes, few generate as much heat as...
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When Selling Your Unit Is the Smartest Financial Move You Can Make
When Selling Your Unit Is the Smartest Financial Move You Can Make
05 Jun 2026
Sales
Nobody wants to sell under pressure. The instinct when financial stress sets in — when...
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Buying at a Sheriff's Auction: The Hidden Costs Most Bidders Never See Coming
Buying at a Sheriff's Auction: The Hidden Costs Most Bidders Never See Coming
05 Jun 2026
Sales
Sheriff's auctions attract attention for one reason: the headline price. A property that...
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You Don't Own As Much As You Think: The Sectional Title Constraint Every Owner Needs to Understand
You Don't Own As Much As You Think: The Sectional Title Constraint Every Owner Needs to Understand
04 Jun 2026
Sales
That carport you built. The balcony you enclosed. The wall you moved. They might not be...
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Sectional Title Insurance: What's Covered, What Isn't, and Why the Gap Could Cost You
Sectional Title Insurance: What's Covered, What Isn't, and Why the Gap Could Cost You
04 Jun 2026
Sales
Of all the misconceptions that follow people into sectional title ownership, insurance is...
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One in Three Isn't Paying: South Africa's Levy Crisis and What It Means for You
One in Three Isn't Paying: South Africa's Levy Crisis and What It Means for You
04 Jun 2026
Sales
When Stratafin began analysing sectional title schemes across South Africa in 2014, levy...
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Don't Over-Capitalise Your Sectional Title Unit
Don't Over-Capitalise Your Sectional Title Unit
04 Jun 2026
Sales
It's a familiar story. An owner buys a sectional title unit, decides to renovate, and...
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Sectional Title Secrets: What Every Buyer, Seller and Investor Must Know
Sectional Title Secrets: What Every Buyer, Seller and Investor Must Know
04 Jun 2026
Luxliv Podcast
Sectional title is one of the fastest-growing forms of property ownership in South...
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The vertical address
The vertical address
02 Jun 2026
Sales
There's a quiet shift happening in Sandton's upper market, and most buyers haven't caught...
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The Drive Home Test: The Most Honest Question You'll Ever Ask About a Property
The Drive Home Test: The Most Honest Question You'll Ever Ask About a Property
25 May 2026
Sales
There's a moment every serious buyer knows — and it has nothing to do with square...
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Why Honesty Pays — A Seller's Case for Full Disclosure
Why Honesty Pays — A Seller's Case for Full Disclosure
21 May 2026
Sales
You've made the decision to sell. You've thought about the price, the presentation, the...
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