Change is often difficult to deal with, but change in our industry has become a daily challenge that we have all had to learn to cope with. Real estate in SA is not for sissies and we at Privateproperty.co.za applaud you all for hanging tough through these difficult times. We too have had to change [...]

Privateproperty.co.za has a new home – a brand-new website that we built to better showcase you and your listings, to make it even easier to sell and lease your stock. Like any move, there are still stacks of boxes to unpack and a few unfinished areas but we’re working hard to get settled in. In [...]

First off, we don’t like fraud, we don’t like it at all! We invest much in the form of systems and human resources to ensure that we minimise deviant behaviour on our website. To provide some context to this topic, I would like to reference some statistics from December 2012 through to February 2013. During [...]

As a letting agent, does the thought of preparing and advising clients on advanced landlord / tenant issues leave you feeling unsure and overwhelmed? Or are you a well-versed estate agent looking to update yourself on recent legal developments? The Professional Development Project of the Faculty of Law, UCT, is presenting one-day seminars on residential [...]

The real estate sector has taken a giant leap forward in its endeavour to professionalise the industry. The Institute of Estate Agents of SA (IEASA) and the Real Estate Business Owners of SA (REBOSA) made history earlier this month when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This important document heralds a new beginning for [...]

Privateproperty.co.za is proud to announce that we have developed a fresh, easy-to-use listing management system that feeds to www.privateproperty.co.za, as well as to a linked template website of your own. The emphasis of the system is on simplicity. We know that there are very intricate options out there in the market when it comes to [...]

I love this time of the year! This is the time that we all take to THINK long and hard about our personal and business goals for the year ahead. This is the time when we PLAN our strategy and the time when we are most energised with new hope and some new year’s resolutions! [...]

Engineering student, marketing major, fashion designer, software entrepreneur and now Privateproperty.co.za COO … Simon Bray’s background is anything but conventional. But this eclectic skills mix is well suited to the Privateproperty.co.za business: “We exist to shape the current and future state of the real estate industry. We believe we can make a positive and lasting [...]

So the general predictions from the economists and analysts predict that 2013 will continue to be gloomy, with house prices not even growing as fast as inflation. But what you need to remember is that predictions are a generalisation. We can’t expect a property boom when the economy is only expected to grow by 3% [...]

Business rescue is a process providing for the rescue and recovery of financially distressed companies in a manner that balances the rights and interest of all relevant stakeholders.  SARS has participated as a creditor in business rescue proceedings and has exercised the rights afforded to it by the Companies Act, 2008 (“the Act”) in respect [...]