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REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS POST-PANDEMIC: THE CHANGES THAT WILL REMAIN
While some might be hopeful that we will emerge from this crisis and everything will return to life exactly as it was before lockdown, the reality is more likely to be that a lot of how we have come t...
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HOW TO RE-INTRODUCE REAL ESTATE SERVICES SAFELY
Industries might be able to re-open at level 3, but that doesn’t mean that the threat of COVID-19 has disappeared. Businesses will still need to operate according to the various health and safet...
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FIRST QUARTER RESULTS FOR RE/MAX HOLDINGS INC.
RE/MAX Holdings Incorporated, parent company of RE/MAX, one of the world’s leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, recently announced operating results for the quarter ended March...
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KNOCK-ON EFFECT ON SALES AS A RESULT OF LOCKDOWN
After well over a month in lockdown, the economic impact of COVID-19 is no longer speculation at this point, but rather proven fact. Even the largest player in the real estate industry, RE/MAX of Sout...
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INTEREST RATES DROP TO A RECORD LOW AS LOCKDOWN CONTINUES
Following a record-breaking streak of interest rates cuts in January, March and April, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) again announced some further relief for South Africans today by lowering the...
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HOW TO HELP YOUR AGENT SELL YOUR HOME DURING LOCKDOWN
Under certain lockdown restrictions, real estate services are not allowed to operate, which means that sellers will need to help their real estate agents if they want to sell while the restrictions ar...
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5 WAYS TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY TO BUY A HOUSE
We’ve all thought about buying our first house. From, the location to your ideal bedroom-to-bathroom ratio. However, apart from finding the perfect home and dealing with the often complex proces...
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HELP: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T PAY YOUR HOME LOAN
The impact of COVID-19 has left many desperate for help and unable to pay their home loans. While for some, it may simply be a matter of readjusting certain behaviours to rectify their financial situa...
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HOW MILLENIALS CAN SAVE TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOME
Millennials (those in their 30s and under) have been biding their time, slowly progressing in their career, paying off student debt and building up savings (hopefully) as they wait for an opportunity...
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THE DOS AND DON’T’S OF HOME EQUITY
For those who have equity available in the bond accounts, it can be tempting to withdraw some of the money and use it for more immediate needs or wants. While some reasons for using the equity make go...
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