tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32025754828385654442023-11-18T22:20:31.871+02:00Deirdre on PropertySome facts, information and viewpoints on property issues and life in general in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Hopefully a lot of help to Buyers, Sellers and Homeowners, as well as just some good old common sense.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278459044790676744noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202575482838565444.post-56301643561941607272010-01-28T12:39:00.001+02:002010-01-28T12:42:05.537+02:00RELATIONSHIP MARKETING
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278459044790676744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202575482838565444.post-64326495924388563952009-12-07T16:30:00.000+02:002009-12-07T16:30:55.072+02:00STUDENT ACCOMODATION A GOOD INVESTMENTWhile many are viewing the property investment market critically, due to obvious losses in many sectors, the shrewd investor knows that opportunities exist in every single market condition.
Similarly, stock market investors will shift their stock holdings from perhaps retail into gold or platinum as the market conditions change. To claim that there is no money to be made on the stock exchange Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278459044790676744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202575482838565444.post-45503335941339206842009-12-07T15:55:00.000+02:002009-12-07T15:55:52.895+02:00HELPING YOUR EMPLOYEES OWN A HOMEGovernment through its housing subsidy programme assists people with very low salaries to buy houses. Many people however are not sure how to access this assistance, so I thought that this original article by Denise Mhlanga would be helpful.
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I would like to help my employee who lives in a shack buy a simple house in Cape Town. Could you please tell me more about government's housing Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278459044790676744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202575482838565444.post-49013217299856058862009-12-07T15:46:00.000+02:002009-12-07T15:46:44.024+02:00CAPITAL GAINS TAX - NEW CONCESSIONS FROM 2009The Taxation Laws Amendment Act 2009 introduces two concessions relating to residential properties in South Africa. As we explain below, however, one of them has a sting in the tail. PRIMARY RESIDENCE EXCLUSION As is by now well known, the first R1.5m of the gain on disposal of the primary residence of a taxpayer is excluded from CGT. With effect from 1 March 2009 a further Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278459044790676744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202575482838565444.post-29381958657077237682009-11-23T20:44:00.000+02:002009-11-23T20:44:02.423+02:00HOUSE PRICES RISE 5TH MONTH IN A ROWThe October oobarometer price index recorded an increase in the year-on-year house prices of 9.9%.
"This is the fifth consecutive month that the oobarometer has shown a rise in house prices and it is the biggest increase within that period," according to the chief executive of ooba.
The average purchase price according to the oobarometer was R820,885 last month compared to R746,654 in OctoberAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278459044790676744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202575482838565444.post-18724797341207913622009-11-11T19:33:00.001+02:002009-11-11T19:34:52.124+02:00BE WARY OF TAX BREAK OFFERED ON PROPERTIES IN TRUSTS/CO'sThe new amendment to the taxation laws, with regard transferring residential properties in a company, close corporation or trust, into one’s personal name, has been widely publicised but owners be warned - do your homework before you leap to get a 22% tax saving on your property.
But just in case you're still in the dark... If you own your primary residence in the name of a company, close Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278459044790676744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202575482838565444.post-69198161634884370082009-11-09T20:11:00.000+02:002009-11-09T20:11:15.634+02:00FNB Tries to Renege on it's Word
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