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In celebration of Women’s Month, we step inside the world of real estate to highlight and honour the diverse and powerful impact of women across the industry. From industry experts, their stories and leadership are transforming the spaces where we live, work, and thrive.

In celebration of Women’s Month, we step inside the world of real estate to highlight and honour the diverse and powerful impact of women across the industry. From industry experts, their stories and leadership are transforming the spaces where we live, work, and thrive.

Buyers increasingly assess the full monthly carrying cost of a property, including bond repayments, levies, municipal rates and utilities. Homes that align comfortably with a household’s financial reality tend to attract the strongest demand. For estate agents, this means marketing properties based on the practical value they offer.

In 2026, many younger South Africans are approaching property as an independent financial decision: a way to create stability, control housing costs and begin building an asset earlier. For agents, that changes both the product being marketed and the conversation required to convert interest into a successful purchase.

Lock-up-and-go living is not a passing trend. It reflects a genuine shift in what South African buyers, across very different life stages, are prioritising: security, lower maintenance, and more time for the life they actually want to live

Are buyers still choosing traditional stand-alone homes, or is lock-up-and-go convenience taking over? Do on-site gyms, safety, and shared costs matter more than private yards?

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Whether you're buying, selling, or renting, a good agent or finance expert can help you plan around the current rate rather than waiting on the next one – and put you a step ahead when the cuts do come.

The body corporate plays a pivotal role in maintaining the complex, enforcing rules, and managing the communal finances. Neglecting to assess the body corporate’s overall management, financial health, and effectiveness can lead to unforeseen challenges down the line.

The electrical Certificate of Compliance, or CoC, is not a suggestion. It is a legal requirement. In South Africa, a property transfer cannot be registered at the Deeds Office without a valid CoC issued by a registered electrician with a Wireman's License and registration with the Electrical Contracting Board of South Africa.

A pre-qualification letter gives agents the confidence that the buyer's income, credit record, and debt-to-income ratio have been assessed and that they fall within the qualifying range for the purchase price they are targeting.

The SARB's Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the repo rate at 7%. The committee agreed that the outlook is uncertain, and with the rate increase at their previous meeting, the policy stance is appropriate for now, with rates somewhat restrictive.

The KwaZulu-Natal coastal residential belt has become a rental investor’s dream, driven by high demand, stable growth, strong yields, and affordable house prices.

The agencies that embrace artificial intelligence responsibly will become more efficient and more competitive, but technology will never replace the human expertise that sits at the heart of successful property transactions

Every seller signing a sole mandate deserves a straight answer before they commit their property to a single agent for a fixed period.

While there are many benefits of involving a trained and qualified real estate practitioner in the home buying, selling, or renting journey, it is important to understand what falls under an agent’s scope of work to avoid running into surprises.

Experienced agents spend years building these relationships and marketing themselves, making it easier to match the right buyers with the right property.

When REAL Realty officially launched on 4 March 2026, it was more than the introduction of another real estate company. It marked the beginning of an independent property brand built around one simple belief: people make brands. Brands do not make people.

Buying or selling property is a major financial move - and legal compliance is key to protecting your interests and peace of mind.

Every Offer to Purchase is a legal document that will govern one of the most significant financial transactions of a person's life. Most OTPs follow a standard template, and most of the time that template is adequate. But in complex transactions, the template alone is not enough.