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FUN IDEAS FOR AT-HOME DATE NIGHT ON A BUDGET

While sticking to your household routines may be convenient and simple, it might be slowly killing the spark between you and your partner. But, with the cost of living being as high as it is, it can be difficult to find new experiences to share that will fit your budget. Luckily, just because your budget doesn’t allow for leaving the house, it doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t s

FOREIGN INVESTORS GUIDE TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN PROPERTY MARKET

Real estate investment for foreigners is relatively uncomplicated in South Africa. Provided you are in the country legally, there are no restrictions for buying and selling property as a non-resident. If non-residents are planning on staying in the country for longer periods of time, they will need to apply for a residence permit and comply with the requirements as set out in the SA Immigration Ac

WHAT IS A USUFRUCT AND HOW CAN IT HELP?

The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner’s property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that person’s life. The person who holds the usufruct, also known as the usufructuary, has the right to make use of the property and enjoy its profits and benefits provided the property is not damaged or alt

ADVICE FOR SHARING A MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOME

Multi-generational house-sharing is the norm within most South African households. It is said that approximately one in two 18-34-year-olds live at home with parents. Most seniors also do not have enough saved in their pension to afford living on their own. As cost-effective as it may be, sharing a space with various generations can disrupt the feng shui in your home. But, house-sharing isn&rsq

CONSIDER YOUR NEIGHBOURS WHEN RENOVATING YOUR HOME

We all want to live in peace, which is why it’s in your best interests as a homeowner to acknowledge your neighbours and contribute towards a happy and peaceful suburb that encourages current and potential homeowners to set roots in the area. While purchasing a property gives you the rights to do what you like to the place (within the limits of HOA or Body Corporate and municipal regulati

WHAT YOU HEARD ABOUT JOINING RE/MAX MIGHT NOT BE TRUE…

These are some of the comments we’ve heard over the last 20 years, and they’re simply not true. Let's set the record straight and give you the lowdown: 1. “You can only join them as an independent contractor.” It is true that RE/MAX was founded on the 100% commission model, where the agent gets to earn the full commission on a transaction and then pays back a servic

ARE ESTATE AGENTS STILL RELEVANT

With more and more online real estate agencies popping up both locally and internationally, the question on everybody’s lips is whether the real estate profession will go the way of the milkman. However, unlike milk, property is not something you can simply throw down the drain if your purchase happens to turn sour. To decide whether traditional real estate agents are still relevant, you

RE/MAX THE FORERUNNER FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN REAL ESTATE

Given that so many real estate professionals are female these days, it can be easy to forget that, much like most other industries of the day, the real estate industry was once a ‘boys only’ club. In fact, RE/MAX was considered incredibly progressive back when Dave Liniger first started the brand in Denver, Colorado in 1973, with three of his four first-ever recruits being female. T

ADVICE FROM OUR TOP AGENTS

This Women’s Month, in the hopes of encouraging and inspiring other young women in their journey towards success, the top female earners within the RE/MAX of Southern Africa network offer their unfiltered advice on what it takes to be successful both in life and within the real estate industry.  As the only recipient of the Luminary of Distinction – awarded to those who have be

HOW TO DEAL WITH THE DERELICT HOUSE NEXT DOOR

Much like how that one scuffed dining room chair will lower the value of the whole set, one unkept property will drag down the prices of all the surrounding homes. Sadly, living next to a derelict home can happen to anyone at any point in time. All it takes is for your current neighbours to fall into some financial crisis that causes their home to go to wreck and ruin, or to have a real-world vers

WHAT THE RE/MAX BRAND STANDS FOR

Curious to know how the RE/MAX brand was able to develop into the world’s largest real estate franchise? Apart from our unique entrepreneurial business model that allows real estate professionals to join as independent contractors and our 100% commission offering, RE/MAX has developed our own corporate formula to portray what our brand stands for and to signify the sorts of people we would l

ARE REAL ESTATE AGENT COMMISSIONS TOO HIGH?

When choosing a doctor to perform open-heart surgery on you, how do you go about choosing the doctor? What if the cheapest option explained that their reason for being affordable is that you will need to do most of the procedure yourself – much like some low-cost real estate operators do. They will provide you with all the tools and equipment you need, as well as a video tutorial, but will n

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