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20 Nov

A Busy Summer Season Ahead

30 Oct

Proud Sponsors of Llandudno Lifesaving Club

2 Oct

Springtime Brings a Fresh Breeze of Excitement to Cape Town Real Es...

25 Aug

Exciting Times! A Winter Full of Success. An exciting Spring and S...

4 Aug

New releases, recently sold and more!

15 May

New releases, recently sold and more!

2 May

New releases, recently sold and more!

8 Apr

New releases, recently sold and more!

20 Mar

New releases, recently sold and more!

27 Feb

Recently sold and more!

13 Feb

New releases, recently sold and more!

23 Dec

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM THE CAPE WATERFRONT ESTATES TEAM

9 Dec

New releases, recently sold and more!

18 Nov

New releases, recently sold and more!

24 Oct

New releases, recently sold and more!

26 Sep

HAPPY HERITAGE DAY!

6 Jun

Bumper Selling Season!

28 Mar

Semigration fuelling Cape Town property market

28 Feb

Unprecedented Summer Sales!

7 Feb

Positive movement seen in Cape Town property market!

10 Jan

You can get excited about the future!

13 Dec

Hout Bay market has rebounded almost double this year

29 Nov

Foreign Investment in South African Real Estate

2 Nov

Buyers Continue To Benefit From Low Interest Rates

18 Oct

Cape Town Ready for British Visitors

4 Oct

Subdivision Vs Sectional Title - The Property Owners Guide

27 Sep

Stepping into Spring!

20 Sep

6 Things To Consider When Buying A Second Property

6 Sep

Remote working visa?

6 Aug

Transfer Duty In South Africa 2021

26 Jul

Llandudno Rentals Review

Until now, landlords have had ample rights to act upon
the misconduct of tenants.

19 Jul

THE NEW RENTAL HOUSING ACT

FNB’s Residential Property Barometer for July 2021 indicates that demand in the property market is stabilizing following its strong rebound in the second half of 2020 and into 2021.

12 Jul

FNB’s Latest Residential Property Barometer

5 Jul

Pros and Cons of Fixing Your Interest Rate

28 Jun

Buy property early to reap all the benefits

21 Jun

Happy Father's Day

21 Jun

Keeping you up to date

14 Jun

'All-time high' for new lending mortgages in SA

7 Jun

Latest Semigration Trends Across Western Cape, Kzn, Gauteng

31 May

Local property market booming with Cape Waterfront Estates posting ...

24 May

Best buyer's market in decades!

17 May

Cape Town Embraces Exciting New trend

With 2021 now firmly underway we continue to see encouraging momentum despite predictions.

10 May

Encouraging Momentum

Important factors to consider when creating a dual living property

3 May

Considering a dual living property?

First quarter oobarometer statistics released by ooba, South Africa’s foremost home loan comparison service, show continued robust growth in the residential property sector

26 Apr

Low Interest Rates and Pandemic-Driven Lifestyle Trends Continue to...

A truly heartwarming story about our Rainbow Nation

19 Apr

Daring Dreams & Extraordinary Talent

What foreigners need to know about buying property in South Africa

12 Apr

Buying property in South Africa

LIGHTSTONE FORECASTS 3 HOUSE PRICE SCENARIOS FOR 2021

26 Mar

3 Forecast House Price Scenarios For 2021

As Safe as Houses? Property market resilience defies negative expectations

23 Mar

Property market resilience defies negative expectations

During the pandemic, we have been quietly getting on with the job of selling and renting your homes to both South African and International clients.

15 Mar

A Moment of Reflection

Lightstone’s scenarios suggest prices could rise by between 2.1% and 5.2% in 2021.

5 Mar

House Prices Defy Covid-19 Gloom

The Absa Homeowner Sentiment Index (HSI) indicates that confidence in the South African property market improved by 4%, to end Q4 2020 at 80%.

1 Mar

Improved Confidence in The South African Property Market

RENOVATIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO YOUR HOME
What is required after your building plans were approved?

1 Mar

What is required after your building plans were approved?

It is often the case, and even more so with the recent travel restrictions, that sellers and purchasers find themselves overseas during the process that a property is sold.

1 Mar

Signing Property Sale Documents

1 Mar

Improved Confidence in The South African Property Market

Though many might not be aware of it, there are three different forms of homeownership in South Africa.

26 Feb

3 Different Forms of Homeownership

Despite all predictions we are delighted to say that we have had a very busy January so far negotiating sales and rentals in both Hout Bay, Llandudno, and Constantia with an upswing in enquiries for all areas including the Atlantic Seaboard both for purchasing property and long term rentals.

26 Feb

Property Update

During application stage and up to Transfer, the bank will only offer a Variable Rate.
Post Transfer and Registration the consumer can contact their nearest bank branch or contact centre and apply for a Fixed Rate.

26 Feb

Fixed or Variable Interest Rates?

Upon the disposal of immovable property, the seller becomes liable for the payment of Capital Gains Tax ("CGT") on any capital gain (profit)

26 Feb

A Closer Look At Capital Gains Tax In South Africa

Industry experts share their insights into trends shaping the property market outlook for the new year ahead.

26 Feb

Emerging Property Trends For 2021

With so many unexpected twists and turns in this turbulent year of a global Covid 19 pandemic, we would have possibly predicted the worst for our local property markets but the contrary is true.

26 Feb

CWE Annual 2020 Property Review

We are so happy to be looking back at every single proudly South African accomplishment earned in 2020 in our beautiful country!

26 Feb

South African Flag Flown High!

South African borders are open to all travellers and we will be welcoming so many clients from overseas who are interested in buying a home.

26 Feb

And The Good News!

The pandemic has not had as chilling an effect as initially expected: Prices growth has held up and volumes reached multi-year highs, particularly in middle-priced segments, in contrast to initial expectations.

26 Feb

Price Growth Resilient - Outlook Uncertain

Pent up demand for properties in South Africa has seen residential property sales skyrocket since the reopening of the property market at the start of June.

26 Feb

The Average House Price In South Africa Right Now

Earlier this year, as Covid-19 burrowed its way into SA, most property economists predicted that house prices would crash this year.

23 Feb

The Mystery of SA’s House Price Bounce

Contrary to popular belief, while price is a strong determining factor in whether you are able to afford a home, the property value has little impact on whether you’d be satisfied with your new home.

23 Feb

Buying Property That Fits Your Requirements

Even without a single source of guaranteed income, home ownership remains an option for the self-employed. Here are a few tips on how to buy a house as a freelancer.

7 Oct

How To Buy A House If You're A Freelancer