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BRICS membership a good step ahead for the SA economy and SA Property, says Rawson MD [3/28/2011 3:27:48 PM] |
| South Africa’s acceptance in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China, now called BRICS) group as a fellow member is already having a good effect on the country’s international image, says Tony Clark... read
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Rawson opens its NQF5 courses to all Estate Agency Principles [3/28/2011 3:26:50 PM] |
| Rawson Properties’ Training Academy, whose training systems, says their MD, Tony Clarke, have long been recognised as among the best in the South African residential property marketing sector, is now ... read
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Specialist additional security services, although expensive, now increasingly called for [3/28/2011 3:25:48 PM] |
| If there is one factor likely to increase the cost of homeownership in the urban areas of South Africa over the next five to ten years, says Rob Lawrence, National Manager of Rawson Finance, it will b... read
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Service is the name of the game in residential property selling [3/28/2011 3:25:00 PM] |
| Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, in an exceptionally candid and forthright interview with a property magazine, has summed up many of the difficulties and the challenges that face someone consider... read
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Tips from Rawsons MD on choosing an Estate Agent [3/28/2011 3:23:28 PM] |
| It has been said a thousand times, but it can never be said too often, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, that the average citizen has to be extremely careful when selling his major asset, his... read
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Banks have to compete for bond customers and trade themselves out of large numbers of PIPS, says Clarke [3/28/2011 3:21:22 PM] |
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Bank bashing, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, has become a favourite pastime among estate agents, all too frustrated by their inability to get mortgage loans for their clients. There is, ... read
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Estate agents often carry the can for the inefficiencies of others says, Clarke [3/28/2011 3:19:44 PM] |
| It is just possible, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, that the high number of depressive and breakdown cases among estate agents is due not so much to the tough economic conditions but to th... read
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Limited state relief for those struggling to pay their bonds would be very welcome in SA now - Rawson MD [2/20/2011 2:16:31 PM] |
| If, as is commonly stated, home ownership is the cornerstone of a stable society and a prime motivator toward working and wealth generation, then it behoves governments to encourage it – and, when eco... read
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Rawson director queries whether estate agency trust accounts are needed [2/20/2011 2:16:21 PM] |
| The recent revelation that the CEO of a national estate agency may have been able to use substantial trust deposits for purposes other than those intended by the depositors, has sparked a debate in th... read
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Bank Bond Finance Departments often not geared up for efficient performance [2/20/2011 2:16:07 PM] |
| Bank-bashing (by no means always justified ) has become a popular pastime in SA – but there is one serious cause for concern and that is the banks’ methods of handling bond applications, says Tony Cla... read
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Bank rejections of bond applications often illogical, says Rawson Properties MD [2/20/2011 2:15:52 PM] |
| Ongoing protests from leading figures in property marketing throughout South Africa about the difficulties of obtaining bond finance from the financial institutions are still, it seems, falling on dea... read
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Unforeseen delays hold up 60% of property transfer transactions [2/20/2011 2:15:38 PM] |
| Some 60% of property sale transactions are delayed at some point in the process and this can cause serious problems, especially where alternative accommodation or a move to another area are involved, ... read
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Interest rate rises in SA could happen far sooner than most expect [2/20/2011 2:15:25 PM] |
| The widely held opinion that South Africa’s interest rates will be held at their current low levels for most of 2011 could be proved wrong soon, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties – and the cau... read
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Estate agents often carry the can for the inefficiencies of others says, Clarke [2/20/2011 2:14:57 PM] |
| It is just possible, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, that the high number of depressive and breakdown cases among estate agents is due not so much to the tough economic conditions but to th... read
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Full disclosure of property defects will be made even more important by the new Consumer Protection Act [2/20/2011 2:14:38 PM] |
| An avalanche of comment about the Consumer Protection Act, the regulations of which will be published in March 2011, has not yet fully defined the rules with which all South African manufacturers and ... read
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Good bank liaison critical to bond originators success [1/31/2011 10:50:47 AM] |
| A Rawson Finance knock and drop flyer lists ten reasons why a prospective homebuyer should work with a bond originator such as themselves (and a further four reasons why the buyer should let them pre-... read
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Rawson MD believes stimulation of the property sector is the key to achieving significant economic growth [1/31/2011 10:48:16 AM] |
| There is, says Tony Clarke, Managing Director of Rawson Properties, the real estate group which is now operating on a national footprint, a wide variety of opinions ‘out there’ on how the global econo... read
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PROPERTY INCREASINGLY PART OF MIDDLE CLASS INVESTORS' PORTFOLIOS [2/1/2010] |
| While some investors are holding back on property, many increasingly accept that two, three or more properties should form part of their retirement investment portfolio and that now is a good time to ... read
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CURRENT CONDITIONS HAVE MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR MIDDLE CLASS HOMEOWNERS TO UPGRADE THEIR HOMES [2/1/2010] |
| There is, says Bill Rawson, Chairman of Rawson Properties, growing evidence that the difficult conditions over the last 24 months in the residential property sector have led to middle class South Afri... read
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SELLERS, BEWARE OF OVERPRICING: IT LEADS NOWHERE [8/24/2009] |
| Among home sellers says Tony Clarke, Managing Director of Rawson Properties, there will always be a tendency to think that the valuation given by the selling agent on the property is unrealistically l... read
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BILL RAWSON STILL SEES SIGNS FOR HOPE [8/5/2009] |
| South Africa is unlikely to see another residential property boom in the foreseeable future and a full-scale revival in residential property is probably two to three years off, says Bill Rawson, Chair... read
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CONDITIONS NOW PERFECT FOR BUY-TO-RENT INVESTORS [7/8/2009] |
| Many leading figures in property marketing have recently been saying that, if you have access to bond finance or private funds, now is the time to buy residential property - but possibly none have put... read
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THE CHOICE AND APPOINTMENT OF A CONVEYANCER CAN BE CRITICAL WHEN SELLING A PROPERTY [7/3/2009] |
| In the sale of a property, who has the right to choose the conveyancer?
This apparently simple matter is more complicated than it might appear, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties.
There are, ... read
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN SA FOR NON-SOUTH AFRICANS IS UNCOMPLICATED AND HAS NO HIDDEN DISADVANTAGES [7/3/2009] |
| A whole list of successfully managed international sports events has proved to the world that South Africa is a safe haven for this type of activity – and has the skills and dedication to see that the... read
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NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GET INTO PROPERTY MARKETING [5/29/2009] |
| The difficult conditions experienced in real estate marketing this year have, says Bill Rawson, Chairman of Rawson Properties, exposed those estate agents who have not been giving real service – “and ... read
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CERTAIN BANKS' ATTITUDE TO BOND ORIGINATORS NOT IN THE CONSUMER'S BEST INTEREST [5/29/2009] |
| It is beginning to be clear, says Tony Clarke, MD of the Rawson Properties Group, that a main reason why mortgage bonds are now so difficult to obtain is that certain banks are now simply refusing to ... read
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CURRENT PRICES OFFER FAST-MOVING REFURB INVESTORS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES [5/9/2009] |
| Who, if anyone, is doing well in the current downturn in the real estate market?
Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, said that those equipped to undertake fast turnaround refurbishments are cashin... read
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SALES STILL STRONG IN POPULAR HERMANUS [4/24/2009] |
| The Hermanus district has proved resilient to the economic downturn. Knowledge Factory’s SAPTG statistics show an average price of a full title home in the area during the 2008-09 period is R1,17m and... read
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DEBT AND OVERSPENDING ARE PREVENTING MANY FROM BECOMING HOMEOWNERS [4/21/2009] |
| One of the anomalies of the current economic situation in South Africa, says Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, which with the 140 franchises operates across the length and breadth of the country, ... read
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RAWSON SETS UP OWN MORTGAGE DIVISION: RAWSON FINANCE [4/21/2009] |
| In a move that is likely to have reverberations throughout the real estate industry, Rawson Properties announced this week that they have decided to go it alone on mortgage bond origination and are se... read
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RAWSON PROPERTIES HERMANUS SINGLES OUT VERMONT HOME FOR ATTENTION [4/21/2009] |
| As would be expected of so affluent an area as Hermanus, a fair number of the homes that come onto the market are capable of qualifying for the weekly Chairman’s Choice features that many of the natio... read
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RAWSON SAYS BOND ORIGINATORS MUST STAY [4/21/2009] |
| Recent suggestions that bond originators no longer have a role to play in the residential property market are, in his view, way out of line, says Bill Rawson, Chairman of Rawson Properties.
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ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION TO BUY INTO SA PROPERTY NOW [4/21/2009] |
| The first half of this year will be a good time to buy residential property, says Tony Clarke, Managing Director of Rawson Properties.
Repeating this message for the third time in as many weeks, C... read
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WHEN SELLING A HOME, BE OPEN ABOUT ITS FAULTS [4/21/2009] |
| One of the best pieces of advice an estate agent can give to a home seller is, “declare openly and upfront all the defects and faults in your property”.
This is the counsel of Tony Clarke, MD of R... read
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