Smart Environments

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  In the Zone

  5 min readMost people who work in an office from, say, nine to five, spend between one and three hours every day commuting. That is time that could be spent at the gym, strolling on the beach, shopping, doing chores, cooking delicious meals, walking the dog, or playing with the kids.

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  A new semigration destination

  2 min readThe Western Cape may be the primary destination for inlanders seeking a coastal lifestyle, but soaring property prices in the province, and Cape Town in particular, have made potential home buyers turn their focus to the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) North and South coasts.

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  Open up your Views

  3 min readIf there’s one strong design feature that defines homes in a modern estate, it has to be expansive, frameless glass doors, enabling a seamless transition from inside to outside, and letting in tons of natural light.

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  Property Auctions

  4 min readFollowing in the footsteps of the leading world markets, where over 70% of property transactions are sold on auction, South Africans are starting to embrace the auction as a competitive way to dispose of their properties.

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  Retirement Property: A sea of change in approach

  5 min read‘We’re definitely seeing an increase in the demand for upmarket retirement housing in South Africa, especially with the consistent rise in life expectancy in the country over the past 10 years,’ comments Arthur Case, CEO of Evergreen Lifestyle retirement villages.

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  Rounds for Sale… there’s gold in them thar tills!

  4 min readI recently had a discussion with an estate manager tasked with addressing falling green fees revenues, and he expressed his concern over the fact that the numbers showed a decrease of just under 30% in the total rounds per annum from the previous year.

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