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Who Pays The Real Estate Agent?
Don't fight about who pays!
Nobody wants to, but somebody has to – pay the real estate agent, that is. So, exactly who’s responsible for paying the realtor’s commission?
No, this is not a silly question. The average person buys and sells property only once or twice in their lives. So, how would you know without asking? Learn more about Who Pays The Real Estate Agent? »
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Open Mandates
"Open" does not mean "good"
My mother always insists that, if she ever sells house again, she’ll only grant an open mandate.
No matter what I tell her about the dangers of open mandates, she won’t budge in her determination. And there are many home owners out there who feel the same. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if this article on open mandates don’t convince you either.
Uncover the full Open Mandates »
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Suspensive Conditions
Suspensive conditions are all about waiting
Suspensive conditions are just words. But because these specific words might very well be in your contract of sale when you buy or sell real estate, it is important to know what the function of a suspensive condition is, and exactly how the suspensive conditions in your offer to purchase will affect the sale of your property.
“Sticks and stones may brake my bones, but words can never hurt me“, is a myth properly debunked where suspensive conditions are concerned. The wording of suspensive conditions are very important to both buyers and sellers of immovable property.
In this article we’ll discuss the specific type of contractual condition called suspensive conditions. The name is very descriptive of the function of this contract condition, as you’ll see once we’ve explained, but if you’re not familiar with contracts and legal speak, it’s function really isn’t that easy to guess just by the name. Get the rest of Suspensive Conditions »
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FNB goes back on its word
This morning I was lying in bed being woken by the good folks of Morning Live on SABC2. And all drowsiness dissapated at about 6:30 with an interview involving an FNB spokesman and the Banking Ombudsman of South Africa.
Apparently, First National Bank(FNB) is going to re-assess home loans that the bank had already approved a year or more ago. The home loans that will be reconsidered include about 2000 approved mortgages that have, after a period of a year or more, not yet been registered against the title deeds of the relevant properties. The bank plans to reassess the loan applicants’ credit based on the current credit assessment standards and their current debt load and general financial position. Read more of FNB goes back on its word »
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State of the property
Anyone who has been keeping an eye on residential areas in South Africa can tell you that the South African real estate market is a whole lot slower nowadays than a year or two ago. For Sale signs stand on sidewalks for months – some seemingly sprouting seedlings in the meantime – without success. See more State of the property »
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