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Wilgeheuwel Suburb Stats

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Area Summary / Wilgeheuwel (Stats quoted from a recent Lightstone Report)

Wilgeheuwel Suburb

Wilgeheuwel is one of the main and most popular residential suburbs when traveling north from the Westrand / Krugersdorp area. Situated near Clearwater Mall and +/- 10km away from Cradlestone Mall along Hendrik Potgieter this area is extremely popular amongst Property Investors, Tenants and Homeowners as the area is very central with easy access to main roads when traveling for work towards the West or the North. Another reason why Wilgeheuwel is so popular is because of its property prices. The area consists mainly of Sectional Title properties with the breakdown looking as follows:

Wilgeheuwel Market Stock:

Freehold in Estates = 3.67% (165)
Sectional Title Units in Estates = 5.30% (238)
Freehold = 8.88% (399)
Sectional Title Units = 82.15% (3691)

Sectional Title properties contributing to 87.45% of the total market stock with 3929 properties / units. These units vary from 50m², 1 bedroom apartments / flats selling from R 400 000 to 150 to 200+m², 3 to 4 bedroom properties selling above the R 1 500 000 mark with some exceptions.

A total of R 328 transfers / sales happened in the last 12 months where 299 properties were Sectional Title sales between R 400k and R 1.5k. When looking at some of the demographics for the suburb, the average monthly household income range between R 40 000 to R 50 000 and most of the buyers are between 36 and 49 years.

Average property sales values for the last 12 months:

  1. Properties between R 400 000 and R 1 500 000 / 299 properties with a total sales value of R 258 781 000 = an average sales value of R 865 488.
  2. Properties between R 800 000 and R 1 500 000 / 169 properties with a total sales value of R 174 522 000 = an average sales value of R 1 032 674.
Area Growth

From our own experience, the following properties are extremely popular in the Wilgeheuwel area and if priced right, could sell within days of going to the market:

  1. 2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Double garage properties listed between R 800 000 to R 950 000 …. These properties are roughly between 80m² to 100m²
  2. 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Double garage properties listed between R 1 000 000 to 1 300 000 …. These properties are roughly between 120m² to 150m²

Simplex (single level) properties are more popular than duplex (double level) properties and will attract more buyers. Duplex properties where all the bedrooms are on the same level at least is also more popular.

5 Factors that will make your property sell quicker (price excluded):

  1. Neat, well looked after property, no clutter … can still be old but neat.
  2. Light colours, tiles, laminate floors instead of carpets.
  3. Freshly painted walls, ceilings door / window frames & doors.
  4. Neat, well looked after garden.
  5. Additional extras such as gas hob, solar, energy saving fittings / lights, auto garage doors and good security.

If you are looking to get a true, market related valuation done on your property, give us a call, we work and stay in the area and will gladly assist we. We get daily enquiries for properties in the Wilgeheuwel and surrounding areas.

Call Juanita on 083 604 1231 or Marnus on 072 264 7806 or email us on juanita@steynrealty.co.za or marnus@steynrealty.co.za

All our stock can be viewed on our website at www.steynrelty.co.za and you are welcome to like and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. We recently started a YouTube channel for all our virtual tours and other videos ….. please visit  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLGbOvvPjY6zMh2kAQDhHTQ

http://www.steynrealty.co.za

YOUR SALE IS OUR GOAL ….

To fix or not to fix ….. that is the question.

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Fixed Rates

To Fix or not to Fix …

No, this is not an article about property maintenance … … … there is a very different kind of fixing going on in the real estate industry.

As a homeowner with a bond repayment, you have the option of a variable / linked Lending Rate for your home loan repayment or you can apply to have the rate fixed at a specific level.

We recently asked Sanette Payne of Payneless Bonds (www.paynelessbonds.co.za) to share some info on this as this topic which frequently comes up in conversation with our clients. With the Prime Lending Rate being very low at 7.25% currently and said to reduce even further towards the end of the year, fixing your bond repayment rate might be a viable option for some homeowners.

Sanette had the following to say:

“We often get asked whether a fixed interest rate is possible.  The banks used to offer fixed interest rates upfront on bond approval, but this has unfortunately been cancelled and now you can only apply for a fixed rate after registration of your home loan.  It is important to understand that your fixed rate will be determined based on the period that the rate is fixed for and is generally significantly higher than your variable rate offered by the banks.”

In summary, by fixing your bond repayment rate, you protect yourself against future rises in the interest rate for the period that the rate is fixed but if the interest rate is reduced during the fixed period, you will lose out on any potential saving. All the banks have their own qualification criteria but in general, rates are fixed for between 12 to 60 months and at a rate of between 2% to 3% above the normal variable rate which is currently 7.25%.

To find out more about what your specific bank can offer you, here are some contact numbers supplied by Payneless Bonds:

ABSA: 0860 111 007

FNB: 087 730 1122

STD BANK: 0860 012 3001

NEDBANK: 0860 555 111

SA HOME LOANS: 0861 888 777

Please make sure that you get all the relevant info from your bank before you enter into a fixed rate agreement with your bank.

For all our stock, including photos, descriptions and virtual tours please visit our website or go to our YouTube channel where you can also subscribe to get all our latest videos. When listings with Steyn Realty, the standard services include:

  1. A detailed property value assessment including area trends.
  2. Professional high definition photos.
  3. Virtual tour posted to various websites as well as YouTube.
  4. Extensive web and social media exposure on various channels and platforms.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you want us to assist you with the sale of your property. Our areas include all areas around Wilgeheuwel, Radiokop, Allen’s Nek, Strubens Vallei, Little Falls, Helderkruin, Constantia Kloof, Weltevreden Park, Ruimsig, Amorosa, Poortview, Tres Jolie etc.

Give us a call so we can chat.

Juanita Steyn on 083 604 1231 / juanita@steynrealty.co.za

Marnus Steyn on 072 264 7806 / marnus@steynrealty.co.za

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The South African Reserve Bank’s Monitory Policy Committee will be meeting on the following dates to decide on the Rate adjustments going forward:

21 – 23 July – next week

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17 – 19 November

At your service ….

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…. property stock is our life-line and we need to move our current stock and get new stock in on a regular basis to keep “playing the game”. Properties that are priced right sell quicker, even in difficult markets. What makes it more difficult is when sellers want us to do the impossible by selling their property in the shortest time possible but for an unrealistically high price …. buyers are too well informed these days.

When we are approached by a seller to give our assessment and opinion on the property value / price for a possible sale, we assume our client is a serious seller, otherwise why bother. Our valuation is therefore based on recent property sales as well as factors such as condition, additions and potential. After 13 years of selling property, we also have a fairly good idea what buyers are looking for in a property. Funny enough, our valuation is not based on the value of the house that the sellers wants to buy or how much the seller needs to clear in order to settle debt or something similar ….

…. your house is only worth what a buyer is prepared to offer you …. if that is not enough, it’s better to take the property off the market.

Estate agents only earn money, income on property sales and not on property listings. Keeping your house on the market for as long as possible has absolutely no value to us. We spend a lot of time and effort making sure we list and present our listings to the best of our ability. We work funny hours, weekends and evenings, we spend stupid amounts of time making calls, following up, scheduling and confirming viewing, We market our stock on every possible social media platform and website with no cost to the seller in order to attract serious buyers, giving us the opportunity to sell the property as soon as possible at an acceptable price.

Selling a house is also a team effort where the seller and the agent have to work together … there are many little things that sellers can do to assist their agent … more about this later in my next post … watch this space … http://www.marnussteyn.com

For all our stock please visit http://www.steynrealty.co.za and you can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @steynrealty

To get you property listed and sold in the Roodepoort, Wilgeheuwel, Wilropark, Ruimsig, and surrounding areas …… give us a call, Your Agents 0722647806 / 0836041231.

Your sale is our goal.

Property Update 2018

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April 2018

STEYN REALTY: PROPERTY UPDATE

What’s happening at Steyn Realty and in our Real Estate Market?

We are happy to announce that in 2018 we have seen an upward curve with regards to our Listings, Sales and Rentals. Our Showdays have been very well attended with anywhere from 10 to 20 couples visiting on a Sunday afternoon between 2 and 5pm (our normal show time). We have also sold many of our stock as a result of the show-day which means that we are attracting the serious buyers.

“List Right / Sell Quick” is a motto that we strive to achieve with every property we list. Listing at the right price, at the right time, with good quality photos, correct information and easy access to the property, is a recipe that works well for us. Some of our recent sales this year are perfect examples of this where we list a property, after detailed consultation with the Seller, and then get offers within days of listing. In some cases, we even have multiple buyers looking to make offers on the same property.

Below please find a list of properties, areas and price range that we have recently SOLD:

  1. Cedar View – Little Falls 3 Bed 2 bath simplex +/- R 1 000 000
  2. Poortview Villas – Amorosa 3 Bed 2.5 Bath duplex+/- R 1 600 000
  3. Oregon – Wilgeheuwel 3 Bed 2.5 Bath duplex+/- R 1 400 000
  4. Luderitz – Radiokop 3 Bed 2 Bath simplex+/- R 1 200 000
  5. Minitum Str – Wilgeheuwel 3 Bed 2 Bath family house+/- R 1 600 000
  6. Charleston – Wilgeheuwel 2 Bed 2 Bath simplex+/- R840 000
  7. Carona – Wilgeheuwel 2 Bed 2 Bath simplex+/- R840 000
  8. ST Martin – Honeydew Manor 3 Bed 2 Bath – reserved for +/- R 1 145 000

We also manage a rental portfolio of just over 30 properties in areas including Radiokop, Allen’s Nek, Wilgeheuwel, Honeydew Manor etc. Our monthly management fee is 7% of the rent and we also do placements only at a once-off fee.

In many cases we also assist Sellers and Landlords to get their properties sales/rent ready by using some of our contractors to do basic maintenance work such as painting plumbing and electrical where needed to get the property in a presentable condition. If you need any work done on any of your properties, we would gladly send you details of some contractors who can assist with anything from building, painting, electrical, plumbing and or gas work.

Although we keep a database of buyers and sellers that we contact on a regular basis, we find that most of our Sellers come from “Word-of-Mouth” referrals as well as social media advertising. Our buyers mostly contact us though the internet or through social media platforms where we share all our stock and relevant industry info on a daily basis.

If you would like to follow us on any of our social media platforms please look for us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@steynrealty), you can also follow us (Marnus & Juanita) on similar platforms. We also use these platforms to interact with our clients for when they have questions or queries that we may be able to assist with so please do not hesitate to use these accounts to get in contact with us.

Our website www.steynrealty.co.za has also grown to include all the necessary costs and affordability calculators that you might need. Bond Repayment as well as Transfer and Bond Registration costs are very important when you are planning to buy property.

In the market where we are most active, Sectional Title Townhouses around the
R 850 000 to R 1 600 000 bracket, we find that buyers can apply for, and in some cases get 100% bonds approved. It is however better to include a deposit of 5% to 10% of the purchase price in the offer if you can as this will make your application so much stronger and will result in a better repayment rate.

On 28 March 2018 the SA Reserve Bank dropped the interest rate and subsequently the Prime Lending Rate by 25 basis points from 10.25% to 10.00%. This is positive for the industry but Sellers have to be very careful of overpricing their properties. Buyers have enough information at their fingertips to spot an overpriced property from a mile away. To make sure that you have a good chance of selling, you have to get a professional “market related” assessment done by an experienced agent who is active in your area.

The SA Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee meeting dates for the rest of the year are as follows: 22 – 24 May; 17 – 19 July; 18 – 20 September; 20 – 22 November

 Some Tips for Sellers

  1. Remember to give the bank notice that you are selling to avoid any penalty interest.
  2. Make sure your property is in a presentable condition, fix all the small things that buyers will see.
  3. Everything must be in a working condition.
  4. Make the property available. Buyers won’t buy if they can’t see the property. Make sure the property is accessible.
  5. Make sure the garden is neat.
  6. Unclutter the house. This a good time to spring-clean. Get rid of everything that clutters the house …. less is more.
  7. Once listed, make sure you have a look at the photos, specifications and descriptions on the various websites. Is your property presented at its best to the buyers out in the market?
  8. Have the monthly expenses relating to the property ready and available for buyers to see …. levies, security, rates & taxes, water & electricity usage etc.

Thank you for reading through our monthly update letter, hopefully you will find something of value. Please let us know if there is anything specific you need more information on. You can email to marnus@steynrealty.co.za or juanita@steynrealty.co.za.

Some of our current stock

We are always looking for new stock and would like if you could share our information with your friends & family that might need our assistance now or in the future …

“YOUR SALE IS OUR GOAL”

Regards, Marnus & Juanita

072 264 7806 / 083 604 1231 …. if you want to sell quickly and easy.

CSOS Community Schemes Ombud Service

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If you belong to a Sectional Title Scheme then you are paying a CSOS Levy on a monthly basis and your complex / scheme has to be registered with CSOS ….. herewith some details.

“The CSOS was established in terms of the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act to regulate the conduct of parties within community schemes and to ensure their good governance. The Community Schemes Ombud Service Act, 2011 (Act 9 of 2011) and the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, 2011 (Act 8 of 2011) and Regulation thereto were proclaimed on 07 October 2016.”

For more information visit the CSOS website:

http://www.csos.org.za/

Need to sell? We need your property ….. give us a call:

Marnus Steyn: 072 264 7806
Juanita Steyn: 083 604 1231

PROPERTY

Selling your Property?

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One of the most important factors when selling your home is pricing. Pricing can determine for how long your property will be on the market and for how much it will sell in the end. If a property stays on the market for too long is becomes stale, over-exposed and generally buyers think there must be something wrong with the property. When offers do come in they are often much lower than expected.

You also don’t want to give your property away by pricing it way below Market Value and that is why you need a comprehensive and professional valuation done before going into the market. In a Buyers’ Market, where we are now, supply (stock) is high which means that buyers can shop around and drive prices down where they feel properties are over-priced.  It is not uncommon for buyers to offer around 10% less than the asking price as they are also very well informed of prices in the areas where they shop and they can see over-priced properties from a mile away.

Pricing right from the start will attract serious buyers in a shorter time and will result in higher offers being made. As a seller, stay away from agents quoting high prices for selling as they are just out to get the mandate with the idea of driving the price down over time and creating unrealistic expectations.

We Sell Property

Our property valuations are very seldom related to the current replacement values, bank valuations, insurance or municipal valuations / values as these values are often irrelevant when determining the “Market Value” / “Sellable Value” of the property.

We would love to offer you a Free Valuation including a comprehensive CMA (comparative market analysis) of the recent sales in the area / complex or estate where you stay. We specialise in Residential sales & rentals in and around the Roodepoort area. Anything from Wilgeheuwel hospital to Cradlestone Mall along Hendrik Potgieter including areas such as Helderkruin, Honey Hills, Kloofendal, Weltevreden Park, Amorosa, Poortview, Tres Jolie, Ruimsig, Allen’s Nek, Radiokop, Wilgeheuwel, Honeydew Ridge – Manor and Grove, Strubensvallei and Little Falls. We also have a partner company in Krugersdorp that can assist with similar valuations in those areas.

Area Ad

We have a high demand for two and three bedroom townhouses selling around the R 850 000 to R 1 200 000 mark as well as freehold single residential family homes in the same areas …… any property priced right will sell.

Should you be interested to get a professional Market Related valuation done on any of your properties, please contact Marnus or Juanita on 0722647806 / 0836041231. We also offer rental management services from listing, advertising & marketing, screening to procurement and placement as well as ongoing management of the tenant and the property. In addition to the above we offer basic maintenance and cleaning services to get your property “RentReady” before renting it out.

We have a list of attorneys, bond originators & contractors that we use on a regular basis to make sure that we can provide a full 360 ̊service to our buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries with regard to the above.

www.steynrealty.co.za

Your Real Estate Professionals

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Costs when Buying Property

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Every now and again we get buyers viewing properties or visiting our show houses with no idea that there are transfer and registration costs payable when buying property. Some of them also think that this can be financed with the bond amount.

So just to shed some light on this subject, especially for first-time buyers ….

When buying property, the purchasers (in most cases) are responsible for paying  the Transfer Costs as well as the Bond Registration Costs to the Transferring Attorney upon request. This is done after all suspensive conditions in the Sales Agreement has been fulfilled and needs to be paid in order for the registration process to proceed. In the case where someone buys a property in a new development these costs or a portion of these costs may already be included in the sale. Most property websites and portals as well as banking sites have built-in cost calculators where these costs can be calculated. Please have a look at our website at http://www.steynrealty.co.za for more detail.

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Transfer Costs: Is paid on the full sales / purchase price.
Bond Registration Costs: Is paid on the bond amount only.

Both these costs are calculated by the Attorney firms involved according the a schedule and sliding scale. Please look at the following example:

Full Purchase Price: R 1 500 000
Deposit Amount: R  100 000
Bond Amount: R 1 400 000

In the scenario above, the following estimated costs will apply.

Property Transfer Costs (R 50 298.00)
Attorney Fees: R 23 598.00
Transfer Duty: R 25 500.00
Post, petties, FICA and other: R 1200.00

Bond Registration Costs (R 29 985.00)
Attorney Fees: R 22 800.00
Bank Initiation Fee: R 5 985.00
Post, petties, FICA and other: R 1200.00

TOTAL COSTS: R 80 283.00

The Purchaser in the above scenario will then have to have R 180 283.00 cash available to cover the deposit and costs. Costs cannot be added to the bond amount / purchase price as this is not allowed by the Banks or Attorney Firms.

It is very important that prospective buyers take the time to calculate all the various costs and payments that they will be liable for before shopping for a new property.

For any queries on the above, please feel free to contact us or send us an email to marnus@steynrealty.co.za / juanita@steynrealty.co.za

Hope you have a great day …… off to go sell some houses.

 

 

Property Stock Update

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Below is a list of some of our stock that we have available To Let or FOR SALE at the moment …. we need lots more.

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We always need new stock for our buyers. We get lots of requests for Rental and Sales properties in the Roodepoort areas, anything from Pinehaven to the 14th Avenue off-ramp.

If you are selling, let us know. If you are looking for a tenant, let us know …. if you want someone to take over and manage your rental portfolio, let us know.

We can help …. Marnus 072 264 7806 / Juanita 083 604 1231

http://www.steynrealty.co.za

New-Look Blog

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What do you think? Changed the theme for my blog ….. new and fresh. Although I share some personal info on my blog, it is mostly there to promote my profession and my business as a Business Owner & Real Estate Agent with Steyn Realty in Roodepoort, on the Westrand of Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa.

As part of all the marketing we do, blogging isn’t always that easy to “get to” but still a very effective marketing tool. Our marketing consists of the following:

  1. Boards & Dustbins – For Sale – To Let – Sold – Area Agent – Area Specialist – On Show etc …. extremely effective as many buyers, sellers, tenants & landlords drive around in the areas where the want to buy sell or rent and if they spot your details on a board you might get some business.
  2. Website portals – the main websites to advertise our property listings on are Property24 and Private Property. Other sites such as Myproperty, Entegral, IOL as well as our own website are also useful for lead generation. I must say, Entegral is doing a great job assisting estate agencies with real good-looking and user-friendly websites (not expensive) and easy to manage.
  3. Social media … need I say more. We have to be on them all … Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn …. and blogging of course. To follow all our profiles just click on the Social Networking on the home page and click to follow. We love engaging with our followers and answering any property / real estate related questions you might have.
  4. Networking ….. everywhere we go, we network, give out cards, chat to people take numbers and stay in touch as far as possible.

We are always looking for stock, Houses, Townhouses, Clusters, Flats, Estate Houses, Plots, Vacant Land, Farms or any real estate in the areas where we work ….. and we love selling. All our stock can be viewed in detail on http://www.steynrealty.co.za

Our areas where we work stretch from Sterkfontein / Krugersdorp in the West (we refer many buyers and sellers to an agency called RealPro who specializes in assisting buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in that area). Pinehaven, Featherbrooke, Home Haven in the West all along Hendrik Potgieter towards Ruimsig, Amorosa, up the hill towards Helderkruin, Kloofendal etc. Around Clearwater Mall, Wilgeheuwel, Strubensvallei, Little Falls, Radiokop, Allen’s Nek towards Wilgeheuwel Hospital.

We do a lot of Sectional Title sales and Rentals although the last couple of months towards the end of 2016 and the start of 2017 we have assisted some more sellers, selling their Houses in the area.

If you or anyone you know are looking to buy, sell or rent out their property, we would love to assist. We can assist with free, market related valuations for selling or rental purposes. We advertise on all major websites and social media as explained above. We screen all our tenants through the TPN Credit Bureau and we also make use of the TPN Rentbook system to manage and invoice our tenants.

For more info on your own affordability and credit profile for buying property, please contact Sanette Payne of Payneless Bonds on 087 151 4712 / 011 662 2396 or email sanette@paynelessbonds.co.za – http://www.paynelessbonds.co.za

For any legal queries regarding the transfer process, costs & fees or any legal issues regarding the transfer and registration of Properties, please contact Jolandie Pieterse at Truter Crous & Wiggill Attorneys on 011 692 1640 or email jpieterse@tcw-rftn.co.za – http://www.tcw-rftn.co.za

Thank you for reading this post, and remember, we love selling and we would love to assist you in the future.

Marnus – 072 264 7806 – marnus@steynrealty.co.za
Juanita – 083 604 1231 – juanita@steynrealty.co.za

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SELL THROUGH STEYN REALTY

I recently posted this article on our website in an attempt to notify sellers and future property sellers as to the potential pitfalls / costs when selling.

Just in the case of purchasers who need to do their homework before buying, making sure they are credit worthy and what they can afford, Sellers also need to do their homework ….

While touching on a couple of other issues, the article aims to outline most of the potential costs that Sellers may be responsible for during the sales and registration (transfer) processes. It covers the following:

  1. Avoiding Penalty Interest
  2. Bond Cancellation Costs
  3. Compliance Certificates
  4. General Condition of the Property and
  5. Nomination of the Transferring Attorney Firm.

You can read the article by clicking on the link below.

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For any sales or rental related queries or to get your property listed in the Roodepoort, Ruimsig, Wilgeheuwel, Little Falls, Constantia Kloof and surrounds …. please contact!

Marnus Steyn – 0722647806 / marnus@steynrealty.co.za

Juanita Steyn – 0836041231 / juanita@steynrealty.co.za

http://www.steynrealty.co.za