Home Loan Debt

On February 13, 2008, in Property Finance, Property Matters, by Colin Gorvett

Do you consider your mortgage a bad debt, or a good debt? When the bank advances you money that is not yours to buy a property, one would consider the debt to be good debt. The property is after all an asset escalating in value, and in essence has not cost you any money. How [...]

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Starting Out or Scaling Down

On February 8, 2008, in Feature Properties, by Natalie Kronk

If you are looking for a family home then this Southfield property is well worth viewing. Situated near transport and all motorways, shops, Schools all within walking distance. The area has a community feel, it has a well kept community swimming pool. Send to Facebook

 

13 on Market

On February 6, 2008, in Feature Properties, Property Matters, by Colin Gorvett

GEORGE. 13 on Market is a development in Market Street George, in close proximity to shops schools and university; featuring 36 luxury 42sqm 1 bedroom apartments in a secure complex in the heart of George. Send to Facebook

 

Kommetjie (Slangkop Radio Station)

On February 6, 2008, in Community News, by Theo Smit

During the war years the Post Office operated this early warning radio station by Morse Code. The primary use of the station was to receive SOS signals from merchant ships that were torpedoed by German U-boats off the Cape coast. Send to Facebook

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Noordhoek (Avondrust)

On February 5, 2008, in Community News, by Theo Smit

This was a vegetable farm of great importance in the early 60′s. The farm consisted of dry land (that was irrigated) and vlei land that was water logged in the winter months. The Vlei land was used to hunt wild ducks in winter. Send to Facebook

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Silvermine

On February 1, 2008, in Community News, by Theo Smit

The road through Silvermine was the route during the 1700′s that the wagons, drawn by oxen, took to Simonstown from Cape Town. Halfway down the valley on the Kalkbay side of the mountain, known as Bokkop, was the Block House – a halfway stop next to the Sivermine River, where the tired oxen and drivers [...]

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