Tag: houses

• Aug 19 2009

  Why Some Homes Sell

  Why do some houses sell and others don’t? There’s no ultimate answer to this question, … … but here are reasons we believe properties linger on the market: Poor maintenance, including ceiling stains, leaky taps and drains, ancient flooring and kitchens. Bland (and cluttered) interior.

• Nov 26 2008

  Thanksgiving

  “A man is not a man until he has a house of his own” Nelson Mandela Sophia Morris, and other former shack dwellers are giving thanks, … thanks to actions of The Niall Mellon Township Trust and other charity organisations that are building houses for people or buying them furniture for their new houses. “Getting…

• Apr 23 2008

  Fish Hoek

  Fish Hoek, with it’s very safe beach which is popular during the summer season, was a farm belonging to the De Villiers family during the 1800’s. This family later on allowed Fish Hoek to be cut up into plots to build houses, but with one proviso: “There will be no Drinking House.” i.e. bar or…