Early Breakfast with Africa Melane
Property
Playlist by Early Breakfast with Africa MelaneAfrica Melane takes you through the various elements in the property. Keep up to date with the changes and new protocols in the property market.Follow the podcast:
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Property: Moving house? Here are expert packing tips to save time
Africa Melane is joined by Wise Move CEO and Co-founder Chante Venter to unpack practical tips for a smoother move, from smart packing strategies and box labelling to protecting valuables and preparing essentials ahead of moving day. Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s early…
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Property: Inside SA’s rental balancing act
Africa Melane speaks to Michelle Dickens from PayProp South Africa on their 2025 Q4 findings. From rental growth to rising affordability pressures, we find out what it means for tenants, landlords, and the broader property market. Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s early mo…
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Property: Key insights from The 2026 Real Estate Industry Summit
Following his address at the 2026 Real Estate Industry Summit at the CTICC, John Loos unpacks a challenging outlook for South Africa’s property market, with interest rate cuts slipping out of reach, global tensions driving inflation risks, and shifting trends from Western Cape dominance to a possib…
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Property: Rising trustee mismanagement in body corporates (Part II)
Following an earlier conversation on governance failures in body corporates, Africa Melane speaks to Propertyzz.com CEO Ebo Quagraine about practical steps trustees can take to improve oversight, transparency and compliance in sectional title schemes. Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s an…
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Property: Rising trustee mismanagement in body corporates
Africa Melane speaks to Ebo Quagraine, CEO of Propertyzz.com, about the future of body corporate governance in South Africa, as rising concerns over trustee mismanagement, transparency and accountability put sectional title living under the spotlight. Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s an…
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Property: Why ‘We’ve always parked there’ won’t hold up in court
Africa Melane speaks to Gary Boruchowitz, founder of Boruchowitz Attorneys, about the legal realities of exclusive use areas in sectional title schemes. From parking bays to patios, they unpack the difference between ownership and use, real and personal rights, and why informal arrangements can lea…
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Property: Rates down, values up: What it means for Cape Town homeowners
Cape Town has released its new property valuations, alongside a proposed 10.2% cut in the rate-in-the-rand to ease the burden on homeowners. But questions remain about how properties are assessed and whether some residents could be overpaying. Africa Melane speaks to Storm MacLennan from Jawitz Pro…
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Property: Airbnb style rentals under scrutiny
Africa Melane speaks to Grant Smee of Only Realty Property Group about the City of Cape Town plan to strengthen enforcement on Airbnb style short term rentals and what it could mean for investors, homeowners and housing affordability. Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s earl…
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Property: Cash Is King? Unpacking South Africa’s Cash Property Boom
Africa Melane is joined by Gary Phelps, Senior Property Practitioner at ICON Properties, who has guided countless buyers through the financial, emotional, and practical realities of the South African property market. Gary helps us explore not only the clear benefits of cash purchases — such as nego…
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Property: No rate cut, no hike: stability for the housing market
The SARB has opted for stability, holding the repo rate at 6.75% and keeping prime at 10.25%. With inflation easing and economic growth continuing, Africa Melane unpacks what this means for the property market, homeowners, and buyers in 2026 with the CEO at TransBridj, Michael Lenz. Early Breakfas…
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