| Estate agents hit with penalty |
Bill Rawson, the institute's president, said yesterday it a reached a verbal agreement with the commission last week about the penalty but a consent order had not yet been signed. |

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| Rental market still healthy |
Despite recent contradictory reports, the rental property market is showing signs of growth and buoyancy, according to the latest figures released by Jawitz Properties. |

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| Property market won't go bang |
The perceived property bubble in South Africa is not about to burst, if current world trends are anything to go by, says Denise Dogon of Dogon Group Properties. |

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| Expats fork out cash to invest in buy-to-let local properties |
South Africans living abroad are showing increasing interest in investing in residential property back home, reports Pam Golding Properties. |

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| Rising House Prices: good news for homeowners and investors |
How long will the house price boom last? Prices in the last five years have more than doubled and continue to rise strongly this year. The Absa House Price Index has increased by 11% since December 2003, with prices in June 25% higher than in June 2003. T |

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| More boom times for housing market |
Scorching South African house prices are projected to continue rising well into 2005, despite concerns about the property market being in a bubble that is about to burst. |
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| Advantages of investing in real estate |
Real estate, for generations, has been considered as the ultimate safe and solid investment, yet investors seeking quick returns over the short-term often overlook it, charged Niël Cronje, CEO of Engel & Völkers SA. |

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