Rentals, on a whole have not performed at an entirely satisfactory level this last holiday season according to DG Rentals of Dogon Group Properties. Bookings were generally down from last year, and the trend seemed to be, fewer days were being booked than usual.

Some holiday owners reduced their daily rates in order to secure bookings and the overall picture was that holiday makers, to a large extent were dictating the rates this year more than the home owners.

Denise Dogon, CEO of Dogon Group Properties, says the upper end of the property market on Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard has remained buoyant, defying economists’ predictions. Dogon Group sales for the area amounted to a record R200-million during June, July and August, which are traditionally considered the “slow” months in the property industry, she says.

Exclusive Development Hosts Two Successful Events in Johannesburg and Cape Town

December 3, 2008 – Panama City, Panama – Boasting a world-renowned brand and luxurious location, Trump Ocean Club, the first Trump property in Latin America, recently hosted two successful events in South Africa to introduce the exclusive project to the market. Partnering with Cape Town-based Dogon Group and London-based Moyra Group, the Trump Ocean Club team delivered a compelling presentation to attendees in both Johannesburg and Cape Town which resulted in huge success with 12 units sold in only five days.

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Hillary Prendini Toffoli with Dogon Group Properties' Denise Dogon at M Cafe, Cape Town

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Financial Mail, 25 April 2008

With so many residential developments to choose from in Cape Town’s central city today, it’s hard to believe that Mutual Heights, the first major residential development, was launched just a few years ago in 2003. Investor confidence was high, as buyers scrambled and 90 percent of the units sold out in the first week.

The city centre has traditionally been seen as an investor's market and investors have realized attractive returns buying off plan. Today, buying in the city centre is no longer only an investor dominated market as more and more people are buying to live in the city.

Many a property owner presently faces the brunt of increasing interest rates. At the time of acquiring a property many prudent investors make provision to absorb slight increases. Any increases beyond 2 %, as recently announced, make serious demands on the average family’s household budget.

You might be in the unfortunate position where affording your homeloan is causing sleepless nights.Financial institutions are fully aware of the present economic climate and the effects on the average consumer.

Your home might mean more to you than it does to a potential buyer, so consider these ordinary reasons why you, as a seller, could be tempted to have your home or property on the market at an extra-ordinary, over-priced and unrelated market price;