By Scott Picken on Monday, December 12, 2011
Dear Property Investors
“Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health.
Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where
the miracle process all begins.” Jim Rohn
2011 is but a memory. It was an amazing year, full of opportunity and challenges. However everything has to be taken into context as we move [...]
By Justin Clarke on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
We bust a real estate myth, South Africans still love property and consider it an excellent investment. This comes from an extensive survey conducted by Private Property and market research company Columinate. Some of the results were astounding. Read more to get a few juicy incites…
By Justin Clarke on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Economists that analyse property are a negative bunch at the moment spurting enough doom to make you choke on your Christmas cake.
If you choose to see the cup half empty it probably will be, but more than ever we need to take a good look at how we have prepared ourselves for retirement and the [...]
By Scott Picken on Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Every couple of months, Scott Picken, IPS CEO flies to the international markets to review what is happening, the risks, the fundamentals and also the opportunities. This is the latest video and update from Australia.
For more information go to www.ipsinvest.com
PS Scott is completing a full investment report and this will be available in the next [...]
By Justin Clarke on Monday, September 5, 2011
his year the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit will be taking place in Johannesburg at Sandton I don’t recommend much as a rule because everyone’s taste is different and it is seen to be a bit of a sales pitch but once a year discovery puts together a one day summit where they find some of the worlds most topical thought leaders and bring them to SA speak….
By Justin Clarke on Monday, September 5, 2011
While we should not read too much into the property price stats and analysis released every month by the banks and others, I can’t help keep an eye on the broad trends to reaffirm my own investment appetite. There is so much news about the on-going European and American debt crisis, and the potential knock on effect it will have on our own economy that one needs re-affirmation and motivation to stay the course with real estate investment, and to be even bolder as others shy away from buying residential real estate.
By Neale Petersen on Monday, September 5, 2011
The world economy is still in turmoil and the biggest global threat is in the US and Europe where the threat of a double dip and extended downturn in the economy is imminent. This has adverse effects for the SA economy and a negative roll–on effect for consumers and homeowners. We are going to have [...]
By Ewald Kellerman on Monday, September 5, 2011
“You may have seen our property program on the home channel and have heard about the Property Leader program, but not know what it is? Well at FNB we realised that we have so much property expertise that we needed to share, and Property Leader is how we are going to do it. See some [...]
By Marlon on Monday, September 5, 2011
A non-paying tenant simply messes things up don’t they?
You buy a property, after making a commercial decision as to its viability, yield etc
You rely on the monthly rental to gear yourself and to allow you to bask in the glory of the eventual post bond annuity income and the concomitant “capital appreciation”, to allow you [...]
By Scott Picken on Thursday, September 1, 2011
5 years time, where will property and business be? Looking at the latest trends we help you make educated and informed decisions about your future.
