Wizard Hamper Winners!

I'm pleased to announce the winners of the Wizard Hampers! What had me a little baffled was, how I was going to announce the winners by name when I don't know half their names and posting their email addresses up on my site, DUH! NO!

Then I realised, hello WizardMan, wakey wakey, it's a BLOG, they want links! So I'm going to announce all 10 winners by advertising their sites.

Well done to all and thanks to those who have participated in and helped promote the South African property BLOG.

The Wizard hampers winners are:

1. South Africa BLOG - http://www.southafricablog.co.za/
2. RLDaly - http://rldaly.wordpress.com
3. Cape Town Daily Photo - http://www.capetowndailyphoto.com
4. CharlNet - http://charlvn.za.net
5. Property Loan - http://www.propertyloans.co.za
6. Live The Life - http://www.actionsport.tv/wordpress/
7. Wildlife Property South Africa - http://wildlifepropertyinsa.blogspot.com/
8. Webtrepreneur.co.za - http://www.webtrepreneur.co.za/

Two more sites to be announced as soon as I have the links ;-) Call me blonde.

Thanks Again from the entire Wizard Team.

WizardMan Out!

Buying Property Tip!

When you spot a property which "potential" for big returns, be careful you don't just invest in an area where the property prices are stabilising. Look for the next area with potential growth. It may be a shot in the dark and it may be the incorrect choice, but the fact of the matter is that in South Africa right now, you cannot go wrong. You'll always make a good return on investment "provided you don't over capitalise".

If it means you need to rent out the property or live in an area that you've been avoiding for years, hey it's a sacrifice you should be willing to make for good returns. In the end it is your future you're looking after.

The question is where do I start? Do your research, make sure you drive around on Sunday's and look at those show houses. Call the agents, tell them what you're looking for. Give them a selection of choices in terms of area's and try not limit their choices too much.

If you don't have enough time to check things out , use your online resources, that's why they're there. A good place to start is MyRoof.

Interest Rate Hike - Rates up 0.5%. NO WORRIES!

Well it's not the kind of news I love telling people however there's a good solution...

What this allows you to do now is earn a extra 0.5% interest on any EXTRA cash you put into your bond account, over and above your monthly installments.

Get clever people utilise this to your advantage.

If you're unsure or you'd like to know more about this call us @ Wizard.

Previous Articles posted by Wizard - Interest Rate hike SO WHAT!?!?

TOP 5 Most useful online real estate sites

So, if you've been reading my BLOG, you'd know that I was in Cape Town over the last couple of days and yesterday, being an incredibly rainy day in what I thought was the most beautiful city in the world "HELL NO WE WON'T GO", I managed to slot in some time and surf the NET.

Here's some cool reading and tips for those of you who are online property and real estate professionals. WizardMan's TOP 5 most useful online real estate sites sites in S.A. It'll probably change next month, but what the hell, it'll give me another topic to write about! So for now, this is my TOP 5. Any new additions or sites that you may think are awesome, please add them to the comments section.

Number 1 on my TOP 5 real estate sites list this month is:
RSS Pieces (ok, sorry I know I said it would be S.A's top sites but this site is worth it). A great site, that teaches you how to BLOG for real estate, what topics to write about and if you're running short of idea's, IT'S DA BOMB!

Number 2 on my TOP 5 real estate sites list is:
If you're looking to do a property search then GRAVITY is your site. A great new initiative by a South African company.

TOP 5 real estate - NUMBER 3:
Well I'm afraid that with all this HOOHA about the new credit act we couldn't leave out the good old National Credit Act regulators. It's a good resource and if there's anything you need to know about the new credit regulations, this is the site to visit.

Number 4 or is it 24!
Property 24. They've got up-to-date news (most of the time) and well it's good all round, news and financial portal. Thanks Naspers or is it Media 24!

Finally Number 5...
Where would property in South Africa be without Private Property. Love these guys. Love what they do and how they work. We need more companies like this in South Africa that can help the lower income sellers sell their properties without having to pay those huge commissions!

So that's it for TODAY! TOP 4 most useful online real estate sites with WizardMan's Number 1 resource site included ;-)

Free Hamper Giveaway!

Hello all from the mother city! I gotta say that Cape Town rocks! Having not been down here for the last 2 years I realise what I've missed...

This is a city to die for, and lets not even talk about that night life! AWESOME!

Anyway, just a quick reminder that next week is the last week for people to get their free Wizard Hamper, so signup to our newsletter.

The hamper is worth R200 and it's free stuff people. AT LEAST SIGNUP and then if you don't like the newsletter you can unsubscribe? Doggy, maybe but I don't mind!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Oh and p.s. The petrol price is rising 26c next week so fill your cars up!