Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa December/ January 2018/2019 | Page 23

RESIDENTIAL 26 Game changer for first-time home buyers - finance criteria expanded 32 Property management - Smoking on the premises. A dope story you need to know BEN SHAW Co-founder and CEO, HouseMe We are delighted to be collaborating with Gumtree, a huge vote of confidence from one of the top brands in the coun- try! We’re excited to offer even more val- ue to South African landlords and assist in reducing their risk associated with property rental. CHRIS TYSON MD of Tyson Properties  This comes at a time when we have even bigger news – sometimes numbers speak louder than awards and, over the past financial year, we achieved 100 percent growth despite the very flat market, STUART MANNING CEO, Seeff Group While we are looking forward to a much improved 2019, the reality is that with the General Election scheduled for May, it is likely that any uptick will only really be seen from around mid-2019. We are therefore likely to kick off 2019 on much the same foot as we are now and will need to be patient for a while longer SA Real Estate Investor Magazine DECEMBER 2018/JANUARY 2019 21