PROPERTY NEWS - “Although it is one of the most hackneyed and often repeated piece of wisdom that residential estate agencies communicate to their public, it nevertheless remains true that spring and early summer are ideal times to sell a home,” says Bill Rawson, Chairman of the Rawson Property Group.

“By that stage of the year,” says Rawson, “not only is the weather good but the long evenings make it easier for people to get out and look at homes and to meet estate agents.

This last point, says Rawson, is exceptionally important and sellers cannot be reminded too often that every rand spent on smartening their home will be a good investment.

Anyone selling a home at the moment, added Rawson, should be looking back on a fairly lengthy period in which they have been able to achieve above inflation growth on their home’s value and they are therefore in a position to make a significant profit.

“When you compare these prices to those of a decade ago,” says Rawson, “the old message is reinforced - investing in a home for their family to live in is the wisest move a family can make.”