Stuart Cohen writes a bi-monthly column in The Village News. The column offers some great insights into topics ranging from building, property management and rentals to planning your budget for a build. All articles are originally published at The Village News and reproduced here for your convenience.
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Don’t neglect maintenance of appreciating assets
/in NewsOriginally Posted in The Village News. When times are tough and the economy is pinching the consumer from all sides, we often have to balance the budget to attend to priorities like home maintenance and the servicing of vehicles and operating equipment. Yet, how strange is it that so often we throw money at depreciating […]
Hermanus residential rental market is misfiring
/in NewsOne need only to look at various social media pages and websites like Property24 to see that there is something amiss in the Hermanus short- and long-term residential rental markets. As confirmed by a number of local rental agents, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of properties available for long-term rentals and […]
Airbnb hosting: To be or not to be?
/in NewsIn today’s short-term letting market one cannot rest on one’s laurels when planning a listing on Airbnb or its industry competitors like Booking.com and the rest of the field. There are traditionally two reasons why people list their accommodations: one is to generate extra income and the other stems from a desire to become passionately […]