Industry News

Transformation has been an ongoing challenge for the property sector in South Africa. Despite government-sponsored initiatives such as the One Learner One Agency programme and also private [...]

The deadline for Fidelity Fund Certificate (“FFC”) renewals was 30 October 2019.  The EAAB has a legal obligation to ensure that all estate agents and estate agency firms who applied and paid for [...]

The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) minister Lindiwe Sisulu has asked the chairman of the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) for an action plan after he seemingly failed to react to serious [...]

Courtesy: REBOSA 25 October 2019 Report On Friday 18 October, Private Property hosted the inaugural Real Estate Industry Summit (REIS), where top industry experts shared insights aimed at [...]

Courtesy: REBOSA 4 October 2019 Report The question of whether an estate agent is an employee or an independent contractor and if the “NMWA” then applies to estate agents is covered in the detail [...]

On Friday 11 October 2019, the EAAB presented their financial statements to the Parliamentary Portfolio on Human Settlements. Please find documents below:- Presentation to [...]

The much anticipated Property Practioners Bill has been signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The bill replaces the 43-year old Estate Agency Affairs Act. The bill will not only regulate [...]

Following a legal opinion recently obtained by Rebosa, there are circumstances where traditional real estate agencies may be required by law to top up or pay the minimum wage to [...]

On 7 June 2019 Rebosa held an industry update session and invited Anastasia Haji-Pavlou to update agents on the requirements of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act. Click Here to [...]

The Property Sector Charter Council (“PSCC”) at its recent annual seminar, released the 2019 State of Transformation of the Property Sector report. The 2019 report is based on two pieces of [...]