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CHARLES R STITH

Real estate isn’t sexy, but in South Africa it’s serious

Being able to own property will help close the wealth gap between black and white people

  • Charles R Stith
4 min read
Xoliswa Tini is forging her own path in real estate. (Graphic: John McCann)
BLACK WOMEN

Xolisa Tini

Real estate entrepreneur

  • Carl Collison
2 min read
Around ‘5% of estate agents registered with the EAAB are black — the residential sales market is undoubtedly dominated by white agents’.
ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD

Estate agency industry slow to transform

Recent racist incidents involving real estate agents have put the sector’s transformative capacity in dispute.

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Shiraaz Mohamed was also well known in the Ennerdale community because of his work in the media industry.
ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD

Are estate agents’ days numbered?

Despite high fees, the industry says it has yet to feel lasting effects from low-cost tech newcomers

  • Lynley Donnelly
5 min read