Dispatch #086 — Read the Deal Behind the Deal
Behind every property price sit the conditions, deadlines and circumstances of the people involved, and they often decide which offer wins.
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Dispatch #085 — The Blueprint Survives the Architect
Old title deed conditions and servitudes bind every new owner, and removing them takes a formal application that few buyers plan for.
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Dispatch #084 — Slow Money, Straight Money
A voetstoots clause does not shield a seller who knowingly hides a defect, so the fast concealed sale often costs more than the slow honest one.
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Dispatch #083 — Your Circle Is a Structure Too
Buying into a sectional title scheme means buying into its owners and trustees, and the minutes and financial statements show what they are like.
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Dispatch #082 — Pressure Is Information
Cracks, damp patches and a tripping earth leakage switch are a building’s way of showing where it is under strain, and they are cheap to read early.
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Dispatch #081 — The First Believer
The first buyer in an off-plan development trusts paper before bricks, so where the deposit is held and what the contract says matter most.
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Dispatch #080 — Order Is a Form of Respect
A seller who gathers deeds, plans and accounts before listing saves time for strangers further down the chain of a property sale.
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Dispatch #079 — Teach What You Wish You Were Taught
Tenants are rarely told on day one that deposits earn interest for them and that joint inspections decide what can be deducted.
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Dispatch #078 — The Calendar Does Not Negotiate
An offer to purchase runs on dates like the bond approval deadline, and when a date passes the contract acts, whatever anyone hoped.
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