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While “Early to bed and early to rise” was the stuff of many a childhood lesson, just how “healthy, wealthy and wise” it could make one, was often glossed over. Throughout history though famous nappers have included Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and John F. Kennedy. Bill Clinton, famous for just […]

Frequently these days I am approached by people wanting help with finding employment. Sometimes it’s people wanting to change the course of their careers and hoping I can point them toward a few good contacts or offer some advice. Sometimes it’s people who’ve lost jobs, been retrenched or are being forced to change for some […]

In 1987, after a visit to the MIT Media Lab, Stewart Brand famously observed, “Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.” Brand’s research and resulting book examined amongst other of the Lab’s projects, personalized newspapers, life-sized holograms and telephones that chat with callers, […]

The quieter spell in January always has me thinking laterally about the year ahead and putting plans in place for projects down the line. One thing I’m very grateful about is that when I’m not travelling countrywide my commute to work takes no more than two minutes, reducing stress in my life, freeing up time […]

I’m always a big fan of buy-to-let opportunities and the steady, reliable source of silent income they can produce. There are of course some parts of the country and some times of year when this gets even more exciting and property owners can ditch monthly rentals in favour of renting out their properties per day. […]

I always find it interesting to talk to people involved in real estate and enjoy the fact that the more views one gets from different perspectives within the profession, the more holistic ones understanding of the market becomes. Almost every week I travel nationwide, and recently I was in Braamfontein chatting to agents from a […]

As in many other sectors, service excellence makes a huge difference in the real estate industry and is taken very seriously indeed amongst the professionals who are serious about the business. In fact, I think that almost all the property professionals with whom Rodel associates pride themselves on service excellence. On this subject, I have […]

Like many South Africans, I thoroughly love the lifestyle, the landscape and the eclectic cultures of our Rainbow Nation, yet I am forced to admit that I often watch the sliding Rand with dismay. And while economists say that the Rand is undervalued and a potentially strong currency, the fact of the matter is that […]

Virtually every day Rodel is approached with a request to donate money to a cause or charity of some sort. I know too that this is true for thousands of other companies worldwide. And while most of the causes and charities are indeed very worthwhile, the reality is that we just can’t donate to them […]

For those who don’t have instant cash to pay for a property purchase, a bond is of course the obvious answer. What’s not so obvious however, as it’s not something the average person does more than once or twice in their lives, is how to get that bond. An article published in Business Day, Homefront, […]