I have always advocated real estate as the ideal career for those who can get up and go, maximise their strong network, and have good innate marketing skills. It is also an option for experienced professionals looking to start a new career, especially those who are retired but don’t want to be. It is for independent, disciplined, tenacious people who know how to set and pursue goals, including closing...
The 2025 weather report is in, and most experts agree that South Africans and the rest of the world face strong headwinds. But we were built tough.Please don’t take my word for it. According to the 2024 Happiness Report, except for Mauritius, South Africans are happier than their African counterparts. (South Africa is ranked 83rd, while Mauritius is ranked 70th.)Happiness, hope, and, by de facto, faith...
2024 is ending, and who doesn’t need a dash of good news to put us in good spirits for next year? Firstly, September brought a significant development—the first interest rate cut by the South African Reserve Bank in seven meetings, albeit only 0.25 basis points. This is reassuring, as another cut is expected as soon as 21 November. Then, in October, published numbers for property price growth...
I have some exciting developments lined up for Xoliswa Tini Properties for this year. It is an idea I had some time ago, but with COVID-19, I put it on the back burner. And while it is still under wraps, I have been working steadily on making this dream come true. I still have some way to go, but I am progressing well. But how does one take a dream and bring it to reality? It is a lot of hard work, of...
Real estate entrepreneur Xoliswa Tini is to expand her 15-year old business to other provinces later this month and become the first black 100% owned female franchise in South Africa.The University of Cape Town graduate says that key role players like investors and developers are excited about the development and see an opportunity for a strong black African brand with a nationwide presence.The...
Principal of the Xoliswa Tini Properties, Xoliswa Tini, has been nominated for the 2018 SA Women in Property Awards in the businesswoman of the year entrepreneur category. One of only two nominees from the Eastern Cape, Tini will join nine Gauteng counterparts in Johannesburg mid-August for the awards ceremony on 22 August 2018. The awards, which were established in 2006, recognise...