Director of Terblanche Properties shares his thoughts

Okkie Terblanche, one of the directors of Terblanche Properties in the Garden Route, shares his thoughts with us.

The importance of professional property management

What difference will a professional property manager make to your residential community scheme? Annetjie Terblanche, head of property management at Terblanche Properties, explains.

Guess where Terblanche Properties are moving to

Artist's impression of new TTPS offices at night

The current Terblanche Total Property Solutions office in Mossel Bay is a buzz of activity these days. Some would call it “noisy”. We just think we’re popular.

See, we have grown so fast that our property consultants and staff are packed very tightly into the Mossel Bay office these days. Phones are ringing, clients are visiting, meetings are held and properties are shown. It’s a lot of fun, but just a tad… “noisy”… uh… popular. Our directors knew we needed room to expand, and they found the perfect spot for the new Mossel Bay offices.

Now you stand a chance to win! All you need to do is enter the “Guess Where We’re Moving To” Contest on our Facebook Page and put your guess (where our new Mossel Bay offices are located) on our Wall. Don’t worry. There are some clues on our Page already. Tip: it’s much closer to the Langeberg Mall…

So, don’t delay, enter now! Who knows, maybe you could win with our Terblanche Properties “Guess Where We Are Moving To” Contest.

All listings now also on Property Junction

Property Junction

Properties listed on our world-class website, are now also fed to the new and exciting South African property portal, Property Junction.

This is great for sellers in the Garden Route who want to list their properties for sale with a company who is able to give the best exposure to their properties. Buyers will also get access to a much wider variety of properties when they search. Property Junction is part of the Avusa Media stable and is bound to be a very busy and useful website for sellers and buyers alike.

Here below is a screenshot of a property listed on Property Junction:

A property advert on the Property Junction website

Terblanche Total Property Solutions are constantly improving and expanding the property marketing services available to our clients. Just over two months ago, we announced that many listings on our website would also be fed to Private Property. Coupled with our already-existing property marketing offering, sellers will enjoy excellent exposure for their properties for sale.

Contact us today to discuss a tailor-made marketing plan for your property for sale.

 

Read all about it…

The TTPS Newsletter

One cannot open a newspaper anymore without some “expert” giving his two cents on the property market, it seems. Prices are going up, prices are going down, it’s the right time to buy, it’s the wrong time to buy, get in, get out, this area, that area…

It can be quite confusing. To help you make sense of it, our monthly electronic newsletter will provide you with the correct information when you need it. It is short, to the point and will help you to stay abreast of the latest developments in the property market. This is invaluable when you are looking to sell or let your property, or if you are looking to buy or rent property.

We respect your privacy and will never sell, share or disclose your email address. For more information about your privacy, check out our website.

So, if you want to impress people with your property knowledge or take charge of your property affairs, click here to subscribe!

Our properties can now also be seen on Private Property

Listing with TTPS is a breeze

Let’s be honest, as an owner wishing to sell his/her property, you really just want to know your property will get the best possible exposure. Estate agencies like to use words such as “loyalty”, “trust” and “relationship” and, granted, those concepts are very important. Point is, when all other things are equal, an owner just wants to know his/her property will be sold in the shortest possible time at the best possible price with the least hassle.

We get that.

This is why TTPS spend a lot of time thinking of ways to increase the exposure we can offer to our clients’ properties for sale. Of course, it has to be the right kind of exposure. It is no use advertising to people who has shown no interest in purchasing property. You’ll get many leads, but they won’t mean much.

We are excited to announce that selected properties for sale will automatically be fed from our website to Private Property from now on. If listed with us, this should exponentially increase the exposure your property listing will enjoy. Private Property is the busiest property portal in South Africa. Here are some stats:

• Total unique visitors (individual persons) to the website in March: 690, 077.
• Total Page Impressions (actual pages paged through) on the website in March: 14, 292, 439.
• Total unique visitors to the mobile site in March: 365, 280.
• Over 260 000 active registered users on their database.

Get the best exposure for your property. List your property for sale with Terblanche Total Property Solutions today.

New Hartenbos property professionals

We are excited to announce the arrival of two new property professionals in our Hartenbos office. Braam and Marelize Fourie are originally from Johannesburg, but lived in Botswana more recently. They now live in the most beautiful place on earth, Mossel Bay, specifically Great Brak River with their two sons, Bryan (14) and Dylon (12). Marelize says they are “very fortunate to be part of such a wonderful town that has retained its values over the years.”

Braam and Marelize got married in 1995 and lived in Johannesburg for many years. Marelize has an international secretarial diploma and Braam has a national diploma in police administration. He had been a member of the South African Police Service for several years before he became part of the initial team at Monte Casino and later as a Surveillance Specialist. In 2000 he founded his own business in the building industry. Marelize had worked as a legal secretary for many years before she threw her full weight into their own businesses.

In 2007, Braam and Marelize moved to Botswana as their businesses expanded. However, by mid 2010, they were yearning to come back to South Africa. They made the decision to move back to the Garden Route to be with their family for the first time in many years.

At the beginning of March 2011, Deon Terblanche offered them the opportunity to head up the Hartenbos office of Terblanche Total Property Solutions. Braam and Marelize accepted the opportunity with open arms and say they “are proud and privileged to be part of such a dynamic and successful team and are looking forward to the future.”

Braam and Marelize will be working as a team and will cover residential sales and rentals and holiday rentals in Hartenbos, Little Brak River, Tergniet, Reebok, Fraaiuitsig, Glentana and Great Brak River. Please call Marelize on 0826291999 or mail her at marelize@ttps.co.za for more information. Braam is available on 0714111960 or braamf@ttps.co.za.

Second baby rhino born near Mossel Bay

The Garden Route Game Lodge near Mossel Bay has announced the birth of a second baby rhino in as many years.

“The baby was spotted on the game drive on the morning of Sunday the 13th of March, so it was probably born onSaturday the 12th, some time in the evening,” said the reserve’s owner, Anthony Doherty.

“Game ranger Arbri Olivier had sighted the rhinos and was busy explaining to the guests on his Land Rover how he suspected that the cow may be pregnant when to his surprise the calf showed itself!” he said.

“The inter-calving period is usually two and a half years and this cow gave birth to her first calf just over two years ago – hence our surprise.”

It’s also quite unusual to be able to see the calf at such a young age. “New mothers normally retreat with their calves into the thicket, emerging into the grasslands only in the cool of the day to graze,” said Mr. Doherty

Rhino sightings are a regular occurrence on the Reserve, which offers game drives to both resident guests and day visitors. Other wildlife on the Reserve includes lion, elephants, buffalo, giraffe, cheetah and various antelope species, while a reptile center and cheetah conservation center are particularly popular attractions.

Mr. Doherty said that the youngster – which hasn’t been named yet because staff on the Reserve don’t know whether it’s a bull or a calf – “Is a feisty little thing, a bit of a terrorist, constantly charging its mother’s legs and her horn.

“It’s suckling strongly, and appears to be perfectly healthy.

“Also, the mother has now chased away the older calf – Roxy – so that she can concentrate on the baby, and Roxy is now walking and grazing with our bull.”

Mossel Bay Tourism’s Marcia Holm said that the Reserve’s wildlife Manager, Hein Schoeman, has put an anti-poaching strategy in place under the guidance of local wildlife expert, author and owner of the Nature College, Johan Fourie.

She congratulated the Garden Route Game Lodge on the arrival of the new addition.

“Situated as it in the fynbos and between the mountains and the sea, Mossel Bay offers a very unusual mix of African wilderness experiences, as the birth of this baby rhino perfectly illustrates.

“We wish him or her a long and healthy life in the pristine environment of the Reserve.”

A short video of the calf has been loaded to YouTube – go here

More information:

• Garden Route Game Lodge
• Mossel Bay Tourism
• Terblanche Total Property Solutions

 

What can you expect when selling your home

Property sellers, this is for you. Check out the Slideshare presentation below with information on the process of selling your home. It will tell you what to expect from the process and what your property professional will do to make it a breeze.

More exposure for your property

As any property owner would know, getting the right exposure for your property listing is crucial. It could mean the difference between selling your property within a reasonable time or waiting for months on end to get any response.

Our clients will be happy to know that Terblanche Total Property Solutions (TTPS) will now get even more exposure for their properties. If you list your property with us, the TTPS website will automatically send your property listing through to SA Hometraders.  This is one of the busiest property websites in South Africa with between 180 000 to 200 000 unique visitors each month.

SA Hometraders will then further send your property automatically to other major property related websites such as Gravity and IOL Property. They are also internet search boffins and consistently achieve great rankings on search engine results.

The bottom line? If you entrust the sale of your property to TTPS, you can be assured that your property will be seen by the right people who could be looking for a property just like yours.

Check out our website for more.