ABSA House Price Index - February 2010
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The average nominal value of homes for which Absa approved mortgage finance increased further in February 2010, with all three categories of housing, as defined by Absa (small, medium and large), recording a positive nominal year-on-year rise in values. In real terms, house prices were still lower in February compared with a year ago.
Date: 11 Mar 2010
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Area Review: Property in Bedfordview
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Back in the 1920s, a little girl won a competition and got to name one of Gauteng’s (now) most popular and affluent areas. She quite fancied the “nice” view from the region’s famous farm, Bedford, so she called it, “Bedford View”. There has been a fair amount of activity in the Bedfordview property market in the last year, with as many as 191 sales in the area.
Date: 11 Mar 2010
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A Foot in the Door
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Most first-time home buyers are younger individuals who have limited experience of owning or maintaining a property of their own. As a result, many of these individuals are not in a position to make a well informed decision about the long-term implications involved in purchasing a home.
Date: 11 Mar 2010
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FNB Building Confidence Index
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The FNB Building Confidence Index measures the business confidence of all the major role players and suppliers involved in the building industry including architects, quantity surveyors, contractors, sub-contractors and retail merchants and manufacturers of building materials, and has increased moderately ine the first quarter of 2010.
Date: 11 Mar 2010
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Opinion Editorial – Municipal Rates based on Valuations
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Do you know how much your property is really worth? And do you have a good idea of the rates you should be paying on it? Municipal rates are one of the most important of all local government taxes, and essential to the efficient functioning of your city or town, not to mention maintenance of the quality of your environment.
Date: 04 Mar 2010
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Gauteng HOMEMAKERS turned dreams into reality
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The Gauteng HOMEMAKERS Expo presented at the Coca-Cola Dome from 18 - 21 February turned homeowners’ dreams into reality with well over 600 stands displaying the latest in home lifestyle design. Apart from the trendsetting exhibits, the expo also highlighted consumer needs with some exciting new features.
Date: 04 Mar 2010
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Cape Town Property Prices on the Increase
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After taking a steep dip in 2009, house prices in Cape Town are slowly on the increase, statistics from Absa Home Loans show. While house prices declined in real terms in 2009, the Western Cape experienced one of the sharpest declines with a 7,6% decrease in real terms during the year.
Date: 04 Mar 2010
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Would You Quality for a 100 Percent Home Loan?
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With the worst of the financial crisis behind us, banks have started loosening their purse strings and have become a bit more generous when considering applications for home loans. However, while 100 percent home loans have once again been available to applicants since August last year, the chances are still quite slim of actually qualifying for one.
Date: 04 Mar 2010
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Area Review: Property in Table View
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What’s family-friendly, 15 kilometres from the Mother City and derives its name from one of the most magnificent views in the world? You guessed it! Table View.
Describing the popular Cape Town suburb is far easier than fathoming its boundaries. There are many differing opinions about where its exact borders lie.
Date: 04 Mar 2010
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Private Property launches new iPhone Application to make Web Search Easier
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You can now find property directly from your iPhone, thanks to a new application launched by Private Property this week. The new application will assist would-be property buyers and tenants to find property to buy or rent. Its been designed to be easy to use on the move, and is available as a free download from the App Store.
Date: 26 Feb 2010
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