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Top 10 Tips For 1st Time Home Buyers

Buying your first home often comes with accumulating debt in the form of a home loan. These tips will help you make the best decisions.
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Press
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23 Oct 2013

The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

There are a number of things that make one feel truly like an adult. Your first cell phone contract, speeding ticket and car repayment knock the “I’m young and carefree” thoughts right out of your head. Another good indicator of ...
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Shaun Wewege
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23 Oct 2013

Renovations Are Done And Dusted

Once the dust had settled, and the pain of having builders in private spaces for too long had faded, the inevitable questions arose. Why were these wonderful alterations not made years ago? And why did we not move out while work ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
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23 Oct 2013

Shower Under The Stars

Outdoor showers have grown in popularity over the years and are now largely considered a functional extension and valuable addition to the home. So says Liza Watermeyer, retail and display co-ordinator at Tile ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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22 Oct 2013

The pro's and con's of a fixed interest rate

With the prime interest rate at a low that was last seen in the market over 30 years ago, many homeowners may be contemplating fixing the rate on their bond.
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Adrian Goslett
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22 Oct 2013

Always look at property in the long term

The last few years have seen detailed property statistics flood into the media at a pace never before experienced in South Africa..
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Rawson Property Group
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18 Oct 2013

Tips for buy-to-let investors

Low cost units generally give a better return than upper bracket homes.
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Rawson Property Group
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18 Oct 2013

Ensure your home Is not underinsured

In a recent case where a property was insured by a bank and the home subsequently burnt down, it then transpired that it had been underinsured.
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Rawson
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18 Oct 2013

Take care when buying off plan

In recent months there have been signs that residential property developers of multi-unit sectional title schemes are once again becoming active.
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Rawson
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18 Oct 2013

Landlords: Keep Your Finger On The Pulse

A lease agreement that covers every eventuality is imperative when letting out a sectional title unit. While homeowners in a sectional title scheme are more than aware of their responsibilities to the body corporate, tenants may ...
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Lea Jacobs
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16 Oct 2013