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More Buyers Getting Bonds in 2013

Wondering how the banks are viewing mortgage lending this year? Well the latest Loan to Value criteria have been released and its all looking quite a bit more positive. In fact the risk appetite from the four major banks ...
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Press
05 Feb 2013

Private Schooling is Saving the Day

Insatiable demand for educational excellence is mobilising a positive economic impact on property, both residential and commercial. As elsewhere in the world, governments’ responsibilities include the provision, as well as ...
Property Advice
Anna-Marie Smith
05 Feb 2013

SA Home Prices Performing Better Than Western World

Among my friends and business associates there are several who have invested in residential properties overseas in the last year or two - especially in Europe and the UK. There is a certain logic in this as many European homes ...
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Press
30 Jan 2013

If Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day…

I am convinced that if it weren’t for people making New Year’s resolutions the queues for treadmills at gym would be much shorter in January. While taking the decision to make changes to one’s lifestyle is admirable it does seem ...
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Shaun Wewege
30 Jan 2013

First-time Buyers Still Buying Property

The FNB Estate Agent Survey released on Monday (28 January) showed that first-time buyers accounted for 23% of the residential property market in 2012‚ the same level as in 2011. This was well above the 15% level of 2008 when ...
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Press
30 Jan 2013

Landlords from Hell

The story about an unreasonable landlord who wanted to let out part of his property to a tenant has gone viral.
Property Advice
Lea Jacobs
30 Jan 2013

What landlords need to know

With the ever growing demand for rental properties in the current market, many opportunities have presented themselves for property investors with rental portfolios or those wanting to buy-to-let.
Property Advice
Adrian Goslett
30 Jan 2013

Tapping into the Latest Tile Trends

A variety of new and exciting tile and bathroom trends will soon make an appearance in SA. So says Kate van Niekerk...
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Jacqueline Gray
29 Jan 2013

Free Legal Advice for Sectional Title Owners

Complex living is... complex. Specialist sectional title attorney Marina Constas, a director of BBM Attorneys and co-author of the book, "Demystifying Sectional Title",says that she continually receives novel queries from ...
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Press
29 Jan 2013

Buy Now, But Look to the Future

It’s a property-buyer’s market, but before you start searching, you should think about your needs five years down the line to avoid having to sell and buy again too soon. It’s a good idea to get a foothold in the property ladder ...
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ooba
25 Jan 2013