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When's the Right Time to Upgrade Your Property?
There are all sorts of reasons for homeowners to contemplate moving to a bigger or more upmarket property. When is the right time?
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15 Jul 2010
Home Repairs: Fix Contract of Sale First
An ill-fitting door or a broken light fixture may not be a deal-breaker when you buy a new home – but don’t expect the seller to fix them at his expense.
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15 Jul 2010
Deposits Handy When Looking At Property for Sale
All South African banks have started offering 100% home loans again, but being able to put down a deposit makes it more likely that your bond application will be approved, says bond origination company ooba. If you’re looking at ...
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Private Property Reporter
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08 Jul 2010
Landlords: Make the Most of Your House for Rent
With property prices still at relatively low levels, you’ve decided to become a buy-to-let investor, or, for some reason, you have to either sell or put up your house for rent. Here’s what you should know. Firstly, it is ...
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Private Property Reporter
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08 Jul 2010
Payment Advice For Off-plan Buyers
If you‘re a home buyer purchasing property “off plan” – or in advance of your home actually being built – you will most likely have more money issues than those purchasing a pre-owned property.
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08 Jul 2010
How to keep tabs on builders from afar
The winter season is the dry time when most building work gets done, but if you own a rental property or a holiday home in a distant town, it's difficult to get improvements done.
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08 Jul 2010
Transfer duty, STC and Capital Gains Tax exemptions effective from 30 September 2009
I am pleased to confirm that the "amnesty" granted to individuals who wish to transfer their domestic properties from their Companies, Close Corporations and Trusts into their personal names, was promulgated under Government ...
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Fanus Jonck
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06 Jul 2010
Household Credit Growth Continues Slowly
Are “tight” bank credit criteria appropriate? Perhaps more so than some would think, with the household sector’s vulnerability remaining highHousehold sector credit numbers for the month of May showed no improvement in growth ...
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John Loos
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01 Jul 2010
Mortgage Advances Growth Declining Further
Based on credit data released by the South African Reserve Bank, the total value of outstanding mortgage balances at monetary institutions, which includes both commercial and residential mortgage loans, increased by 3,4% ...
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Jacques du Toit
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01 Jul 2010
Developers can look forward to stream of new buyers
Developers should be jumping for joy at the prospect of thousands of new homebuyers recently “liberated” into the market by the introduction of a State mortgage guarantee fund.
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30 Jun 2010