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Budgeting tips for new homeowners
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Budgeting tips for new homeowners

Many property buyers struggle with the expenses of buying and owning their new home. Careful planning can go a long way towards relieving their financial stress.

Calypso Beach in Langebaan gaining in popularity
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Calypso Beach in Langebaan gaining in popularity

Property buyers are increasingly being drawn to suburbs like Calypso Beach on the Cape West Coast due to the great selection of homes and enviable lifestyle.

Affordable Cape Town neighbourhoods for first time buyers
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Affordable Cape Town neighbourhoods for first time buyers

Housing affordability is a major issue for first time buyers in Cape Town, but there are some neighbourhoods where property is available for under R1.5m.

Plots at luxury Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate on sale
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Plots at luxury Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate on sale

Buyers can buy stands on this luxurious Hermanus lifestyle estate from R3m.

Landmark Oudtshoorn property on sale for R59.5m
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Landmark Oudtshoorn property on sale for R59.5m

The iconic Oude Meul (Old Mill) Guest Lodge and Game Farm is on the market as a going concern for the first time ever.

Parkhurst is one of SA’s fastest growing wealth suburbs
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Parkhurst is one of SA’s fastest growing wealth suburbs

Professional families are flocking to buy homes in this centrally-located area, which has just listed as the third fastest growing area for wealth in SA by a research group.

Buy to let vs Buy to live
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Buy to let vs Buy to live

The criteria for buying a property may change depending on what you are planning to use it for, says Steve van Wyk, Seeff’s MD in Centurion.

How to pay off your home in 10 years
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How to pay off your home in 10 years

Paying a home loan off over the full term of the loan will result on you paying more than double in interest alone. Here’s how you save by paying off your home sooner.

3 types of real estate agents to avoid
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3 types of real estate agents to avoid

Choosing a real estate agent is like choosing a mattress – make the wrong selection and you’ll end up with sleepless nights left contemplating all of the money you have lost.