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Valuable hints for potential home buyers
The purchase of a home is often the biggest financial commitment that a person makes; yet it is surprising how many buyers go into such transactions with minimal preparation.
Making fines stick in community schemes
The executives in many sectional title schemes and home owners’ associations (HOAs) use fines as a way of discouraging rule breaking by members or residents. At first glance this seems a good way of ensuring that the rules are ...
Beware of Buying too Much Home
Given the strict provisions of the National Credit Act, it is virtually impossible these days for prospective homeowners to buy at the outside margin of their affordability. 
Scam Alert! Beware of the following messages
In life, there will always be bad apples. Our bad apples come in the form of fraudulent operators posing as landlords.
Buying your first property
For first-time buyers taking their initial steps towards purchasing a property, there are a few essential aspects that should be considered beforehand.
The importance of doing a pre-sale inspection
Older houses have charm, elegance and space. But they can also be ticking time bombs when it comes to structural problems and latent defects – the kind you can’t see with your naked eye. Defects in older houses include poor ...
Be savvy when it comes to bond finance
A great deal of bond originators have recently released statistics showing that home loan grants have increased to 20% year on year.
Buyers, do your homework
The decision a property buyer makes today, could affect their financial wellbeing and lifestyle for the rest of their lives.
Detroit offers sound investment opportunities
Don't count out Detroit, agents are advising investors, as new figures show the city's property market is slowly racing its way to recovery. The US housing market won't start turning the corner ...
The benefits of buying sectional title
Purchasing a sectional title unit has proven to be very popular in South Africa for a number of reasons.