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How to find affordable homes in South Africa
Property Advice

How to find affordable homes in South Africa

Affordability is a big factor when making property purchasing decisions. This is how you can find affordable homes.

Commercial sales activity weakens
Property Advice

Commercial sales activity weakens

Commercial property sales have recorded a decline, and brokers are less optimistic about commercial property sales activity than in previous quarters.

Mpumalanga property performs
Property Advice

Mpumalanga property performs

Mpumalanga property price performance and buy-to-let demand have outpaced other provinces.

BRRRR - the process that can start your property portfolio
Property Advice

BRRRR - the process that can start your property portfolio

BRRRR is an acronym which refers to a five-step process: buy, rehabilitate, rent, refinance, and repeat in the property industry.

Ekurhuleni property market suitable for first time buyers
Property Advice

Ekurhuleni property market suitable for first time buyers

East Rand metro is more than just a dormitory city for Johannesburg. Here is why it has become a good location for first time home buyers.

The Voetstoots clause and its implications
Property Advice

The Voetstoots clause and its implications

The voetstoots clause is tricky in property agreements because non-disclosure is challenging to prove.

Cape Town’s homeownership programme
Property Advice

Cape Town’s homeownership programme

Council tenants in Cape Town are set to become homeowners – at no cost. This is how it’s being made possible.

How to design an accessible garden
Lifestyle and Decor

How to design an accessible garden

Here are some landscaping, paving and planting ideas for gardens everyone can enjoy.

Kissing letters: how to secure property finance when the bank declines an application
Property Advice

Kissing letters: how to secure property finance when the bank declines an application

Kustingsbrief or kissing letter is a mortgage bond arrangement in property finance. This is what you need to know about Kustingsbrief.