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Tax tips for renting out your property
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Tax tips for renting out your property

How rental income is taxed and what may or may not be deducted as capital and non-capital expenses.

What does listed property offer the investor?
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What does listed property offer the investor?

A look at the various possibilities that present themselves when using investment platforms that offer listed property funds.

How your property's value impacts your rates and taxes bill
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How your property's value impacts your rates and taxes bill

Find out more about municipal rates and sectional title rates, as well as how they are used.

How do attorneys manage your property deposits?
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How do attorneys manage your property deposits?

Find out what happens to the deposit that you've given to your attorney when buying a property, and why the money is necessary.

Increased demand doesn't translate into higher property prices
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Increased demand doesn't translate into higher property prices

The stock shortages in many parts of SA are allowing property prices to grow steadily. This does not however mean that sellers should overprice their homes.

Interest rate increase of 25 basis points
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Interest rate increase of 25 basis points

The Reserve Bank has once again announced at today’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting that the interest rates would increase by a further 25 basis points.

Repo rate increase 'ill-timed'
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Repo rate increase 'ill-timed'

With inflation within the target range, a sluggish economy and the country experiencing the worst drought in decades, the MPC's decision to further increase the repo rate was ill-timed

Costs involved in selling property in South Africa
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Costs involved in selling property in South Africa

What costs do you have to factor into your budget when preparing to sell your property in South Africa?

The benefits of employing a managing agent
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The benefits of employing a managing agent

Making the decision to self-manage a complex rather than hire a managing agent can turn out to be a costly exercise.