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U.S. Real Estate Update – June 2014 – what you have to know

Nominal growth in the U.S. housing market continues in 2014. Existing home sales rose 1.3 percent to a 4.65 million unit pace. The gain was the first since December and was driven by a big uptick ...

What happens when levies aren’t paid
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What happens when levies aren’t paid

Owners of units in sectional title schemes who do not pay their levies place an unacceptable burden on the other members of the scheme.

Property Advice

Transfer duty or VAT?

When buying a property, the cost of the transfer duty or the VAT, whichever is applicable, is calculated on the purchase price and becomes due prior to the registration of a sale.

Be a better candidate for a bond
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Be a better candidate for a bond

Paying for something is not simply a matter of giving cash to someone else. Some of – if not all of – the most important items cost a great deal more than most of us can usually and immediately ...

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Get into gear

Sustainability is a busy word these days, popping up everywhere from the supermarket to the shoe shop, and while I’m not one for jumping on bandwagons very readily, sustainability is a concept I do feel we need to take ...

You snooze, you snooze
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You snooze, you snooze

My Other Half likes a cat-nap. In fact so much so does he enjoy them that I find him nodding off in all manner of unplanned places as a matter of course. It’s all very well for example after a lengthy lunch on a Sunday, but ...

Bank values vs bond amounts
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Bank values vs bond amounts

Not much is quite as frustrating as finding the home of your dreams at a price you can afford, only to discover that the bank is unwilling to grant a bond because they don't agree with the ...

Access bonds offer tax-free savings opportunities
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Access bonds offer tax-free savings opportunities

Having an access bond is one of the smartest ways you can manage your home loan. An access bond allows borrowers who have paid additional money into their bond, to withdraw the extra money should they need it. “Access bonds are ...

Residential property is the exception in a lacklustre economy
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Residential property is the exception in a lacklustre economy

With a projected GDP growth rate for the year ahead of below 3% and with the business sector largely negative about the government’s ability to manage the economy better, these days...