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Tips for applying for a bond or home loan
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Tips for applying for a bond or home loan

When applying for a bond or home loan, it’s not just the buyer’s affordability that needs to be ascertained, it’s the buyer’s credit and payment profile that will be checked carefully too

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Invest in property and build your wealth by beating the averages

The outlook for the residential property market remains subdued, with real house price deflation predicted for 2013. But, weak house prices are ironically good for the buy-to-let market, as yields are gradually ...

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Transport corridors encourage wealth creation through property investment

With the development of new transport corridors, a number of opportunities for property investors to generate great wealth have arisen across South Africa in recent years.

Lifestyle and Decor

Valuable property renovations

In today’s competitive real estate environment, renovations or additions to a property can add value and give a homeowner an advantage over other sellers in a particular area.

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Your Credit Rating is Your most Important Asset

If you’re thinking about buying your first home, get your financial affairs in order as soon as possible. You need a clean credit record to secure a home loan. Unless you have a clean record of servicing debt, your bank will be ...

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Home Insurance - Giving you Peace of Mind

A new house brings with it a wealth of new responsibilities. One of these is that you need to consider what will happen to you, your family or your house if your circumstances change. No matter how unlikely this may seem, life is ...

News

Investment expectations for 2013

The current investment environment is characterised by economic uncertainty and in many instances fundamentally expensive asset classes, probably more so than before. The local investment ...

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What landlords need to know

With the ever growing demand for rental properties in the current market, many opportunities have presented themselves for property investors with rental portfolios or those wanting to buy-to-let.

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Investing in emerging market student accommodation is a safe bet

As education levels improve and millions more students attend universities in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries, emerging market student accommodation as a sub-sector of commercial property is ...