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THE INTEREST RATE QUANDARY

The trick to investing in property is efficient gearing, put simply, using a large proportion of other people’s money, most likely borrowed from a bank.

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Australian Property Review - March 2011

The most important component of investing successfully overseas is Information and Partners.

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Spending habits are linked to property affordability

South Africans are not known as a nation of savers, in fact more often than not the opposite is true.

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How To Start Your Own Property Portfolio

Real estate is one of the most exciting and dynamic businesses to be involved in, and historically this is the best place to invest some of your hard earned cash. Many investors buy properties and bank them, and then sell the ...

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Is the stability of property prices a veneer?

As safe as houses is a term we were brought up with, but is the relative stability in the property market just a thin veneer hiding a much more sinister quagmire?

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Valid Questions from a South African Investor looking at Australia.

Questions from a South African Investor, who has bought in Australia and was looking for a second property.

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The right price will expedite a sale

Peter Gilmour, Chairman of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, takes a look at recent trends in asking prices set by sellers in the global property market.

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Tips on how to better your chances of being approved for a home loan

Although the home loan approval rate has improved since 2010, the prime lending rate is at a 37-year low and it is a buyer’s market, it can be challenging to qualify for a home loan.

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Student accommodation offers healthy investment returns

Privately owned off-campus student accommodation is in high demand.