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Rules for renting property to family
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Rules for renting property to family

Rental property can be made available to family members. This is how you can to avoid family upheavals when renting to relatives.

How to cut back on household expenses after interest rate hike
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How to cut back on household expenses after interest rate hike

Interest rates directly impact household incomes and budgets. How can you reduce expenses when rates go up?

How to save to the max when buying a home
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How to save to the max when buying a home

Purchasing a property demands a significant amount of financial resources. How can you save for this moment?

Residential rental vacancy rate declines as confidence improves
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Residential rental vacancy rate declines as confidence improves

Statistics are pointing to a decline in residential rental vacancy rate? What are the factors behind this?

Top things you need to know about how to get started with a B&B
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Top things you need to know about how to get started with a B&B

A B&B is a good business avenue in the property sector. This is how you can get started.

Top financial benefits of moving to senior living sooner rather than later
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Top financial benefits of moving to senior living sooner rather than later

Planning for your retirement age is vitally important. When is the best time to plan and move?

Deceased estates and the home loan
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Deceased estates and the home loan

The law has sufficient provisions which guide the management of deceased estates and loans. How do financial institutions like Absa handle these matters in accordance with the law?

Prime lending rate increased to 7.75%
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Prime lending rate increased to 7.75%

A combined interest rate increase of 1% for the year to date is unlikely to have too negative an effect on the South African property market, say property professionals.

Property industry braces for more interest rate increases
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Property industry braces for more interest rate increases

For the second time in a row this year, the South African Reserve Bank increased the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing the prime lending rate to 7.75%.