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How to finance your festive season
Lifestyle and Decor

How to finance your festive season

We’re all looking for new ways to cut back or cut down expenses, but the festive season celebrations often bust our budgets. Here’s how to finance your festive season, without going for broke.

Repo rate stable at 6.5%
News

Repo rate stable at 6.5%

The repo rate has been left unchanged at 6.5%.

Avoid analysis paralysis
News

Avoid analysis paralysis

Buying property now would help you avoid over-analysing the market and potentially losing out.

Things to consider before taking a 105% home loan
News

Things to consider before taking a 105% home loan

ABSA's new Young Professionals Home Loan is a great help for first time home buyers, however, there are also other implications to consider.

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) explained for property sellers
Property Advice

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) explained for property sellers

It is not uncommon to misunderstand how CGT is determined and applied when it comes to the sale of your home or investment property.

Understanding the transfer process
Property Advice

Understanding the transfer process

The property ownership transfer process explained.

Budget tips for the festive season
Property Advice

Budget tips for the festive season

Financing the festive season just got easier with our top ten budget tips.

The value of a budget
News

The value of a budget

Government finances are in an unsustainable state as revealed in the mid-term budget. Home owners need to ensure that their budgets don’t follow suit.

Going from renting to buying in Sectional Title
Property Advice

Going from renting to buying in Sectional Title

Going from renting to buying a sectional title home is not just a case of exchanging rent for a bond repayment and adding the levy.