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How to apply for a home loan
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How to apply for a home loan

If you're planning on buying a home, you may need to focus on the first part of this process - applying for a home loan. Here are some tips to help you prepare.

How millennials can get on the property ladder
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How millennials can get on the property ladder

Many younger South Africans are getting stuck in a situation where they continuously rent property instead of buying their own. Here's how they can avoid this "rent trap."

Why mortgage pre-approval matters
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Why mortgage pre-approval matters

Imagine finding a home that love, then realising you don't qualify for the required home loan amount. Getting mortgage pre-approval saves you this disappointment.

Finding the funds for foreign property investments
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Finding the funds for foreign property investments

With the current volatility of the rand, many middle-income South Africans are contemplating foreign investments.

How much a lower interest rate can save you
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How much a lower interest rate can save you

Many new home buyers are unaware of the large savings they can make by securing a home loan at a lower rate from the start.

5 steps to buying life insurance for your home loan
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5 steps to buying life insurance for your home loan

Before you get caught up in the excitement of decorating your first home, there's one important thing you need to protect your new asset - life insurance.

Home loan Interest Rates 101
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Home loan Interest Rates 101

Buying a house is one of the biggest decisions in life and, albeit an exciting one, it is not to be taken lightly especially when it concerns home loans, lending rates and repayments.

How to renegotiate your bond interest rate with your bank
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How to renegotiate your bond interest rate with your bank

In the current economy many homeowners are looking for ways to reduce expenses. One way to do this is to ask your bank to reduce your home loan interest rate.

R1bn in housing subsidies to boost property market
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R1bn in housing subsidies to boost property market

The announcement in the MTBPS that a billion rand will be allocated to housing subsidies will have a significant effect on the property market.