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Partners in Property

Investing in property is usually the biggest financial commitment that any individual will make. Increasingly, people are looking to purchase a home with a friend, sibling or partner to halve the costs and increase the ...

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Stop Blaming the Agent

No matter how many articles are written about the importance of pricing a property correctly in order to sell, it is always going to remain a contentious, emotional issue. One of the benefits of publishing on the web is that ...

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Privateproperty.co.za Helps Home Vulnerable Children

Imagine 10 000 villages, each raising and impacting 500 orphans "the right way". Imagine five million children rescued, raised and rebuilt to become future leaders who impact the continent of Africa, and who can reach out to ...

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Is it Wise to Buy Before you Sell?

A large number of South Africans make an offer on a new property before they have sold their existing home and many sellers regret accepting an offer that is subject to another sale over which they have no control. It goes ...

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The Wrong Side of the Tracks

Experts have been telling us for years that buying a property in the ‘right’ area is very important if we want to capitalise on our investment. It became evident years ago when the term ‘wrong side of the tracks’ was first ...

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It pays to save

While many may dream of winning the lottery, the fact is that the large majority of South African consumers probably won’t.

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It pays to save

While many may dream of winning the lottery, the fact is that the large majority of South African consumers probably won’t.

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Ooba Reports Moderate Growth in House Prices

There was a moderate growth in house prices for the month of September 2012, according to the latest statistics from ooba, South Africa’s biggest bond originator.  The average house price for September was R876,717, up 4.5% year ...

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Tiles - Go for Glazed

Tiles have come a long way in recent years. Gone are the days when homeowners were restricted by limited tile colour schemes and tiles broke easily. Today, homeowners are spoilt for choice and tile quality has improved tenfold, ...