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Sellers Need To Clean Up Their Act

In a report in the British press this week, it was suggested that an untidy child's bedroom could knock £6 000 (R78 780) off the selling price. By the looks of things, the British are far fussier than South African buyers and it ...

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Good Seasonal Pickings for First Time Home Buyers

The main reasons are interest rates of 8.5% at its lowest in 40 years, increased offerings of 100% home loans by banks, extended re-payment periods by some banks of up to 30 years as opposed to 20 years previously, as well as ...

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Eskom Embarks on Next Energy Efficient Lighting Drive

Eskom has embarked on the next phase of its energy efficient lighting campaign whereby the power utility hopes to kick-start a shift from 50 Watt, 50mm diameter downlights to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL’s) and light emitting ...

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Bad credit Records - Main Reason for Bond Application Rejections

Bad credit records account for 32% of bond applications being rejected by banks. What is more, the banks are fairly consistent in their assessments - in more than 90% of the cases, at least three of the banks took the same ...

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How, and why, to start investing in listed property

Statistics from the ASSOCIATION FOR SAVINGS and INVESTMENT SA show inflows of R4.6-billion into local property unit trusts for the year ended March 2011. Foreign investors are keen to get their hands on SA’s property stocks, and ...

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Green your spring cleaning

If you're planning on spring cleaning, why not make it a little more eco friendly?

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Be savvy when it comes to bond finance

A great deal of bond originators have recently released statistics showing that home loan grants have increased to 20% year on year.

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The Dangers of Abusing Your Bond

Those who took full advantage of the banks’ willingness to extend credit on mortgage bonds should embrace the lower interest rate and get their home finance back on the straight and narrow. In the good old days, you raised a ...

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Green Date Ideas

You’ve done the fancy dinners, the opulent hotels and waiters who sneer at you when you can’t pronounce a foreign food correctly. How about trying to green your date night? Here are some green date ideas... Go stargazing: ...