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3 tips for buying fractional property ownership in South Africa

Here are a few things to keep in mind when considering purchasing a fractional ownership property share. there are a few more tips on our website link below. 1. Request a breakdown of the monthly levies for the first year With ...

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How To: Get Your Bond Registered

You’ve found your dream house and handed in all the paperwork at the bank – copies of IDs and marriage certificates, bank statements, FICA documentation, assets and liabilities and monthly income and expenses – what next? You ...

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House for Sale? Here is Some Good News

The improvement in house prices is picking up speed, with First National Bank (FNB) reporting its first double-digit price increase since April 2008 earlier this month. According to FNB’s monthly price index, house prices ...

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Is Danger Looming In The Growing Appetite For Credit?

The local credit scene has been under the microscope of late, and concerns are being raised about the continued appetite for credit among South Africans. But to what extent is lending returning to the market? Rudi Botha, CEO of ...

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And Now for the Good News About SA Property

South African property owners have had a veritable cornucopia of good news in recent weeks, starting with the unexpected announcement by the South African Reserve Bank that it would cut interest rates slightly, helping to ease ...

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Global real estate prospects better

There are still challenges, but the US economy and property market are definitely in a “better place” than they were a year ago, and that bodes well for real estate elsewhere in the world.

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Property Agents Explain: SA’s Best-connected Suburbs

From Julius Malema’s millionaire Sandown mansion to the houses of Jacob Zuma’s wives - here’s the hottest, best-connected suburbs in South Africa right now… Sandown Hot favourite of the tenderpreneur crowd, JuJu has put this posh ...

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Divide and Conquer

Residential property subdivision is becoming a major trend among homeowners in the middle to upper ends of the market, says Peter Gilmour, Chairman of RE/MAX of Southern Africa. “With the cost of living on the increase, the cost ...

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Looking at Houses for Sale? This is What You Can Really Afford

With house prices turning the corner, more buyers are looking to upgrade their properties or enter the market for the first time while it is still a buyers’ market. Make sure you know which houses for sale you can really afford ...