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Deposits Handy When Looking At Property for Sale

All South African banks have started offering 100% home loans again, but being able to put down a deposit makes it more likely that your bond application will be approved, says bond origination company ooba. If you’re looking at ...

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Landlords: Make the Most of Your House for Rent

With property prices still at relatively low levels, you’ve decided to become a buy-to-let investor, or, for some reason, you have to either sell or put up your house for rent. Here’s what you should know. Firstly, it is ...

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Payment Advice For Off-plan Buyers

If you‘re a home buyer purchasing property “off plan” – or in advance of your home actually being built – you will most likely have more money issues than those purchasing a pre-owned property.

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How to keep tabs on builders from afar

The winter season is the dry time when most building work gets done, but if you own a rental property or a holiday home in a distant town, it's difficult to get improvements done.

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Transfer duty, STC and Capital Gains Tax exemptions effective from 30 September 2009

I am pleased to confirm that the "amnesty" granted to individuals who wish to transfer their domestic properties from their Companies, Close Corporations and Trusts into their personal names, was promulgated under Government ...

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Household Credit Growth Continues Slowly

Are “tight” bank credit criteria appropriate? Perhaps more so than some would think, with the household sector’s vulnerability remaining highHousehold sector credit numbers for the month of May showed no improvement in growth ...

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Mortgage Advances Growth Declining Further

Based on credit data released by the South African Reserve Bank, the total value of outstanding mortgage balances at monetary institutions, which includes both commercial and residential mortgage loans, increased by 3,4% ...

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Developers can look forward to stream of new buyers

Developers should be jumping for joy at the prospect of thousands of new homebuyers recently “liberated” into the market by the introduction of a State mortgage guarantee fund.

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Great deals and positive thinking drive property sales up

At the half-year mark, property buyers are firmly back in the market – and getting great deals.