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Area Review: Property in Bedfordview

Back in the 1920s, a little girl won a competition and got to name one of Gauteng’s (now) most popular and affluent areas. She quite fancied the “nice” view from the region’s famous farm ...

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FNB Building Confidence Index

The FNB Building Confidence Index (FNB BCI) measures the business confidence of all the major role players and suppliers involved in the building industry including architects, quantity ...

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A foot in the door

The majority of first-time home buyers consist of mostly younger individuals who have limited experience of owning or maintaining a property of their own.

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Gauteng HOMEMAKERS turned dreams into reality

The Gauteng HOMEMAKERS Expo presented at the Coca-Cola Dome from 18 - 21 February turned homeowners’ dreams into reality with well over 600 stands displaying the latest in home lifestyle design. Apart from the trendsetting ...

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Cape Town Property Prices on the Increase

After taking a steep dip in 2009, house prices in Cape Town are slowly on the increase, statistics from Absa Home Loans show. While house prices declined in all provinces, metropolitan areas ...

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Would You Quality for a 100 Percent Home Loan?

With the worst of the financial crisis behind us, banks have started loosening their purse strings and have become a bit more generous when considering applications for home loans. However, while ...

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Opinion editorial – Municipal rates based on valuations

Do you know how much your property is really worth? And do you have a good idea of the rates you should be paying on it?

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Area Review: Property in Table View

What’s family-friendly, 15 kilometres from the Mother City and derives its name from one of the most magnificent views in the world? You guessed it! Table View.

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Private Property launches new iPhone Application to make Web Search Easier

You can now find property directly from your iPhone, thanks to a new application launched by property web giant Private Property this week. According to Oliver Manickum, Mobile Product Manager at Privateproperty.co.za, the new ...