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Dream and Do It at the 7th Annual Durban HOMEMAKERS Expo

South Africa’s leading home enhancement and improvement group presents this year’s Durban HOMEMAKERS Expo from 8-11 October 2009 at the Durban Exhibition Centre. This popular event offers the most comprehensive range of products ...

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Area Review : Lovely Linden

Whether it’s a butcher, a baker or a fine Italian pizza that you’re after – Linden is where it’s at. Possibly one of Jozi’s quaintest suburbs, Linden lies nestled between Northcliff, Emmerentia, ...

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Interest Rates Left Unchanged

After a cut of 50 basis points in August, the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee left the key monetary policy interest rate – the repo rate – unchanged at 7% at their ...

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Rentals: a good replacement?

Renting a home is proving to be a very practical option for many South Africans in the current property market.

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Empangeni: Some Like it Hot (but not steamy)

“You can make friends very easily in Empangeni. It’s a small town and the people are friendly. But you can’t have an affair here. Everybody would know”. That’s how Linda Vivian, who has lived in ...

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Questions You Should Ask Your Conveyancing Attorney

When buying or selling property, it if often taken for granted that the man on the street knows and understand the role and responsibilities of a Conveyancing Attorney. However, this is often not ...

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Australian Property Prices Up by 4.2 Percent

According to the Australian Bureau of statistics, the average growth accross the top 8 Australian cities is 4.2% for the last quarter. Established House Prices - Quarterly Changes Preliminary ...

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Absa Mortgage Household Debt report

The South African economy is in recession after contracting for three consecutive quarters up to the second quarter of 2009. However, real GDP declined markedly less in the second quarter ...

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The Construction Downturn

Several months into the recession, the casualties are starting to stack up. And we’re not just talking about the property industry – builders and their contractors are feeling the pinch just as ...