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What Does 2010 Hold in Store for SA Property?

One can only describe the performance of the property market during 2009 as dismal. So says Deon Lessing, marketing director of Betterbond, South Africa’s leading mortgage originator, who notes that the industry experienced an ...

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Area Review: Property in Randburg

If affordability is a deciding factor whether you’re looking to rent or buy, look no further than property in Randburg. Randburg is a typical South African melting pot of cultural expressions, income brackets and opportunities. ...

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Sectional Title Disputes

Many owners and occupants of residential sectional titles complexes have been frustrated by the lack of an effective mechanism for resolving disputes. David Warmback in Shepstone & Wylie ...

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South Africa’s real estate market performs favourably compared to international markets

RE/MAX International’s Peter Gilmour said the South African property market is performing exceptionally well compared to other global markets..

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Area Review: Property in Woodstock

Imagine for a moment that you live in a trendy multicultural suburb just outside one of the hippest cities in the world. Your neighbour to the left is an academic from northern Africa, to your ...

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Banks Back in the Game

The long awaited upturn is here, evidenced by a loosening in home loan lending criteria from the banks. Deposits may well become a thing of the past instead of the 100% home loan, which has made ...

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Exploring the Merits of Residential Property Funds

With investors still smarting from losses incurred during last year’s financial crisis many remain wary of complex financial instruments, preferring instead to invest in assets such as residential ...

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The ‘Big Five’ When Buying a Home in SA

With South African banks granting 100% home loans again, South Africans are slowly but surely starting to buy property. “This is evident in the increase in the number of home loans being ...

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Residential building activity still low, but showing signs of some improvement

Although activity with regard to new housing construction remained under pressure up to September 2009 compared with the corresponding period last year, conditions appear to have improved somewhat over the past few months. On ...