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2010: To let or not to let?

Featherbrook, a fancy gated estate in Gauteng, has been in the news recently as residents line up to lease out their mansions for the Fifa Soccer World cup next year. 

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Regulation of Mortgage Origination Imminent

There have been calls for the government to regulate the local bond origination market with industry leaders indicating legislation would ensure consumers received expert advice when dealing with a relatively unchartered ...

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Can’t sell? Rent with an Option to Buy

In the current economic climate, many properties are being sold on auctions and the lenders, being the financial institutions, end up being forced to write off millions of rands. These shortfalls, in most instances, cannot be ...

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Milnerton: A Way Into the Market

It’s unfortunate that Milnerton residents are a bit scathing of “Millatin” or “Millies” as they call it, because their suburb has lots going for it ... even if it was once home to murderer Dina Rodrigues and fraudster Tony ...

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Winging it in the Winelands

One of the reasons I became an estate agent was that there weren’t an awful lot of exams to be passed. I’m not good with exams and when I think of my matric exams all those years ago I get hot flushes. It’s not the exams ...

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Important clauses in an offer to purchase document

Make sure you are 100% aware of your obligations in terms of the agreement.

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Umdloti, a haven of tranquility on KZN’s bustling North Coast

Property prices on KZN’s North Coast are holding well in the recession, buoyed by the prospects of the new international airport at La Mercy, which will see tourists touchdown for the Fifa 2010 World Cup. Most North Coast ...

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What Banks Really Want

I’ve avoided applying for a bond for two years because of all the horror stories people tell me of trying to get one since the banks decided property buyers and investors were too risky. Instead ...

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How to Save (or Make) R10 Million

There are three types of people in the world...Those who make it happen...Those who watch it happen...Those who wonder what happened..." - which are you? I recently worked with an investor who bought four units in London. One of ...