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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 ...

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Area Review : Constantia

Chat with the good folk of Constantia about their village [“suburb” is just too bourgeois] and one word consistently comes up in conversation. Gentle.

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FNB Mortgage Market Update

New Mortgage Growth Still Negative Year-On-Year, But May Be Starting to Turn the Corner Slowly The release of the SARB Quarterly Bulletin for September provides the picture for new mortgage loans in the 2nd quarter of 2009. It ...

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When Will the Property Market Improve?

Many sellers and estate agents are asking themselves when will the property market start improving or at least get better ? The reality is the demand for property at the moment is currently very ...