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September oobarometer

The September oobarometer price index recorded an increase in the year-on-year house prices of 1.8%. “The September oobarometer continues to reflect an improvement in year-on-year house prices,” ...

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FNB Residential Property Barometer (3rd Quarter) – Cape Metro

The 3rd Quarter Cape Metro FNB Residential Property Barometer pointed to a significant jump in activity levels in the region, after a very weak 2nd quarter level. This suggests that the region is beginning to feel the positive ...

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Area Review: Property in Plettenberg Bay

Described by one resident as the “Monaco of South Africa”, Plettenberg Bay is the playground of the rich – and tourists. And though you won’t find too many “tax refugees” in Plett, you will find ...

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Area review: Property in Glenwood

Glenwood is a glorious mix of the young, the restless, the bold and the beautiful. From the student digs off York Avenue, to the marvelous mansions in Manning Road and down the drag to the older ...

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FNB Residential Property Barometer (3rd Quarter) - Johannesburg

The 3rd Quarter Joburg FNB Residential Property Barometer pointed to a further rise in residential demand activity levels in the region. It would now appear that the positive effect of 5 percentage point’s worth of interest rate ...

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Absa House Price Index

Nominal year-on-year price deflation in the South African housing market slowed down further in September 2009, based on Absa’s calculations. If the latest trends are to continue, house prices ...

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On the ball

There can be little doubt that South Africa is in the grip of a new type of fever.

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Paying Off Your Primary Residential Home Does Not Make You a ‘Property Investor’.

There is no doubt that some time in our lives we all yearn to own that piece of land we can call our own. Learn how to pay it off.

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FNB House Price Index

FNB House Price Index now very near to resuming year-on-year inflation The FNB House Price Index’s year-on-year decline continued to diminish at a steady pace, and it looks likely that year-on ...