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Building Loans

BUILDING LOANS - Useful tips to help you avoid potential the pitfalls Cluster developments and gated communities are prolific throughout South Africa and have become popular with both ...

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Home Loan Talk – Early Termination Interest

Any bond holder intending to sell or cancel their home loan should take heed of the following information. When the home loan is granted the normal period that the client will take ...

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Interest Rate Hikes

Jacques du Toit, Senior Property Economist of the Absa Group looks at how higher interest rates are influencing the housing market. The SA Reserve Bank's (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...

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Fix or float, Rent or Buy?

Some important factors that must be considered when investing in residential property, a decision which, for many, involves incurring large sums of debt and often implies significant cash flow ...

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The difference between fixed and variable mortgage rates

The Senior Property Economist of the Absa Group looks at the advantages and disadvantages of fixed versus variable interest rates.

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House Prices

The slowdown in the housing market is now clearly entrenched, with a persistent deceleration in the growth of house prices. In June, house prices grew by 6.5% y/y - the lowest since January ...

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Home Loan Talk – Sectional Title vs Cluster Ownership

There is much confusion surrounding sectional title ownership and cluster ownership. Although they look the same, it is important to understand the difference between the two types of ownership.

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Home Loan Talk – Access Bonds

Manage your money better with an access bond.

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Home Loan Talk – Bond Origination

It is advisable for the end-user, when approached by an originator or aggregator, to ask the right questions and always read the small print. It was not so long ago that each bank had a sales ...