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Conveyancing Process

Conveyancing describes the legal process whereby a person, closed corporation, company or trust becomes the registered and lawful owner of fixed property and thereby ensures that such ownership...

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Tips for selling privately

Selling a property privately is no longer such a daunting task and the phenomenon is becoming increasingly more attractive to sellers looking to save the whopping amount in estate agent's ...

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Lightstone National House Price Index

The Lightstone Residential Property Price Indices, released for the first time in April, provide some valuable new insights into the residential property market. The indices ...

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Home Loan Talk – Land Use Control

LAND USE CONTROL When purchasing property with an eye to its expansion or development, it is important to note that there are many potential restrictions with regards to the use of that ...

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Property Tips - National Show Day

Having a show day helps you sell Private Property encourages sellers to 'pull out all the stops' on National Show Day, which is held once a month all around the country. Last month's National ...

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New National Credit

How will this affect home loan finance? The New National Credit Act is set to come into effect towards the middle of this year, and the banks now need to comply to ensure that their end-user ...

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Corporate Social Investment and Housing Microfinance

Housing is a basic human right Violet Mbuqe is an energetic 73-year old woman who lives in Town II in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape with her granddaughter and great-grandchild. They have ...

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Property Market

John Loos suggests that building costs could be the key to a residential market recovery.

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Build versus Buy Checklist

Jacques du Toit of the Absa Group, looks at what factors you should consider when deciding whether to build a new house or buy an existing home. This is the last of a series of three articles ...