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Buying a Home Privately

Buying a home is possibly the greatest investment and single biggest purchase that many people will make during their lifetime. So, it goes without saying that it is an important decision, which if not carefully considered, ...

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Home Loan Talk - Insurance and Assurance

As a homeowner, you need two types of insurance to protect yourself against the unforeseen; homeowners insurance and household insurance.

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The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch: What to do with your 'property-relationship' in 2007. Married or not, you're likely to have heard the warnings of the seven year itch.

Build or Buy?
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Build or Buy?

Jacques du Toit, Senior Property Economist of the Absa Group, considers the advantages and disadvantages of building or buying a house. This is the second article in a series of three ...

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Inner City Revival

Things are looking promising for inner cities' property markets - even Joburg. There's so much positive going on in South Africa's property markets these days that some more cautious-minded ...

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Soweto property market boom

Is Soweto becoming the 'land of milk and honey', a popular place to reside with an upcoming prosperity and flourishing residential property market?

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Home Loan Talk - Buying your own home

Find out what you need to know when buying a home and applying for home loan finance. There are many advantages of home ownership. Your home represents far more than just its investment value ...

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Has the Platteland gone crazy?

John Loos, FNB Property Strategist, takes a perspective on property booms in the more rural regions, like the Platteland

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New versus existing housing

Jacques du Toit, Senior Property Economist of the Absa Group, looks at historical trends in new and existing housing in South Africa