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Top trend: SA set to become a hot choice for seniors

With tourism numbers rising and word spreading rapidly about the great lifestyle, property value and low cost of living on offer in SA - in addition to its sunn

Holiday homes: What to consider when buying one.

Having a second or holiday home appeals to many as either a secondary source of income or simply having a place of their own to escape the busy humdrum of city

Thinking beyond price for investment properties

When you're choosing an investment property, the same "rules" about location, condition, and security apply as when you are purchasing a home for yourself.

How to avoid home loan rejection

While banks in SA are still keen to lend to home buyers, they are also applying their credit granting criteria more strictly now in the light of rising

Making an offer to purchase is a serious business

When you find a home you want to buy, the next step is usually to make a written Offer to Purchase (OTP) which the agent will then present to the seller to

Self-employed? Just stick to the rules if you want a bond

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, an increasing number of prospective home buyers are self-employed, either by choice or from necessity, and while this

Buy through an agent and avoid these big purchase potholes

A lot has been said about the risks involved in being a private home seller, but not as much about the risks to the buyer in purchasing directly from an owner

Buyer advice: Start young and improve your financial future

Possibly the strongest motivation for young people to buy their first homes right now is the lowest interest rates in almost 50 years - which have not only

Don't delay, find a way to invest in real estate today

Astute investors have traditionally turned to real estate in tough times - for several reasons, starting with the fact that the demand for rental homes always

Need to sell? Don't exit the market now

If your home has already been listed for sale, now is not the time to take it off the market - and if you are thinking of selling for any reason, now's the time

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