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How to Buy Your Home: The process for buying your perfect

Buying a new home will always be a big life decision. Not only is it a significant financial expense, but it is where you want to create lasting memories. The b

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.

Are we still in a buyer's market even though home prices are rising?

The answer is yes. And no. Or maybe, depending on where you're considering buying, because market conditions can vary so widely from region to region, from subu

Seven great reasons for women to buy their own homes

Owning a home is a significant milestone in anyone's life but for women especially, it provides many benefits in addition to long-term financial advantages, and

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

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