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How to live in your show house and keep it neat

"Before you even list your home for sale, for example, you should start clearing out your garage, tool shed, spare…

Factors that affect your ability to afford a home

WHEN it comes to investment decisions, there are very few that can have such a large effect on your financial…

Dreams come true for homebuyers as the market ends year on a high

THE real estate market has ended last year on a strong note, with billions of rands' worth of new home…

A new middle class

ALTHOUGH South Africa is still a country with massive income inequalities, it is also true that the country's emerging middle…

Small touches lead to larger returns

THE market might have been a little quiet during the festive season, but in the new year, people are looking…

Perfect location at the perfect price

THE property of the week is on urgent sale as the owners plan to relocate. If you love the bushveld…

Should you fix your rate?

WHILE the current prime interest rate is still considered to be comparatively low, former Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus has…

Steady rates add to the festive cheer

THE recent announcement by the new Reserve Bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago that the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee would keep the…

The benefits of signing a sole mandate

COULD signing a sole mandate reduce your chances of finding a buyer in the shortest possible time at the best…

New rental housing bill will bring amendments

ALTHOUGH there is as yet no finality on when it will be enacted, the new Rental Housing Amendment Bill will…

Property market in 2015 and beyond

ADRIAN Goslett, the CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, gives his take on what is expected to influence the property…

Originators’ value

BOND originators will have to become more skilled and more effective in the coming year if they are to be…