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Occupational rent: make sure you are covered

READING the fine print and ensuring that every eventuality is covered in an agreement of sale is one of the…

‘Stage’ your house elegantly for sale

IT IS almost impossible to overemphasise the importance of "staging" a home attractively when it is up for sale and…

Banks are still cautious

ALTHOUGH it has levelled out recently, the affordability of housing is still very far ahead of where it was during…

Remember this when you buy

IN today's property market, buyers who are looking to purchase a home, whether to upgrade, downsize or simply enter the…

Key disruptions to the market

CHRIS Renecle, MD of Renprop, believes that politics and home loan lending by financial institutions will have the most impact…

Good tidings as the repo rate remains unchanged

THE recent decision by the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5,75% (9,25% mortgage…

The responsibilities all landlords face

BEING a landlord entails far more than collecting rental. Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa considers the numerous…

Upside to paying a deposit on a bond

OF course no-deposit or 100% home loans do make it easier for young buyers and first-timers to get a start…

In the name of love

EVEN though statistics reveal that more and more unmarried couples are buying property together, few of them are aware of…

4 ways to invest in your 1st property

HOME ownership is a major commitment that should be evaluated in terms of your life plans and financial situation both…

Savvy alternatives to the burden of fixed rates

WITH the rate of inflation still "uncomfortably high", according to Reserve bank Governor Gil Marcus, many homeowners and buyers are…

Current house price growth to continue?

A SLOW down in the growth of house prices in certain segments of the property market appears likely, a recent…