10 ways to save your home deposit in just two years
You can save for that property deposit and shorten the time you spend paying off your bond. Saving R100 000 over two years gives you…
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The future is homes that are smaller, smarter and greener
Affordability, convenience and security are the key factors driving a distinct buyer preference at the moment for smaller homes packed with “green” features and “smart”…
Women in the South African property market
The past decade has seen a significant increase in the number of women buyers in the South African property market. According to a report by…
What you will pay for property in Durban’s most popular suburbs
Private Property data reveals that there is strong interest from buyers in suburbs across the city. Here are the most popular suburbs and the property…
How to keep your home from being repossessed
If you are in financial difficulty, your bank is likely to make arrangements that will allow you to keep your home. Nedbank representative, Thomaza Mochadibane, shares some…
The 10 Questions Everyone Forgets to Ask at an Open House
The open house circuit can feel stressful and intimidating. You're filing in and out of strangers' homes and apartments, hoping this one might be the one. But…
Property sellers are competing for a small pool of buyers
There is a buyer's market in most areas currently and property sellers will need to offer greater value than the competition in order to achieve…
How South Africa should tackle the redistribution of land in urban areas
Land debates are reverberating across South Africa after the country's parliament resolved to accelerate land redistribution through expropriation without compensation where necessary. Twenty four years since the…
Property market’s slow start in 2018 could be misleading
Despite the renewal in consumer confidence and national sentiment after leadership changes in the ruling party late last year, the South African property market saw…
Property Barometer – Area Value Band House Price Indices
FNB compiles five ‘Area Value Band House Price Indices‘ which group areas according to their average home transaction values, using deeds data, and include all…
Banks are approving more home loans
Banks are showing an increased appetite to lend according to first quarter (Q1 2018) property statistics recently released by ooba, South Africa’s leading home loan…
18 important questions every property buyer should ask
18 questions to ask your estate agent that will save you a great deal of heartache and money in the long run. Knowledge is power…
Could these be Durban’s new property investment hotspots?
Nestled in the heart of Durban are two very different areas offering investors an unusually diverse selection of opportunities within a few square kilometres: the…
Africa’s best property investment spots
Over the past few years, Africa’s economic turbulence has not passed by but several countries have been stimulated by dynamic developments which have created interesting…