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Author Archives: Liz de Mink

Drop in interest rate a welcome surprise

April 15, 2020by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Originally published by our partner, Mortgage Max. Along with many South Africans, MortgageMax has been pleasantly surprised at the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut the repo rate […]

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Interest Rates Watch

Coronavirus financial troubles? Don’t wait to contact your bank!

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Critical advice regarding home loan payment holidays and what’s happening with property sales during lockdown

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Property Finance Advice, Property Finance News, The Future of Home Loans, Useful Information

Quick word on the recent budget speech

February 27, 2020by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

There was some encouraging news for the property sector in today’s Budget speech by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, which addressed some of the major issues that are putting the brakes […]

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Interest Rates Watch, Property Finance Advice, The Future of Home Loans

HOW TO BEEF UP YOUR SECURITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

December 17, 2019by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Criminals never seem to sleep or take holidays – and certainly not during the festive season when there is a prospect of rich pickings from homes left empty and unprotected […]

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Property Finance Advice, Useful Information

GOT BOND PRE-APPROVAL? HERE’S HOW TO KEEP IT

November 21, 2019by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

A mortgage originator can give you a pretty good idea of what you can afford before you start house hunting. But how can you be sure that the information is relatively accurate weeks (or months) later?

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Useful Information

SHARING REQUIRES A LOT OF CARING

August 20, 2019by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Buying with a friend can be a great idea but have you thought it through?

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Property Finance Advice, Useful Information

STOP ACTING RICH AND START PLANNING FOR REAL WEALTH

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Not all credit is created equal! Home loans can be used to build wealth other types of credit? Not so much…

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Property Finance Advice

Rates Watch January 2018: New Year, Same Rate?

January 18, 2018by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Is four weeks of Ramaphosa enough to improve the economy?

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Interest Rates Watch

STANLIB’s take on the Downgrades

November 26, 2017by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

What follows is an extract of an email sent out by STANLIB (South Africa’s largest unit trust manager by market share) to its clients after the downgrade late Friday afternoon.  […]

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Useful Information

Rates Watch September 2017: Another one.

September 21, 2017by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

A surprise cut in July to an almost certain cut in September…

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Interest Rates Watch

Q&A: Two People Purchasing a Property together. Can one apply for a bond?

August 29, 2017by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Can two people buy a property but only one applies for a home loan?

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Legal Advice, Property Finance Advice, Q & A, Useful Information

Rates Watch July 2017: Inflation under scrutiny

July 20, 2017by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

In a few hours, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will announce the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision on the Repo Rate. What will it be? Here’s what we think:

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Interest Rates Watch

What is an Access Facility?

June 25, 2017by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

If you’ve researched home loans, or applied for a home loan, you may have heard of an “Accessbond” or an “access facility” but may not be clear on exactly what […]

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Q & A, Useful Information

Junk status & your home loan

April 13, 2017by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

The cost of lending for the State as well as many corporations based in the country has now increased significantly. These increased costs will result in price increases for goods and services. This includes bank fees and the increase to interest rates we are already seeing.

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Property Finance Advice, The Future of Home Loans

Standard Bank is offering 50% discount on bond fee!

March 28, 2017by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Save 50% on bond fees and stand a chance to win R100 000 with Standard Bank Home Loans until 31 May 2017

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Standard Bank, Useful Information

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