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A taste of our expert knowledge to help you secure your property investment

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

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

Credit Score Advice

November 7, 2018by Contributor Leave a comment

What is a Credit Score and what makes it high or low?

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Property Finance Advice, Useful Information

The Best Time to Buy? As soon as you can!

August 15, 2018by Contributor Leave a comment

This post was adapted from a MortgageMax Press Release by MortgageMax CEO Jors Van NIekerk dated 03/08/2018.  When you are ready to settle down because you have a family or […]

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Property Finance Advice

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

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

Residential Building Loans Part 1: Vacant Land

September 2, 2016by Contributor Leave a comment

In Part 1 of our 3 part ‘Building Loan’ series we look at applying for a loan to buy vacant land

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Property Finance Advice, Useful Information

Keep that credit history clean!

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Late and failed payments might cost you BIG in the future.

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Property Finance Advice

If it ain’t broke…

April 14, 2016by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Rates are definitely on an upward trajectory. Can fixing your home loan interest rate save you money? Read on…

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Property Finance Advice, Useful Information

Foreigners: Home Loans & Buying Property in South Africa

March 3, 2016by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

A comprehensive guide for foreigners purchasing and applying for home loans in South Africa

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Property Finance Advice, Useful Information

Debt Traps

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While owing money is never great not all debts are created equal.

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Property Finance Advice

South Africa and Property in 2016

January 25, 2016by Contributor Leave a comment

It is a gloomy forecast…

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Property Finance Advice, The Future of Home Loans

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We are expert South African Property Finance Professionals.

While every measure has been taken to provide readers with the most accurate information and honest analysis, it must be stated that the changing nature of finance and banking in South Africa as well as the unique circumstances of any individual applicant mean that not all information supplied can be used by all readers and the accuracy of information is only guaranteed at the time of writing, not reading.

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