Locked down, but not locked out – property market recovering
Signs point to swift recovery in South African residential property sales.
Category Archives: Useful Information
Links and articles we feel you need to see
Coronavirus financial troubles? Don’t wait to contact your bank!
Critical advice regarding home loan payment holidays and what’s happening with property sales during lockdown
HOW TO BEEF UP YOUR SECURITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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 […]
GOT BOND PRE-APPROVAL? HERE’S HOW TO KEEP IT
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?
SHARING REQUIRES A LOT OF CARING
Buying with a friend can be a great idea but have you thought it through?
Credit Score Advice
What is a Credit Score and what makes it high or low?
HOW TO PROTECT AND GROW YOUR HOME EQUITY
Is your home a safe store of wealth? Is there such a thing as too much home improvement?
STANLIB’s take on the Downgrades
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. […]
Q&A: Two People Purchasing a Property together. Can one apply for a bond?
Can two people buy a property but only one applies for a home loan?
What is an Access Facility?
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 […]
Standard Bank is offering 50% discount on bond fee!
Save 50% on bond fees and stand a chance to win R100 000 with Standard Bank Home Loans until 31 May 2017
ABSA’s Loyalty Home Loan programme
ABSA offer discounts to clients keeping their home loan business at the bank. Do you qualify?
2016: DE MINK PROPERTY FINANCE YEAR IN FIGURES
We take a close look at our figures in 2016 and the lessons clients can learn from them…
Could you afford President Zuma’s home loan repayments?
If the President received the treatment you could expect what would he pay per month?
Residential Building Loans Part 1: Vacant Land
In Part 1 of our 3 part ‘Building Loan’ series we look at applying for a loan to buy vacant land
De Mink Property Finance 