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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

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

Marriage Law in South Africa

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Contract law, financial planning and talks about money: where romance goes to die. Still, it is wise to discuss these things before tying the knot!

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Legal Advice

Capital Gains Tax and your property plans

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You might never have to pay Capital Gains Tax but if you ever do it sucks!

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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

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

Freelancers and Home Loans

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Freelancers have to jump through a number of hoops when applying for a home loan. We can help make the process as quick and painless as possible!

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Property Finance Advice, Useful Information

Gain financial flexibility and safety from your home loan.

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A home loan, when used wisely and when well-managed, can be considered a ‘good debt’ that can not only save you money but grow your wealth too…

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Property Finance Advice

DO YOU NEED INSURANCE WHEN APPLYING FOR A HOME LOAN?

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Insurance is an important investment and can keep your investment safe and debt at bay!

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Q & A, Useful Information

The Property Games: The 72-Hour Notice Clause

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Thinking about buying a property in Cape Town? Well, it’s getting pretty crazy out there…read this article and save yourself some heartache in the future!

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Useful Information

Turn your home loan into a piggy-bank. Say what?!

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Clients are often perplexed by the access facility. Hopefully this post will clear a few things up…

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Property Finance Advice

Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke

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Many people get nervous when they see rate increases. They look for security and constancy in fixed rates. But they do so at a cost!

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Property Finance Advice

How much does it really cost to buy a home?

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Beyond the money you need for the purchase and home loan repayment there are significant costs when buying a home.

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Property Finance Advice

May 2014 Rates Watch – OUR PREDICTIONS

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Interest Rate increase in May? Find out what we think!

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Interest Rates Watch

Standard Bank Home Loans: thinking outside the box?

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Members of our team attended Standard Bank’s Property Breakfast and took a look behind the curtain to see what Standard Bank’s policies are based on

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Standard Bank, The Future of Home Loans

The ‘loan term’: time can be on your side

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We explain why a 30 year term is not something to be worried about!

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Property Finance Advice, Q & A

Our 2014 South African Home Loan and Property Prognostications

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Our look at the property market and mortgages in 2014

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The Future of Home Loans

SELF-EMPLOYED? WHY FNB MAY NOT BE HELPING YOU…

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Self-employed clients must now deal directly with FNB when applying for a home loan. Find out why this is a very bad idea…

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FNB

Q&A: HOW DO I PAY MY HOME LOAN OFF FASTER?

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Liz answers a reader’s question about the best loan repayment strategies

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Q & A

DO YOU KNOW YOUR CREDIT PROFILE?

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Your Credit History is fundamental to your future financial success and should be well maintained.

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Property Finance Advice

SIMPLE WAYS TO CUT THE COST OF YOUR HOME LOAN

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Slash your home loan term and the total you repay with these simple tips

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Useful Information

THE (UNDENIABLE) IMPORTANCE OF AN ACCURATE OFFER TO PURCHASE

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To avoid complications and delays in the sale and transfer of a property we advise sellers, purchasers and agents to double check the information they provide on the Offer to Purchase.

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Useful Information

Your Will – The most important document you will ever sign

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Thinking about dying and death puts many people off drawing up a will. This is unwise as a will is incredibly important. Jason de Mink explains why.

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Legal Advice

Trouble ahead? South Africa’s next Credit Amnesty.

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Government hopes the new Credit Amnesty will be a boon but the banks say it will be lead to a credit crisis. Find out why.

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The Future of Home Loans

Locked down, but not locked out – property market recovering

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Signs point to swift recovery in South African residential property sales.

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The Future of Home Loans, Useful Information

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

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

Rates on hold. Time to buy before the election?

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Taken from the Mortgage Max newsletter of 29 March 2019. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank has once again decided to leave South Africa’s repo rate unchanged […]

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Interest Rates Watch, Uncategorized

FNB RATE DECISION PREDICTION

November 22, 2018by Contributor Leave a comment

Will the SARB keep rates on hold until next year? Find out what FNB thinks and why…

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FNB, Interest Rates Watch

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

HOW TO PROTECT AND GROW YOUR HOME EQUITY

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Is your home a safe store of wealth? Is there such a thing as too much home improvement?

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Useful Information

Rates Watch March 2018: Finally, a “good story to tell”?

March 28, 2018by Contributor Leave a comment

While Zuma’s relatively painless (as yet) fall from power is undoubtedly a great positive for the country it is not and could never be a panacea for all that ails […]

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Interest Rates Watch

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

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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.

Please use your discretion before taking any decisions based on the information provided and, better yet, contact us with questions and queries. Our services are free and we will provide you with the most up to date information available. We would love to assist you.

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