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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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Rates on hold. Time to buy before the election?

March 30, 2019by Contributor Leave a comment

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

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

HOW TO PROTECT AND GROW YOUR HOME EQUITY

August 15, 2018by Contributor Leave a comment

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

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South Africa and Property in 2017

February 2, 2017by Contributor Leave a comment

We look ahead at what the year might have in store…

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The Future of Home Loans

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

Budget 2016: Speak softly and carry a big stick?

February 25, 2016by Contributor Leave a comment

Perhaps Minister Gordhan’s conservative budget belies the power he is exerting behind the scenes? If he truly has real control over the finances of the country he is carrying a big stick indeed.

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The Future of Home Loans

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

Death and Taxes

February 24, 2015by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Currently South Africa is running at a budget deficit of around 4% of GDP. Government debt stands at 46% of GDP and continues to grow. Our growth rate is sluggish […]

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Property Finance News, Useful Information

Rates Watch: January 2015 – Thank you Oil!

January 28, 2015by Liz de Mink Leave a comment

Oil has placed a downward pressure on inflation which means there is no big reason for the SARB to increase the repo-rate

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Interest Rates Watch

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

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