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| Advice And Tips |
| Life rights retirement option |
| 2008/07/21 |
| One of the biggest decisions to be made when retiring is where to live. With a myriad of sectional title residences available, one option that should be examined by the retiree is that of Life Rights. |
| - Cash has its merits, drawbacks |
| - Property: DIY retirement investment |
| - Reckless lending bad for SA property |
| - Insure your bond |
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| Area Price Reviews |
| Centurion's position a demand boon |
| 2008/08/14 |
| Residential property in Centurion still offers strong capital growth. |
| - WR's Florida suitable for families |
| - Pta suburb draws family buyers |
| - Chic Morningside is central |
| - 1st time buyers like Pta Moot |
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| Commercial Property |
| Firm gets good rental contracts |
| 2008/08/14 |
| Emira Property Fund has, despite the cooler economy, clinched several rental agreements over the last three months at extremely favourable tariffs. Sake24 |
| - Group acquires 3 wildlife reserves |
| - Retailer to open 8 to 10 new stores |
| - Amdec expands industrial portfolio |
| - Big retailer to open store in SA |
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| Financial Property News |
| Property stocks stage comeback |
| 2008/08/22 |
| Investors are scrambling to get back into commercial bricks and mortar, prompting an 18% rise in listed property prices in July alone, a recently released report by Catalyst Fund Managers shows. By Joan Muller, Fin24.com |
| - PUTs closer to becoming REITs |
| - Amend transfer duty threshold |
| - 15% returns for listed property |
| - How credit crunch developed |
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| Home Loan News |
| Mortgage one of SA's big headaches |
| 2007/12/11 |
| More than one in every two people worry that they won't be able to pay their debts, new research has revealed. |
| - Beware cancelling within 90 days |
| - How do mortgage bonds work? |
| - Not too late to fix mortgage rate |
| - Banks' R42bn target on track |
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| Insurance Issues |
| One in 5 people can't insure home |
| 2008/08/07 |
| One in five people can no longer afford to insure their home or car, according to research by justmoney.co.za. I-Net Bridge |
| - Don't neglect property insurance |
| - Insure for risk-free investing |
| - Check, insure and check again |
| - Credit Act benefits homeowners |
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| Interest Rates |
| SA should follow Oz's rates example |
| 2008/08/20 |
| Australia's example on interest rate fluctuations should be followed by South Africa, says a leading SA property figure. |
| - Higher rates affect all properties |
| - Bonds hit as banks drop discount |
| - 1% June interest rate rise likely |
| - Home owners to really suffer now |
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| Investment Property |
| Invest astutely in property |
| 2008/08/10 |
| The current economic environment has had a great impact on the housing market, with high interest rates, spurred on by rising inflation, and increasing building costs reducing affordability and demand. |
| - Good time to invest in buy to let |
| - Safe as (beachfront) houses |
| - Invest in Mauritius property |
| - Why to still invest in property |
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| Islamic Finance |
| Islamic finance – the new global trend |
| 2005/11/10 |
| The recent move by First National Bank announcing that it will offer Islamic financing to its customers, reflects a growing trend worldwide for financial services that are compliant with the laws of Islam. |
| - Absa first with Islamic investment offering |
| - Shari'ah Banking – Mortgage Bonds With A Difference |
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| Municipal Rates |
| Apply for Jhb property rates rebate |
| 2008/08/21 |
| Johannesburg property owners who are entitled to rebates on their rates are urged to apply for their rebates by 31 August 2008. Northcliff Melville Times |
| - How municipal rates will be working |
| - Rates deadline looming |
| - Jhb rates: Complaints cut-off nears |
| - New Jhb property rates get the nod |
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| Property Price News |
| R9,75m Bishopscourt home on market |
| 2008/01/17 |
| One of the few truly modern homes in Bishopscourt has come onto the market – at a price of R9,75m. |
| - Historic CT home sold to SA buyer |
| - 1930s Caledon home for sale |
| - Most expensive SA open stand sold |
| - CT home on offer at R23m |
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| Property Valuations |
| New Bloem valuation roll available |
| 2008/02/29 |
| For those of you who live in Bloemfontein you need to know that the new valuation roll is now available. |
| - Learn from CT sectional evaluations |
| - 9,500 CT valuation queries resolved |
| - New valuations hurt some CT buyers |
| - Valuation gets new high-tech face |
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| Tax Issues |
| Property owners: Watch the tax |
| 2008/06/09 |
| Property owners will need to keep their eye on tax changes that kick in at the start of 2009. By Marc Ashton, Fin24 |
| - The taxman giveth |
| - How tax affects property |
| - SARS closes up tax loophole |
| - SARS targets property developments |
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| Transfer and Bond Registration Fees |
| Save big with transfer fee loophole |
| 2006/11/03 |
| Amendment to transfer duty act will save thousands in divorce and death transfers. By Ingrid Smit |
