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INTEREST RATE HIKE MEANS HIGHER REPAYMENTS ON HOME LOANS
After months of enjoying record-low interest rates, South African debt holders now face slightly higher repayments as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has just announced that the repo rate will inc...
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WHY YOU NEED HOMEOWNER’S INSURANCE TO OWN PROPERTY
There’s no doubt that your home will be the largest financial asset you’ll ever own, which is why homeowner’s insurance is imperative. To help you better understand why you need home...
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SECTIONAL TITLE OR FREEHOLD OWNERSHIP: WHICH SUITS YOU BEST?
Once you’ve decided to purchase a property, you will need to decide whether you are looking for sectional title or freehold ownership —both of which have their own sets of pros and cons. T...
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HOUSE HUNTING? HERE’S WHERE TO START
While it may sound like a reasonably easy thing to do, house hunting may take a little more time and effort than most expect, especially if you don’t follow any specific process. One of the bigg...
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HOW LIFE STAGES AFFECT HOMEOWNERSHIP
Each new stage of life presents its own set of unique challenges to homeownership. The good thing is that with the right preparation and planning, each new set of circumstances can be viewed as an exc...
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RE/MAX NATIONAL HOUSING REPORT Q3 2021
Housing Market Continues to Exceed Expectations
Rather than subsiding to pre-COVID levels of activity, as was predicted in the RE/MAX National Housing Report for Q2 2021, the property market conti...
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HOW MUCH IS MY HOME WORTH?
Knowing how much your home is worth can equip you with the knowledge to make well-informed plans for the future, regardless of whether you plan on selling. There are several resources available to tho...
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ENABLING YOUNG GIRLS SCHOOLING SUCCESS
On 27 September, Livingstone High School in the Claremont school district received a free sanitary pad dispensing machine, sponsored by The RE/MAX Foundation and supplied by the MENstruation Foundatio...
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PROPERTY GIANT TURNS PINK TO RAISE AWARENESS
As prevalent as breast cancer is among South African women, most still fail to go for regular mammograms and perform self-examinations to check for lumps or irregularities hiding beneath the breast ti...
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5 TIPS FOR FIRST-GENERATION HOMEOWNERS
Homeownership has always been a dream that many aspire to achieve, especially among those who will be the first in their family to own a home despite their parents being unable to provide financial su...
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