Buying a Home
These posts guide first-time buyers and seasoned homeowners through financing, legal processes, inspections, and choosing the right home. Get the knowledge you need to navigate today’s competitive property market with confidence.

SA millennials buying into rentvesting
The world over it is almost impossible for young people to get a foothold in…
6 February 2020

SA’s young homebuyers flock to CBDs
Millennials were a silver lining during another tough year for the local property market. Sandra…
28 November 2019

New Act protects homebuyers far better against loss of money
Did you know that under the new Property Practitioners Act, one of the many changes…
20 November 2019

How does co-ownership work?
As more and more people opt for co-ownership as a way to get a toe-hold…
8 November 2019

Rate cut in July could bolster buyer confidence
The elections are over but activity in the property market has remained slow which isn’t…
4 July 2019

Gen-Z would rather buy than rent
It’s Youth Month, when SA focuses on the 38% of the population aged between 18…
20 June 2019

Good news for buyers as upmarket house prices in Cape Town drop
Average house price growth in the Mother City may have dropped to its’ lowest level…
14 June 2019

FLISP – how can first-time homebuyers qualify?
Property experts are forecasting that the lower end of the property market will continue to…
23 May 2019

Spot the fraudster homebuyer
A property owner has just signed a sales contract with an interested buyer. A few…
23 May 2019

Single women are now SA’s biggest group of property buyers
While the property market impatiently wait for the elections to be over with the hope…
9 May 2019



