Finance & Mortgages
These posts explain the numbers behind property. Learn about home loans, mortgage rates, and financing strategies so buyers, investors, and homeowners can make better financial decisions.
New Credit Act could make getting a home loan harder
On review, the National Credit Amendment Act that has just been signed into law by…
29 August 2019
What does a lower repo rate mean for SA’s rental market?
A lower repo rate offers some reprieve to homeowners but a stronger economy is what…
25 July 2019
No rate hike – a relief that could be short-lived?
The property sector, with the rest of South Africa, welcomed the recent decision by the…
2 April 2019
How tough 2019 Budget impacts property sector
Although disappointed that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s 2019 Budget Speech didn’t offer any relief for…
22 February 2019
Status quo on rates welcomed
Property experts welcomed the recent announcement that the interest rate will remain unchanged – here’s…
22 January 2019
Weighing up SA’s mortgage broker industry
The Australian mortgage broking industry has come under close scrutiny following allegations that it’s partly…
29 November 2018
Rates up: Experts say what this means for the property market
Despite hopes that the interest rate would be kept the same ahead of the festive…
23 November 2018
Mid-term budget: “It is time for action” says property leaders
The Mid-Term Budget for 2018 gave little reason for joy, as could be expected with…
26 October 2018
Property experts welcome unchanged repo rate
The announcement that the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will retain the repo rate…
27 September 2018
Sales where buyers are granted lesser bonds
One of the common experiences estate agents have with banks these days is the granting…
27 September 2018
