Ooba, one of the leading bond originating groups in South Africa reports that the average home loan deposit increased from a level of 4.7% in September 2011 to 17.8% in September 2012.  On the shorter term, we saw the average home loan deposit jumping from August to September with 56.1%. Saul … [Read more...]

 This article was previously released to the press by P3. We hope you find it interesting. "The tried-and-tested buy-to-let property investment system is the simple, lower-risk way for ordinary investors to achieve their financial goals and we have helped thousands of South Africans to do … [Read more...]

FNB released an important document on the 4th September where the Bank compares the 20 year loan against a 30 year loan.  What does that mean for your property in Port Elizabeth? Apart from the obvious fact that a lot more interest must be paid on the longer term, there are other significant issues … [Read more...]

 I have always respected my friend, Piet Naudé's  visionary thinking and his accurate assessment of current affairs. With this article he hits the nail on the head.  Piet is a sharp theologian, served the Dutch Reformed Church in my ways, the former head of the business school and currently … [Read more...]

Property investment is one of the most tax efficient investments - if you do it right Investment returns have never been more volatile or uncertain, but one thing remains an absolute certainty: whatever returns are generated, the taxman will take his slice. Buy-to-let property investment, … [Read more...]

The following information was supplied by Mail and Guardian.   1. Platinum is a metal with the atomic number 78, which means it has 78 protons around its nucleus. 2. On the periodic table, it is abbreviated to "Pt". 3. Because of its silvery-grey colour, when Spaniards in South … [Read more...]

Is someone in your family or a friend aspiring to obtain a driver's licence? Here is a relevant article kindly forwarded to me by Rian du Toit from DTS Attorneys, Cape Road, Port Elizabeth. The times are changing! LEARNER DRIVERS – TOUGH REGULATIONS LOOM   If you don’t … [Read more...]

The following article was published by ooba, leading bond originators and fowarded to me by Charles Luwes:  Steadily growing house prices and the fact that banks are looking more favourably on first-time buyers make it a good time to get a foothold on the property ladder. However, while … [Read more...]

  SA Commercial Property news reports that Johannesburg has avoided being struck by the global property crash as its offices, shops and warehouses outperformed those in every other global city outside of South Africa over the last decade. Commercial property is a key measure of economic … [Read more...]

The following information was supplied by CapCubed Finance. For those of us who have servitudes registered on our property, this is a very good read: Court asserts owner rights to servitude access despite security risks. “A servitude holder may not increase the burden to other users of a … [Read more...]