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SA residential property market solid

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While reports on house prices and the property market in general predict doom and gloom, the future of the ... Read More

Submitted 08 May 12 / Views 172

Banks have made citizens crack

Category Banks

Pending court action by Michael Tellinger and the New Economic Rights Alliance against Standard Bank, the Reserve Bank and ... Read More

Submitted 07 May 12 / Views 182

New banking rules may make home loans 'more difficult and more costly'

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Basel III, the soon to be implemented new rules on banking capital and liquidity, will undoubtedly make it more ... Read More

Submitted 07 May 12 / Views 122

Property price trends obscured by conflicting data

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Conflicting data about the residential property market is making it difficult to determine the major trends in the market.

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Submitted 03 May 12 / Views 158

Absa house price index casts doubt on property recovery

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ABSA's latest house price index has cast serious doubt on the tentative signs of a slow recovery in the ... Read More

Submitted 23 Apr 12 / Views 210

Deposit requirements fall as property prices drop

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The average home purchase price being paid by buyers applying for mortgage finance dropped 3% from R817 684 in ... Read More

Submitted 14 Apr 12 / Views 282

Banks halt trade with Auction Alliance

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Two banks have stopped trading with Auction Alliance, which has been accused of paying kickbacks for preferential treatment, ... Read More

Submitted 01 Mar 12 / Views 379

Judge slams bank behaviour on home loan default

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Durban High Court Judge Fikile Mokgohloa has labelled a leading bank as "reckless" in failing to participate in a ... Read More

Submitted 17 Feb 12 / Views 313

Banks favour government property subsidies

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The affordability gap in the housing market is expected to be narrowed by changes to government housing subsidies and ... Read More

Submitted 16 Feb 12 / Views 272

Absa: Real property prices fall

Category Banks

House prices, in real terms, i.e. after adjustment for the effect of inflation, are set to deflate further in ... Read More

Submitted 04 Feb 12 / Views 353