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If you own a home, you should have bond insurance

When you buy a new home, the bank will usually insist that you obtain a home owners' insurance (HOC) policy to provide for the repair or replacement of the prop

Make sure you're getting a real 'bargain' and not a money-pit

Right now, there are lot of homeowners looking to sell their homes as fast as possible - either to get out of a financial squeeze or because they urgently want

How to move house like a pro for less

Scores of people in SA move home every month, many of them using bakkies, trailers or a hired truck and their own manpower. But many others need the help of pro

To sell faster, team up with your agent

When a home is listed for sale, it is of course in everyone's interest to achieve a quick and smooth sale for the best possible price. The seller, the buyer and

Check out the neighbours - before you buy

The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us many things, including the real value of great neighbours - and the true awfulness of bad ones.

Your agent has the answers to many property questions

Despite the growing consumer interest in property investment, most South Africans who own property will deal with estate agents on only a handful of occasions,

How to make better offers & avoid bidding wars

Low interest rates have led to a huge surge in first-time homebuying over the past year - and growing shortage of properties for sale in the sub-R1m price

Winter should be 'busy season' for most estates

The dry and sunny winter months in most parts of South Africa present the perfect opportunity for the homeowners' associations of estates and cluster home compl

Price right and don't get stung by holding costs

Record fuel price increases are grabbing headlines at the moment, but home sellers should be even more concerned about the increases in municipal tariffs that w

Adapting your home to the "new normal' lifestyle

For the past year, our homes have also been our offices, our gyms, our classrooms and our bakeries and coffee shops - and for many people, that is not going to

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