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One hears a lot about home ownership being the key to personal wealth creation, especially from those selling property to first-time buyers, but the details of

Many homeowners use their year-end leave time to maintain their properties and make improvements they hope will increase the value - and some of the best choice

When you apply for a bond, one of the first things your bond originator or bank will do is check your credit score, that all-important indicator of the level of

SA home buyers need to become more aware of the advantages of being offered a lower interest rate when they are initially approved for a home loan, says Rudi Bo

If you have a R1m home loan, payable over 20 years at the current prime interest rate of 10%, you are set to pay more than R1,3m in interest by the time you've

The average size of bond granted in SA has grown 7,7% in the past 12 months to R934 000, according to BetterBond, the country's biggest bond originator.

The upturn in SA's property market that has been evident since December is now starting to translate into an increase in home price growth, according to Rudi Bo

According to the latest statistics from our preferred bond originator BetterBond, there has been a 4% increase in the number of home loans granted over the past

Banks are competing for new home loan business at the moment and prudent home buyers are benefiting as a result, says Rudi Botha, CEO of BetterBond, SA's bigges

First-time buyers typically need to save for at least three years to afford the deposit on a home, and the VAT and fuel price increases announced in this year's