Protect Yourself against Defects – Buying or Selling
Every year thousands of homes are traded between buyers and sellers without any guarantee that these properties are free of defects. “Home warranties protect all parties involved in the property sale against any financial and legal comebacks related to defects,” says Dobrescu. This is according to Lee-Ann Dobrescu, Head of Group Business Development at Hollard, […]
Good news for Home Owners in the Western Cape
It is hard to believe with all the pressure on home owners that there is still a ray of sunshine somewhere and it comes in the form of a government Flisp subsidy for first time home buyers and current new home owners. SUBSIDY FOR NEW HOME OWNERS – CLAIM NOW – FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN […]
5 More things a home buyer should know when shopping for a home
Planning ahead and asking the right questions is one way to avoid serious issues when it comes to buying a home. We’ve been discussing the top tips any first time home buyer should know before taking the plunge with property expert and conveyancing property lawyer Meyer de Waal. While the first five tips were centred […]
5 Things a home buyer shoud now before going house hunting
Buying your own home can be a daunting prospect. Many of us have spent our lives renting, so when we decide to take the step up to owning property we often aren’t quite as prepared as we should be. With this in mind we sat down with Meyer de Waal, owner of My Bond Fitness […]
Stop Wasting Your Time, Get With My Bond Fitness Pre-Qualification For Your Home Loan
Stop Wasting Your Time, Get With My Bond Fitness Pre-Qualification For Your Home Loan “Disrupt and disturb,” Meyer de Waal, a conveyancing lawyer with 28 years of experience in the property industry said. “We set out with the idea that we needed to change how things were done; to make them better for everyone – […]
FLISP Subsidy – 7 Home Owners can save R 1,758 249.00 million on their home loan repayments!
This week alone we assisted many home owners to save millions on their home loan repayments. The FLISP subsidies to be paid into their home loans will help 7 home owners, who can save up to R 1,758 249.00 in total on their home loan repayments. We processed many more – but the 7 are […]
Rent2buy – How to do your own Rent2buy calculations
I have been asked many times – how does the financial side of a rent2buy transaction work? Herewith a simple example – remember each rent2buy or ALA transaction is calculated on it’s own merits. RENT2BUY EXAMPLE: The parties agree on a purchase price of R1 million for the property. They agree on a peer to […]
Peer To Peer Property Sales Hits South Africa
Buying property comes with all sorts of challenges. Not only is the purchase itself a large financial outlay but it comes with extra costs such as a deposit, transfer duties and legal fees. These costs, coupled with the increasing difficulty to get a home loan, leaves a lot of South African’s without the means to […]
Rent or Buy – What is the best? – Short term view & long term view
Does it make financial sense to enjoy living in an upmarket rental apartment and not buy it – ask yourself – “why burden and trap yourself to buy a property when you can enjoy the freedom of a rental property and get more value for your money?” Its common knowledge that you will pay […]
Easy2rent -R100 000 Million credit line facility launches “The Rental Revolution” – Changing the Way Landlords and Tenants Interact
The property market in South Africa at the moment is a cutthroat one. Rental properties are in short supply, while the demand for homes is ever increasing as people struggle to raise the appropriate home loan to buy a property. This demand often leaves potential tenants arriving at a rental property only to find they […]
