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How to clear your credit record? With the current economic climate in South Africa Businesses are forced to take judgement against consumers in order to recover outstanding debt, this has resulted in more consumers being listed with credit bureaus. The big question when this happens to you is how could I clear my credit record.(more...)

Knowledge Factory has moved its Property Clock back by one minute to 22 minutes to the hour. The Clock measures high-level national trends in the residential real-estate market. It retreated by 5 minutes in 2011 and moved forward by one minute in March 2012. Insight* Analyst, Dieter Deppisch, comments: “Statistics SA’s release of the 2011 [...](more...)

Selling you home? People selling their homes from now on had better make certain that they are in good standing with the South African Revenue Service – or they are likely to find themselves unable to transfer their properties, warns Errol King, Rawson Properties’ franchisee for Muizenberg. “Since the onset of the recession in 2008,” [...](more...)

What breed is the bluebird of happiness Those tasked with creating happiness under South Africa’s present economic conditions are searching the skies for the elusive bird. Their duty to build a country based on equitable living standards and a robust business environment is undermined by the socio-political maelstrom. Two birds are under consideration: The Hawk: [...](more...)

The value of a tradeable and durable goods can be broken down into two factors: the intrinsic value and the speculative value. The intrinsic value is the value gained from the actual use of the good and it is little affected by market movements of demand and supply. It is the value of what the [...](more...)

When you apply for a home loan, the bank will investigate and analyze every aspect of your finances, to ascertain whether or not you are a high risk client or worth their investing in your home.

Here are some tips to help ensure that when you visit your prospective lender you make the right impression and get approved in no time at all.(more...)

By Xavier DeBuck When was the last time you were going to eat some fruit salad, but once you took the container out of your fridge, opened it and gave it a good smell, you quickly realized something in it had started to go bad.(more...)

By Xavier DeBuck There has been a lot of talk as of late regarding the financial abilities of youngsters in the property market. Specifically, those sub-30 year olds trying to get their hands on their first home are finding it much tougher than their peers from previous generations.(more...)