Articles by Staff Writer
Hot bidding at Cape Town property auction
Eighteen properties, including a national monument, went under the hammer at an auction packed with 250 potential buyers in Cape Town.
Retirement savings boost consumption
The contributions made to pension and provident funds and the benefits received from these funds force a pull-back in discretionary savings.
Netcare warns of health skills exodus
Netcare warns of "terrible unintended consequences", if concerns about plans to amend the National Health Act are ignored.
‘Negative sentiment’ drags property down
Political uncertainty, the Eskom crisis and crime are hot on the heels of interest hikes as key factors driving the residential property market’s current nosedive.
Time Ripe for Property Buyers to Negotiate Rates and Fees
Patrick O'Shea, CEO of Engel & Völkers, explains why borrowers should get tough with their mortgage lenders
Beware! Scammers are targeting you!
Fraudsters are targeting bank customers with ingenious scams - when in doubt, check with your bank
Super rich home buyers shrug off rate hikes
Cape Town marina duplex apartments have a price tag of R100-million each
US home foreclosures hit record May
In a further sign of the still-troubled US housing market, a survey Wednesday showed home foreclosure actions hit a fresh all-time high in April of 243 353.
More inflation on way, warns Reserve Bank
Interest rate increases of 4.5 percentage points are dampening consumer spending but inflation is still rising, according to the Reserve Bank monetary policy review, released yesterday
A formula to help you stretch your rands
The cost of inflation – are we working to live, or living to work? The price of oil has been rising daily and is currently above R915 a barrel.
Check that you aren't haunted by unpaid debt
Beware that debts still registered as unpaid may well keep you on the blacklist.
Coronation sees market volatility continuing
Coronation Fund Managers expects the recent market volatility to continue for the foreseeable future, but the worst could be over for the local financial and industrial counters.