Articles by Staff Writer

UK property looking good

30 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Local property investors have an opportunity to invest in the UK property market as values in the short term continue to drop — by as much as 20 percent

An ambitious solution

29 April 2008 · Staff Writer

A new housing agency will be hampered by lack of skills

Homeowners set lower asking prices

29 April 2008 · Staff Writer

South African homeowners are now setting asking prices at about 10% below their peak and adds that the supply of houses being put up for sale has outstripped demand in the past three months, the first time this has happened in the past six years

Inflation shock fuels rate hike talk

25 April 2008 · Staff Writer

News that inflation is back in double digits, for the first time in five years, halted a rally on the JSE yesterday.

How to choose a bank account to meet your needs

25 April 2008 · Staff Writer

The type of account you choose to use should be the most cost-effective for you, depending on what you use the account for.

Institutional investors bring R1bn back to SA

25 April 2008 · Staff Writer

South African institutional investors withdrew more than R1bn from off shore collective investments in the quarter through March

Time to cut your coat according to the cloth, folks

24 April 2008 · Staff Writer

With food prices and basic necessities skyrocketing, act sensibly, writes Isaac Moledi

Correction...or crash?

24 April 2008 · Staff Writer

There is panic on the home front in South Africa

Registered estate agents figures plummet

23 April 2008 · Staff Writer

The number of registered real estate agents has dropped to less than 47000 from close to 80000 a year ago

SA property hit by emigration

23 April 2008 · Staff Writer

A growing number of SA homeowners are dumping their properties on the market for emigration purposes, according to data released by FNB on Monday.

No need for panic over pension system changes: OM

23 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Old Mutual has expressed its concern over the confusion felt by many South Africans regarding the government's proposed overhaul of the retirement fund industry in 2010

SARS scam hits consumers

23 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Fraudsters posing as SA Revenue Service officials are trying to take tax refunds back from an unsuspecting public