Advice for buyers

Unprecedented Loadshedding has Influenced Buyer Preference

According to FNB's September Special Report, the consistent power outages in the past 12 m...

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Seizing Investment Opportunities in Johannesburg's Buyer's Market

At Etchells & Young Property Brokers, we understand the significance of this market phase...

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Navigating Property Sale Pitfalls: Why Transactions Fail Before Transfer

In the intricate landscape of property transactions, understanding the stumbling blocks th...

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Stress-Free Moving for Families

Moving to a new home can be both an exciting and stressful experience, especially for fami...

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Rate Hike Lower than Expected

Yesterday the SA Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee raised its benchmark repo rate b...

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Buying Property As A Foreigner In South Africa

Property can be owned individually, jointly or by entities such as a companies, close corp...

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Why A Conveyancer

Only a Conveyancer has the necessary expertise in all aspects of the property law. Using a...

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Bank Valuations

he bank's job is to do a Property Valuation to check whether the present market value of t...

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Advice For First Time Buyers

Buying property for the first time can be exciting and frightening all at once. Doing your...

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Applying For A Home Loan

What you should know before applying for a Home Loan

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Property Advice For Buyers

Buying property can be overwhelming. It’s easy to get caught up in the moment when it coul...

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A Guide to Acquiring Your First Investment Property

If you are reading this then that means you are thinking of or have decided to invest in p...

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Can I Cancel My Offer To Purchase?

Can I cancel my offer to purchase?Offer to purchase = OTPAn offer to purchase (OTP) is a d...

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Things you should know when Buying Property

As the saying goes - the early bird catches the worm - and arming yourself with as much in...

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Capital Gains Tax and all you need to know

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) does not affect every single property transaction; however it is i...

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The difference between Rates & Levies

So you have decided to take the big step of buying your first home, congratulations! First...

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Questions to ask your Agent before Buying

Questions to Ask your Agent Before Buying. Buying a home can be an overwhelming task

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Before Buying Sectional Title Property, Read the Body Corporate Rules

Sectional title developments are a sought-after buying option in South Africa for a number...

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First time Buyers and Home Loan Applications

South Africa’s interest rate is currently sitting at 7% thanks to Covid 19. If you were th...

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#ImStaying

So you are staying, how about actively choosing to contribute positively to a better South...

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Purchase A Home While You are Young

Gone are days where you could buy a home in your 20's. Recent studies have shown that the...

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Approved Bonds for First-Timers

"Several South African banks confirm that there is no minimum income to qualify for a bond...

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Is Now a good time to Buy Property in South Africa?

By - Harry Meyburgh, Director at Etchells Young. Property as an Investment. A commonly quo...

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Holiday Home Buying in South Africa

“A holiday home is a lifestyle buy. Something you buy to enjoy,” says John Loos

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Repo Rate to Remain Unchanged

Lesetja Kganyago, governer of the SA Reserve Bank, announced at the Monetary Policy Commit...

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5 Reasons to Own your Own Property

Are you an aspirant homeowner? Do you long for the security and stability of owning your o...

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The Budget Speech 2017

Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, announced at the Budget Speech on the 22nd of February t...

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What Determines whether VAT or Transfer Duty is Payable?

Transfer Duty or VAT, whichever is applicable, is payable on transfer of fixed property in...

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Does the Levy include Municipal Rates?

Does the Levy amount charged by the Body Corporate include Municipal Rates? Rates, taxes a...

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The Upside to Downsizing

Moving is a costly and stressful exercise and sellers looking to downsize are almost guara...

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What Causes Delays in Registration?

Purchasing a new property can be a lengthy and complicated process involving several diffe...

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The "hidden" Costs in Buying Property

Buying property is a long-term financial commitment that aspirant homeowners should not en...

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Repo Rate to Remain at 7%

Homeowners with mortgages will breathe a sigh of relief at the news that the SA Reserve Ba...

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All you need to know about Levies

What is a Levy?The levy is a monthly instalment paid by sectional title unit owners which...

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Latest Cost Table - For Buyers

Bond Registration and Transfer Costs Payable by the Buyer

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Managing your Bond Repayments

The South African Reserve Bank raised the prime overdraft rate (the average interest rate...

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What is Transfer Duty? #AskEtchells

Transfer Duty is the tax that a purchaser (person, company, closed corporation or trust) p...

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Why the Banks aren't granting Bonds

You may be one of the many South African’s looking to buy and own your first home

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Advice for Buyers in Today’s Economic Climate

South African consumers are experiencing the financial repercussions of a slow inflation r...

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Buying Property With Your Partner

Buying a house has and remains one of the top long term investment choices you can make

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What does the Credit Amnesty Act mean to you?

On 24 February 2014 the Department of Trade and Industry in South Africa announced the Rem...

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Inside the Mind of First-time & Trade-up Buyers

Recent studies show that first time buyers and trade up buyers enter in to the property ma...

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