South Africa's top property debates
Catch up with the top property stories. Click on the article headings.
Readers' choice
1. Lew Geffen: What's in store for property - 2009 Estate agency boss who made waves earlier this year after predicting residential price fall says now is a fantastic time to buy.
2. Now Nedbank cuts back on mortgage finance - again As Nedbank executive shrugs off rumours bank is in trouble, it clamps down on residential home loans - again.
3. Property price statistics: who's fooling who? Property man dissects house price figures - and finds they are not worth the paper they are written on. Here's his alternative.
4. Bye-bye first-time property buyers - Herschel Jawitz Estate agency boss warns that banks are "slowly choking" below-R1m residential buyers, in his look at the year ahead
5. Bleak property outlook for 2009 - Absa Big bank warns property pain set to continue as housing market cools off "to levels not seen in many years".
Editors' choice
1. SA's office property costs soaring in world terms Think it's becoming expensive fast to rent business premises? Latest figures - good news for landlords, bad news for entrepreneurs
2. How Robert Kiyosaki created the sub-prime crisis And why some South Africans missed it
3. "If I could short residential property I would" Rich-before-40 property investor takes lessons from George Soros - and says heavily-indebted owners should sell, buyers should stay away.
4. "Why I live in the suburbs" - black diamonds FNB says black people are moving back to townships, but many argue that life is better in the burbs.
5. Financial advice: bonus or bull? It's time to ditch advisers, financial services' product-floggers. Go-it- alone by investing directly in shares, property. Your bonus can help.
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All the MW staff can't be bothered to write anymore. They must be tired and starting to wind down for the holidays.
by Bull on December 01 2008, 15:52
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Some of the most spectacular economic surprises has happened over christmas in the past. Look at the gold price going through the roof a number of years ago over December. This year will probably be no exception, starting with GOLD. Always remember, the . .more
by pokko on December 03 2008, 13:21
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Interest do not sleep or slumber, take a break or go on holiday. Watch GOLD carefully, especially over Christmas
by pokko on December 03 2008, 13:23
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