Home loan defaults blamed for Absa's profit slump
- 29 Jun 2012 13:04 - Lisa Steyn
- After an unexpected profit warning by the Absa Group this week, banking analysts have questioned whether mortgage defaults are on the rise.
Banks focus on affordable home loans
- 15 Jun 2012 11:58 - Lisa Steyn
- Financial institutions, backed by the state, are increasingly catering for this fast-growing market, writes Lisa Steyn.
Single homebuyers leading the market
- 18 Jan 2012 18:33 - Janice Roberts
- An increasing number of home buyers these days are single and there are some special considerations for such buyers to take into account.
Fix your home loan at 9%?
- 09 Dec 2011 15:22 - Maya Fisher-French
- Homeowners with mortgages can take up offers not seen in the market for a long time.
Why Basel III will raise home loan costs
- 14 Oct 2011 14:44 - Maya Fisher-French
- Implementation of Basel III will make it more expensive for potential buyers to get home loans.
New insurance to boost SA's housing market
- 29 Aug 2011 13:32 - Staff Reporter
- The new mortgage default insurance is due to go a long way in addressing the housing finance needs of the low to middle income households in SA.
How do I consolidate my debt?
- 22 Aug 2011 12:11 - Maya Fisher-French
- I want to consolidate my debt and apply for a home loan. How do I go about doing it?
Banks continue to relax lending criteria
- 27 May 2011 08:53 - Staff Reporter
- Highest number of bond approvals recorded last month since October 2008.
Sharp increase in single women buying homes
- 11 May 2011 09:02 - Staff Reporter
- Women are changing the face of the historically male-dominated property market.
Opting for a single-transaction account
- 19 Oct 2010 10:37 - Maya Fisher-French
- Does it make financial sense to opt for a single account for your mortgage, credit card and day-to-day banking?
When to pay off your home
- 28 Sep 2010 10:01 - Maya Fisher-French
- Should I buy a home with my inheritance or take out a mortgage and invest the inheritance in equities?
Paying your home off in five years
- 23 Sep 2010 09:38 - Maya Fisher-French
- Why, if you can pay off your car over five years, can't pay off your mortgage over the same period and save hundreds of thousands in interest?
Downturn is levelling out
- 07 Sep 2009 11:50 - Maya Fisher-French
- Banks are working more closely with clients to try and restructure home-loan payments rather than to repossess.
Not all doom and gloom for first-time home buyers
- 23 Sep 2008 09:22 - Staff Reporter
- Despite the economy slowing down and high interest rates, SA's first-time home buyers stand a good chance of having their home loans approved.
FNB clarifies reassessment of home loans
- 12 Aug 2008 14:24 - Staff Reporter
- FNB and the banking ombudsman have agreed that FNB's criteria for reassessing some home loans are "fair and equitable".
FNB 'reassessing' home loans
- 11 Aug 2008 15:47 - Staff Reporter
- FNB says it is not withdrawing already approved bonds, but rather "reassessing" those bonds where homes have not yet been transferred.
