Property advice for buyers

Real advice for buyers looking to buy property, written by property experts with 20 years of real estate experience.

Unprecedented Loadshedding has Influenced Buyer Preference

Unprecedented Loadshedding has Influenced Buyer Preference

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

Seizing Investment Opportunities in Johannesburg's Buyer's Market

Seizing Investment Opportunities in Johannesburg's Buyer's Market

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

Navigating Property Sale Pitfalls: Why Transactions Fail Before Transfer

Navigating Property Sale Pitfalls: Why Transactions Fail Before Transfer

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

Stress-Free Moving for Families

Stress-Free Moving for Families

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

Rate Hike Lower than Expected

Rate Hike Lower than Expected

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

Buying Property As A Foreigner In South Africa

Buying Property As A Foreigner In South Africa

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

Why A Conveyancer

Why A Conveyancer

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

Bank Valuations

Bank Valuations

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

Advice For First Time Buyers

Advice For First Time Buyers

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

Applying For A Home Loan

Applying For A Home Loan

What you should know before applying for a Home Loan

Property Advice For Buyers

Property Advice For Buyers

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

A Guide to Acquiring Your First Investment Property

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...

Can I Cancel My Offer To Purchase?

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...

Things you should know when Buying Property

Things you should know when Buying Property

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

Capital Gains Tax and all you need to know

Capital Gains Tax and all you need to know

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

The difference between Rates & Levies

The difference between Rates & Levies

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

Questions to ask your Agent before Buying

Questions to ask your Agent before Buying

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

Before Buying Sectional Title Property, Read the Body Corporate Rules

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...

First time Buyers and Home Loan Applications

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...

#ImStaying

#ImStaying

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

Purchase A Home While You are Young

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...

Approved Bonds for First-Timers

Approved Bonds for First-Timers

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

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

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...

Holiday Home Buying in South Africa

Holiday Home Buying in South Africa

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

Repo Rate to Remain Unchanged

Repo Rate to Remain Unchanged

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

5 Reasons to Own your Own Property

5 Reasons to Own your Own Property

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

The Budget Speech 2017

The Budget Speech 2017

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

What Determines whether VAT or Transfer Duty is Payable?

What Determines whether VAT or Transfer Duty is Payable?

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

Does the Levy include Municipal Rates?

Does the Levy include Municipal Rates?

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

The Upside to Downsizing

The Upside to Downsizing

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

What Causes Delays in Registration?

What Causes Delays in Registration?

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

The "hidden" Costs in Buying Property

The "hidden" Costs in Buying Property

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

Repo Rate to Remain at 7%

Repo Rate to Remain at 7%

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

All you need to know about Levies

All you need to know about Levies

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

Latest Cost Table - For Buyers

Latest Cost Table - For Buyers

Bond Registration and Transfer Costs Payable by the Buyer

Managing your Bond Repayments

Managing your Bond Repayments

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

What is Transfer Duty? #AskEtchells

What is Transfer Duty? #AskEtchells

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

Why the Banks aren't granting Bonds

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

Advice for Buyers in Today’s Economic Climate

Advice for Buyers in Today’s Economic Climate

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

Buying Property With Your Partner

Buying Property With Your Partner

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

What does the Credit Amnesty Act mean to you?

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...

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

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...