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The value of your home is growing by 6%

Mar 4, 2010

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The value of your home is growing by 6%

Property prices and property values are continuing to increase. That's according to the FNB House Price Index for February 2010. In his report, John Loos of FNB Home Loans, highlights that the value your home has grown by 5.8% from Feb 2009 to Feb 2008. This growth rate is much better than January's figures of 3.6% year-on-year growth. But they're still lower than inflation, which is currently above 6%.

How to secure a 100% Home Loan

Feb 15, 2010

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How to secure a 100% Home Loan

Which banks are offering are currently offering full 100% bonds? The four major mortgage providers in South Africa are regularly changing their lending criteria.

Should banks incentivize clients to pay their home loans?

Feb 10, 2010

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Should banks incentivize clients to pay their home loans?

Insurance companies have introduced it, many other industries use it, why then haven't our local banks introduced a refund or bonus system into their home loan products? The idea is quite simple really, if it costs a lot of time and money to repossess a property why not incentivize your clients to maintain their bond accounts.