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Owners of Retail and Restaurant Businesses Can Find Much Needed Relief From Cashflow Challenges, through Retail Capital’s Partnership With RCS

By depositing your savings into your home loan, you are in effect receiving the interest rate that the bank charges you on your loan as positive interest on the money you invest

Many couples in South Africa live together being unaware of the dangers of not having a structure in place that protects both parties should the relationship fail.

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Cyber Defence Summit will bring together top international and local key industry experts at the event of the year to discuss and find solutions for current security threats.

So how do you increase your chances of being approved for a home loan? Here are some tips that will stand you in good stead when applying for a mortgage:

If you decide to buy property privately without the help of a real estate agent, you need to understand how the process works in the South African real estate market.

Billabong International LTD, is considering a buyout option from U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital in breaking news. Poor sales, debts and a dismal economic outlook

MobiCash partners with Warid Congo for the launch of a Mobile Money solution in Congo (Brazzaville)

Before you apply for a loan, it might be best to contact a bond originator who will negotiate the terms of the loan to ensure that you get the best possible deal.

The leading banks usually offer various types of loans. At Mortgage Plus Bond Originators we will help you choose the one that best suits your needs and help you through the application process.

Investment and derivative structuring division of one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups, Sanlam, replace their manual process of generating Investment Fund Policy Contracts with Qorus, Document Automation for SharePoint.

Rinbob Bookkeeping International is proud to welcome Travis Jenkins onto our team of professional staff.

When faced with a credit crisis and knowing that you will no longer be able to care for your family is a frightening thought. Although many people think that they are on their own when going through such turmoil...

Cape Town based financial company, Retail Capital, offers South African Restaurateurs a finance option that is able to serve their needs for flexible, convenient and instant access to capital.

Vehicle refinance is a way to potentially reduce the monthly repayments on a motor vehicle loan, freeing the funds for use elsewhere.

BIO E-GRASS™ is tipped to be the highest yielding biomass project on the investment market today.

Recent research indicates that bioenergy production has great potential to increase food security, increase land investment and infrastructure and unlock Africa’s latent potential to become the next big player on the global stage.

Miscanthus Giganteus, a large, warm-weather perennial grass, has been identified through thorough research as the most sustainable and highest yielding biomass crop on the planet

Dedicated energy crops are clearly the long-term fuel sources for the future. While corn (maize) led the way, followed by switchgrass, extensive research has revealed that Miscanthus Giganteus, a perennial grass native to Asia, has greater potential.

International private investment company Insight Group PLC announces the launch of its unique BIO E-GRASS™ biofuel investment project in Gambia, West Africa.

South Cape Coins, one of South Africa's premier rare coin dealers have recently launched the world's first online coin portfolio manager and are also in the process of redesigning their current website, which has been tasked to Lima Bean.

As a precursor to the budget announcement tomorrow, the New Growth Path and the State of the Nation Address each had a core focus on job creation. Frost & Sullivan contemplates whether the same should be expected from the budget speech?

“The oil from the Moringa tree is considered to be a more sustainable biodiesel feedstock than Jatropha oil by those who argue that sustainability is better served by feed stocks that can yield both food and fuel” (source: Bio-diesel Magazine).

A “miracle” crop: Moringa Oleifera has surfaced as a source of both biofuel and food. The importance of the debate is very clear as many experts, global bodies and governments issue staggering statistics about the future of our population.

Just as there are “problem” tenants, there are also “problem” landlords – and even more often, “problem” properties.

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Major UK mutual insurance company replaces legacy document generation software with Qorus.

Debt management and how it can help you get free from any debt you might find yourself in.

Mortgage originators are people, or companies or institutions that organise a mortgage on behalf of a property buyer. This person or institution is usually a mortgage broker, a bank or a dedicated mortgage banker........

Even with the worst of the recession behind us, combined with the fact that the banks are starting to marginally relax their lending criteria, getting a bond application approved remains a challenge for many....

The SA Reserve Bank (SARB) has cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 percent, governor Gill Marcus said on Thursday.

Lion of Africa Life Assurance Company has appointed Derek Pead as its Chief Executive Officer. With over three decades at the Metropolitan Group, Pead served on the board at Metropolitan Holdings as well as several of its subsidiaries

Mortgage Plus was founded in 2006, and their team is committed to assisting clients with securing a new loan, a further loan or building loan at the best possible interest rate at the bank of their choice........

So, how do you determine if your bond originator is good or not?............

Financial institutions zoom in on affordable housing market in SA - The affordable sector is the lynchpin of the residential property market in the aftermath of the recession and this is unlikely to change in the near- to medium-term.

There has been debate again of late about whether the fixed difference between the repo rate and the prime rate of interest is too large

The decision by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to cut interest rates by 0,5% shows that the housing market has returned to a weakening trend and this would seem to set the scene for a relatively good buying period..........

Mortgage Origination is a service to home buyers requiring finance for their home purchase.The service is free and you benefit from independent advice, fast approvals and competitive home loan deals from all of the major financial institutions.

Home Loan Terminology - get professional advice to make sure you are getting the best deal possible......

100% home loans helped to solve this problem. These mortgages allowed buyers to finance the full purchase price, paving the way to home ownership for many first time buyers.

While buying a property in South Africa is relatively straightforward, there are certain practises of which a buyer should be aware. Below you will find a general overview of the home buying process in South Africa.

Somewhere in your life you will have came across the term bond originator and you must have heard a lot about mortgage brokers or bond originators. Well ..............

Berkeley Capital Partners (“BCP”) announced today that it reached an agreement to partner with Alpha Power Integrated Services (Africa), an investment management firm headquartered in West Africa.

Banks have differing criteria and product ranges for specific market segments. Logically the first-time home buyer has a vastly-altered profile to the multi-millionaire private bank client seeking out his status-symbol property.

I have therefore, in a nutshell, defined possible terms that one may come across, in sale agreements.

Whether you’re a first time home buyer or a seasoned homeowner the process of getting your home loan approved doesn’t get much easier.

Finding the perfect home is a task, but shopping for the best home loan can be even more tedious.

If you’re buying a home, you’ll be following the following steps in getting your new bond through Mortgage Plus