Home Loan News: 29-07-2009
ABSA: Lowest mortgage advances growth since mid-2000
The year-on-year (y/y) growth in the value of total mortgage advances by monetary institutions (the net outstanding balance on mortgage loans at these institutions) tapered off further to 8,2% in June 2009, from 9,4% in May, according to data released by the South African Reserve Bank. Read more on Absa Mortgages

Home Loan News: 27-07-2009
Home loans: FNB breaks ranks. Johannesburg - In a market environment where banks' strict lending criteria are strangling the housing market, First National Bank (FNB) has taken the first step to make buying a house easier, Read more on FNB Breaks ranks

Home Loan News: 22-07-2009
Mortgage Recession.
Annabel Bishop (Investec economist) says figures show a turning point in November. SA’s leading business cycle indicator, which predicts trends in six to 12 months, rose for the second month in a row in May, backing hopes the recession’s end is in sight. Mortgage Recession