Category: Making a Home
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Renting vs Buying: Why you should rent
Your real estate agent may give you an odd look if you say you’d rather rent than buy, but there are some good reasons for choosing to be a tenant rather than a buyer. By Lea Jacobs.
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#MusicMonday – Songs that remind us of home
For this week’s edition of #MusicMonday, we asked some of our Change Agents to compile a playlist of songs that remind them of “home”.
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What owning my first home means to me
When she was younger, Refiloe Temudzani never thought she would be able to own her own home, but life seems to have exceeded her expectations. This is her story.
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Oh, how I long for a house
Sometimes when I am driving through a neighbourhood and spot a home I like the look of that is for sale, I go online and stalk them on property websites and imagine our furniture in it. I don’t phone the agent or anything, because I know no matter what it costs, we can’t afford it…
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The lure of Grand Designs
Building your own home may sound romantic, but as Maya Fisher-French has experienced, it takes a firm understanding of finances to get from the plans to the finished product. Just six weeks away from the completion of her dream home, Maya shares her most important lessons with us.
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Our cheap, comfortable, child proof castle
Amanda Spohr used to have green décor dreams for her home. Now the only green she sees is the swimming pool, but her home remains her castle. She explains.
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Ouch! That’s my couch!
A moving story of a battle to cram a beloved but awkwardly-sized item of furniture into a new apartment. James Lewis reports from the battlefront
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Why a home is more than a mortgage
Buying a home is more often than not an emotional decision, but you still have to think about the money side writes Maya Fisher-French
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Cut household expenses with these small tweaks
Interest rates have gone up, the price of petrol has soared, and the cost of living is skyrocketing. Maybe it’s time to take a good look at your household expenses and how to keep them in check.