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It’s cheaper to buy an existing house than to build one

Most people would argue otherwise, but that is the truth. In fact, you can buy two houses for the price of building one.

According to the latest ABSA housing Review it was R610 600 cheaper to buy an existing house than to build a new one in the first quarter of this year.

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Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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