Categories: Stories

Mortgage book finally out

The book: How to buy a house for half the price by Charles Rukuni, editor of this website is finally out. 

Published by Graysonian Press, it was published as a pocket book, both for portability and to sell it at an affordable price.

According to the publisher the pocket book will sell to the public for R58 or $10 so it will mostly be available through direct sales.

Though the book’s sub-title is- A comprehensive guide to buying a house in South Africa, the book has been written to accommodate the whole Southern Africa region but focuses on South Africa as the region’s hub.

It talks not only about the housing shortage, but also about ways through which potential buyers can save and get out of debt.

South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale last year said though his country had rolled out 1.5 million housing units accommodating nearly 11 million people in the first 15 years of independence, the housing backlog had risen to 2.1 million units which meant that the government needed to accommodate a further 12 million people.

Not only are houses scarce but some of those with houses are failing to pay for them. The Sunday Times last year reported that 450 000 people were in danger of losing their houses because they were failing to pay their mortgages.

A survey by the Bureau of Market Research at the University of South Africa said that 82.5 percent of those surveyed were spending more than they earned.

All these facts are highlighted in the book as well as the possible solutions to these problems and ways through which one could buy a house, flat or stand and through simple incremental or lumpsum payments pay half the amount one would normally pay for the house, flat or stand.

(26 VIEWS)

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.

Recent Posts

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe expects more foreign currency sellers to join the interbank market

The gazetting into law of the payment of quarterly taxes on a 50-50 basis in…

December 4, 2024

Zimbabwe 2025 citizens’ budget

Zimbabwe has today unveiled a ZiG276.4 billion budget for 2025 during which it expects the…

November 28, 2024

To go or not to go- Mnangagwa in a quandary

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has repeatedly stated that he is not going to contest a…

November 25, 2024

ZiG loses steam, falls against US dollar for five consecutive days

The Zimbabwe Gold fell against the United States dollar for five consecutive days from Monday…

November 22, 2024

Indian think tank says Starlink is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

An Indian think tank has described Starlink, a satellite internet service provider which recently entered…

November 18, 2024

ZiG firms against US dollar for 10 days running but people still do not have confidence in the currency

Zimbabwe’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), firmed against the United States dollars for 10…

November 16, 2024