Lower interest rates: Simon Brown on renting vs buying a home

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This Is the 150th episode of The Property Pod on Moneyweb, and we are joined by Brown, the founder of Just One Lap and host of the MonewebNOW show. With three Sarb repo rate cuts, has he changed his mind about buying?

11 Mar 2025 English South Africa Investing · Business

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