Guides
Home-loan decisions,
worked through.
Short, honest explainers for the questions calculators alone can't answer.
Before you buy
The questions that matter before you sign.
FLISP, plain English
Who the government subsidy is actually for — and what it pays.
Coming soon
Transfer costs aren't optional
The lump the bank won't quote you, and what it really covers.
Coming soon
Fixed vs prime-linked rates
When locking your rate is worth it — and when it isn't.
Coming soon
Once you have a bond
How to make the bond you already have work harder.
Fixed term, fixed payment, access bond — which one did you sign?
Three modes, one loan. Which one absorbs a rate move — and how.
5 min · Updated May 2026
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Extra R500/mo is worth how much?
Why small monthly extras beat one big lump sum on an SA bond.
Coming soon
Bigger picture
POPIA and your bond data
What we hold, why, and what you can ask us to delete.
Coming soon
Scenario Planner
or skip the reading — build a full scenario
Your numbers, every lever, side by side.
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Illustrative figures only. Check actual rates and terms with your bank.