by O'Hagan Attorneys | Apr 3, 2024 | Market Update
Light at the end of the tunnel for borrowers – and investors The interest rate hikes central banks implemented over the past two years have been so aggressive that economists have consistently warned central bankers against overdoing it and running the risk of driving...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Mar 5, 2024 | Property
“The conditional acceptance of an offer amounts to rejection of same and not the conclusion of a contract, but may be a counter–offer.” (Extract from judgment below) A good offer comes in for your property, so you accept it. But you’re not happy with a few of the...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Mar 5, 2024 | Economy, Financial Planning
“Our bigger challenge… is that our pie is not growing fast enough and this limits our ability to generate sufficient revenues to distribute among our priority areas.” (Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana – Budget 2024) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s third Budget...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Mar 5, 2024 | Financial Planning
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” (Yogi Berra) A sound financial plan is invaluable. It looks ahead to what you want from your money and gives you a way of measuring how well you are doing in getting there. It gives you a lot of...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Mar 5, 2024 | Market Update
Investor sentiment turns sour Investors’ initial vote on the government’s Budget was positive with the rand firming and bond yields declining. But sentiment soon turned negative once the details and ramifications of National Treasury’s decisions were fully digested....
