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Do you qualify for a home-loan subsidy?

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FIRST Home Finance is a home-loan subsidy provided by the government to first-time buyers. Many South Africans are unaware that the subsidy (formerly known as FLISP) exists, or that it can be applied for retrospectively.

The beauty of the home-loan subsidy is that you don’t have to ever repay it, which makes

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