Pippa speaks to property finance specialist, Tania Weich, about owning your own home. LIFE HACKS – OWN YOUR OWN HOME The most recent stats on home ownership tell us that roughly 35% of South Africans own a dwelling of some kind, be that a free-standing house, an apartment, farmhouse or even a homestead in a rural area. But for the remaining 2 thirds of our population, the dream of one day owning their own home might seem impossible. Many would-be buyers face the challenge of entering the market with no inter-generational support - they might be the first in their family to aspire to home ownership, and do not have the luxury of a mom or dad who can stand surety for debt or help them save for the costs of a deposit, bond registration fees and more. It might seem like a near-impossible feat to be able to make that purchase – but my guest joining us for life hacks today wants to rekindle a sense of hope that it IS indeed achievable. Her name is Tania Weich and she is a property finance specialist and former estate agent who has just published a book called “You CAN own your own home”.

<p>Pippa speaks to property finance specialist, Tania Weich, about owning your own home. LIFE HACKS &ndash; OWN YOUR OWN HOME The most recent stats on home ownership tell us that roughly 35% of South Africans own a dwelling of some kind, be that a free-standing house, an apartment, farmhouse or even a homestead in a rural area. But for the remaining 2 thirds of our population, the dream of one day owning their own home might seem impossible. Many would-be buyers face the challenge of entering the market with no inter-generational support - they might be the first in their family to aspire to home ownership, and do not have the luxury of a mom or dad who can stand surety for debt or help them save for the costs of a deposit, bond registration fees and more. It might seem like a near-impossible feat to be able to make that purchase &ndash; but my guest joining us for life hacks today wants to rekindle a sense of hope that it IS indeed achievable. Her name is Tania Weich and she is a property finance specialist and former estate agent who has just published a book called &ldquo;You CAN own your own home&rdquo;.</p>

Lunch with Pippa Hudson. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.

<p>Lunch with Pippa Hudson. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.</p>

Lunch with Pippa Hudson

Afternoons with Pippa. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.

Pippa Hudson completed her Honours degree in English at the University of Witwatersrand.

Pippa trained in radio news at Johannesburg’s ABC Ulwazi broadcasting school.

Her on-air career started in 1998 as a news reporter at Classic FM, and a year later she moved to Cape Town to join a commercial radio station where she was later promoted first to News Editor and then to Station Manager in 2003.

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