Stable interest rate welcomed as property continues its positive cycle
The Reserve Bank decision to retain the repo rate at 3.5% (home loan base at 7%) is good news and
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Property Buying
Natural Disasters: The Two Most Important Things Owners Should Be Doing to Protect Their Property Investments
“Disaster risk, natural and man-made, is something that is part and parcel of the world we live in. In our
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Despite rate cuts it’s better to rent than to buy a home now
Asking prices for rentals have fallen for the first time in a decade. That’s bad news for landlords, but great
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Young buyers are dominating the property market
According to Stats SA, millennials (aged between 24 and 39 years old) account for almost 30% of the South African
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Property sector gets a boost thanks to tax break
Property sales in the first quarter of 2021 enjoyed a significant boost thanks to SARS’ Section 12J tax incentive. Demand
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Affordably priced Cape Metro homes below R1.5m are being snapped up
Affordably priced homes below R1.5 million are flying off the shelves in the Cape Town Metro, to the extent that
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Historically low interest rates still represent a buying opportunity for aspirant first-time home owners
With South Africa’s inflation rate below the lower limit of the inflation target at 2.9%, and local inflationary expectations remaining
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What defines a luxury home in today’s world?
Own your own private island retreat While the concept of ‘luxury’ means a variety of things to different people when
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How to make an offer on your dream home
Low interest rates have seen an unprecedented amount of people entering the property market as first-time home buyers. But what
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Young investors see the benefits of property investment for their future
The future of South Africa’s housing market is looking bright, as aspirant buyers between the ages of 18 and 24
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