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There is nothing stagnant about the property industry and Private Property will keep you in the loop through its dedicated Property News portal. Important elements such as whether it’s a buyers’ or sellers’ market, industry trends, and property news specific to South Africa are covered in this section.

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Property is increasingly popular as an investment class

The recent recession through which South Africa has passed and the growing feeling that the JSE Securities Exchange, could be heading for a correction..

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Secure and central is the way to go

The personal safety of a family increases when parents make lifestyle choices based on secure surroundings in safe neighbourhoods within central locations.

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Interest rate hike: bad news for consumers

The Monetary Policy Committee delivered something of a shock yesterday when it announced that it was raising the repo rate by half a percentage point to 5.5 percent. The commercial banks in turn will raise their prime lending ...

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Great Karoo Sees Giant Growth

When considering the vast landscape of SA’s largest province, the relatively small population of one million people in Northern Cape seems incongruous. However, there’s very little else that can be described as small in this ...

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NOW is a good time to buy property!

South African home owners who were paying off mortgage bonds in 1984 and 1998 still recall with dismay how interest rates at that time rose to 25% and 24% ..

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KZN buy to let property market sky-rockets

Buy to let investors in KZN are virtually setting their own rental prices in popular suburbs, with prospective tenants outstripping supply three to one, Just Property Group CEO John Roberts says. The demand is particularly high ...

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You Can Bank On It

It would be safe to say that the rising cost of living is impacting the daily lives of more and more South Africans. Everything is becoming more expensive, from the food we eat to the petrol we put in our cars and the ...

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2014 Will Be A Good Year For Residential Property

Repeated statements by the Rawson Property Group’s management to the effect that now is the right time to buy a home were backed up recently by the group’s Chairman, Bill Rawson, when he said ...

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2014 will be a good year for residential property

Repeated statements by the Rawson Property Group’s management to the effect that now is the right time to buy a home were backed up recently by the group’s Chairman..