Market

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.

News

How, and why, to start investing in listed property

Statistics from the ASSOCIATION FOR SAVINGS and INVESTMENT SA show inflows of R4.6-billion into local property unit trusts for the year ended March 2011. Foreign investors are keen to get their hands on SA’s property stocks, and ...

Property Advice

Have room to breathe when buying

When considering purchasing a property, buyers should ideally have an idea of what they can comfortably afford as a bond repayment before they take their first steps towards ownership.

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Gated estates count for 25% of SA's residential market

South Africa's secure gated estates account for more than a quarter of the value of South Africa’s total property market as far as residential properties go,” says Jeff Gilmour, president of the Association of Residential ...

Property Advice

Buy the dream – then grow it

Thabo Mashiane has taken a significant step towards wealth creation through home ownership. A fireman, Thabo is ...

Property Advice

The influence of politics on the real estate market

Politics influences everyone and almost everything in the country, so how has it and will it influence the real estate market?

Property Advice

Prime locations to suit short and long term

Ideally a relocation destination should fulfill short and long term selection criteria, to also include the knowledge of infrastructural and possibly commercial development in an area.

Property Advice

Paying the Price of a 100 percent Loan

Although everyone celebrates when a drop in the interest rate is announced, not everyone, it seems, is benefiting from the decrease. Find out why here!

News

Buying a residential property in the leisure sector remains a risky business

In July, SA’s top property industry players described the residential sector as either slow, quiet, nowhere near recovery.

Property Advice

Heritage values to tempt more than just appetites

Heritage Day celebrations next week will bring renewed focus to the home and the broader built environment, across many different cultural groups.


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