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.

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A window of opportunity

Despite the fact that local and global sentiment are at an all-time low, various property fundis say now really is the time to buy into the property market. 

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A QUICK LOOK AT AUGUST STASTICS

While we should not read too much into the property price stats and analysis released every month by the banks and others, I can’t help keep an eye on the broad trends to reaffirm my own investment appetite. There is so much news ...

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Key factors that influence buying decisions

It has been said many times before that buying a house is likely to be one of the biggest financial investments anyone can make in their lifetime.

Property Advice

REASONS WHY IT IS STILL GOOD TO INVEST IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

Last year I wrote a lot about the ten fundamentals that encouraged me to buy more residential investment units. ABSA and FNB released data recently so I thought it would be a good to revisit some of the relevant indicators that ...

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When is the right time to sell?

South African property catapulted into a realm of high demand, high returns and high general interest during 2004 and kept its idyllic state until the recession in 2008..

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The 7 golden rules of property acquisitions

It has been widely publicised that the South African property market is well on the road to recovery..

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SA property going green

More and more people the world over are acting on the awareness that the planet’s resources need to be preserved and protected more so than ever before..

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Scared of Property

Are aspiring home buyers scared to buy property currently? Well, they certainly seem to be a lot pickier these days. The demand/supply balance favours buyers and allows them more time to make a buying decision. It disadvantages ...

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Tune out the noise

What is a good property market and who gets to decide? One of the biggest questions at dinner parties, in the press and I am even blogging about it, is the current state of the property market ...