South Africa

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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No, you don’t need to pay that delayed utility bill
News

No, you don’t need to pay that delayed utility bill

An important victory occurred in court, for property owners who have been issued extremely high utility bills after a number of years.

Gauteng becomes magnet for young professionals
News

Gauteng becomes magnet for young professionals

Find out why young, skilled professionals are flocking to Gauteng and where the rest of South Africa’s skilled labour are relocating to.

No boost for property from SONA
News

No boost for property from SONA

This year's SONA was more of the same, with little in it to boost the confidence needed to re-energise the economy and property market.

Slow growth predicted for property market
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Slow growth predicted for property market

House price growth in South Africa was slow in January but is expected to improve, particularly towards the second half of the year.

Budgeting tips for sectional title schemes
Property Advice

Budgeting tips for sectional title schemes

Trustees of sectional title schemes should consider these useful tips when structuring the scheme’s annual budget for the year ahead.

How the interest rate impacts the property market
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How the interest rate impacts the property market

South Africans breathed a sigh of relief when the South African Reserve Bank kept the repo rate at 7% this month.

Your security could be sending the wrong message to buyers
Property Advice

Your security could be sending the wrong message to buyers

Those who install thousands of rand’s worth of security features before putting their home up for sale may be putting some buyers off.

Rates decision welcomed amidst challenging economy and property market
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Rates decision welcomed amidst challenging economy and property market

Today’s decision by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SARB to keep the interest rate at the current level of 7% (home loan base rate of 10.5%) is most welcome news.

This factor will be key to a residential property market recovery in 2017
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This factor will be key to a residential property market recovery in 2017

The residential property market in South Africa did not perform well last year and one factor had a bigger effect than others, according to the head of one of SA’s leading estate agents.