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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“Low flying” tenants showing up on the radar

With all the news reports floating around concerning horror stories of defaulting tenants, it would be easy to assume that the majority of those who rent property are hell bent on taking landlords for a ride. However a recent ...

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Real estate is 2014’s top performer

South African investors have a fairly positive outlook on expected rates of return for this year (12.4%) and over the next 10 years (16.9%) and are highly optimistic about reaching their financial goals (87%), according to the ...

The time's ripe for investing
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The time's ripe for investing

While the statistics indicate that property sales in July reflected the trend of positive year-on-year growth, the pace of growth is beginning to slow. This, despite the economic challenges South Africa has been facing of late. ...

Jozi’s freeloaders
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Jozi’s freeloaders

The news that the City of Johannesburg has uncovered massive fraud in its billing department will surely be welcomed by those who have been overcharged for utilities and rates. While we are quick to point fingers at ...

Fix or float?
Property Advice

Fix or float?

Last week’s hike of the prime interest rate to 9.5% coincides with predictions of an upward curve into 2015. This, along with related “upside risks” such as growing inflation, is enough to heed the words of economists: you ...

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Power struggle

The news that some municipalities have requested double digit increases for electricity is not good news. Most of us don’t have to be told to cut back on our electricity usage – those who want to keep putting food on the table ...

Home loan homework 101
Property Advice

Home loan homework 101

For most of us, buying a home means applying for a home loan. Here's how to get yourself in pole position for getting your home loan approved

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Spare some change please

I know this is very unprofessional and I hate to use this forum for such purposes, but would it be possible for you to chip in a few bob? You see, 10 days ago I got a phone call in which I was asked about a purchase on a store ...

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U.S. Real Estate Update – June 2014 – what you have to know

Nominal growth in the U.S. housing market continues in 2014. Existing home sales rose 1.3 percent to a 4.65 million unit pace. The gain was the first since December and was driven by a big uptick ...

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