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Absa Mortgage Household Debt report

The South African economy is in recession after contracting for three consecutive quarters up to the second quarter of 2009. However, real GDP declined markedly less in the second quarter ...

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The Construction Downturn

Several months into the recession, the casualties are starting to stack up. And we’re not just talking about the property industry – builders and their contractors are feeling the pinch just as ...

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Area Review : Constantia

Chat with the good folk of Constantia about their village [“suburb” is just too bourgeois] and one word consistently comes up in conversation. Gentle.

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FNB Mortgage Market Update

New Mortgage Growth Still Negative Year-On-Year, But May Be Starting to Turn the Corner Slowly The release of the SARB Quarterly Bulletin for September provides the picture for new mortgage loans in the 2nd quarter of 2009. It ...

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When Will the Property Market Improve?

Many sellers and estate agents are asking themselves when will the property market start improving or at least get better ? The reality is the demand for property at the moment is currently very ...

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Property Market - the Green Shoots Have Roots

The green shoots have roots. That seems to be the upshot of reaction to Standard Bank’s announcement this week that it is relaxing its lending criteria and will be offering 100% home loans on ...

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ooba: Signs of Recovery in Property Market

ooba said today that there were definite signs that the property market slump was coming to an end with data pointing to early signs of a market recovery. “ooba has seen a 36% increase in home ...

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FNB House Price Index - August 2009

Price deflation now steadily diminishing as market continues its moderate recovery FNB House Price Index Starting To Show Stronger Signs Of Market Improvement The FNB House Price Index’s year-on ...

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Mortgage Advances Growth Slows Down Further In July

Data released by the South African Reserve Bank indicates that the year-on-year (y/y) growth in the value of mortgage advances by monetary institutions (the net outstanding balance on mortgage ...