Property Market
latest news & developmentsWe’re buying a future we’ll never own
As private developers dominate housing and estate levies soar, South Africans risk trading true property ownership and generational wealth for a costly illusion.
Billion-rand dirt beneath SA's schools
While schools like Hilton College charge the country's highest fees, an analysis of campus land value shows that urban schools like Bishops and St Stithians hold fortunes worth…
Standard Bank sees property ‘purple patch’ as it joins forces with Java Capital
Standard Bank has teamed up with corporate finance advisory firm Java Capital, anticipating a multi-year revival in South Africa's commercial real estate market despite…
A mansion, a markup and a warning
Steven Bartlett's decision to list his Bishopscourt mansion for R189m—nearly double what he paid two years ago—sparks vital questions about foreign capital and property pricing…
The real estate year in review
2025 didn’t see a boom but it was not a bust
Sustainable homes help build sustainable futures
We are in an era where the smartest investment decisions are those that align with environmental reality
EXPLAINER: Even as inflation falls, homebuyers hold off
Interest rates will probably remain much higher than their pre-pandemic average, as the Reserve Bank guards against ongoing inflation risks
Property trends pre-Covid and beyond: What’s going on?
The pandemic and lockdowns sped up existing trends and introduced new ones that affect supply and demand
What water issues? Cape Town ranks number two on global luxury property market
Cape Town’s luxury property market was ranked second on the Prime International Residential Index 100, which tracks the value of luxury homes
Curbs on owning land could see jittery locals selling
Part of the market is waiting for more clarity from the government, but experts hope that panic selling can be avoided.
Local property market looking up
More people are selling to upgrade and house prices are set to increase.
Zim diaspora drives property boom
Zimbabweans working outside the country are contributing to a property boom and investors are banking on them purchasing in high-end suburbs.
Chinese switch from property to gold
Soaring purchases of gold bullion and the rising jewellery sales are helping China become the world’s biggest market for gold.
Absa: Housing market to beef up in 2010
The housing market will start recovering gradually in the second half of this year, Absa’s latest House Price Index released on Wednesday showed.
Absa: Bleak outlook for residential property
The outlook for the residential property market in 2009 remains bleak, Absa said on Thursday.