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High Cape Town home prices prompt semigration sprawl

With more people relocating to the coast, demand in the Mother City has sent prices soaring

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South African cities must put green infrastructure firmly on the urban agenda

A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water,…

The interest rate hike would likely further reduce the number of people buying property in order to rent it out.

Repo rate increase will up rental prices

The repo rate hike will probably increase the price of residential rentals and could affect the Consumer Price Index, says FNB.

Property market shows growth in 2013

The property market ended on a high in 2013, showing an increase in house prices, bond sizes and bank approval rates.

Protea Glen: Boom and bust in the suburbs

Soweto’s Protea Glen has topped the national list for housing repossessions — we take a closer look.

Houses hurting as inflation outpaces property prices

House prices, still 13% below their 2007 peak, are not rising with inflation — and home property values are set to drop even further, analysts say.

Township house prices surpass other areas

An FNB house price and market strength review has shown that houses in former black townships continue to outperform all other housing segments.

IMF worries over China’s property bubble, low yuan

The International Monetary Fund says it remains concerned with the potential for a property price bubble in China

Are houses becoming more affordable?

Are houses becoming more affordable? Well, yes and no, according to Absa’s House Review 2010.

Standard Bank sees recovery in property cycle

The property cycle should recover relatively firmly in the second half of the year, Standard Bank said on Thursday.

House prices surge

A person now needs more than R1-million to buy an average home in South Africa.

‘Stronger economy means a stronger property market’

There was good news and bad news for house prices, FNB said on Monday when it released its house-price index.

SA property sector faces ‘long, hard slog’

The outlook for property for 2010, while still mild, was far better than 2009, Alliance Group auctioneers said on Tuesday.

Rate cuts should see property prices drop

The next Monetary Policy Committee meeting will hopefully see some extra relief afforded to consumers in terms of a further drop in the repo rate.

Absa: Bleak outlook for residential property

The outlook for the residential property market in 2009 remains bleak, Absa said on Thursday.

House-price deflation deepens, says FNB

Year-on-year house price deflation worsened in December to -1,7%, First National Bank said on Monday as it released its house price index.