Lower end appears to have had the healthier fundamentals in 2011:FNB
The FNB Estate Agent Survey suggests that the metro market segment that agents define as the Lower Income Segment showed the strongest demand-supply “fundamentals” of the 4 “suburban” income segments...
View ArticleResidential property industry faces another challenging year
With another sluggish year likely for residential property in South Africa, estate agencies are facing a challenging twelve months.
View ArticleFundamentals growing favourably for home buyers
House prices and interest rates have fallen to such a great extent, that the monthly cost of owning a home is now more affordable than at any point in the past 15 years and less expensive than renting...
View ArticleGood opportunities but slow growth in 2012
2012 can be expected to bring a continuing escalation in consumer demand for better service, better information and better value for money, in real estate as well as other economic sectors, as the...
View ArticleHouse price growth continues to slow in 2012
The year 2011 was one of slow house price growth after the "mini-recovery" of 2010, and 2012 promises to be "more of the same" according to John Loos, FNB Home Loans.
View ArticleWhy not group your earnings for investment?
Interest rates are low. Prices are low. Affordability is up, So why aren’t consumers and investors snapping up properties at a rate of knots?
View ArticleStudent accommodation developments breathing new life into city centres
Property developers are rejuvenating city centres across the country by turning old office blocks into upmarket accommodation for university students.
View ArticleFirst time buyers turn out to be source of demand in 2011: FNB
Although growth in total residential transactions volumes slowed in 2011, following a surge in 2010, the FNB Estate Agent Survey points to 2011 having been a significantly better year for 1st time buyers.
View ArticleCostly property-related blunders
Given that the average price of homes in SA being R800,000 and most individuals financing their homes by means of hefty bonds, Jenny Rushin, Provincial Sales Manager at ooba, advises that further costs...
View ArticleHouse price growth set to slow further: ABSA
Based on the outlook for the global economy and domestic growth, inflation, interest rates and the consumer sector, house price growth is forecast to remain relatively low this year, while prices are...
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