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Buckle up, it's a bumpy ride ahead for property
[Samuel Seeff] The decision to hike the repo rate by 50 basis points, taking it to 6.75%, and the base home loan rate beyond the 10% barrier to 10.25%, comes as no surprise... read



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Commercial
Green light for Durban logistics park
Fortress Income Fund has cleared a significant hurdle in its bid to create a logistics mega-park on the last developable flat land in south Durban... read



Market & Investments
Listed property the best performing asset class of 2015
Figures released by Catalyst Fund Managers indicate that South African listed property returned 7.99% to its investors in 2015, outstripping cash's 6.46%, equities' 5.13% and bonds' -3.93%... read
A pragmatic view on the repo rate and residential property market

Dr Andrew Golding

Market sentiment is a key factor which impacts on activity in the residential marketplace, so the recent decision by the Monetary Policy Committee to further increase the repo rate - by 50bps - is likely to create a further dampening effect on housing demand... read
Here's what the interest rate hike means for home owners
Lesetja Kganyago, South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor, announced on Thursday afternoon, 28 January, that the SARB monetary policy committee (MPC) has decided to hike the interest rate by 50 basis points to 6.75%... read
Economic pressures expected to filter through to property market
The latter half of 2015 was on shaky ground - the shock firing of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene seriously rattled international confidence in the South African economy, the SARB started raising the interest rates (albeit very slowly) and the drought started putting pressure on food prices... read
Rental
Growth predicted in rental market
The demand for rental properties in the Helderberg area in the Western Cape has been consistently high, with a big influx of people from Gauteng playing a part in this... read
Hints to establish an accurate rental value
In order for a property investor to make a fair return on his investment, he will need to begin by establishing an accurate rental value to charge the tenant... read
Residential
Buying a first home requires careful budgeting
"Buying your first home will always be a big leap as it requires financial discipline and budgeting," says Albertus van Staden, head of credit at FNB Housing Finance... read
Purchasing a second home as a capital investment

Richard Gray

While interest in the buy-to-let market has remained relatively low in recent years, an increasing number of home owners have decided to buy a second property as a longer term, capital investment... read
Business
Brands, here's why you should care about 'woke Twitter'

Sarah Britten

Woke Twitter could bring down your campaign and cause severe reputational damage. Here's why this audience should be considered as an essential part of the strategic and creative process... read
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