Property Market Trends
Learn about the latest shifts in property values, demand, and supply. Posts here highlight housing prices, rental trends, and investor activity to help you understand where the real estate market is heading.
Beyond politics: Understanding the resilience of South Africa’s property market
Are we putting too much stock in the effect of the upcoming election on the…
26 February 2024
How do election years affect the property market?
While the election date hasn’t been announced yet, you’d have to live under a rock…
19 February 2024
Savills Index forecasts Cape Town as a highest-growth market
Savills’ Prime Residential World Cities Index lists the next four forecasted highest-growth markets.
12 February 2024
What’s in store for 2024?
While it’s impossible to gaze into a crystal ball and foretell the property industry’s future,…
11 December 2023
KZN North Coast shows unprecedented growth
The research and data from Rainmaker Marketing’s Property Market Report validates the notion that KwaZulu-Natal…
11 December 2023
Lack of confidence mars Johannesburg property market
Fires, explosions, excessive municipal rates, potholes, and load shedding – the recent media coverage about…
11 September 2023
Finance forecast: what is in store for the property market
While the repo rate is stable, for now, it is unlikely to decrease until 2024,…
14 August 2023
Salary growth means house prices are still affordable
While everyone is experiencing economic pressure due to rising costs, data from BetterBond and ooba…
19 June 2023
Slow but steady growth – three provinces show promise
While the Western Cape remains in focus for its large contribution to home loan applications…
5 May 2023
Property pricing increasing in key townships
Looking back over the last decade Lightstone Property has found that property prices in key…
6 April 2023
