While all property values fluctuate in line with the country's overall economic conditions and with interest rate levels, some areas do consistently experience better growth over time - and generate higher returns for home owners...
Berry Everitt 9 May 2019
The 2019 elections simply cannot come quick enough. It is time to get it done and dusted as quickly and efficiently as possible so that we can get back to the business of building the economy and property market...
Samuel Seeff 30 Apr 2019
The levy income of a body corporate, share block or an association of persons, such as a home owners association (residential estate), is exempt from income tax. However, not all income received by a residential estate is exempt from tax, only levy income...
Graeme Palmer 23 Apr 2019
While we wait for the conclusion of the May elections and the economy to take the positive turn that we are all anticipating, it would be remiss not to continue cautioning that economic and property market recovery will take time...
Samuel Seeff 16 Apr 2019
International credit ratings agency Moody's was scheduled to make an announcement on South Africa's credit rating on Friday, 29 March. However, the agency failed to announce an updated rating...
Adrian Goslett 2 Apr 2019
With inflation currently below the mid-point of the Reserve Bank's inflation target and economic growth remaining sluggish, the Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate steady at 6.75%, as expected...
Dr Andrew Golding 29 Mar 2019
The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.75% (base home loan rate at 10.25%) is welcome news for the property market, but likely to be short-lived...
Samuel Seeff 29 Mar 2019
While looking at past performance by no means guarantees similar future performance, it can provide investors with an insight into where some of the investment hotspots might be in the year ahead...
Adrian Goslett 26 Mar 2019
With the election date recently set for 8 May 2019, it is possible that activity in the property market may improve in the months to follow...
Adrian Goslett 7 Mar 2019
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's National Budget Speech was predictably conservative - as one might expect within an election year...
Adrian Goslett 22 Feb 2019
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's maiden budget was always going to be tough given the extent of the economic challenges...
Samuel Seeff 21 Feb 2019
In what was arguably one of the most closely watched National Budget speeches in recent years, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni outlined government's plan to boost growth...
Dr Andrew Golding 21 Feb 2019
With the National Budget Speech looming on 20 February 2019, the general consensus appears to be that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is on a tightrope of sorts...
Dr Andrew Golding 12 Feb 2019
Every generation has its own idiosyncrasies when it comes to property, and knowing what these are can be an ace in the sleeve for existing owners and investors...
Tony Clarke 11 Feb 2019
The very detailed State of the Nation Address dealt with all of the economic and social issues that are currently of concern to the real estate industry...
Berry Everitt 8 Feb 2019
While government had intended to boost its tax income from wealthy buyers with the introduction of transfer duty and capital gains tax, it has actually had the opposite and stifling effect on the upper end of the market...
Samuel Seeff 7 Feb 2019
Astute investors know that the basic premise of sound investment is the timing and pricing of the item purchased. In real estate another basic consideration is location...
Ronald Ennik 25 Jan 2019
During 2018 the South African property market was under immense pressure. We saw many agents having to reinvent their strategies...
Richard Gray 22 Jan 2019
When 2018 wrapped up, we saw the rental market in South Africa continue to struggle...
Jonathan Liebmann 22 Jan 2019
After an unexpectedly tough 2018, but with the welcome announcement that the repo rate remains unchanged following this first MPC meeting of the year, the outlook for 2019 is somewhat brighter...
Dr Andrew Golding 18 Jan 2019
Following the November rate hike, the Seeff Property Group has welcomed the decision to keep the interest rate on hold as the right decision...
Samuel Seeff 18 Jan 2019
The following developments are the main issues that will be affecting the residential property market in South Africa in 2019...
Herschel Jawitz 10 Jan 2019
In order for the South African property market to show any kind of improvement and growth in 2019, it requires policy certainty, especially around the land issue, as well as investment and an economic boost...
Chris Renecle 10 Jan 2019
That is the question on everyone's lips as we look forward to dusting off the challenges of 2018 which was, by all accounts, a challenging year for the economy and property market...
Samuel Seeff 9 Jan 2019
There are many people stating that the worst is over and that things will start improving soon...
Paul Stevens 9 Jan 2019
Political and economic uncertainty, combined with increasing petrol prices and rising household costs saw the property market slowdown dramatically throughout the first, second and third quarters of 2018...
Nardee Brims 7 Jan 2019
South Africa's residential market is in for an interesting time in 2019, but our predictions for the year are all positive...
Berry Everitt 7 Jan 2019
These 10 new or increasing trends are expected to impact on the market in 2019...
Dr Andrew Golding 7 Jan 2019
News that South Africa's GDP increased by 2.2% in Q3, with fuel prices considerably reduced and the end of the technical recession, has ended the year (2018) on a more positive note...
Dr Andrew Golding 12 Dec 2018
Between online service providers, low-cost agencies and traditional real estate agents, sellers are spoilt for choice when it comes to getting a property valuation before they sell...
Tony Clarke 12 Dec 2018
