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
Like everyone else, we had hoped that the technical recession would be staved off...
Samuel Seeff 11 Sep 2018
Although the economy and property market is showing improvement, it is still all about the buyers...
Samuel Seeff 10 May 2018
The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SA Reserve Bank to cut the repo rate by 25bps from 6.75% to 6.50%, taking the base home loan rate from 10.25% to 10%, is a welcome boost for the economy and property market...
Samuel Seeff 29 Mar 2018
It was always going to be a tough budget given that finance minister Malusi Gigaba already signalled during his mini-budget late last year that there was a significant fiscal deficit that needed to be funded...
Samuel Seeff 22 Feb 2018
The property market has shifted notably over the last 18 months as the fall-out from the weak political and economic climate, poor growth and credit downgrades continue...
Samuel Seeff 11 Jan 2018
The key messages to take out of Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba's maiden mini budget presentation to parliament all point to a period of prudence for the property market...
Samuel Seeff 26 Oct 2017
You need to take care, there are pitfalls...
Samuel Seeff 21 Aug 2017
The Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank announced on Thursday, 25 May, that the repo rate is to remain at 7% (home loan base rate of 10.5%)...
Samuel Seeff 26 May 2017
President Jacob Zuma's 2017 State of the Nation address offered very little new from last year and is unlikely to boost business and investor confidence, desperately needed to re-energise the economy and property market...
Samuel Seeff 10 Feb 2017
The recent decision by the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to keep the interest rate at the current level of 7% (home loan base rate of 10.5%) for the fifth successive meeting is most welcome news...
Samuel Seeff 27 Jan 2017
It is that time of year when people start thinking about buying property...
Samuel Seeff 6 Dec 2016
For first-time home buyers especially, the question of whether it is better to build a new home or buy an existing home is often a daunting one. But, it need not be...
Samuel Seeff 2 Dec 2016
The decision by the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to retain the repo rate at the current 7%...
Samuel Seeff 25 Nov 2016
Despite a now widely accepted slow-down in sales, the outlook for the residential property market for the second half of 2016 remains stable...
Samuel Seeff 12 Oct 2016
The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank to leave the repo rate unchanged is most welcome in a climate where the economic and housing market outlook remains weak...
Samuel Seeff 23 Sep 2016
Property can be the best investment that you make and is most certainly the best way to build wealth, but beyond your primary homestead, investing in a rental property for example can become a financial nightmare...
Samuel Seeff 20 Sep 2016
The decision of the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank to retain the repo rate at 7%...
Samuel Seeff 22 Jul 2016
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...
Samuel Seeff 29 Jan 2016
A stable interest rate is good news for the housing market and consumers and I welcome the recent decision by the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to retain the repo rate at its current level of 5%.
Samuel Seeff 25 Nov 2013
