The sounds emanating from the property market in recent months seem to point to two almost totally different worlds...
John Loos 2 days ago
With no international travel permitted during the Covid-19 lockdown, properties in sought-after areas such as Camp's Bay and the Atlantic seaboard are now listed at a steal, says Grant Smee, MD of Only Realty...
16 Sep 2020
Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, weighs in on the property investment opportunities available in the current climate of low interest rates and recession...
7 Sep 2020
Rather than raiding retirement annuities and selling off a valuable property at a fraction of its worth, Gary Palmer, CEO of Paragon Lending Solutions, looks at the benefits of sweating the assets you have...
31 Aug 2020
The pace of new household formation is likely to slow during and shortly after the current recessionary period, constrained by a lack of new employment creation and widespread household financial pressure...
John Loos 21 Aug 2020
The near-universal lockdown of global economies earlier this year as governments attempted to contain the coronavirus is unprecedented...
Dr Andrew Golding 18 Aug 2020
The current property market is displaying interesting new trends. One of the most welcome is that although the lower prices and even lower interest rates have created a real buyers' market...
Rowan Alexander 11 Aug 2020
A debt service relief package has been approved by some of the world's biggest lenders for more than 25 African countries...
Misheck Mutize 30 Jul 2020
Now that the majority of countries are loosening restrictions, following Covid-19-related lockdowns which negatively impacted the global economy...
8 Jul 2020
The full effects and consequences of the lockdown will only be revealed in time, but safe to say the cost to the economy has been extreme and came at a time when the country could least afford it...
Bernard Drotschie 23 Jun 2020
Initial predictions regarding the future of the residential property market as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown painted a sombre picture...
Carl Coetzee 17 Jun 2020
The real estate industry will no doubt look very different by the end of this year to the way it looked before the Covid-19 pandemic...
Berry Everitt 8 Jun 2020
Many African countries quickly closed their borders and imposed lockdown. This meant that, until the beginning of May, no African country had more than 10,000 people affected, with South Africa, Egypt, Morocco or Algeria being the hardest hit...
Borja Santos Porras 4 Jun 2020
The announcement of a further reduction of 50 bps in the repo rate will have a positive effect on the residential property market, albeit deferred until potential buyers can begin transacting in earnest...
Dr Andrew Golding 22 May 2020
The fourth interest rate cut of 2020 is good news for consumers, but it could be even better news for those who have been renting for a long time and are looking to become homeowners...
Carl Coetzee 22 May 2020
As we all band together against the Covid-19 virus and the inevitable economic chaos that will be left in its wake, information sharing has never been more important...
Schalk van der Merwe 30 Mar 2020
Across the 27 cities in the Savills World Cities Prime Residential Index, capital values in 2020 are forecast to grow by 1.8% on average...
5 Feb 2020
With corporate management under the spotlight like never before, a new report - Directors And Officers Insurance Insights 2020 - highlights five mega trends which will have significant risk implications for senior management in 2020 and beyond...
23 Jan 2020
Following another year of tepid economic growth, and with the latest round of load shedding further dampening the economy and expected to result in a Moody's downgrade early next year, where does that leave South Africa's residential property market?
Dr Andrew Golding 12 Dec 2019
When buying an investment property, you should apply the same "rules" about location, condition and security as when buying a home for yourself...
Berry Everitt 10 Dec 2019
It seems no matter whether you're talking to industry professionals in the boardroom or friends around the braai that confidence in the property market is low...
Bruce Swain 29 Aug 2019
The number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) struck globally in 2018 fell for the first time since 2010 to 19,232, after steadily rising for close to a decade...
4 Jan 2019
Retailers, brands and shopping centres across South Africa are gearing up to make the most of 2018's festive season...
12 Dec 2018
Economists, trade unions and civic organisations including Fair Play and Proudly SA have added their support to a new application by the SA Poultry Association for a steep increase in import tariffs...
11 Dec 2018
Although the markets have recovered well since the start of the global financial crisis (GFC) 10 years ago, investors could still be in for a rough ride...
21 Nov 2018
At this year's All Access Summit, Arthur Kamp, economist at Sanlam Investments, cut through the noise, focusing on a handful of economic trends long-term investors need to watch...
2 Oct 2018
Consumers spend more over the festive period - not because of improved circumstances but mostly because of factors such as better marketing and relatively low interest rates...
2 Feb 2018
The turnaround in the mining and resources sector was predicted by the World Bank in early 2017...
15 Jan 2018
TOKYO - From clampdowns to a warm embrace, regulators in Asia have taken very different approaches to dealing with the bitcoin phenomenon. Here are the developments in a few key markets...
8 Jan 2018
Although mortgage rates have taken a slight jump in the past month, they're still holding at a lower rate than they have in several years. This has naturally spurred an increase in mortgage applications and refinancing...
Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 6 Nov 2017
Whether you need to support the growth of your business or cover the payroll, there are many different ways through which you can get money for your business...
Issued by Naija Writers’ Coach 26 Sep 2017
If you need to get money for an important purchase quickly, applying for a personal loan is usually the fastest way to make this possible...
Issued by Monetary Library 23 Jun 2017
Speculation around US president Donald Trump's policy plans for the African continent and growing concerns over the future of foreign aid projects...
18 May 2017
FRANKFURT - Growth in Asian emerging economies will boost global insurance markets into next year...
24 Apr 2017
Economist Dawie Roodt shared his insights on the local and global economic landscape for retailers at the first quarterly networking breakfast...
22 Feb 2017
Representing less than one percent of the global economy and expecting less than 2% growth in GDP per annum over the next two years, the South African economy appears...
19 Jan 2017
Disappointed investors punish the clothing retailer and shoot down its share price by close to 5%...
Colleen Goko 18 Jan 2017
The share prices of Steinhoff and Shoprite plunged on Wednesday following the announcement that the retail conglomerates were discussing a potential merger of their African retail interests to create a "retail champion" on the continent...
Hanna Ziady 15 Dec 2016
Norman Raad, CEO of Broll Auctions and Sales, has noted that exciting opportunities arise in uncertain and difficult times...
7 Jul 2016
The residential market up until 2015 was essentially a seller's market driven by low interest rates, strong demand from buyers and a shortage of stock. Despite a slow economy, this market imbalance meant double-digit price growth especially in the major metros such as Johannesburg and Cape Town...
Herschel Jawitz 4 Jul 2016
According to a report compiled by Standard Bank economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, house prices and instalments have changed for the better for first-time buyers since 2006...
30 Jun 2016
Designed for people who pay their bills in our local moola, Investec has launched a product linked to growth of the S&P 500 index...
Nicci Botha 12 Jun 2016
Toyota on Wednesday warned that its annual net profit will fall by about a third as a stronger yen, and a slowdown in Chinese growth and other emerging markets dent...
11 May 2016
According to JLL, the attractive yields and low interest rates of the real estate industry in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will continue to entice South African investors...
9 May 2016
In investments, the pain of losses is felt much more strongly than the joy of gains...
14 Apr 2016
When you read the average personal finance conversation on the internet, there is a lot of talk about creating a plan and sticking to it...
Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 4 Apr 2016