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Source: Supplied. Roelof Botha, former Department of Finance policy advisor, Finmedia Economist of the Year, and for 28 years the resident economist at PwC, has been appointed economic advisor to BetterBond.

Financial Services

BetterBond taps veteran economist for property insights

16 Sep 2026

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Residential Property

The housing boom that could backfire

John Loos 10 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Is this the future of retirement living? Inside the V&A Waterfront’s Bower

2 Sep 2026

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Markets & Investment

From R1.3m to R2.4m: South Africa’s property market sees a major split

24 Aug 2026

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Property

Why 2026 is the best year for first-time home buyers in South Africa

Gerard Abrahamse 20 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Hayley Parry, money coach and facilitator at 1Life’s Truth About Money.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | 1Life's Hayley Parry: Life insurance as a generational-wealth engine

Hayley Parry 29 Jan 2026

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Residential Property

How to turn your renting phase into home ownership this festive season

Paul Stevens 24 Dec 2025

AI and blockchain make property dreams a reality in South Africa

Affordable & Social Housing

AI and blockchain make property dreams a reality in South Africa

17 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Lytania Johnson, chief executive officer of FNB Personal Segment.

Residential Property

FNB's R23.2bn commitment to affordable housing transforms lives

3 Nov 2025

MortgageMarket celebrates 5 years of innovation, impact, and empowering homeownership

Residential Property

MortgageMarket celebrates 5 years of innovation, impact, and empowering homeownership

Issued by MortgageMarket 29 Jul 2025

Finance

Sanlam: How Gen Z holds the key to South Africa's credit recovery

11 Jul 2025

South African youth expenditure: Promising and pragmatic

Economy

South African youth expenditure: Promising and pragmatic

Issued by Varsity Vibe 30 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Tyson Properties’ rental manager in Cape Town, Southern Suburbs, Stephen Adamo.

Residential Property

Young South Africans prefer renting over buying as the rental market soars

30 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

South Africa's housing crisis: Why 2.2 million homes are needed immediately

12 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Buyers from 36-49 years still dominate the residential sales market

30 Oct 2024

New client acquisition: TDMC enters financial service sector and makes waves in just 4 months

Digital

New client acquisition: TDMC enters financial service sector and makes waves in just 4 months

Issued by TDMC 16 Sep 2024

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Supply Chain

Supply chains should make the world better, not worse – it’s time for a rethink

R. Hamann, C.-M. Chen, J. Gualandris, et al. 15 Aug 2024

Property

Betterbond: Women over 55 SA's fastest-growing property owners

6 Aug 2024

Property

Give homeowners a tax break to boost economy and employment, says Everitt

17 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

BetterBond CEO: Rise of mature renters considering homeownership

22 May 2024

Affordability tops reason for renting, TPN Tenant Survey reports

Property

Affordability tops reason for renting, TPN Tenant Survey reports

9 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

MortgageMarket expands into Namibia, pioneering online home-loan marketplace

17 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

#SARBMPC: The ‘Waiting Game’ continues - property industry to practise patience

28 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. SA Home Loans chief executive officer, Rob Kelso.

Trends

#BizTrends: Slow recovery on cards for property market

7 Mar 2024

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Property

More solo women than men applying for bonds to buy their own homes

6 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Group.

Property

#BudgetSpeech2024: Finance Minister urged to keep personal and property taxes unchanged

Samuel Seeff 20 Feb 2024

Property

The 2024 property gold rush: prices soar, stocks shrink and early birds secure the worm!

6 Feb 2024

Affordable & Social Housing

FMF's Khaya Lam initiative grants 10,000 title deeds

18 Oct 2023

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Property

How load shedding is impacting the property market in South Africa

12 Oct 2023

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Property

Demand for rental accommodation in Western Cape continues to outstrip the rest of the country

5 Oct 2023

Single women outpacing men, married couples in property ownership

Residential Property

Single women outpacing men, married couples in property ownership

1 Aug 2023

Steady repo rate encouraging news for existing, aspiring mortgage holders

Residential Property

Steady repo rate encouraging news for existing, aspiring mortgage holders

Dr Andrew Golding 21 Jul 2023

BetterBond launches monthly report on local housing market

Residential Property

BetterBond launches monthly report on local housing market

30 Mar 2023

#Budget2023: Increase in threshold for transfer duty exemption good news for home buyers

Residential Property

#Budget2023: Increase in threshold for transfer duty exemption good news for home buyers

Dr Andrew Golding 23 Feb 2023

6 home loan trends for 2023

Trends

6 home loan trends for 2023

Rhys Dyer 8 Dec 2022

SA residential property facing headwinds but showing pockets of progress

Residential Property

SA residential property facing headwinds but showing pockets of progress

1 Dec 2022

Trends to note as residential property tops global investment

Trends

Trends to note as residential property tops global investment

21 Oct 2022

Avoid these mistakes when buying your first home

Residential Property

Avoid these mistakes when buying your first home

16 Aug 2022

#WomensMonth: 'See failures as opportunities to learn' - Andrea Tucker, director, MortgageMe

Residential Property

#WomensMonth: 'See failures as opportunities to learn' - Andrea Tucker, director, MortgageMe

Sindy Peters 2 Aug 2022

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Residential Property

Home buying market still strong despite rocky economic climate

25 Jul 2022

Why investing in real estate is one of the best ways to build wealth

Markets & Investment

Why investing in real estate is one of the best ways to build wealth

8 Jul 2022

Impala Platinum signs five-year wage deal

Mining

Impala Platinum signs five-year wage deal

Nelson Banya 29 Jun 2022

Gen Z, millennial homebuyers on the rise, according to BetterBond

Residential Property

Gen Z, millennial homebuyers on the rise, according to BetterBond

17 Jun 2022

5 ways to enter the residential property market

Residential Property

5 ways to enter the residential property market

13 May 2022

Branding

Rise of brand empathy in a polarised world

Andrew Barnes, Issued by Ebony+Ivory 29 Mar 2022

7 big homebuying blunders and how to avoid them

Residential Property

7 big homebuying blunders and how to avoid them

Andrea Tucker 8 Feb 2022

Kenya Mortgage Refinance starts selling first bond to boost home ownership

Affordable & Social Housing

Kenya Mortgage Refinance starts selling first bond to boost home ownership

George Obulutsa 4 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Rental property market to remain subdued heading into 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Rental property market to remain subdued heading into 2022

Michelle Dickens 14 Jan 2022

2022 property market outlook: Normalising the correction

Markets & Investment

2022 property market outlook: Normalising the correction

29 Nov 2021

Repo rate hike disappointing for home buyers with mortgages

Residential Property

Repo rate hike disappointing for home buyers with mortgages

Dr Andrew Golding 18 Nov 2021