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Affordability constraints mount, revealing a relative 'soft patch' in the residential market.
05 Aug 2015
When examining the FNB Estate Agent Survey by income segment for the past four quarters until and including the first quarter of 2015
5 Tips to buying property off-plan.
05 Aug 2015
The main idea when buying property off plan is to buy at current prices and have the property appreciate in value by the time it is completed
Government to increase energy efficiency incentives on offer.
05 Aug 2015
Given the threat of both an energy and water crisis, President Jacob Zuma has encouraged the private sector to 'go green'
House Price Growth
05 Aug 2015
According to the Absa House Price Index, house price growth continued to slow down in August 2013
Nobel Prize U.S. winner warns of "bubbly" global home prices
05 Aug 2015
Robert Shiller expresses alarm at the rapid rise in global housing prices.
SA property market slowing down?
05 Aug 2015
The exuberance that was evident in the property market a year ago is coming to an end and home sellers in most parts of SA now need to moderate their prices
Dr Andrew Golding comments on the repo rate and the residential property market.
05 Aug 2015
While inflationary concerns and global economic impacts remain in the spotlight, the Monetary Policy Committee's stance to increase the repo rate
Gauteng property in short supply.
05 Aug 2015
Gauteng is experiencing significant growth in the demand for residential property, to the extent that in many areas demand for homes is outstripping supply.
Consumers shift focus to home buying.
05 Aug 2015
One of the constraining factors for vehicle sales in SA may be the shift towards a greater focus on home buying
Smaller houses show strongest growth.
05 Aug 2015
The report analyses FNB's house price indices for different sizes of full- and sectional title homes and finds that the prices