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Tax hikes and expropriation debate dampens property market

The indirect tax hikes announced in this year's Budget and the proposed expropriation of land without compensation have depressed confidence in the residential property market in the first quarter of this year.

Posted at 07:51AM Apr 24, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Emigration-related property sales 7.4% of market

FNB this week said the estimated rate of emigration-related home selling was virtually unchanged at 7.4 percent in the first quarter following a prior multi-year rising trend that started in 2014 and left it "somewhat elevated".

Posted at 08:28AM Apr 13, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Realistic pricing leads to faster home sales

FNB reports that the average time homes remained on the market had shortened noticeably to 14 weeks and one day in the first quarter, from 17 weeks and two days in the previous quarter.

Posted at 08:17AM Apr 12, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Driverless cars will change property

The link between property and transport has been perhaps the most durable in human history.

Posted at 07:52AM Apr 09, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Family remembers property icon Golding

If she hadn't been one of South Africa's top property agents, Pam Golding might have been a cabaret dancer.

This was revealed by her nephew Anthony Stroebel, general manager of all real estate services for the Pam Golding Property Group, during an interview this week about the death of the doyenne of South African property agents. She was 89, and would have turned 90 in September.

Posted at 07:05AM Apr 09, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Agency greats recall Golding’s early challenges

Estate agency entrepreneurs who started out soon after Pam Golding in the industry say she moved effortlessly in a section of society that unnerved most people.

Posted at 06:59AM Apr 09, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Traffic impacts property demand and prices

As roads become increasingly busy, people are seeking ways to reduce their commutes to improve quality of life.

Posted at 05:49AM Apr 09, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Number of 'paid on time' tenants is shrinking

There had been a noticeable shift from "paid on time" tenants, resulting in a deterioration of almost 1 percent

Posted at 05:12AM Apr 09, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

House price growth slows despite improved sentiment

South African national house price growth appears to be bucking recent trends indicating an improvement in national sentiment, with a sharp slowdown in the Western Cape partly blamed for it.

Posted at 08:47AM Apr 04, 2018 by Editor in Market  | 

Property 'grande dame' passes away

South African property icon Pam Golding, founder and life president of the Pam Golding Property group, passed away at her home in Wittebomen in Constantia yesterday. She was 90.

Posted at 06:55AM Apr 04, 2018 by Editor in Market  |