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Seeff Property Group chairman Samuel Seeff says the Reserve Bank should hold the repo rate this week, warning that another increase would put further pressure on households, property owners and the economic recovery.
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK

Property sector urges SA Reserve Bank to hold repo rate and protect fragile economic recovery

Seeff Property Group chairman Samuel Seeff says the Reserve Bank should hold the repo rate this week, warning that another increase would put further pressure on households,…

  • Ashley Lechman
5 min read
Cranes are out, but there are still stock shortages.
PROPERTY

South Africa is building more homes yet buyers are finding fewer

As South Africa approves more homes for construction, buyers face a tightening market with fewer options, leading to increased competition and pricing pressures for agents.

  • Given Majola
6 min read
Estate agent Meagan Benjamin outside the Mitchells Plain home she sold for R2.15m.
AFFORDABLE PROPERTY

Why Mitchells Plain’s R1.357 billion property market matters to Cape Town

When Darren Francis wrote about a house selling for R2.15m in Mitchells Plain the story went viral. He dug deeper. And found a billion rand property market.

  • Darren Francis
8 min read