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The South African real estate market is battling elevated inflation, economic uncertainty and slow house inflation, coupled with stagnant housing prices.

Installing solar panels on your home’s rooftop is not an instant ray of light for buyers. It all depends on the price segment your home falls in.

Emigration-related sales were 9% in the second quarter of this year, compared to a peak of 18% in 2019, the latest FNB Residential Property Barometer shows.

House price growth in South Africa slowed on an annual basis to 1.9% in May from 2.1% in April, according to FNB’s latest monthly Property Barometer. This was its lowest level since June of 2020, when the economy was buckling under the weight of Covid-triggered lockdowns.

House price growth is slowing down, according to the latest FNB Residential Property Barometer.

Property data shows rising interest rates impact affordability, forcing more prospective homeowners to rent instead.

The latest FNB Residential Property Barometer indicates that rising borrowing costs likely diverted some homeownership demand to rentals.

Home buyers are currently having to put down the smallest deposits to buy a property in about 14 years, according to the latest FNB Residential Property Barometer.

Negative equity takes place when the outstanding balance on your home loan is higher than the current market value of your property. If you wanted to

Negative equity takes place when the outstanding balance on your home loan is higher than the current market value of your property. If you wanted to