The Zimbabwe Independent February 8, 2019 Rhys Dyer, CEO of ooba, says: âUncertainty around impending South Africaâs land reforms as well as an increase in the prime lending rate to 10.25% in November probably contributed to the slowing property growth in the last quarter of 2018.â 2018 was a challenging year for the South African property market, with negative real price growth in the residential property market and slowing market activity. Fourth quarter (Q4) statistics from ooba, South Africaâs home loan comparison service, show minimal year-on-year gr...