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Food inflation hits hard: Household budgets feel the pinch as food prices jump
The May 2025 Household Affordability Index shows a significant rise in the average cost of basic food items.
Household budgets feel the pinch as food prices jump in May 2025
The May 2025 Household Affordability Index shows a significant rise in the average cost of basic food items.
South Africans need more than just improved salaries to get onto the property ladder
Many South Africans are adopting a wait-and-see attitude in an uncertain environment, with multiple headwinds. This means salary earners might opt to be conservative and keep on renting as opposed to buying a property,
Exploring the connection between year-end bonuses and homeownership trends in SA
Existing homeowners, especially those with variable-interest rate bonds, could find it harder to keep up with bond payments, increasing the risk of foreclosures.
A crisis in the making: budget cuts threaten South Africans' right to housing
Budget cuts plus land invasions and contractors abandoning projects all impede efforts to deliver houses for all.
How interest rate cuts can lower capital costs and boost the property sector
Lower interest rates will reduce the cost of financing homes, thus enabling a higher affordability at a given monthly financing payment.
Will South Africa's interest rates echo Trump's policies? Key insights ahead of the announcement
The President of the USA, the world’s biggest economy said with the oil price going down, he will demand that interest rates drop immediately and likewise they should be dropping all over the world.
Will interest rates be cut this week? Experts say yes, at least 25bps, but 50bps would be better
Another interest rate cut this week, together with the lower transfer duties announced in the budget last week, will add further impetus to the market, especially for first-time buyers.
A VAT increase could transform South Africans into lifelong renters, change property market
The recent VAT increase in South Africa's 2025 Budget may reshape the property market, influencing buyer affordability and rental demand.
Rising rental prices in Cape Town's northern suburbs amid economic challenges
The rental market in Bellville, Durbanville, and Parow is thriving, driven by increased demand and a slight VAT increase, according to property experts.
South African government pushes for affordable housing solutions for public servants
A market product needs to be developed for this segment of employees so that they can also become homeowners, say the experts.