Multi-property auction, 25 NovemberShoprite-anchored centres, Astron fuel sites, Moreleta Sentrum and Parow units. 12 PM at The Wanderers Golf Club.View the auction lots

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Housing Crisis: Legal traps threaten SA developers

By Neale PetersenNovember 12, 2026

STBB Attorneys warns that unlawful occupation, PIE and ESTA evictions and thin due diligence could derail developments as SA's housing backlog grows.

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Artist's impression of Vilasita at Zimbali Lakes from above the lake: a curved, terraced block of white villas and penthouses with green roofs along a waterfront boardwalk, with Zimbali Square and the North Coast hills behind

Residential

Zimbali Lakes secures R140m in just two hours

Vilasita at Zimbali Lakes sold R139.975m of villas and penthouses within two hours of its online launch, with more than 2,000 buyers registered.

Aerial view of Cape Town's CBD with the green glass Portside tower in front and Devil's Peak and Table Mountain behind

Commercial

Cavaleros marks 100 years with Cape Town expansion

The Cavaleros Group turns 100 with Portside Tower relaunched in Cape Town's CBD and the ABSA building on Lower Long Street acquired.

Cape Town's V&A Waterfront and city bowl under Table Mountain and Lion's Head, with tower cranes over apartment blocks under construction in the foreground

Commercial

Cape Town’s Property Boom: Growth or crisis

WCPDF chair Deon van Zyl says political stability gives the Western Cape a rare window, but red tape, infrastructure and affordability could undermine it.

Izak Petersen, CEO of Dipula Properties, in a dark jacket and light blue shirt, looking up, in front of an illuminated Dipula Income Fund sign

Commercial

Dipula's R3bn deal spree fuels 8.6% dividend growth

Dipula Properties lifted distributable earnings per share 8.6%, cut vacancies to 6% and grew its portfolio to R12.2bn on R3bn of acquisitions.

A smiling man in a dark jacket at a desk in front of a Broll Auctions & Sales sign, beside pictures of an Astron fuel station, Moreleta Sentrum, a TotalEnergies station, a Shoprite centre and a warehouse, and a calendar showing 25 November 2026

Partner ContentNovember 11, 2026

Daily-needs retail dominates Broll's November auction

A white Stor-age self-storage block with a Cape Dutch-style gable, an outside staircase, a red fire hose cabinet and a row of grey roller doors under a deep blue sky

CommercialNovember 11, 2026

Stor-age lifts Dividend 4% as R387m Expansion Takes Shape

A young family outside their home at sunset: a laughing mother carrying her daughter on her back while the father stands beside them on the garden path

FinanceNovember 11, 2026

First-time home prices hit record R1.48m despite rate hikes

A wooden model house beside stacks of gold coins and a magnifying glass, a column of red blocks with icons for growth, money, tenants, maintenance and a warning sign, and PayProp's Michelle Dickens on the right, with apartment blocks behind

Asset ManagementNovember 10, 2026

Is your rental property still a good investment? 5 Red Flags

CommercialNovember 9, 2026

SA REITs target 16%–18% returns as funding costs fall

A convenience retail centre in Collins Property Group's portfolio at dusk: a white gabled building with solar panels on the roof, a covered walkway, brightly lit shop windows and a row of trolleys outside

CommercialNovember 9, 2026

Collins Property Group HEPS up 27.1% on asset sales

Penny Cavaleros in a red gown speaking at a lectern beside Alexi Cavaleros, in front of a wall of black-and-white photographs from the Cavaleros family's 100-year history

People in PropertyNovember 6, 2026

From Shopfitters to Property Giants: Cavaleros turns 100

A clipboard headed 'Rental Deposit Landlord Checklist' with four ticked items: earns interest, joint inspections (move-in and move-out), lawful deductions (with receipts) and refund within 7, 14 or 21 days, beside a model house, stacked coins, house keys, a pen and a calendar with 'Refund deadline' circled in red

Asset ManagementNovember 9, 2026

Deposit Refunds: The deadlines SA landlords get wrong

A white Cape Town house with a pool below Table Mountain, a 'Cape Town home on auction' sign, a red '59% below valuation' banner and a wooden gavel labelled 'Sheriff auction'

ResidentialNovember 9, 2026

Cape Town home heads to auction 59% below valuation

Aerial view of Riebeek Kasteel: green-roofed houses among tall trees in the foreground, orchards under netting, fields and dams beyond, and a mountain range on the horizon under a blue sky

ResidentialNovember 6, 2026

Riebeek Kasteel prices surge as R19.5m estate hits market

Exemplar REITail CEO Jason McCormick in front of an aerial view of Leratong City mall, with Checkers and PEP stores and a busy parking lot

CommercialNovember 5, 2026

Exemplar dividend rises 6.7% as township retail expands

A car carrier loaded with Mercedes-Benz sedans drives past a Mercedes-Benz factory, with US and South African flags, port cranes, a container ship and a falling red chart behind it

BusinessNovember 5, 2026

Mercedes-Benz scale-back threat clouds East London property market

NEPI Rockcastle CEO Marek Noetzel, arms folded, in a bright modern shopping mall with shoppers and storefronts behind him

CommercialNovember 5, 2026

NEPI Rockcastle targets €13bn European property empire

The rooftop pool at The Cape Town EDITION under a lattice of angled concrete beams, with loungers on both sides and the sea and mountains at sunset

CommercialNovember 5, 2026

Africa's First EDITION hotel opens at Cape Town Waterfront

A woman standing beside the Capri Village site development plan, in front of bookshelves

ResidentialNovember 5, 2026

Capri Village redefines retirement living on KZN's North Coast

A hand signing a property document on a desk beside house keys, a small model house and a December calendar with a date circled in red, with a lit Christmas tree behind

ResidentialNovember 5, 2026

Buying before December? 10 Property Transfer Checks

Shoprite-anchored centres, Astron fuel sites, Moreleta Sentrum and Parow units. 12 PM at The Wanderers Golf Club.View the auction lots

Redefine's Alice Lane office towers in Sandton, Johannesburg, two angled glass towers with a digital billboard at their base, photographed from the street at dusk under a blue sky

CommercialNovember 3, 2026

Redefine profits rise 7.5% as SA property recovery accelerates

A hand drops a coin into a pale blue piggy bank beside a model house with a red roof that another hand rests on

FinanceNovember 3, 2026

SA homebuyer deposits jump 21.7% as banks tighten lending

A hand drops a ballot marked 'Local Elections 4 Nov 2026' into a ballot box painted in the South African flag, between Cape Town with Table Mountain and the Johannesburg skyline, beside road signs to Cape Town and Johannesburg and icons for service delivery, infrastructure, security, housing supply, development approvals and property values

NewsNovember 2, 2026

Could SA's elections reshape property values and semigration?

Infographic: SA REITs +2.4% in October, year to date +6.5%, bonds +5.7% and equities -3.6%, beside wooden blocks spelling REITs, rising stacks of coins and a green arrow over a share chart, with glass office buildings and a city skyline at dusk; along the bottom: 18 of 22 counters higher, 11.09% distribution growth, strong balance sheets, R1.25bn Fairvest capital raise and budget supports bond market

CommercialNovember 2, 2026

SA REITs gain 2.4% in October, outpacing equities and bonds

A smiling Black businesswoman in a black blazer holds up a house key on a house-shaped key ring and a tablet in front of apartment blocks, with Table Mountain and the Cape Town skyline at sunset behind her and a glowing +146% above rising bars and an arrow

ResidentialNovember 2, 2026

Black women drive 146% surge in SA property investors

CommercialNovember 2, 2026

Rebosis collapse: How debt wiped out REIT shareholders

A mud-stained yellow hard hat and rolled-up building plans on a construction site at sunset, with a half-built concrete frame and scaffolding behind, and a man in black holding a wad of R200 notes behind his back

CommercialNovember 2, 2026

Construction mafia costs industry 63bn rand as enforcement lags

Aerial view of a walled development of three-storey brick apartment blocks with rooftop solar panels, surrounded by dense township housing under a blue sky

ResidentialNovember 2, 2026

Alleyroads unravels: R5bn housing portfolio faces asset sales

A family of three seen from behind looking at a modern house with Table Mountain beyond, next to a wooden house outline with arrows pointing in to a smaller home, and two model houses on growing stacks of coins with a red arrow rising between them

Partner ContentNovember 2, 2026

R1m buys less house as SA property prices lag inflation

Artist's impression of the 35-storey ThirtyFour18 tower, with FOUR18 signage near the top, rising above Cape Town's Foreshore with Table Mountain behind it

ResidentialOctober 29, 2026

Cape Town's R2.5bn Tower signals major investment boom

Three panellists seated and a speaker at the GBCSA lectern on stage at the Green Building Convention 2026, beneath a screen reading 'Seeing the Green Savings: Research on How Green Apartment Residents Think About their Utility Spend'

ResidentialOctober 29, 2026

Green Homes could save owners R21,000 a year

Two-storey grey-and-white industrial building with tall windows showing a solar-panel graphic, a row of shrubs along the front and a shaded parking area, in Airport Industria, Cape Town

CommercialOctober 29, 2026

Industrial Property: Where R30m buys the best returns

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Repo rate (SARB)
Monetary Policy Committee rate · 12 Nov 2026
7.25%
+0.25pp on 25 Sep 2026
Prime lending rate
Standard bank variable rate · 12 Nov 2026
10.75%
+0.25pp on 25 Sep 2026
Inflation (CPI)
Consumer price index (YoY) · Sep 2026
4.5%
+0.1pp from 4.4% in Aug 2026
Rand / US dollar
ECB reference rate · 12 Nov 2026
R16.72to $1
+1.81% vs 5 Nov (R16.42)
National house price index
(Stats SA HPI, YoY) · May 2026
8.2%
National house price growth
(Lightstone Index, YoY) · Sep 2026
5.9%
Average national rent
(All residential properties) · Q2 2026
R9,715per month
+4.6% YoY (Q2 2026)
National rental growth
(All residential properties, YoY) · Q2 2026
5.2%
+0.5pp QoQ (Q2 2026)
SA REIT sector
Total return (October 2026)
+2.4%
SA REIT sector
Total return (2026 YTD)
+6.5%
Diesel 0.05% wholesale coastal
(DMPR, 4 November 2026)
R29.98per litre
−R1.10 vs October
Petrol 95 coastal
(DMPR, 4 November 2026)
R29.37per litre
−1c vs October