Cape Town’s housing boom is becoming an affordability crisis
Cape Town’s property boom is pricing out buyers. UCT economist Dr Allan Davids warns why housing affordability could become South Africa’s next economic crisis.
Residential Property & Developments
Airbnb crackdown won’t solve Cape Town’s housing crisis
Cape Town’s proposed short-term letting by-law has sparked a debate on housing supply. Developers, Communicare and industry leaders on approvals, public land and what investors should watch.
SA Housing market holds firm as new home supply slows
BetterBond’s October Property Brief shows resilient home loan demand, rising buyer incomes and stronger house prices, but completions are falling behind building approvals.
Soweto’s Rental Boom: Investors target 12% yields
Soweto buy-to-let properties priced from R450,000 are reportedly delivering gross yields of 10-12%. Where rental demand is strongest and five checks before you buy.
The Joburg home paying for a Cape Town lifestyle
More Johannesburg homeowners are renting out their homes instead of selling to fund a Cape Town life. Only Realty Group's Grant Smee on yields, risks and the numbers that must work.
Is property still a safe investment in South Africa?
Rawson's Craig Mott on whether property is still a safe investment: rates, gearing, location and the five risks that turn a good asset into a stressful one.
Could you become SA’s next property developer?
ALSA's seven steps for property investors who want to become affordable-housing developers, from finding demand and land to feasibility, finance and scale.
Semigration 2.0: Capital is following people to the Cape
Capital is following people to the Western Cape. RMB's Lize Thiart on corporate investment, nearly half of commercial deals and the rise of mixed-use precincts.
Garden Route shifts from holiday homes to permanent living
More buyers are moving to the Garden Route for good. Pam Golding agents compare Mossel Bay, George, Wilderness, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay markets and prices.
Boland’s golden triangle draws buyers to the Winelands
Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek are drawing families, expats, investors and retirees. Pam Golding’s Annien Borg on where the R4m–R8m bracket buys what — and what investors should weigh.
Why older South Africans are heading for the KZN coast
South Africa’s 60-plus population is growing twice as fast as the rest, and KZN is drawing people from other provinces. Auria Senior Living’s Barry Kaganson on why the North Coast appeals.
Could you become South Africa’s next property developer?
Part 1 of the REI Development Series with ALSA: the six steps from property investor to developer — testing whether it suits you, starting with demand, feasibility, structure, team and finance.
