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Advice & Insight, Featured, What is happening in the market?
What’s happening with homeownership in South Africa? The Absa HSI identifies key trends
The recent Absa Homeowner Sentiment Index highlights five key trends in the 2025 property market,…
9 June 2025
Advice & Insight, Featured, What is happening in the market?
Is there a case for ‘Smart’ over ‘Spacious’ housing?
First-time home buyers (FTB) are choosing ‘smarter’ homes over ‘spacious’ properties – typically one- or…
2 June 2025
Advice & Insight, Featured, What is happening in the market?
Majority of first-time buyers still purchase freehold homes
Over the past decade, the vast majority of homes purchased by first-time buyers as their…
19 May 2025
Featured, Partner content, What is happening in the market?
Buyer activity is back, and Gauteng is loving it
The latest BetterBond Property Brief reveals that home loan applications rose by 9.3% year-on-year and…
22 April 2025
Advice & Insight, Featured, What is happening in the market?
From wedding bells to doorbells: are young South Africans choosing property first?
The growing momentum of a global homeownership trend dubbed ‘houses before spouses’ has seen more…
14 April 2025
Advice & Insight, Featured, What is happening in the market?
The majority of South Africans cannot afford to buy a home
Recent data shows that most South Africans cannot afford to purchase their own homes. What…
7 April 2025
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Deposits have declined, making homeownership more accessible
The March BetterBond Property Brief reveals that the average deposit required for home purchases declined…
17 March 2025
The top homeownership trends in 2024 – as identified by Absa
The Absa Homeowners Sentiment Index for Q3 points to an improving market and highlights key…
9 December 2024
The bearer of good news – the BetterBond Property Brief
The latest BetterBond Property Brief is full of good news, except for deposits. Compared to…
18 November 2024
Advice & Insight, Eastern Cape, Featured, What is happening in the market?
The April BetterBond Property Brief reveals a market under pressure
The latest BetterBond Property Brief shows there’s some good news for property in the Eastern…
22 April 2024
