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PayProp Insights South Africa

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February 8, 2024

South Africa

PayProp Insights South Africa

PayProp Rental Index – Tenant finances hold up despite inflation threat

Data from the upcoming rental index shows arrears have fallen to their lowest level on record.

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August 8, 2024

South Africa

PayProp Insights South Africa

Women dominating rental market – how should agents adapt?

Women are now the main decision makers in South Africa’s property market. What does that mean for agents and investors?

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August 8, 2024

South Africa

PayProp Insights South Africa

Will the government get behind micro-developers?

Small-scale micro-developers have brought much-needed affordable rental housing to South Africa’s townships. Now they’re asking for more institutional backing.

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March 13, 2025

South Africa

PayProp Insights South Africa

Will strong rental growth continue in 2025?

After the strongest quarter of rental growth since 2017, average rents in South Africa passed R9 000 in Q4 2024. Can that continue this year?

January 11, 2024

South Africa

PayProp Insights South Africa

Will migration reshape residential rental markets in 2024?

South Africans have been on the move, say property experts – with major impacts on local real estate markets in Gauteng and the Western Cape especially.