IOL Property

25/08/2025

Property Watch:

- Are Estate Agents Still Relevant in the Age of AI and Online Platforms?

- Golden Acre Shopping Centre sold: A new chapter for CT's historic site

- SA house prices surge ahead of inflation: what it means for buyers

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13/08/2025

Market Watch

- SA’s property market shows signs of recovery

- How proposed amendments to SA’s family law could affect property rights

- How shared property models are transforming SA’s real estate landscape

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09/08/2025

Happy Women's Day

May every woman see her past and future challenges not as setbacks, but as stepping stones, opportunities to grow, learn, and ignite the strength that will inspire generations to come.

06/08/2025

Understanding the property sector’s vulnerability to money laundering and terrorist financing

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The property sector is particularly vulnerable to money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) as investment in it provides a stable, high-value and secure asset.  According to the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), to add to the risk of criminal exploitation, property transactions by their...

04/08/2025

Women lead the charge in homeownership and vehicle ownership in South Africa

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As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month this August, fresh data reveals a compelling narrative of transformation in ownership dynamics. Women in South Africa are not only asserting their financial independence but are also increasingly becoming prominent figures in the realms of home and vehicle ...

04/08/2025

How the US’s 30% trade tariffs are easier for South Africa’s property sector to absorb amid rate cuts

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US President Donald Trump’s economic policies, particularly the trade tariffs, are easier for the local property sector to absorb in a rate-cutting environment.  This was as the president of the world’s largest economy announced that South African products exported to the US will be hit by a 30...

31/07/2025

Market Watch this week:

- Stellenbosch stops talking, starts delivering

- ‘It’s horrendous!’: Inside CT’s rental nightmare

- Wynberg’s Maynard Mall acquired for R455 million, expanding CT’s retail landscape

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22/07/2025

Why Pretoria is emerging as South Africa’s most sought-after city for homebuyers

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South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, is fast becoming one of the country’s most sought-after cities to live in.  Recent bond application data pointed to a significant uptick in buyer interest. “Over the past 12 months, there has been a 26.7% increase in bond applications in the Greater Pretoria ...

17/07/2025

Market Watch

- Exploring the rise of rental properties and business conversions in SA's booming rental market

- SA’s homebuying activity declines in the 2nd quarter

- US Tariffs Could Ripple Through to SA Property Market

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16/07/2025

Exploring the rise of rental properties and business conversions in South Africa’s booming rental market

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South Africa’s residential rental market boom brought a rise in properties being rented, let or changed into businesses, such as Airbnb listings or B&Bs.    The national rental growth reached 5.6% in the first quarter of 2025 – the strongest quarterly increase in nearly eight years-according t...

15/07/2025

Unveiling Jojo Robinson’s Salt Rock mansion: a stunning renovation that will leave you in awe

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“The Real Housewives of Durban” star Jojo Robinson has unveiled the stunning results of extensive renovations at her luxurious Salt Rock residence, bringing her vision to life after more than two years of hard work. The reality television favourite shared her excitement with fans via social medi...

15/07/2025

Limited progress in South Africa’s release of government-owned land: what it means for development

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While the release of the government-owned land remains ever more important in South Africa’s development, the country has seen very little progress in that regard.  Disappointingly, the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has made limited progress on this matter despite this being one...