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Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group

Markets & Investment

Property over partner: The new South African trend among millennials

14 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Seeff: New transfer duty threshold a game changer for young homebuyers

28 Mar 2025

Property

From rental shifts to AI innovations: The evolving landscape of South Africa's property sector

Waldo Marcus 9 Jan 2025

Image source: Innocent Kapesa from

Family Law

To buy a home before or after lobola negotiations: How customary marriage affects homeownership

27 Nov 2024

Source: Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Repo rate cut provides much-needed boost to housing market activity

21 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Property

Latest home-loan data shows early resurgence in first-time homebuyers

31 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Buyers from 36-49 years still dominate the residential sales market

30 Oct 2024

Markets & Investment

Rate cuts predicted to boost homebuyer confidence and market activity soon

3 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Head of sales for ooba Home Loans, Careen Mckinon.

Residential Property

Young females are making their mark when it comes to homebuying

30 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Markets & Investment

Q2 2024 data shows market turnaround with surprise Gen Z buyers

26 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, managing director of Only Realty Holdings.

Property

Navigating the buy-to-let boom: Property investment 101

16 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Gavin Lomberg, chief executive officer of ooba Home Loans.

Residential Property

Young South Africans may be buying fewer homes - but here's the caveat...

27 Jun 2024

Property

New property scam preys on South Africa’s most vulnerable population segment

26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

Property

Here are the regions with the highest and lowest property deposits in South Africa

13 May 2024

Residential Property

Multi-generational living trends: What property owners should know

30 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

#SARBMPC: The ‘Waiting Game’ continues - property industry to practise patience

28 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

Property

Startling trend of homebuyers taking out personal loans to fund property deposits

11 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Property

5 residential property trends that no one saw coming

6 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2024: Surprise decision to leave income tax rates unchanged welcomed by property industry

22 Feb 2024

Dominique dHotman, head of Ooba Solar

Infrastructure & Utilities

Post #Sona2024 blackouts were a reality check

14 Feb 2024

Property

Sectional title house prices rising faster than freehold – for first time in two decades

Andrew Golding 5 Feb 2024

Markets & Investment

Lower inflation a positive indicator for potential interest-rate cuts - Andrew Golding

Andrew Golding 26 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer is the chief executive officer of ooba Home Loans.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Emerging developments in the home loan landscape

Rhys Dyer 23 Jan 2024

Dominique d'Hotman, head of ooba Solar

Smart Buildings & Cities

Fewer than 4% of SA homes have adopted solar, but it is growing fast

27 Nov 2023

Property

Q3 '23: Muted loan volumes; strong approvals

24 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Home Loans.

Property

South Africans embrace new home builds: A look at the growing trend in residential developments

3 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

The global rise of female property investors

21 Sep 2023

Image supplied. CEM Africa 2023 takes place today and tomorrow in Cape Town.

CRM

#CEMAfrica2023: AI's impact on CX takes centre stage

15 Aug 2023

Buy-to-let demand surges in Western Cape

Residential Property

Buy-to-let demand surges in Western Cape

2 Aug 2023

Homebuyers still benefiting from competitive home loan deals - Ooba report

Residential Property

Homebuyers still benefiting from competitive home loan deals - Ooba report

27 Jul 2023

Steady repo rate encouraging news for existing, aspiring mortgage holders

Residential Property

Steady repo rate encouraging news for existing, aspiring mortgage holders

Dr Andrew Golding 21 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

Fintech

It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

Demographic dynamics: Real estate's need to respond to shifting population trends

Trends

Demographic dynamics: Real estate's need to respond to shifting population trends

30 Jun 2023

Debt levels among homebuyers yet to reach unsustainable levels, says Ooba CEO

Residential Property

Debt levels among homebuyers yet to reach unsustainable levels, says Ooba CEO

7 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Has SA reached its interest rate hike cycle peak yet?

31 Mar 2023

Buy-to-let homes are now in high demand. Here's what you need to know

Residential Property

Buy-to-let homes are now in high demand. Here's what you need to know

29 Mar 2023

#Budget2023: Increase in threshold for transfer duty exemption good news for home buyers

Residential Property

#Budget2023: Increase in threshold for transfer duty exemption good news for home buyers

Dr Andrew Golding 23 Feb 2023

Top 5 property scams to watch out for in SA

Residential Property

Top 5 property scams to watch out for in SA

7 Feb 2023

Banking

The latest repo rate hike means that we're almost out of the woods

Rhys Dyer 26 Jan 2023

Q4 2022 home loan approval rates remain strong despite rising interest rates - Ooba

Residential Property

Q4 2022 home loan approval rates remain strong despite rising interest rates - Ooba

26 Jan 2023

How interest rate hikes impact the homebuying market

Residential Property

How interest rate hikes impact the homebuying market

20 Dec 2022

7 residential property trends to look out for in 2023

Trends

7 residential property trends to look out for in 2023

14 Dec 2022

6 home loan trends for 2023

Trends

6 home loan trends for 2023

Rhys Dyer 8 Dec 2022

Banking sector underpinning residential property market activity

Residential Property

Banking sector underpinning residential property market activity

Dr Andrew Golding 28 Nov 2022

Analysing SA's most and least affordable regions for homebuyers

Residential Property

Analysing SA's most and least affordable regions for homebuyers

17 Oct 2022

How population trends are impacting housing demand in SA

Residential Property

How population trends are impacting housing demand in SA

Dr Andrew Golding 10 Oct 2022