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An analysis of Stats SA's residential property price index against the Auditor-General's latest municipal audit outcomes shows Cape Town leading and Buffalo City lagging, though several metros break the pattern.
Contractual sales reached about EGP 1.048 trillion in the first nine months of 2026, with Greater Cairo and the North Coast accounting for nearly three-quarters of the market.
Kisumu County is preparing a draft valuation roll and weighing four forms of property rating under the National Rating Act 2024, with public participation meetings scheduled between November 18 and December 7.
A 1.9-hectare plot in Umhlanga has come to market at R2.95 million, below the R3.6 million average sale price for erven in the KwaZulu-Natal coastal suburb, according to a Private Property listing.
Four accused alleged to have used falsified documents to secure a residential lease in Waterkloof Heights, Pretoria, will return to court in February 2027 while the State completes financial investigations.
With the Garden Route's average sale price at R2.5 million and supply down 18 percent year on year, buyers seeking property below R300,000 are left with two small towns at opposite ends of the region.
The Stellenbosch Property Market Report for the first half of 2026 records 379 residential sales worth R1.864 billion across 44 suburbs, with eight high-value suburbs accounting for about 35 per cent of transaction value.
Prime residential markets in Cape Town, Lagos, Accra, Nairobi and Cairo are pulling in private capital while shallow mortgage systems leave most urban households to build incrementally, according to a bne IntelliNews analysis.
Younger purchasers now make up about 28% of buyers in Potchefstroom, where student accommodation demand and North-West University's new medical school are reshaping prices from Die Bult to Baillie Park.