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Investment in new residential homes has fallen sharply, signaling deeper stress in South Africa’s housing market. Developers are pulling back fast as demand, financing, and confidence weaken at the same time.
A Hillcrest home has been frozen after investigators linked it to a multimillion-rand UIF relief fraud scheme. Authorities say the property may have been bought using funds meant for pandemic worker support.
No province comes close to Gauteng’s dominance in retail real estate. New mall developments are cementing its position as South Africa’s undisputed shopping capital.
Over 1,000 retirement developments across South Africa are now under legal scrutiny. A recent High Court ruling has raised major questions about eviction practices involving elderly residents and spouses.
A massive shopping mall that has stood half-built and abandoned for 16 years may finally be revived. New investors are now being courted to complete one of Pretoria’s most infamous developments.
A new opinion warns that South Africa’s Draft Deeds Bill is failing to fix a long-running township ownership crisis. Millions of families remain stuck without clear legal title to their homes, leaving wealth and inheritance in limbo.
South Africa’s wealthiest investors are accelerating their property purchases at an unprecedented pace. In just one year, their activity more than doubled, signaling a major shift in how high-net-worth capital is moving.
South Africa's youngest homebuyers are choosing Gauteng over every other province. Better affordability and stronger job prospects are fueling a new wave of first-time buyers.
Millions of South Africans can afford a home but still can't access one. A market worth more than R2 trillion is being held back by financing gaps and limited housing supply.