2015 could see further mild deterioration in residential and residential-related affordability, if our expectations of slightly stronger house price inflation prove true.
The repo rate will remain unchanged at 5.75%, new Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago.
October 2014 House Price Index growth rate slows again, but a "re-acceleration" of sorts may be near.
The IPD South Africa Biannual Property Indicator, showed that the South African property sector delivered an improved 7.4% total return for the first six months in 2014.
The Experian business debt stress indicators for South Africa show that debt stress amongst businesses deteriorated in Q2 2014.
The Reserve Bank has decided to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points, taking it to 5.75%, Governor Gill Marcus said on Thursday.
The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5% per annum.

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