Home owners and residential property investors are likely to start making money again on their bricks-and-mortar assets this year after a six-year housing slump.

The East London property market was turning to 'buoyant' territory bolstered by growth in the local automotive industry and black buyers making investment purchases.

Residential property market predictions in 2013 according to Real Estate professionals Lew Geffen and Jan Davel.

There are strong indications that, after a three-year lull, the Battle of the Banks for home loan market share is about to heat up again.

Property players yesterday expressed sadness at the downfall of property doyenne Wendy Machanik, but welcomed a widespread investigation into malpractice in the industry by the Estate Agency Affairs Board.

The latest Operating Report Published by SAPOA – 3rd Quarter 2009 makes very interesting reading says Rodney Luntz, Managing Director of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty Commercial Investment Property.