Consumers will need to continue to “create their own luck” in 2017 despite some likely improvement in the economy
While economic growth is expected to be mildly better in 2017, this is not yet expected to be enough to turn Real Household Disposable Income growth positive on a per capital basis.
Continued subdued middle-segment house price growth
October 2016 saw year-on-year growth in the average nominal value of middle-segment homes in the South African housing market remaining relatively low against the background of trends in and prospects for the economy and the household sector.
Slower it all goes, but can retail property be the downturn “outperformer” again”?
The Commercial Property Market has been seeing its average capital growth slowing in recent times, driven by economic growth weakness and interest rate hiking of recent years.
2017 expectations are for a Residential Mortgage Market weak on growth but still relatively solid on loan repayment performance under the circumstances
The Residential Mortgage Market is weak in terms of transaction growth, but solid in terms of debt repayment performance under weak economic circumstances.
Is it time to move towards a more attracive buy-to-let opportunity? Yields start to rise as the residential market slows
In the 2nd Quarter of 2016, the TPN-FNB National Average Gross Residential Yield rose slightly for the 1st time since the 1st quarter of 2014.
The path to maintaining SA’s credit rating
I have previously referred to the South African economy as just muddling along – we aren’t shooting the lights out, but we haven’t sunk into the depths of a recession.
Repo rate unchanged in September
The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 7% per annum.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) eases slightly in August
The annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 5.9% in August 2016, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.
The value of new mortgage lending continued its year-on-year decline in Q2, but at a slightly slower pace
2nd Quarter 2016 SARB New Mortgage Lending data showed a 2nd consecutive quarter’s year-on-year decline.
Current account deficit narrows to 3.1%
South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed to 3.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of this year.
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