Author: Bradd Bendall

While global markets are dealing with the economic uncertainty triggered by US tariff hikes, South Africa’s residential property sector continues to show encouraging signs of resilience. BetterBond’s data for July shows that bond applications have risen by 7.4% for the 12 months to May 2025, with home loans granted up by an impressive 13.6%. This points to renewed buyer confidence and a more stable market environment. Driving this upward trend is the recent easing of interest rates. With inflation recently comfortably within the 3 to 6 percent target range, we expect the South African Reserve Bank to announce another 25…