May StatsSA Building Statistics – Very strong Residential Completions growth still, while on the Non-Residential side Industrial and Warehouse building activity appears to be the provider of “relative stability”

Growth in building activity slows down in the first quarter of 2013

Building activity in the South African market for new housing remained subdued in 2012 compared with the period of 2005 to 2008.

The planning phase of new housing in the South African property market showed a rising trend from July up to October 2012, whereas the construction of new housing saw a contraction in September and October this year.