With robust economic growth coupled with prudent fiscal management and infrastructural improvements, South Africa’s northern neighbour of Namibia is proving increasingly attractive to investors – including property developers, reports Pam Golding Properties Namibia.
The repo rate will remain unchanged at 6% per annum, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Wednesday.
Dr Andrew Golding CEO of Pam Golding Property Group and CEO of Jawitz Properties Herschel Jawitz comment on the impact of the 25 basis point interest hike on the property market.
Having been one of the first markets to react to the 2007 downturn in the residential property market, KwaZulu-Natal has been relatively slow to respond to the current upturn.
Foreign buyers of prime residential property have made a return to the South African market.
Looking at the international scenario while the global economic recovery remains on track, it is both fragile and uneven.
International launch of Sibaya Mega Property
Over the past 20 years, the tourism sector's contribution to South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) has increased significantly with an average annual average real growth rate of 7.3 percent (Source Stats SA), creating jobs and generating valuable foreign currency.
Luxury homes in the R10 million and more category have led the way out of the residential property lean years, according to statistics collated by Pam Golding Properties (PGP) Western Cape.

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