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Still good growth in bricks and mortar
Despite economic ups and downs over the past decade, investing in the property market has seen fairly steady returns.
Ten years ago, the average residential property in South Africa sold for R790 000. Today, that same average property is selling for R1.267 million, almost R500 000 more – despite a global pandemic that saw South Africa’s economy restricted under lockdown.
“The first thing that the figures make obvious is that the South African property market has not crashed,” says Schalk van der Merwe, franchisee for the Rawson Properties Helderberg Group. “In fact, given the utter turmoil occurring around the world, our average house price growth has been remarkably stable and above inflation.
“We’re definitely not at the high point of a cycle, but we’re also very far from our lowest moments, and trends suggest growth is heading upwards, not down.” Interestingly, the trends that dominated the property market in 2011 are still very much in play today, including the growth in demand for retirement estates and sellers struggling in a buyer’s market.
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