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Why letting is better than buying – for the time being

24.04.20 04:18 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
What is best: buy or let? This is an age-old question.

Growth in industrial rentals heating up, but we’re not out of the woods yet

24.04.20 04:12 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
The growth in industrial rentals is slowly heating up, seemingly benefiting from the lagged impact of declining industrial property vacancy rates.

Alarm bells ringing in the Centurion office space market

24.04.20 02:05 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
The Pretoria decentralized office market seems to be suffering from a combination of weak demand and overzealous development.

Prognosis for property market remains weak

24.04.20 02:00 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
’Tis not yet the season for property investors to be jolly, as property fundamentals continue to stutter. This is the prognosis contained in the latest issue of Rode’s Report on the S.A. Property Market.

Committed new office developments increasing steadily

24.04.20 01:55 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Even in the face of lacklustre demand for office space, uncertain economic conditions and jaded business sentiment, the number of committed new office developments is increasing steadily.

Property in the doldrums

24.04.20 01:49 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Set against the backdrop of moderate economic activity and floundering business confidence, non-residential property fundamentals continue to struggle. This is according to property economist Erwin Rode in the latest issue of Rode’s Report on the S.A. Property Market.

Slumping business confidence undermines building-construction activity

24.04.20 01:46 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Despite favourably low interest rates, a turnaround in fortunes for stakeholders in the building-construction industry should not be expected any time soon.

Key drivers of office demand losing their oomph

24.04.20 01:40 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
For now, no sudden improvement in the demand for office space can be expected as key demand drivers are losing their vigour. This is the opinion of property economist Erwin Rode in the latest issue of Rode’s Report on the S.A. Property Market.

Rode & Associates receives top honours in national survey

24.04.20 01:37 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Property valuation firm Rode & Associates, has been honoured with top awards from the authoritative publication Professional Management Review (PMR.africa) in this year’s 2012 PMR.Africa rankings.

About booms and busts

24.04.20 01:34 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
The most recent Absa House Price Index indicates that nominal house prices have now been contracting for three months year on year.

Industrial rentals still going nowhere

24.04.20 01:30 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
For the time being, no improvement in the demand for industrial space is discernible, as vacancy rates continue to move sideways.

Booming Sandton leading the way

24.04.20 01:27 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
There are early indications that the grade-A office market might be staging a recovery.

Building-construction industry in the throes of stagflation

24.04.20 01:18 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Not only does the building-construction sector remain in the doldrums, it is now apparently also entering a period of accelerated inflation.

Houses overvalued by 25%? A rejoinder

24.04.20 01:11 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
It appears estate agents and house investors and other stakeholders in the housing market have experienced serious anguish and denial following the launch of Rode’s Report (quarter 4 of 2011) on 26 January 2012.

Moderately growing industrial rentals displaying slack demand

24.04.20 12:56 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Disappointing for the demand prospects of industrial property must have been the recent moderation in economic activity.

Cement sales growing again, but still no light at the end of the tunnel

24.04.20 12:49 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Despite sales of cement showing growth again, for the building industry there is still no light at the end of the tunnel.

Office demand still taking a siesta

24.04.20 12:43 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
For now, no improvement in the demand for office space is detectable, this according to the latest issue of Rode’s Report on the State of the South African Property Market (2011:3).

Relapse in business confidence to further retard office demand

24.04.20 12:38 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
For now, no improvement in the demand for office space is detectable, with vacancy rates in general continuing to move sideways.

Flat rentals outperforming house and townhouse rentals

24.04.20 12:33 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Despite still showing mediocre growth — below consumer inflation — flat rentals are at least outperforming house and townhouse rentals.

Banks’ hesitancy pulling down house prices

24.04.20 12:26 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
For now, near-term prospects for the beleaguered housing market remain bleak; this as weaknesses in the residential mortgage market are likely to persist.