Concerns Mount over global housing market bubbles. What are these bubbles and why should we care ?m.youtube.com/watch?v=bD4oYH… #housingmarket #propertymarket ##housingbubble

The “doughnut effect” on cities. Is there a risk of this in this stagnant economic environment ? m.youtube.com/watch?v=dRz9JV… #innercity #CBD #officepropertymarket #WFH #retailproperty #residentialproperty

Most of us root for low interest rates and rate cuts when the Sarb MPC meets. Perhaps we should be careful what we wish for. In the long run the short term stimulus from higher borrowing can become a performance drag in the long term - m.youtube.com/watch?v=lleZxA…

FNB House Price Index y/y growth accelerates to 4.1% in Sept from previous 3.8% for August- blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Average price of homes transacted in FNB House Price Index = R1.102m - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Month on month seas.-adj. FNB House Price Index growth slows to 0.13%, pointing to imminent slowdown in y/y growth blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Average house price growth on course for 3rd consecutive year of slowdown in 2017 - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Real house price level -19.2% down on end-2007 high, but still +63.9% up on pre-boom end-2000 levels - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Average time of homes on market increases slightly further in Q3 as national market moves away from equilibrium - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Percentage home selling asking price drop increases in Q3 - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Gauteng Metros have lowest average time of homes on market, ie. Gauteng housing mkt being most realistically priced-blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Very few agents reporting housing stock constraints, except in City of Cape Town- blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

1st time home buying under some pressure nationally, off 2014 highs- blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Western Cape has lowest 1st time buying levels as aspirant buyers battle with high prices- blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Gauteng Metros still have highest 1st time buying levels, reflective of its metros being most affordable in SA- blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Cape Town Metro house price growth still the strong part of the country - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

In Western Cape rural regions, a lack of house price growth may be reflecting some economic impacts of drought -blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Q3 Gauteng house price growth still weak at 1.3%, but we may see some mild acceleration in near term - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Secondary home buying slows mildly in past 2 quarters' FNB Estate Agent Surveys - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…

Buy-to-let market weaker in Q3 in terms of buying as well as investor property seller pricing power - blog.fnb.co.za/2017/10/proper…