Interest rates: The ‘most sensitive factor for the property market’

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Rob Kelso, CEO of SA Home Loans, says while it has almost been ‘the perfect storm’ for property – where transactions have fallen ‘quite precipitously’ – with interest rates expected to be cut later this year, 2025 is likely to see a pick-up in the residential market.

4 Mar 2024 English South Africa Business · Business News

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