Johannesburg - Despite an overall modest slowdown in
house price growth in South Africa’s residential property market, coastal
metros are doing well.
This is according to Pam Golding, which on Friday noted house
price inflation averaged 4.88 percent in 2016, which is only marginally below
the 2015 national average of 5.34 percent.
It says the 3 coastal metropolitan markets of Cape Town,
Nelson Mandela Bay and Durban continue to outperform the interior metro
markets.
Port Elizabeth. Image: supplied
Dr Andrew Golding, CEO of the Pam Golding Property group,
points out that, while Cape Town remains by far the strongest metro housing
market, Port Elizabeth and Durban have shown increasing growth in 2016.
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According to the latest data available from Lightstone,
house price inflation in the Cape metro averaged 11.5 percent last year, while
Port Elizabeth and Durban’s house price inflation remains above the national
average at 7.2 percent and 6.8 percent respectively.
“We believe that market growth will become increasingly
concentrated in hotspots which continue to experience high demand for a variety
of factors, including convenient access to the metros or economic hubs, value
for money, and as desirable and secure lifestyle locations.
“Apart from the ongoing activity along the Cape coast,
the Garden Route areas from Mossel Bay through to Knysna and Plettenberg Bay
are experiencing heightened demand for homes, mainly among domestic buyers
making a lifestyle choice to relocate.”
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