Real Estate Investor Magazine April 2025 edition April 2025 edition | Page 155

By Neale Petersen

Property Management

By Neale Petersen

Setting A Comp Safegua Investm

The South African rental property market continues to thrive, offering strong returns for buy-to-let investors who are capitalizing on steady rental demand and recent interest rate cuts.

Over the past decade, the national average rent has surged by 45.8 %, with high-demand areas like the Western Cape seeing monthly rentals rise to around R11,141, according to the PayProp Rental Index. With this upward trend, many investors are turning to rental properties as an attractive asset for 2025.

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