Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa April 2015 | Page 40

STATS

Buy-to-let

buying will remain stable

Proportion of buy-to-let buyers remains unchanged
BY MEGAN DIENER

Buy-to let property purchases are estimated to have remained
unchanged from the previous quarter at 9%, the third successive
quarter of this estimated percentage.

Estate agents continue to expect stronger buy-to-let
buying in the near future. This is the third successive
quarter of increase in this index.

The rental market remains a comfortable place for a landlord. An
unchanged 86% of tenants in 2014 were in ‘good standing’ with
regards to their rental payments.

The rental market is showing moderate inflation with 5.05%
year-on-year.

RESOURCES
First National Bank (FNB) Property Barometer,
Tenant Profile Network (TPN), Statistics South Africa
(Stats SA)
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