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The third-quarter Rode's Report highlights how the travails of listed property are contributing to higher capitalization rates. 

19.10.23 02:07 PM By Lynette Smit - Comment(s)
The third-quarter Rode's Report highlights how the travails of listed property are contributing to higher capitalization rates. 

Within this issue, Rode sheds light on how the challenges faced by the listed property sector are driving up capitalization rates. You'll also discover that, among the major non-residential property categories, the industrial property market continues to show resilience, while offices are facing mor...

Second-quarter Rode's Report highlights slowing industrial rental growth and better office vacancy rates

10.07.23 04:00 PM By Lynette Smit - Comment(s)
Second-quarter Rode's Report highlights slowing industrial rental growth and better office vacancy rates
This issue shows that the industrial property market is still best placed of the major non-residential property types, but is also showing signs of slowing down, such as weaker rental and stand value growth.

Rode receives top PMR.africa excellence awards for valuations again!

02.05.23 08:50 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
Rode receives top PMR.africa excellence awards for valuations again!

First-quarter Rode's Report highlights slowing house prices and impact of electricity crisis on property market

04.04.23 04:00 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
The latest issue of Rode’s Report on the South African property market depicts national house prices that in real terms are deflating.

First quarter Rode’s Report raises doubts over the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act

12.04.22 04:58 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
The latest issue of the Rode’s Report has brought into question the practicality of the current Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA). Legislated in its new form in 2016, the Act is felt to be overwhelmingly one-sided and biased towards managers, trustees and compliant owners.

Latest Rode’s Retail Report forecasts continued slow retail sales growth in the face of rising inflation and interest rates

01.02.22 03:38 AM By Rode - Comment(s)
In spite of the challenges of the past two years, the retail property market managed to recover reasonably well in 2021, according to the latest Rode’s Retail Report 2021:4.

Latest Rode Report warns property markets against impending interest rate hikes

18.10.21 09:21 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
The prospect of rising local interest rates from 2022/23 onwards does not bode well for house prices over the medium term. “We believe the upcycle in global interest rates has already begun”, says Erwin Rode, property economist, in the latest Rode Report on the SA Property Market.

The drivers of house prices revisited

24.04.20 08:15 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
The normal short-term factors that drive house-price inflation are economic growth (real growth in disposable household income) and interest rates, as both affect affordability

South Africa can be proud of its cadastre

24.04.20 08:11 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
The following report appeared on 16 March 2019 in the English version of the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.

The drivers of house prices

24.04.20 08:07 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
The house market is not a global market like commodity markets. Thus, if house prices in Cape Town are cheap relative to Melbourne, potential buyers of houses in Melbourne do not flock to Cape Town, thereby pushing up prices in Cape Town.

High flat vacancy rates put rentals under pressure

24.04.20 08:04 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Investing in flats used to have the advantage that vacancies were as a rule extremely low. Not anymore.

Property valuers Rode & Associates has once again been recognised for its outstanding expertise in property valuation.

24.04.20 08:00 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
The Cape Town-based company received a total of six Diamond Arrow awards, representing 1st overall in each of six categories. In a seventh category it achieved a Golden Arrow award.

Rode & Associates receives top honours in PMR.Africa Awards

24.04.20 07:54 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Following its recent annual national survey on property valuers in South Africa, PMR.Africa has recognised Cape Town-based property valuers Rode & Associates with seven awards, including the coveted Diamond Arrow Award (1st overall) in four categories.

Property sector returns still weak, but green shoots are emerging

24.04.20 07:51 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Worldwide, the tertiary or services sector of the economy — manned to a large extent by knowledge workers — is growing much faster than the manufacturing of goods (secondary sector) and the production of raw materials in the primary sector (agriculture and mining).

City of Cape Town Spatial Development Frameworks, 2012 and 2018: Evaluating the approach to spatial planning

24.04.20 07:49 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Erwin Rode and Berchtwald Rode contemplate the last two 5-year Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs) of the City of Cape Town and identify differences in the approach to spatial planning.

Inclusionary housing: The risks and opportunities

24.04.20 07:42 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Erwin Rode contemplates the law of unintended consequences when inclusionary programmes are introduced in SA and comes up with some practical suggestions

Flat rentals outperform inflation – Rode Report

24.04.20 07:32 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Amidst serious political turmoil, the South African property market ended 2017 on a better footing, with industrial property and flat rentals managing to outpace inflation.

Four-star GBCSA rating now a prerequisite for Rode’s Report Grade A+ rating

24.04.20 07:25 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Readers of the coming Rode’s Report may notice that the publication no longer includes “location” as a determinant of grading.

Cape Town flats continue to lead in a modest rental growth market

24.04.20 07:17 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Since 2015, Cape Town flat rentals have been outperforming their peers strongly, but are taking a breather for now, only growing by 4% over the past year.

Values of industrial stands in the East Rand and Cape Town outperform the rest

24.04.20 07:11 PM By Rode - Comment(s)
Despite of the poor performance of industrial stand values in the country overall, due to declining economic confidence, those in the East Rand and Cape Peninsula still managed to enjoy real growth in the second quarter of 2017.
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