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Home Loan Statistics: Slow Property Price Growth & Competition Amongst the Banks Favours New Homebuyers

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Slowing property price growth and continued strong competition between banks for home loans favours entry into the property market for new homebuyers.

Statistics for the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 22) from ooba, South Africa’s foremost home loan comparison service, indicate a residential property market and lending environment that still favours entry into the property market as slowing house price growth coincides with more accessible home loan finance.
3 May 2022 4AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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