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Free State waking up to a new morning? |
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Free State waking up to a new morning?
The Free State, long being the Cinderalla on the South African scene, is undoubtedly waking up and I am convinced that it will be an area worth considering for investment. Not only are they the joint holders of the Curry Cup (rugby's top honors in South Africa) and the judicial capital of South Africa, but as Rodney Hayter reports, a new development at Bethlehem (a relatively small town in Eastern Free State) has created much interest.
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SA's biggest home loan lender,ABSA, is positive about growth prospects in the residential property market over the next five years. As was previously indicated, the bank was expecting annual nominal house price growth of 8%- 14,5% over the next few years, House-price inflation is faster than a year ago in roughly half of the 20 countries tracked
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Residential living trends in South Africa |
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Extracts from Residential living trends in South Africa
Absa Group Limited 1 Residential Property Perspective – 2q 2006
http://www.finforum.co.za/absa/property_prices.html
An analysis of living trends set out in this article will prove a useful input in making investment decisions, covering aspects such as factors influencing residential living trends and also the impact that this has had on residential living trends. |
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Investing in KwaZulu-Natal |
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Kwazulu-Natal's emergence as the focal point of industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa is attributed to the unmatched natural resources and well developed first-world infrastructure. Economic activities in KwaZulu-Natal are mainly centered in the eThekweni metropole and Pietermaritzburg, with significant contributions in the Richard's Bay/Empangeni area, the Ladysmith/Ezakheni area, the Newcastle/Madadeni regions as well as the KwaZulu-Natal south coast regions. |
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Foreign direct investment soars |
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The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving South African companies climbed by R103-billion, or 63%, from R165.5-billion in 2004 to R269.1-billion in 2005, according to Ernst & Young's latest review of M&A activity worldwide. Crucially, according to Business Day, R57-billion of this was "inward investment" - an amount equal to the foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Africa of the previous five years combined - helping the country to edge past India for the first time ever in the FDI stakes. |
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