Is this the time for buy-to-let?
Rental housing hasn’t been a great bet in recent years, but returns are finally on the rebound as vacancies shrink and rentals start to creep up. With load-shedding and rising interest rates beginning to bite, investors shouldn’t crack the champagne just yet
27 April 2023 - 05:00
Buy-to-let property has been largely out of favour as an asset class in recent years. Now, however, it’s staging something of a comeback.
Returns on rental housing portfolios rebounded to 8.1% in 2022, up from 3.8% in 2021, according to the MSCI South Africa annual property index, released earlier this month. ..
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