Fireworks in the Cape Town property market in 2023?
16 January 2023

The new year has brought with it a surge in buyer activity across the board!
Most notably, interest in the high-end segment of the market - properties priced above R3.5 million - has picked up where it left off at the end of 2022, with no signs of slowing down.
General economic factors that play a role in the Cape Town market that our Quay 1 analysts will be paying close attention to in the first quarter of 2023 are:
- Interest rates
- Inflation
- The political landscape
- Eskom and loadshedding
- Area-specific supply-and-demand graphs
- Rand / dollar exchange rates
- Net rental yields
- Global stock markets and the opportunity-cost role they play in the investor segment
- The recessionary environment in the US
- Global geopolitical tensions
- Covid-19 outbreaks
It's safe to say that we are operating in a world of increasing complexity. For now, trading conditions remain favourable for sellers in Cape Town, which is a welcome change from the market turbulence over the past several years. Either way, 2023 promises to be a year of fireworks!
As a market-leading brokerage, we pride ourselves in maximising our sellers' returns in all market conditions and in turn, we'll be paying close attention to the buy / sell signals in 2023 to ensure that our integrated marketing communication plans #StandOut when it counts!
With more than R1.2 billion in sales and rentals last year, our team of professional brokers is poised to navigate your success in the year ahead!
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