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Interest rates uncertainty dampens house sales

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HOUSE buying will remain muted this year as uncertainty over interest rates remains. While commercial property brokers are optimistic about the outlook for the year, office rentals remain unchanged in negative territory.

Adrian Goslett, regional director and CEO of RE/MAX, Southern Africa, said an interest rate hike would mean trouble for the property market as a whole.

“Most transactions rely on home finance. When interest rates are as high as they are, fewer

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