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Last Updated: Sep 12, 2008

Highest yields in Johannesburg

Last Updated: Sep. 12, 2008
Cape Town - Apartments COST (US$) YIELD (p.a.) PRICE/SQ.M. (US$)
TO BUY MONTHLY RENT TO BUY MONTHLY RENT
60 sq. m. 214,620 912 5.10% 3,577 15.20
120 sq. m. 363,600 1,914 6.32% 3,030 15.95
220 sq. m. 954,800 2,889 3.63% 4,340 13.13
Cape Town - Houses
3 bedroom 845,835 2,799 3.97% n.a. n.a.
4 bedroom 1,807,090 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
5+ bedroom 2,043,752 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Johannesburg - Apartments
1 bedroom 84,921 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
2 bedroom 124,664 1,377 13.25% n.a. n.a.
3 bedroom 173,945 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Johannesburg - House
120 sq. m. 114,480 n.a. n.a. 954 n.a.
320 sq. m. 212,480 2,112 11.93% 664 6.60
420 sq. m. 304,500 3,146 12.40% 725 7.49
520 sq. m. 529,880 n.a. n.a. 1,019 n.a.
Districts researched
Cape Town: Atlantic Seaboard ( Camps Bay, Fresnaye, Bantry Bay, Clifton), Hout Bay, Waterfront
Johannesburg: Northern Suburbs
Source: Global Property Guide                    Definitions: Data FAQ                       See also: Update Schedule

Johannesburg yields on apartments are 13.25% for two-bedrooms. Selling prices range from US$85,000 to US$174,000 for one to three bedrooms, with an average of US$127,843. Houses on the other hand, ranging from 120 to 520 square metres, sell at the starting price of US$ 115,000S to US$530,000, with an average rental yield 24.33%. (For available figures).

Apartments in Cape Town have much lower yields at an average of 5.02%. 120 square metre apartments have the highest yields of 6.32%. Rental yields for a 3 bedroom house in Capetown are poor at 3.97%.

 

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