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DECEMBER 2020
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WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY XMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
The real rate of return continues at a very high level of 3,9% per year. The short-term repo rate is 3,5% per year and the cost of borrowing to buy a house or start or restart a business is low. Beware – the long-term bond rate is 6,9% per year. Inflation and interest rates will surely rise as the realities of our broken economy come home to roost. This cost will bring down many who grabbed at the “cheap money” that presently prevails.
Vital Statistics
CAP determination 31 October 2020: | R297 877 |
CPI year-on-year to September 2020: | 3,0% |
RSA long bond yield November 2020: | 6,9% |
Real rate of return (6,9 less 3,0): | 3,9% |
FNB Property Index August 2020 (real) | -0,2% |