Property predictions

Property24's predictions for the year ahead include:

• Interest rates dropping before rising later in the year;
  
• Raised investor interest in property apart from residential property;
  
• New residential property markets being opened up by mining and industrial ventures;
  
• The importance of security and personal safety will remain major purchase motivators;
  
• Greater standardisation of the home buying process as the government clamps down on money laundering; and
  
• Increased consumerism as buyers become aware of their choice of loans and lenders.