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Overpriced mortgages push up semi-detached rents

  • Overall, asking prices for residential property sales fell in the fourth quarter of last year
  • Asking prices fell by an average 1.3 per cent for detached houses and apartments
  • But asking prices for semi-detached houses continued to rise, albeit by a marginal 0.6 per cent
  • However, the rate of rent increases accelerated from October to December
  • Asking rents for apartments, which had fallen during 2013, rose by 4.2 per cent in the final quarter
  • Semi-detached rents also continued their sharp rise, up a further 4.5 per cent on the previous quarter,
    • and 19.4 per cent on a year earlier
  • Asking rents for detached houses continued to rise at a more subdued rate of 1.9 per cent in the fourth quarter
  • The now prolonged period of property sales prices, with the mortgage market stalled, is also now having a negative
    • impact on property investment returns


Index Highlights
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HassConsult today announced the results of the Hass Residential Price Index for the fourth quarter of 2013, revealing

accelerating rent rises in the final months of last year, driven by significant over-demand for rentals.

“For the country's expanding middle classes, the path of progressing from renting to purchasing is being blocked, now

for a third yearrunning, by the nation's exceptionally high mortgage rates,” said Ms Sakina Hassanali, Head of Research

and Marketing at HassConsult.

“Typical first-time buyers of apartments and low-end town houses are continuing to find mortgages unaffordable, creating

a demand bulge in rentals.”

This clustering saw semi-detached rents moving sharply upwards all year, rising by 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter on

third quarter levels, and by 19.4 per cent on a year earlier.

The final quarter also saw a renewed take-off in asking rentals for apartments, up by 4.2 per cent on the previous quarter,

taking the rise for the year to 2.2 per cent, as the sudden rises more than offset earlier falls in asking rents.

In property sales, however, only the asking prices of town houses rose from October to December, up by 0.6 per cent on

the previous three months,while the asking prices for detached houses and apartments fell by 1.3 per cent.

'At a profound level, the failure of the mortgage market to provide a new route to home ownership is now shaping the

Kenyan property market in a way that cannot be sustainable,” said Ms Hassanali.

“Demand is bulging in rental properties, even as developers are being deterred from new construction by flat sales prices

and rising costs. The sum is ever higher rents, in a population made up of landlords and tenants.”


For more information, please contact:
Sakina Hassanali - Head of Marketing & Research
HassConsult Ltd
ABC Place, Westlands
Tel: +254 020 4446914

 

 

 

SNAP SHOTS:

The Hass Composite sales Index is representative of
all property for sale in Kenya.

Property values have increased by 3.37 times since
2000.

The index shows a property price fall of 1.0% in
the last quarter and a 0.3% rise in the last year

 
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SNAP SHOTS:

The annual average is representative of the average
price of all properties offered for sale in Kenya

The average value for a property has gone from 7.1
million in December 2000 to 24.2 million in
December 2013

The average value for a 4-6 bedroom property is
currently 33.8 million

The average value for a 1-3 bedroom property is
currently 11.4 million

 
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SNAP SHOTS:

  • The Mix by Year is a measure of the percentage that
    each type of property represents in the market.
  • In 2001, apartments took up 23.5% of the market, semi-detached took up 24.5% of the market and detached houses took up 52% of the market.
  • In 2013 however, apartments took up 41.7% of the market, semi-detached houses took up 24% of the market and detached houses took up 34.3% of the market.

 

SNAP SHOTS:

• Detached houses include stand alone houses, bungalows, cottages and villas either on their own plot or in a gated community
• Property values for detached houses have increased by 3.94 times since 2001, a 1.3% fall in the last quarter and a 0.5% rise in the last year. The average price for a detached house is currently 34.7 million up from 8.8 million in December 2000.
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SNAP SHOTS:

• Semi-detached houses include townhouses and maisonettes that are semi-detached or terraced.
• Property values for semi-detached houses have increased by 2.96 times since 2001, a 0.6% rise in the last quarter and a 0.1% rise in the last year. Average price for a semi-detached house is currently 19.4 million up from 6.5 million in December 2000.
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SNAP SHOTS:

• Apartments include apartments, duplexes and triplexes.
• Property values for apartments have increased by 2.35 times since 2001, a 1.3% fall in the last quarter and a 0.2% fall in the last year. The average price for an apartment is currently 12.2 million up from 5.2 million in December 2000.
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SNAP SHOTS:

The Hass Composite Letting Index is representative
of all property for rental in Kenya

Rents have increased by 3.13 times since 2001

The index shows rents have risen by 3.0% in the last quarter but have risen by 8.5% in the last year.

 

 
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SNAP SHOTS:

The annual average is representative of the average
rent of all properties offered to let in Kenya.

The average rental for a property has gone from
Kshs. 38,516 in December 2000 to Kshs. 120,372 in
December 2013.

The average rent for a 4-6 bedroom property is
currently Kshs. 183,899

The average rent for a 1-3 bedroom property is
currently Kshs. 67,651

 
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SNAP SHOTS:

The Mix by Year is a measure of the percentage that each type of property represents in the market.

In 2001, apartments took up 45.3% of the market,
semi-detached took up 20.5% of the market and
detached houses took up 34.1% of the market

In 2013 however, apartments took up 54.3% of the
market, semi-detached took up 20% of the market
and detached houses took up 25.7% of the
market.

 

 

SNAP SHOTS:

• Detached houses include stand alone houses, bungalows, cottages and villas either on their own plot or in a gated community.
• Rental values for detached houses have increased by 3.25 times since 2001, a 1.9% rise in the last quarter and a 8.5% rise in the last year. The average rental for a detached house is currently Kshs. 185,029 up from Kshs. 56,959 in December 2000.
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SNAP SHOTS:

• Semi-Detached houses include townhouses and maisonettes that are semi-detached or terraced.
• Rentals for semi-detached houses have increased by 2.97 times since 2001, a 4.7% rise in the last quarter and a 19.4% rise in the last year. The average rental for a semi-detached house is currently Kshs. 126,724 up from Kshs. 42,688 in December 2000.
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SNAP SHOTS:

• Apartments include apartments, duplexes and triplexes.
• Rental values for apartments have increased by 3.01 times since 2001, 4.2% rise in the last quarter and a 2.2% rise in the last year. The average rent for an apartment is currently Kshs. 69,858 up from Kshs. 21,638 in December 2000.
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  • Rent price rises in quarter four 2012 far greater than sales price rises
  • Asking rents rose by 4.1 per cent in the final quarter of 2012, over the previous quarter, with steepest rises at top of the market for standalone properties
  • Asking sales prices rose by 1.7 per cent, much more slowly than in the third quarter of 2012
  • Both renting and sales activity rose sharply, however, after a profound drop in the middle of last year, with viewings by purchasers rising to levels approaching the first half of 2011, before the interest rate hikes

 

Annual Index Highlights:

HassConsult today unveiled the Hass Property Index results for the final quarter of 2012, showing a sharp upswing in viewing and enquiries, but still relatively flat sales pricing - although rental prices continued to rise steeply across all segments of the market.

“The sensitivity of buyers to interest rates, even in a largely unmortgaged market, has shown up very sharply in sales activity and pricing in the last 18 months,” said Sakina Hassanali, Head of Research and Marketing at HassConsult. “With rates slashed, enquiries returned to much the same levels of early 2011.”

However, sales prices are taking somewhat longer to gain momentum. Pushes for higher sales prices in quarter three achieved little real gains, seeing asking prices remain largely static in the final quarter.

But asking prices for rentals continued to climb strongly. With asking rents rising by an overall 4.1 per cent, the biggest rises came at the top of the market, where rents for standalone properties rose by 5.2 per cent on the previous three months, making for a 17. 2 per cent increase from January to December 2012.

“The upwards correction in rents, as buyers have held off for better financing terms, has been particularly strong after the relatively flat rentals market in the preceding two years, and may yet take some months to level out,” said Ms Hassanali.

Even the previously stagnant apartment rental market recorded further rises in asking prices, up 2.1 per cent on quarter 3 and 15 per cent on the final quarter of 2012.

“Overall, the picture is of a market returning to buoyancy,” she said.

“Rental yields are now stronger, following the year of rental rises, and financing is moving into a steadily more affordable range. This combination augurs well for a strong year in real estate in 2013, based on financial fundamentals and despite all the uncertainty that comes with an election year.”


For more information, please contact:
Sakina Hassanali - Head of Marketing & Research
HassConsult Ltd
ABC Place, Westlands
Tel: +254 020 4446914

 

 

SNAP SHOTS:

  • Stand Alone houses include houses, bungalows, cottages and villas either on their own plot or in a gated community.
  • Property values for stand alone houses have increased by 3.92 times since 2001, a 2.3% rise in the last quarter and a 11.7% rise in the last year. The average price for a stand alone house is currently 34.5 million up from 8.8 million in December 2000.

 

SNAP SHOTS:

  • Town houses include townhouses and maisonettes that are semi-detached or terraced.
  • Property values for town houses have increased by 2.95 times since 2001, a 0.1% rise in the last quarter and a 6.4% rise in the last year. The average price for a town house is currently 19.3 million up from 6.5 million in December 2000.

 

SNAP SHOTS:

  • Apartments include apartments, duplexes and triplexes.
  • Property values for apartments have increased by 2.35 times since 2001, a 1.1% rise in the last quarter and an 5.7% rise in the last year. The average price for an apartment is currently 12.2 million up from 5.2 million in December 2000.

 

SNAP SHOTS:

  • Stand Alone houses include houses, bungalows, cottages and villas either on their own plot or in a gated community.
  • Rental values for stand alone houses have increased by 2.99 times since 2001, a 5.2% rise in the last quarter and a 17.2%% rise in the last year. The average rental for a stand alone house is currently Kshs. 170,469 up from Kshs. 56,959 in December 2000.

SNAP SHOTS:

  • Town houses include townhouses and maisonettes that are semi-detached or terraced.
  • Rental values for town houses have increased by 2.48 times since 2001, a 4.0% rise in the last quarter and a 13.9% rise in the last year. The average rental for a town house is currently Kshs. 106,122 up from Kshs. 42,688 in December 2000.

SNAP SHOTS:

  • Apartments include apartments, duplexes and triplexes.
  • Rental values for apartments have increased by 2.94 times since 2001, 2.1% rise in the last quarter and a 15.0% rise in the last year. The average rent for an apartment is currently Kshs. 68,383 up from Kshs. 21,638 in December 2000.
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