Town Report Guide
The Town Report by Lightstone provides a holistic view of property activity within a specific town. It is an essential tool for property professionals seeking to understand market stock, lending trends, ownership demographics, and sales performance in a town-wide context.
What’s Included in the Town Report?
Comprehensive Town Overview
The report delivers detailed information on:
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Number of Freehold and Sectional Title properties
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Sales and lending activity
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A list of local amenities
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A visual map showing the actual suburb boundaries that form the town
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Sales in execution in the area
How to Search for a Town Report
You can access the Town Report in two ways:
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From the list of reports on the left-hand side of your Toolkit screen
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From the All Products section at the top of your screen. Typing keywords in the search bar will reveal a broader set of relevant report options.
Market Stock & Suburb Demographics
This section gives a breakdown of property counts:
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Sectional Title Units: inside and outside estates (excluding sectional title garages)
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Freehold Properties: both within and outside estates
Period of Ownership
Shows the length of time owners have held their properties in the suburb, offering a snapshot of ownership stability.
Age of Owners
Illustrates the age profile of property owners in the area, segmented into:
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Stable Owners
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Recent Buyers (bought in the last 12 months)
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Recent Sellers (sold in the last 12 months)
Property Transfer Information
Toggle between:
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Repeated Sales
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First-Time Registrations
Provides insights into market churn and new ownership patterns.
Sales in Execution
Defines what a sale in execution is and includes active sales data. These sales occur via public auction when a court-ordered process allows the recovery of debt.
Town Ranking
Compares your selected town to others based on median property prices using Lightstone’s AVM. Rankings are shown within:
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The municipality
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The province
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The country
Lending by Institution
Presents a graph displaying the total value of residential bonds registered by various banks over recent years. Sectional title garages are excluded from this data.
List of Suburbs
Provides a full breakdown of all suburbs included within the town boundaries.
Trends: Median Price & Volume of Sales
Displays 10-year trends for:
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Median purchase prices
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Total volume of sales
Outliers, undeveloped land, and non-standard sales are filtered to provide accurate, market-aligned trends. This section is updated monthly.
Median Price
Volume of Sales
Disclaimer
Lightstone is the data operator. Once a user selects the relevant POPIA section, they become the Responsible Party for data usage.
