What does your Cape Town property actually yield?
Purchase price, bond, levies, insurance, rental income. Gross yield, net yield, and cash-on-cash return. Cape Town suburb benchmarks included.
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Bond amount: R 2 800 000 over 20 years
SA prime rate: 10.75% (checked 1 Oct 2026)
Monthly costs
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Rental income
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Long-term let: 95–100%. Short-term/Airbnb: 65–80%.
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Your yield breakdown
Gross yield
7.2%
Annual rental income ÷ purchase price
Net yield
4.1%
Cash-on-cash
8.6%
Monthly cashflow
R 2 340
Bond repayment
R 28 650
At 7.2% gross, this property is above the Cape Town average of 5.5–6.5%. Positive monthly cashflow means you're not subsidising the tenant.
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Suburb yields are indicative ranges and vary by source and property. Net yield allows for vacancy, levies and insurance, but not letting fees, maintenance or tax. Transfer duty uses the SARS rates from 1 April 2026. Reviewed October 2026.
Suburb yields are indicative ranges and vary by source and property. Net yield allows for vacancy, levies and insurance, but not letting fees, maintenance or tax. Transfer duty uses the SARS rates from 1 April 2026. Reviewed October 2026.
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