Absa repossessed & repo houses for sale in South Africa
Absa is one of the largest home-loan lenders in South Africa and consequently one of the largest sources of repossessed property. RepoLens pulls Absa sale-in-execution notices directly from the Government Gazette and surfaces them here, freshness-tagged.
4-bed farm in Gauteng
sectional title in Unit 33
3-bed house in 105 8th Street, Cullinan
1-bed sectional title in Unit 3105 (door 5), Block 31, Ss Olive Wood Village South, 300 Grosvenor Street, Kempton Park
2-bed sectional title in Unit 22
3-bed house in 19 DE FRIEDLAND STREET, CAPITAL PARK, GAUTENG
3-bed house in 1 KANNABOS STREET, GLEN MARAIS EXT 1, KEMPTON PARK, GAUTENG
3-bed house in 28 Torque Road, Crystal Park, Benoni
2-bed house in 539/2281 Excavator Street, Savanna City Extension 1
3-bed house in 81 Drakensberg Street, Sonland Park, Vereeniging
3-bed house in 77 Kowie Street, Three Rivers, Vereeniging
2-bed sectional title in Unit 43 Radio City, 106 Princess Avenue, Benoni, 1501
2-bed sectional title in UNIT 21 MALACITE CREST, 46 MALACITE AVENUE, FLEURHOF EXT 26, ROODEPOORT and falls within the
2-bed sectional title in 12 SCHOONSPRUIT LANDGOED, ENNIS STREET, KLERKSDORP
4-bed house in Plot 183, Rosashof A
2-bed house in Unit 1 Silver Stream, 8 Fred Verseput Avenue, Halfway Gardens Extension 23, Midrand
2-bed house in UNIT 21 CARPE DIEM, 16 BELABELA AVENUE, BAILLIE PARK EXTENSION 25, POTCHEFSTROOM
house in 1069 Albertina Sisulu Road, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
3-bed house in Halfway Gardens, Gauteng
sectional title in Unit 61 Oaklane Mews Body Corporate, 38 De Waal Street, Brakpan North, Brakpan, 1541
2-bed sectional title in 8 Monsmead, 62 Mons Road, Bellevue East, Johannesburg
3-bed house in 5 Rorich Street, Newlands, Johannesburg
2-bed sectional title in Unit 132 San Ridge Heights, 13th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand
4-bed sectional title in Unit 173
1-bed sectional title in Unit 194 Lilyfield, 902 Lever Road, Noordwyk, Midrand
3-bed house in 26 Derby Road, Kensington, Johannesburg
3-bed house in 108 Ernest Road, Kensington, Johannesburg
3-bed house in UNIT 10 BOSCHENDAL COMPLEX, HARRY GALAUN DRIVE HALFWAY GARDENS EXT 121and falls within the
3-bed house in 62 NEWCASTLE AVENUE, RESERVOIR HILLS
4-bed house in 26A COMRIE ROAD, MARLVERN, DURBAN
4-bed house in No. 273 Degas Street, Faerie Glen Township Extension 3
3-bed house in 21 Liverman Crescent, Ennerdale Ext
3-bed house in 65A PERCY FITZPATRICK DRIVE, STONEHENGE X 1, MBOMBELA
house in 586 GIDEON STREET, SIX FOUNTAINS RESIDENTIAL ESTATE, SIX FOUNTAINS X 9, SILVER LAKES
5-bed house in Ennerdale, Gauteng
3-bed house in Albertsdal, Gauteng
2-bed sectional title in UNIT 75 (ALSO KNOWN AS UNIT A323) RIVERSIDE PLACE, 212 SOUTH STREET, ZWARTKOP, GAUTENG
3-bed house in 28 Oleander Road, Primrose, Germiston
8-bed house in 13 PROTEA STREET, LENASIA SOUTH and falls within the
2-bed house in 3 Wallis Road, Florentia, Alberton
2-bed sectional title in Section 19 Ss President Place, Corner Louise Trichardt & Second Anvenue, Alberton North
1-bed sectional title in Unit 505, Ss Cherry Blossom, 1141 Satinwood Street, Louwlardia Ext 78, Centurion
2-bed house in Stand 69, 6874 Tau Street, Soshanguve-Gg, Soshanguve
3-bed house in 83 HELIODOR CRESCENT, ENNERDALE EXT 5, 1830and falls within the
2-bed sectional title in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng
1-bed flat in KwaZulu-Natal
3-bed house in KwaZulu-Natal
2-bed sectional title in Unit 46 Horison Woonstelle, Sasolburg
2-bed house in 2356 Orchard Road, Savanna City Ext
2-bed house in 131 116 No
3-bed house in STAND 356 MALAMULELE-A, VONINGA STREET, THOHOYANDOU, LIMPOPO
2-bed house in Protea Glen, Gauteng
3-bed sectional title in Unit 3, Ss Karosel, 14 Dee Drive, Three Rivers, Vereeniging
3-bed house in 97 THIRD STREET, BOKSBURG NORTH, BOKSBURG, and falls within the
2-bed house in Stand 853 Stretford, Vereeniging
2-bed house in Unit 16, Lisa's Place, 600 Third Road, Montana Ext 124
4-bed house in 323 FAURE STREET, BADPLAAS, EMANZANA, MPUMALANGA
3-bed house in 116 BUDLER STREET, MODIMOLLE, LIMPOPO
2-bed house in STAND 7312 / 5 SOSHANGUVE EAST EXTENSION 4, PRETORIA, GAUTENG
5-bed house in 1273 CNR BERG AND GOMDORING STREETS, MAGALIESBERG COUNTRY ESTATE, AMANDASIG EXTNSION 37, PRETORIA
2-bed sectional title in UNIT 1 - 766 SUIKERBOS AVENUE, DOORNPOORT
2-bed sectional title in Unit 58 Ss Parkview, 306 Soetdoring Street, Klippoortje
2-bed sectional title in Unit 26 (door No 308), Ss Lebowa Park, 320 Jan Van Riebeeck Street, Pretoria North
3-bed house in Unit 11 Ss Mont Acres, 429 Dr Van Der Merwe Road, Montana, Pretoria
3-bed house in 204 DESMIA CRESCENT, ANNLIN EXTENSION 36, PRETORIA, GAUTENG
2-bed house in 10 MARKOS STREET, CHROOM PARK, MOKOPANE
4-bed house in 910 VLEILOERIE STREET, MONTANA PARK EXT 1, PRETORIA, GAUTENG
3-bed sectional title in 58 Botha Street Ladybrand
3-bed house in 44, 1st Street, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, 2094
2-bed sectional title in Unit 15 Cricklewood, 155 8th Avenue
2-bed sectional title in UNIT 17 VILLA LUSO, 18 BOSVLIER ROAD, WINCHISTER HILLS, JOHANNESBURG and falls within the
3-bed house in Kensington, Gauteng
4-bed house in 33 High Street, Rosettenville, Johannesburg South
1-bed sectional title in Unit 9 Ss New Times Square, 32 Ernest Oppenheimer Avenue, Bruma, Johannesburg
6-bed house in 6A MORRIS STREET EAST, WOODMEAD and falling in the
3-bed farm in WEST, Gauteng
4-bed house in De Wetshof, Gauteng
2-bed sectional title in Johannesburg, Gauteng
3-bed house in 252 Persimmon Street, Malvern, Johannesburg, 2094
1-bed sectional title in Unit 157 Sibaya Sands, 9 The Straight Avenue, Pine Slopes, Lonehill Extension 72
2-bed sectional title in Unit 82 Monument Park, 72 Adolf Schneider Avenue, Krugersdorp North, Krugersdorp
sectional title in Unit 12 Felicity Court Body Corporate, 11 Hartford Avenue, Silverfields, Krugersdorp
sectional title in Unit 18 (door G34) Ss Tredenham Valley Estate, Wildealskloof Drive, Helicon Heights, Bloemfontein
3-bed sectional title in 2875 Makgasane Street, Rocklands, Bloemfontein
3-bed house in 45 Oxford Crescent, Lenasia South Ext 1, 1835
4-bed commercial property in 330 TREVOR GETHING STREET, GARSFONTEIN X8, PRETORIA
2-bed sectional title in Cape Town, Western Cape
2-bed house in (STAND 7535) 49 GALANGAL STREET, LOTUS GARDENS EXTENSION 8, PRETORIA
2-bed house in 22 Roan Street, Estherpark, Kempton Park
3-bed house in 273 AQUAMARINE STREET, LAUDIUM, GAUTENG
3-bed house in 135 Commissioner Street, Kempton Park Ext 2, Kempton Park
3-bed house in 27 SM Brugman Street, Danville, Extension 9
2-bed house in Unit 15, Erf 2851 Crestwood Clusters Homeowners' Association, 1 St Avenue, Glen Marais, Kempton Park, 1619
3-bed house in 35 Fowler Street, Kroonstad
4-bed house in 15 Boje Street, Kroonstad
2-bed house in Unit 86 Eagle Rock, 12 Stellenbosch Place, Northcliff Ext 25
A Absa reserve is not the price you pay.
When a Absa bond defaults the bank is recouping a loss, not chasing profit — which is where the discount lives. What it does not tell you is the cost of getting the property transferred, so every listing names the attorney running the sale, the foreclosing creditor and the upfront costs on the day.
Sheriff auctions scare people off with the admin, not the price.
FICA registration, a 10% deposit on the day, the balance by bank guarantee within 21 days. We spell out the full cost to bid on every listing, so the process is the only thing you have to learn — never the price.
About Absa repossessed properties
Absa has the largest residential mortgage book in South Africa after Standard Bank. When an Absa home loan goes into default and Absa obtains a High Court judgment plus Rule 46A order, the property is sold at a sheriff sale in execution — the notice is published in the Government Gazette at least 30 days before the auction date.
Absa also sells some distressed homes via direct-from-bank sale before the sheriff stage — these are listed on its partner site at myroof.co.za/absa as "mandated" or "quick sell" listings. Both channels offer below-market pricing, but the Gazette sale-in-execution route reaches more buyers because Absa publishes it as a legal requirement, not as marketing.
On this page you see only the Gazette sale-in-execution route. Each listing carries a reserve price, auction date, sheriff office and attorney contact — all extracted automatically and re-confirmed weekly.
Absa also lists repossessed properties on its partner portal at www.myroof.co.za/absa. RepoLens differs by adding a verified-on date and cross-Gazette confirmation that the partner site does not provide.
FAQ
- Where does Absa list its repossessed houses?
- Absa lists distressed properties in two places. (1) Government Gazette sale-in-execution notices for properties heading to sheriff auction — these are public, free to view, and what RepoLens aggregates on this page. (2) Direct-from-bank "mandated sale" or "quick sell" listings on myroof.co.za/absa for properties Absa is trying to sell before the sheriff stage. RepoLens currently covers route (1); for route (2), visit the partner portal directly.
- How can I buy an Absa repossessed property?
- You either attend the sheriff sale in execution on the date and venue listed in the Government Gazette notice (where you bid against other buyers), or you buy direct from Absa through its repossessed-properties portal — the partner-bank listings are typically private treaty rather than auction and may be discounted 10–20% below market. RepoLens shows the Gazette sale-in-execution path; the partner portal handles the direct-from-bank path.
- Can I get a home loan to buy an Absa repossessed house?
- Yes. South African banks (including Absa itself) routinely finance repo purchases — both sheriff-sale auctions and direct-from-bank acquisitions. Use the RepoLens bond calculator to estimate monthly instalments. Pre-approval before bidding is strongly recommended. Approval depends on property condition and your affordability assessment.
- How current are the listings on this page?
- Sale-in-execution listings on RepoLens are re-confirmed every week against the latest Government Gazette PDFs. Each card shows a "last confirmed on" date. ACTIVE listings have been seen in the most recent gazette cycle. If a listing has not been re-confirmed for 14 days, RepoLens marks it STALE and excludes it from this page.
- Are Absa repossessed houses cheaper than market value?
- Usually yes. Sheriff-sale reserve prices are set by the court and are typically well below open-market value (often 60-80%) — the court reasons that a forced sale should not advantage the bank with a full-price recovery. Direct-from-bank mandated sales are commonly discounted 10-20% off market. The actual price you pay depends on competing bids at the auction.