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Number of new African hotel developments surges
[Fifi Peters] The Africa Rising narrative is holding strong in the continent's hospitality sector... read



Commerce Month
#CommerceMonth: No major alarm bells in the property market yet

Sindy Peters

We interviewed Simon Bray, CEO of Private Property, to find out how the property sector is evolving, what some of the challenges are, and how the company is staying on top of trends... read
#CommerceMonth: Office space where creativity meets productivity

Sindy Peters

Imagine an office environment that feeds both creativity and productivity - interior designer Anthony Manas did just that when he founded Cube Workspace... read
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Commercial Property
Retailers driving cannibalisation, says Pareto executive
Retail cannibalisation is becoming a growing reality in South Africa and, until now, it has been all too easy to place the blame for this squarely at the feet of shopping centre developers. However, on closer inspection, Marius Muller, CEO of shopping centre investor Pareto, believes this retail cannibalisation is largely being driven by retailers themselves... read
Selling a legal entity to a purchaser is gaining popularity
Purchasing a commercial property can be done in two ways - the first is where a seller sells the commercial property to the purchaser, and the second is where the seller sells their legal entity, such as a company, close corporation or trust to the purchaser... read
UK expansion helps double Rebosis growth

Joan Muller

Rebosis Property Fund has grown assets under management by a hefty 50% to R11.8bn in the six months to February, thanks to a push into the UK property market... read
Commercial Property
Connectivity was the key for the new Mall of Africa
The new single-phase shopping centre development, the Mall of Africa, situated in Waterfall City, with excellent access from Pretoria, Sandton and Joburg, is to open on 28 April 2016. Road access is a key feature of the project... read
Commercial Property
JPC sponsors SAPOA 50th Annual Convention and Property Exhibition
The SAPOA 50th Annual Convention and Property Exhibition will take place from 21-23 June at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The Joburg Property Company (JPC) has been announced as a platinum sponsor for the event... read
Market & Investments
Hotel suites an excellent alternative for property investors
The decline in the rand exchange rate over the past few years has boosted South Africa's popularity as an international venue for conferences, events and business meetings... read
UK portfolios boost property outfits

Joan Muller

South African property players are making impressive strides in building a presence in the UK real estate market... read
Stable Poland attracts SA property funds
Poland is fast becoming in vogue among JSE-listed property stocks looking for exposure to euro-denominated income streams... read
Offshore expansion benefits listed property

Alistair Anderson

Listed property has been the best performing of the traditional asset classes so far this year, staging a strong recovery in recent weeks following the release of better-than-expected results for the December reporting period and further expansion into offshore markets... read
Cape Town property values in CBD soar

Bekezela Phakathi

Cape Town's CBD has experienced a boom in property values over the past decade... read
Property Management
Guidelines for property franchising

Russell Berkman

Buying a property franchise is not only a major investment in your financial future, but also a long-term commitment... read
Residential
Bond originators can play a crucial role in tough economic times
Dawn van Alphen, CEO of Bond Magic, says there is little doubt that in the year ahead the banks will be forced to be more careful than ever before in the granting of mortgage bonds... read
Is purchaser or seller responsible for special levies?

Chantelle Gladwin and Mark Blanckenberg

The legal issue of whether the purchaser or seller of an immovable property is responsible for the payment of special levies raised by the body corporate or the homeowners association concerned before transfer occurs is one that can be ratified by a tripartite agreement. read
Capetonians may still comment on city's draft budget
To enable more Cape Town residents to read and comment on the City of Cape Town's Draft Budget of approximately R40.7 billion, for the 2016/17 to 2018/19 financial year, the deadline for comments has been extended to 29 April 2016... read
Demand for property increases in areas with public service offerings
The continuous addition of routes on the MyCiti bus service and the roll-out of free wi-fi nodes in certain areas across the Western Cape affects the demand for property in areas where these value-adds are available... read
Lodging an objection against municipal property valuation
The City of Cape Town has recently released the latest property valuation roll, which means that property rates will be going up for many home owners... read
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