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Site B Lower Long Street, Cape Town
Growthpoint acquires CT Foreshore development site
Growthpoint Properties has acquired Site B Lower Long Street in Cape Town's Foreshore... read


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#InnovationMonth: Up-cycling plastic to build classrooms
Redefine Properties has committed R100,000 to enable Bottle 2 Build Schools to up-cycle plastic bottles into eco bricks... read
Commercial Property
Turning the first sod for a new three star at Sun Meropa are from left Kenny Maboea (chief director: business regulation at the Department of Economic Development); Thabo Mosololi (Sun International's director of operations), Serobi Maja (CEO of the Gambling Board); Raleigh Maesela (chairman of the Meropa Board) and Ruben Gooranah (regional general manager: Sun International).
R75m investment plan for Sun Meropa unveiled
Sun International and Domba Empowerment Corporation announced a R75m development plan for Sun Meropa at the sod turning ceremony for a new hotel at the complex on Tuesday, 6 September 2016. The development is scheduled for completion in August 2017... read
Fairvest's Mkuze Corner
Fairvest increases distribution on solid letting and cost containment

Alistair Anderson

Fairvest Property Holdings had grown distribution 10.29% for the year to June on strong letting and careful cost management, CEO Darren Wilder said on Thursday, 8 September... read
Retail property pays dividends for Hyprop
Retail property pays dividends for Hyprop

Alistair Anderson

Hyprop Investments' blue-chip retail property portfolio has helped to deliver double-digit distribution growth for the year to June, despite a weak economic environment... read
Market & Investments
Cape Town now a beacon for property buyers
Cape Town now a beacon for property buyers

Tony Clarke

If you're planning to move to Cape Town and buy a home there, you should hurry up and do so as soon as possible. In fact, even if you weren't planning such a purchase, you might want to consider it right away... read
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Mokopane mine drives property demand
The Limpopo town of Mokopane has undergone a major shift in recent years from an economy that was completely dependent on agriculture to one incorporating mining, new industries and tourism... read
Redefine to gain from sale of portfolio to Delta
Redefine to gain from sale of portfolio to Delta

Alistair Anderson

Redefine Properties is set to benefit from its holding in government-focused Delta Property Fund, despite Redefine having taken a decision to divest from sovereign-underpinned properties in the past... read
Lightstone Explore launches Kaleidoscope
Lightstone Explore launches Kaleidoscope
Lightstone Explore has officially launched Kaleidoscope, a geodemographic segmentation tool... read
Property Management
Crime Atlas provides first holistic view of crime in SA
Crime Atlas provides first holistic view of crime in SA

Issued by AfricaScope

Using several different indicators, a more holistic picture of crime at a police precinct level is provided in the first Crime Atlas for South Africa... read
Rental
Number of bad tenants rises
Number of bad tenants rises

Issued by Private Property

The number of tenants in South Africa who are not paying their rent or only paying some of it has increased since last year... read
Residential
Walkability now a major property trend
Walkability now a major property trend
Walkability - or the ability to get around without a car - is the current "big thing" in residential real estate, and can substantially increase property values in areas that offer residents shops, restaurants, schools, parks and public transport within comfortable walking distance of their homes... read
What features sell a home?
What features sell a home?

Issued by Private Property

Before putting your home on show, make sure you know what features buyers are looking for, so that you can put your best foot forward... read
Will your smart home attract more buyers?
Will your smart home attract more buyers?

Steve Caradoc-Davies

It was once said that the only thing you can be certain of in life is change. That's never been more true than it is today. The pace of change is manic - and that's also been evident in real estate offerings set to hit the market... read
Are 30-year bonds worthwhile?
Are 30-year bonds worthwhile?

Adrian Goslett

In an effort to lower their monthly bond repayment many prospective buyers might be looking at financing their bond over a period of 30 years. However, before they do so, it is best for potential buyers to carefully consider the financial impact of the additional interest charged over the longer term loan period. .. read
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Social housing for inner city

Yoliswa Sobuwa and Rochelle de Kock

The face of Port Elizabeth's inner city is set to undergo a drastic revamp, with plans to transform some old, rundown buildings into social housing projects... read

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International
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Dubai rolls out property projects despite falling prices
Dubai developers are rolling out their scale models for the city's latest grandiose property projects despite continued falls in real estate prices... read
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Africa
Mara Delta to create Morocco Reit
Mara Delta to create Morocco Reit

Alistair Anderson

Mara Delta is set to convert its Moroccan subsidiary into a real estate investment trust (Reit) by the end of 2016, as it looks to gain from tax savings created by the dispensation... read
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Business
Court rules: collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim
Court rules: collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim

Sharon Snell

In a ground-breaking, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim... read
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