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Homes of the future
Homes of the future
How does one create a home across all sectors that provides the optimum use of space for a convenient modern lifestyle... read
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What's trending in BizTrends2017?
What's trending in BizTrends2017?

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Not only are Bizcommunity's BizTrends reports a respected resource for local and global audiences on par with leading research organisations, but they also enjoy above-average engagement... read


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Commercial Property
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Rockcastle buys two Polish shopping centres

Alistair Anderson

Rockcastle Global Real Estate has concluded the preliminary agreements to acquire the shopping centres known as Focus Park Zielona Góra and Focus Mall Piotrków Trybunalski in Poland... read
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre celebrates R2bn makeover
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre celebrates R2bn makeover
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria celebrated the relaunch of the mall on Friday, 2 December, following a R2bn makeover... read
Landlords cash in on premium Rosebank office properties
Landlords cash in on premium Rosebank office properties

Alistair Anderson

Landlords in the burgeoning office hub of Rosebank are not shy to charge premium-grade office tenants top-end rentals, given the demand for space in the district... read
Understanding zero-rated VAT for a commercial property transaction
Understanding zero-rated VAT for a commercial property transaction
Zero-rated VAT for a commercial property transaction can be confusing and must be properly understood in order to avoid delays... read
Houw Hoek Hotel
Iconic Houw Hoek Hotel sold
South Africa's oldest hotel, the iconic Western Cape Houw Hoek Hotel has been sold to hoteliers Rober Haarburger and Drew Danford for R42 million... read
Market & Investments
Arrowhead aims for 2017 acquisitions
Arrowhead aims for 2017 acquisitions

Alistair Anderson

Diversified property group Arrowhead Properties has ambitions to make sizable acquisitions in 2017... read
Affordable housing trust lists on JSE
Affordable housing trust lists on JSE
Transcend Residential Property Fund would give investors exposure to a robust rental market following its listing, said CEO Rob Wesselo... read
Sirius Real Estate increases interim dividend by 51%
Sirius Real Estate increases interim dividend by 51%

Alistair Anderson

Sirius Real Estate, the AltX-listed owner of German flexible office space and storage assets, has produced strong results for the period before it expects to move to the JSE's main board next year... read
Property Management
How to avoid risk when renting
How to avoid risk when renting
According to Stefan du Plessis, managing member at Rent Protect, there are certain best practice principles that help all parties avoid the typical risks associated with rental agreements... read
Green lightbulbs set to spark at innovation awards
Green lightbulbs set to spark at innovation awards

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The built environment is the biggest contributor to climate change, but thanks to exciting developments in how we re-imagine the future, African cities of the future could become resilient, energy independent, carbon neutral systems... read
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Local supporters set to push the green transport agenda in Cape Town
Swisatec, architect and project managers behind Africa's first green village, Blue Rock Village in the Cape has collaborated with The Green Cab to push the green transport innovation agenda in Cape Town. Swisatec plans to integrate electric vehicle infrastructure as part of its green initiative... read
Four things rental agents wish tenants knew
Four things rental agents wish tenants knew

Grant Rea

Here are a few things that rental agents wished their tenants were aware of... read
Residential
Is it better to build a new home or buy an existing home?
Is it better to build a new home or buy an existing home?

Samuel Seeff

For first-time home buyers especially, the question of whether it is better to build a new home or buy an existing home is often a daunting one. But, it need not be... read
Doing more with less room
Doing more with less room
Globally, the demand for urban living in cities has increased faster than the supply of urban spaces. Cape Town has not been exempt from this trend... read
Phase two of Lourensia Park starts January 2017
Phase two of Lourensia Park starts January 2017
Phase two of the Lourensia Park housing project in Somerset West is due to start in January 2017. The City of Cape Town turned the first sod this week on the R28.5m project... read
Be wary of bargain-basement purchases
Be wary of bargain-basement purchases
The latest FNB Property Barometer shows that at least 14% of all residential sales currently are being driven by owners selling to relieve financial pressure on their households... read
Nine tips to win over your future landlord
Nine tips to win over your future landlord

Issued by Private Property

Beat the competition for that rental home of your dreams with our top tips for creating a lasting impression on the prospective landlord... read
Create buyer appeal through home staging
Create buyer appeal through home staging

Adrian Goslett

Although home staging is not new to the real estate market, its popularity among sellers has seen an increase in recent years... read
Baby Boomers vs Gen-X vs Millennials - how they find their homes
Baby Boomers vs Gen-X vs Millennials - how they find their homes
According to Tony Clarke, MD of the Rawson Property Group, while the three main groups of homebuyers currently active in SA's housing market have many preferences in common, they also have definite differences when it comes to choosing a new home... read
How to encourage affordable housing in CT's CBD
How to encourage affordable housing in CT's CBD
According to a new paper produced by UCT's Department of Construction Economics and Management, both realistic economic factors and policy changes have a part to play in increasing the viability of affordable housing... read
Business
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#Influencerchange: Crucial moments and vital behaviours

Leigh Andrews

The majority of businesses today would say they're customer-centric, or at least that 'the customer comes first'. But HumanEdge's Influencer: Power to change workshop warns that many of us forget the most important customers of all - our own employees, who can quickly identify a flaw in our processes before it snowballs through a bad customer experience... read
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