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Baby Boomers challenging stereotypes of retirement
Baby Boomers are challenging the stereotypes of retirement, grand-parenting, and what type of home they are likely to live in as they age... read
BizTrends 2017
In the category for new neighbourhood and convenience shopping centre smaller than 20,000m² in size, Dainfern Square scooped the top award at the 2016 SACSC Awards.
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#BizTrends2017: The year of the mixed-use mall

Gavin Blows

In the fiercely competitive South African retail sector, the retail and retail development space in 2017 and beyond will include a high-tech, interactive shopping environment in a bid to lure shoppers to centres for longer... read
#BizTrends2017: Politics holds property hostage
#BizTrends2017: Politics holds property hostage

Chris Renecle

The year past has been a volatile one economically, politically and socially for South Africa, and the chain of events has influenced financial markets, business confidence and of course, as a result, the property market as a whole... read
#BizTrends2017: Positive growth in Western Cape housing market to continue
#BizTrends2017: Positive growth in Western Cape housing market to continue

Adrian Goslett

While house price growth has slowed throughout the country, the Western Cape's property prices continue to move along an upward trajectory... read


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Private Property increases South African Women's Hockey sponsorship
Private Property increases South African Women's Hockey sponsorship

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Private Property is extending and increasing their sponsorship of the national women's hockey team, currently playing against international opposition in the Cape Town Summer Series, on their path to sporting success... read
Commercial Property
Redefine sells German assets for R1.53bn
Redefine sells German assets for R1.53bn

Alistair Anderson

Redefine International, the FTSE 250 income-focused, UK-based property group and Israeli pension group Menora Mivtachim have sold four German office assets to a US private equity group for €106m (R1.53bn)... read
Market & Investments
Property ownership: planning ahead, a smart move
Property ownership: planning ahead, a smart move
It may be counterintuitive to think about retirement when buying your first apartment or family home, but according to Bill Rawson, chairman of the Rawson Property Group, planning ahead can be a very smart move... read
Steady house prices for Western Cape amid slowing national growth
Steady house prices for Western Cape amid slowing national growth
According to the latest Pam Golding Residential Property Index (December 2016), house price growth in the Western Cape stabilised at just below the 10% mark by the end of 2016, considerably stronger than the national average of 3.9% for December... read
New Year's resolutions for home buyers
New Year's resolutions for home buyers

Issued by Private Property

A New Year's resolution to purchase property will improve your life but will require financial commitment and discipline.... read
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Investec fund buys in Australia

Alistair Anderson

Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF) has bought two office properties to expand its exposure to New South Wales, Australia's largest and strongest-performing economy... read
Residential
Should equity in the bond be used for debt?
Should equity in the bond be used for debt?

Adrian Goslett

Often car loans and credit cards accrue interest at a much higher rate than a home loan, which is why many people decide to take equity out of their home loan to pay off their other debts... read
Why it's a good idea to simplify sectional title meetings
Why it's a good idea to simplify sectional title meetings
While the new Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (STSMA) repealed several provisions of the Sectional Titles Act of 1986 (STA), the one does not replace the other entirely, explains Mandi Hanekom, operations manager of sectional title finance company Propell... read
Why good tenants are worth their weight in gold
Why good tenants are worth their weight in gold

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If you have a great tenant in place it might be advisable to forgo that annual rental increase or at least keep it to a minimum. Here's why... read
Mouille Point gains popularity as vacation-rental, investment suburb
Mouille Point gains popularity as vacation-rental, investment suburb
According to Claire Harris, sales agent for the Rawson Property Group's Green Point franchise, demographics in Cape Town's Mouille Point are taking a decided shift towards out-of-town investment purchasers and short-term letting... read
Lonmin must still build housing for more than 11‚000 employees
Lonmin must still build housing for more than 11‚000 employees

Allan Seccombe

Lonmin‚ the world's third largest platinum miner‚ has to build accommodation for 11‚500 of its employees‚ but the weak platinum price is working against major housing investment‚ CEO Ben Magara said on Friday, 20 January... read
It is likely to cost you more than R6‚500 a square metre to build a house
It is likely to cost you more than R6‚500 a square metre to build a house

Robert Laing

The cost of building houses rose on average to R6‚539/m² in November‚ representing inflation of 6.4% over 11 months from January‚ Absa property analyst Jacques du Toit said in a research note on Friday, 20 January... read
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Create a good first impression without breaking the bank
According to Richard Smith, assistant manager of Pam Golding Properties' Hyde Park office, you really don't have to break the bank to make your home more marketable... read
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CMS head Humphrey Zokufa dies

Nicci Botha

The recently appointed head of the CMS, Dr Humphrey Zokufa, died on Sunday after a short illness... read
What banks need to do to stay relevant
What banks need to do to stay relevant

Mark Arnold

The financial services landscape is in a state of flux and the challenge, therefore, is to stay relevant... read
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