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Should you rent or buy a property?
Should you rent or buy a property?
With an investment in property being the biggest financial commitment many will ever make, it's hard to know when it's the right time to buy, or whether to rent... read
Affordable Housing
L-R: Ben Cousins from PLAAS, Aditya Kumar from DAG, Sarita Pillay from Ndifuna Ukwazi and Lauren Royston from SERI discuss land reform at the Open Book Festival.
Title deeds: how do we fix the system?

Ashleigh Furlong

Experts at Open Book Festival debate different approaches to dealing with property in poor neighbourhoods... read
Commercial Property
How Rex Trueform feels the pinch
How Rex Trueform feels the pinch

Marc Hasenfuss

Operating margins were ripped to shreds at Rex Trueform - the owner of niche fashion retailing chain Queenspark - in the year to end-June... read
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Growthpoint prioritises water saving at its Cape Town buildings
Over 20% of Growthpoint Properties' R76.9bn South African property portfolio, not counting its 50% stake in the V&A Waterfront, is located in the Western Cape... read
Northridge Mall
Northridge Mall to undergo upgrade
Bloemfontein's Northridge Mall is set to undergo a complete redevelopment and expansion... read
Growthpoint forced to look at new income streams
Growthpoint forced to look at new income streams

Joan Muller

Sector heavyweight Growthpoint Properties last week declared dividend growth of a decent 6.5% for the year to June 30. Income payouts were boosted by the company's recent entry into Romania as well as the inclusion of profits from its new trading and development business... read
Markets & Investment
Positive economic indicators could trigger a property market turnaround
Positive economic indicators could trigger a property market turnaround

Bill Rawson

Statistics released by Stats SA on 5 September 2017 have revealed that South Africa is officially no longer in recession... read
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MAS Real Estate posts 30% rise in distribution
MAS Real Estate, the JSE-listed group that invests in Europe, on Thursday, 7 September, posted a 30% increase in distribution for the full year to June 2017, describing its results as "outstanding"... read
Housing “bubbles” and “over-exuberant” periods - always a subjective call
Housing “bubbles” and “over-exuberant” periods - always a subjective call

John Loos

Periods of strong housing market price growth can often be a cause for concern... read
The future of shopping malls and what it means for property investors
The future of shopping malls and what it means for property investors

Hugo Machin

The decline of malls in the US has caused concern among real estate investors and raises the question of what this might mean for shopping centres in the UK and Europe... read
Nosiphiwo Balfour, CEO, Texton Property Fund
Texton Property FY net property income rises 10%
Texton Property Fund has reported a 10% rise in net property income to R440.8m in the year to end-June from a year-ago... read
Rental
Here's what you need to know before taking the buy-to-let plunge
Here's what you need to know before taking the buy-to-let plunge

Tony Clarke

Correctly managed, buy-to-let properties can be one of the most attractive investment opportunities out there... read
Residential
House insurance row
House insurance row

Hendrick Mphande

A national insurance firm has changed tack and apologised to a township homeowner for its initial refusal to insure his R5m house in KwaNobuhle... read
Student Accommodation
CampusKey lifts student beds target for listing
CampusKey lifts student beds target for listing

Alistair Anderson

CampusKey, owner of prestige "student hotel" accommodation, still intends to list on the JSE but only in 2019 when it owns at least 10,000 beds, says MD Leon Howell... read
Business
Mitigate market disruption by maximising customer experience
Mitigate market disruption by maximising customer experience

Julia Ahlfeldt

As industries across the board find themselves having to transform to keep up with a digital economy, customer experience (CX) is playing a significant role in providing businesses with opportunities for innovation and sustainability... read
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