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Are Cape Town homes overpriced?
Are Cape Town homes overpriced?
The value of some Cape Town residential property has nearly doubled in the last seven years... read
Property
Redefine chief's TV show to nurture business talent
Redefine chief's TV show to nurture business talent

Alistair Anderson

Property doyen Marc Wainer is launching a television show aimed at challenging business veterans to help talented youth... read

Entrepreneur Month
#EntrepreneurMonth: Want to be a property entrepreneur? Be prepared to step outside your comfort zone
Want to be a property entrepreneur? Be prepared to step outside your comfort zone

Sindy Peters

Under the leadership of Durban-based property entrepreneur Grant Gavin, RE/MAX Panache in the North Durban suburbs went from annual property sales of R320m in 2006 to over R1bn in 2017... read
#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs
Here's to the African entrepreneurs

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Join us in celebrating the courageous innovators, in small businesses and large, in South Africa and the rest of Africa, who take the risks that create new revenues, models and livelihoods, as we designate October and November as Entrepreneur Month across 18 industries on Biz... read
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Affordable Housing
The City of Cape Town has decided not to proceed with the expansion of Wolwerivier settlement. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
City of Cape Town shelves Wolwerivier housing project

Peter Luhanga

Other sites should be prioritised, says Brett Herron... read
Commercial Property
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Winchester Mansions entering a new chapter with refurbishment
Winchester Mansions, located along the Sea Point Promenade and known for its rich historic and iconic Cape Dutch architecture, has commenced with a refurbishment of its 76 bedrooms... read
Brett Abrahamse and Whitey Basson honoured at SACSC Legacy Awards
Brett Abrahamse and Whitey Basson honoured at SACSC Legacy Awards
The annual South African Council of Shopping Centres' Legacy Awards give credit to trailblazers leaving their mark within the retail and shopping centre industry... read
Table Bay Mall opens its doors
Table Bay Mall opens its doors
The Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille and the MEC of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, officially opened Table Bay Mall late last week... read
Innovate or lose out, mall stakeholders told
Innovate or lose out, mall stakeholders told

Alistair Anderson

Shopping centre developers and landlords, as well as tenants, have to make radical changes in how they store and present their merchandise... read
Redefine develops home for advocates in Sandton
Redefine develops home for advocates in Sandton

Alistair Anderson

Redefine Properties is developing a specialised office block for advocates in Sandton... read
Facilities & Property Management
A smiley face may end up being no laughing matter
A smiley face may end up being no laughing matter

Suthentira Govender

Sending a smiley face or thumbs-up emoji could land you in legal trouble... read
Cabinet approves land, tech bills for public comment
Cabinet approves land, tech bills for public comment
Cabinet has approved the Land Survey Amendment Bill and the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill for public comment... read
Interior Design
#InnovationMonth: Propertuity, LOT-EK collaborate on SA's first large-scale residential container development
#InnovationMonth: Propertuity, LOT-EK collaborate on SA's first large-scale residential container development

Sindy Peters

Property developer Propertuity partnered recently with New York-based architecture firm and upcycling experts LOT-EK in creating South Africa's first large-scale residential container development, Drivelines... read
Markets & Investment
Private Property looks forward to exciting future, new deal announced
Private Property looks forward to exciting future, new deal announced

Issued by Private Property

Private Property has announced the conclusion of a deal which will see a change in ownership from the existing shareholder, OAM... read
ProsperiProp introduces asset-backed crypto tokens
ProsperiProp introduces asset-backed crypto tokens
Newly launched fintech startup ProsperiProp is introducing low-cost asset-backed (property) crypto tokens... read
JLL SA releases Q2 2017 property market reports
JLL SA releases Q2 2017 property market reports
JLL South Africa, has released its Q2 2017 research reports of the industrial markets in Johannesburg and Durban, the office markets in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town and a synopsis of the South African retail market... read
Proptech
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Local property companies should use tough economic times to strengthen themselves for the future

Lee-Anne Bac

Real estate firms are no strangers to cyclical disruption, especially the likes of which the local market is experiencing at the moment, but to prosper in the future, the industry must enhance their capabilities to manage new types of disruptions... read
#InnovationMonth: New proptech player makes show days more accessible
#InnovationMonth: New proptech player makes show days more accessible

Sindy Peters

OnShowThisWeek.com is one of the latest entrants to the South African proptech scene. The platform allows home buyers, property investors and tenants to search for on show properties from around the country, removing some of the frustration from the home-buying/home-selling process... read
Rental
Help! My tenant hasn't paid rent
Help! My tenant hasn't paid rent

Issued by Private Property

If a landlord finds themselves in a situation where the tenant hasn't paid their rent on time, it's best to take action as soon as possible... read
Diana suite "preserved" at renovated Constantia mansion
Diana suite "preserved" at renovated Constantia mansion

Nashira Davids

The 10-bedroom mansion in Constantia in which Princess Diana lived when she visited Cape Town can be rented for a cool R450,000 a month or R5.4m for the year... read
Residential
Don't DIY: Seven jobs you should leave to the professionals
Don't DIY: Seven jobs you should leave to the professionals

Issued by Private Property

Tackling a DIY job gives you a certain amount of satisfaction and saves you money too. Some jobs, however, should be left to the professionals... read
Apartment living on the high rise in SA
Apartment living on the high rise in SA
Homeowners are increasingly keen on apartment living in South Africa. For every 100 plans stamped for houses in 2013, says Statistics SA, 26 were approved for flats. This ratio rose to 59 last year... read
The High Court in Pretoria has declared a section of the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act invalid. Photo: Wikipedia user Cvanrooyen (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Court declares land tenure act invalid

Safura Abdool Karim

Parliament told to fix section which discriminates against women... read
Business
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Blockchain: The solution to corruption?
Blockchain, the same technology that powers cryptocurrency, creates opportunities to deliver new services in new ways that previously were not possible... read
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