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The US kept their rates steady. Will South Africa follow suit? Battered homeowners and property experts are hoping for and anticipating a cut today.
The shortage of registered quantity surveyors in South Africa is causing significant delays and inefficiencies in housing and property development, intensifying the country’s ongoing housing crisis. Discover the critical solutions being proposed to revamp the sector and enhance community living standards.
A new report shows that in just over 30 years of democracy a quarter of white-owned farmland was restored or redistributed to black South Africans
A saving of a mere R170 for those owning a R1m home, will hardly make a dent in the pockets of hard-hit South African consumers.
With one of the highest interest rates in world, another 25bps rate cut is simply not going to provide the urgent growth boost that is needed - warns Seeff
Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Supermarket Income REIT's 'BBB+' investment grade rating, reinforcing the trust's strong position in the grocery property market amidst ongoing economic challenges. Discover what this means for investors and the broader real estate landscape.
Speaking to Independent Media Property recently, Neil Gopal, CEO of SAPOA (South African Property Owners Association), said despite recent positive trends in the property market, the ongoing issues at the municipal level threaten to possibly derail the commercial and industrial property sector’s recovery.
A new development from Thrive Student Living will offer student accommodation, addressing the critical housing shortage in KwaZulu-Natal.
A generalist might sound like the idea of the proverbial “jack-of-all-trades”, but in fact it equates to being a master of your area of expertise, while also having a deep understanding of and handle on the interrelated disciplines.
Property is a large investment, therefore homeowners need to understand how properties are valued when they want to sell.
The SA Reserve Bank cut the repo rate by 0. 25 basis points today, opening the way for more cuts to come.
All expectations are for a rate cut later today by the SA Reserve Bank. . . but will it be as high as the US delivered yesterday?
As details over the sale of Newlands Rugby Stadium remain sketchy, the Western Province Rugby playing its cards close to its chest.
A huge plume of smoke is currently dominating the sky in Durban, KwaZulu Natal with speculation that several factories are ablaze.
The African debut of the Radisson Meetings Unbound, marks a significant milestone for both the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel and the Radisson Hotel Group.
As South Africans go to the poll today, the property market waits with bated breath for the outcome. However, it’s the SARB’s rate announcement tomorrow that will probably have a more immediate effect.
This journey has provided me with hands-on experience in managing properties operationally and strategically, understanding market dynamics, and interacting with tenants and other stakeholders.
An increase in portfolio value was largely due to the R1. 8 billion acquisition of Mall of the South in Johannesburg, expansion of logistics facilities in Poland, depreciation of the rand, and marginally offset by non-core asset sales.
The office market continued to recover in the first quarter. House prices remained under pressure, while flat rentals were looking relatively better.
Calgro M3 is in a joint venture with Eris Property Group to deliver between 20 000 and 30 000 housing units on the doorstep of Sandton, the Bankenveld District City development, in a multibillion-rand project that could last 15 years.
While many South Africans are tightening their belts after the festive season's spending spree, the country's wealthiest individuals face a very different January.
But expenditure increased by almost the same amount.
Ealing House is a building that has witnessed many changes in Durban’s Windermere area over the years and there’s still many more that lies ahead.
The six families, facing eviction by a private property owner, have met with the City of Cape Town for mediation, calling for the properties in Searle Street, District Six, which have been occupied by their families for over 100 years, to be expropriated.
The City of Cape Town’s first draft concept design for the proposed redevelopment of the Strand Street Quarry is now open for public comment.