[Issued by Private Property] Mobile devices are being used more and more every day. In fact, says Simon Bray, Private Property's COO, research shows that mobile property searches increased by 120% in the past year. Accordingly, Private Property has released a responsive version of its website. Read more >>
Tyson Properties recently announced that it is the first KwaZulu-Natal real estate group to conclude an affiliation agreement with Christies International Real Estate, the property arm of the international auction house. Read more >>
Black-controlled Rebosis Property Fund and Delta Property Fund have put their respective take-over bids for Ascension Properties on hold to avert a protracted bidding war for Ascension's lucrative R3.2bn portfolio of government-tenanted offices. Read more >>
The government is to embark on the second phase of its land audit, aimed at identifying who owns the 79% of privately owned land in SA. The audit will include their nationality and their demographic profile. Read more >>
Property developer Safari Investments‚ which plans to list on the JSE next month‚ aims to come to market with assets valued at about R1.3bn. Read more >>
South African and expat investors who want to diversify their portfolios to include international property have a new opportunity with the announcement of a global partnership between IP Global and the deVere Group. Read more >>
Tenants are going to have to start choosing on which side of the fence they think the grass is greener - adhering to the terms and conditions of their lease agreements, or taking liberties. Otherwise, they could not only find themselves out on the street, but may also have difficulty finding another suitable property to rent. Read more >>
Much has been said about the residential property market that could lead buyers and sellers to believe that it's in trouble; from the high price of construction to increasing municipal costs, the difficulty to obtain home loans to economist Erwin Rode's claim that the market is overvalued by 20%. Read more >>
Due to the unprecedented influx of first-time buyers, the oversupply of homes on the market in 2013 has now virtually resulted in a shortage of middle-income homes for 2014. Read more >>
