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Investors score in newly listed property funds
[Alistair Anderson] Most property funds that have listed in the past two to three years have matched or outperformed investors' expectations... read


Property
Amdec announces development of The Yacht Club
The Amdec Group has announced the development of The Yacht Club in Cape Town into a mixed-use landmark at the gateway to the V&A Waterfront at an estimated cost of R1.2bn... read
Green property index 2014 highlights higher returns
The IPD South Africa Annual Green Property Indicators 2014 show that properties with top-quartile energy and water efficiency delivered an ungeared total return of 12.1%... read
Commercial
Marriott International expands offering in SA
Marriott International has announced an agreement to develop the Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch and Marriott Executive Apartments Johannesburg Melrose Arch, in partnership with The Amdec Group... read
Rates and taxes hikes fill municipal coffers but empty cities of business
Ongoing high municipal rate hikes are harming communities because of a lack of understanding about the far-reaching impacts of these increases, reports Marius Muller, CEO of Pareto... read
Industrial Property
Glocalisation in facilities management

Philip Gregory

Wholesale globalisation suits no one. While it may look great on paper, especially the numbers, in practice it can be patronising and restrictive... read
Market & Investments
Diversification includes property investments in global markets

Kelly Hook

Diversification in the South African context used to mean a mix of properties across three sectors , namely retail, office and industrial spread across the main metropolitan areas... read
Hospitality Property Fund appoints CEO, acting CFO
JSE-listed Hospitality Property Fund said on Tuesday, 15 September, it had appointed Vincent Joyner as its new CEO and a member of its board with immediate effect. read
Growthpoint set to launch into rest of Africa

Alistair Anderson

SA's largest listed real estate investment trust, Growthpoint Properties, is expected to launch a joint venture in its first foray into the rest of Africa before the end of this year... read
Old Mutual targets African properties

Phakamisa Ndzamela

Old Mutual Investment Group is looking to invest R250m-R500m acquiring properties in east and west Africa... read
Residential
JLK Construction awaits approval for new development
Paarl-based JLK Construction anticipates, subject to Paarl municipality's approval, to announce a residential apartment development that will be by far the largest they have yet handled on their own account... read
Gas installations must comply with regulations
There has been a marked increase in gas installations in homes over the past five years, especially due to the rising costs of electricity and loadshedding. read
Property syndicate active in Johannesburg
According to Glenn Norton, broker/owner of RE/MAX Masters, there is a syndicate operating in Blair Atholl in Lanseria, north of Johannesburg, which portrays themselves as serious buyers with the objective of gaining occupation of exclusive estate homes... read
Company news
Spring Equinox heralds Bizcommunity's new interface

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

Celebrated in many cultures as the Spring Equinox, 21 September marks the turning of the seasons in the southern hemisphere. Today it also marks new beginnings for Bizcommunity's navigation interface... read
Business
POPI business myths popped

Leigh Andrews

Worried about compliance issues once the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act comes into effect? Don't be. Wayne Clarke, Managing Director of Metrofile Records Management shares some tips you can implement today to turn POPI into a business opportunity... read
[Relentlessly Relevant] 3. How to innovate - strip them down, tie their ankles, make them run

Douglas Kruger

Here is a curious thing about human thought and creative processes: If you apply no rules whatsoever, you will tend to get poor results. Present your people with a 'white page' and they generally won't know what to do with it... read
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