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You don't need a mountain of cash to invest in rental property
You don't need a mountain of cash to invest in rental property
It's a myth that you need to have a mountain of cash in hand before you can become a buy-to-let property investor... read


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Growthpoint's full-year distributable income up almost 20% to R5.1bn
Growthpoint Properties (GRT) on Thursday, 1 September, reported a 19.8% rise in distributable income to R5.1bn in the year to June, from a year-earlier period... read
Thohoyandou to get R1bn shopping mall next year
Thohoyandou to get R1bn shopping mall next year
The planned R1bn Thavhani Mall will be the anchor, catalyst and hero of a large mixed-use urban precinct mega development, Thavhani City, which is being developed on a 27 ha site in Thohoyandou in Limpopo... read
Market & Investments
CT has highest house price inflation growth - Lightstone
CT has highest house price inflation growth - Lightstone
After the subprime mortgage crises of 2007/2008, the South African property market took a good few years to recover and achieve an annual growth rate of 5%. There is, however, one metro that has seen significantly higher house price inflation over the years... read
Vukile, Arrowhead, Synergy launch GemGrow Properties Limited
Vukile, Arrowhead, Synergy launch GemGrow Properties Limited
Vukile Property Fund, Arrowhead Properties and Synergy Income Fund have concluded agreements for a transaction that will create a fund within the existing entity of Synergy - to be renamed GemGrow Properties Limited... read
New ground for real estate: implications of GICS sector status
New ground for real estate: implications of GICS sector status

Wilson Magee

Real estate equities are in for a major change. Effective after financial markets close on August 31, 2016, index providers S&P Dow Jones and MSCI will expand their headline Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sectors from 10 to 11, with the promotion of real estate out of the financials sector and into its own headline sector. This will be the first major GICS sector change since the classification standards' creation in 1999... read
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Redefine makes a play for Pivotal

Alistair Anderson

Blue chip real estate group Redefine Properties has signalled its intention to take over The Pivotal Fund by acquiring all of its issued share capital though an all share deal... read
Growthpoint CEO expresses fears on ratings downgrade

Alistair Anderson

Rental
Understanding the rent-to-own option
Understanding the rent-to-own option
Property affordability, as a result of market conditions, can see many buyers unable to purchase a home in the traditional way... read
Tenant selection imperative to rental success
Tenant selection imperative to rental success

Adrian Goslett

Purchasing an investment property and renting it out can be a mutually beneficial arrangement for both the landlord and tenant, provided the owner of the property adheres to a few key principles from the start when selecting a suitable tenant... read
Residential
Eight years after a commitment to build houses there, the Thembokwezi site in Khayelitsha is still empty. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Empty Khayelitsha land to be developed at last

Mary-Anne Gontsana

Fewer houses and a shopping centre to be built... read
Buyers under pressure
Buyers under pressure
South African property buyers are under strain from an adverse economic environment, recently published research shows. This is having an impact on their financial security - not least their ability to service their home loans... read
Dream of affordable housing for all is achievable
Dream of affordable housing for all is achievable

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

Industry experts argue that greater coordination and collaboration can unlock a more proactive approach to building affordable housing to meet SA's development needs... read
Win A Home winners announced
Win A Home winners announced

Issued by Private Property

It was an emotional Win A Home Grand Finale as a Bloemfontein student won the multimillion-rand Val de Vie Estate Polo Pad... read
Business
Johan Eksteen is overall winner of 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year competition
Johan Eksteen is overall winner of 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year competition
Johan Eksteen, owner of Agricon and a previous finalist in the Sanlam and Business/Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition, is the overall winner of the 2016 competition, announced in Johannesburg on 1 September 2016... read
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