An analysis of the South African fast food industry in 2019 showed that there was opportunity for the continued expansion of fast food outlets but that the market was beginning to saturate...
Craig Schwabe 2 days ago
Clawing back from the devastating global cascade of the sub-prime collapse of 2008/09, the real estate market had a tried and tested economic textbook roadmap...
17 Jun 2020
Landlords and business owners are facing new uncertainties everyday due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief among these anxieties is how they are required to adapt interiors and buildings to comply with new international regulations...
Raghmah Solomon 15 Jun 2020
An understandable response to the economic fallout of Covid-19 is for governments, industries and businesses trying to predict the path that the global economy will take in the coming months and years...
Gerhard Zeelie 9 Jun 2020
Hands up, who misses going to the mall?
Julie-Anne Bell 5 Jun 2020
Some of South Africa's largest landlords have taken a pounding over the last two months with even our largest retailers, like Massmart, seeking rental relief...
Gary Palmer 5 Jun 2020
As of 1 July, professional real estate agents will be able to list unlimited properties on the Gumtree SA website for free...
4 Jun 2020
Mall owner Fortress expects activity to pick up even further as the country moves to Level 3 lockdown from June...
1 Jun 2020
In the last week or so, my team has noticed a number of early trends emerging in the commercial property market as more and more companies prepare to get back to work...
Org Geldenhuys 29 May 2020
Having worked in the commercial property sector for many years, let me state a truth universally acknowledged, but often overlooked...
Rick de Sousa 29 May 2020
In good times, many businesses choose to own their own property and rent to themselves. However, in more economically stressful times, there is a significant opportunity for these individuals to release this equity...
Andrew Jefferson 28 May 2020
As South Africa gradually heads towards Level 3 lockdown as from 1 June, the opening of most retail means that retailers and retail property owners will begin to look forward to a more normal business life...
John Loos 26 May 2020
More than 50 South African retailers have banded together to form the Mid-Sized Independent Retailers (MIR) Group...
21 May 2020
In a previous note, we indicated that, in the post-lockdown recessionary period we would likely see the direct economy-related pressures being more severe on the industrial property sector...
John Loos 14 May 2020
