Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's National Budget Speech was predictably conservative - as one might expect within an election year...
By Adrian Goslett 1 day ago
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's National Budget Speech was predictably conservative - as one might expect within an election year...
Kenya's retail sector is diversifying with the entry of new players and international brands into the market. This is despite the retail sector growing at a "lethargic rate" compared to economic growth in the East African hub in 2018...
1 day ago
Calling for sowing seeds of renewal and growth, finance minister Tito Mboweni noted with great emphasis during his maiden Budget Speech the need for pruning and plucking at the rot that has attacked the country's green shoots...
Mike Greeff 2 days ago
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's maiden budget was always going to be tough given the extent of the economic challenges...
Samuel Seeff 2 days ago
In what was arguably one of the most closely watched National Budget speeches in recent years, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni outlined government's plan to boost growth...
Dr Andrew Golding 2 days ago
Mortgage finance is the fuel that drives the property industry. The SARB leading indicator is an excellent predictor of the general direction of the value of mortgage loans granted...
Andreas Wassenaar 3 days ago
It is obviously going to be very difficult for Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and his team to find any leeway in the Budget to allow for tax cuts, but there should be room for a focus on measures to promote infrastructure and housing development...
Rudi Botha 3 days ago
Considering the political turmoil that is running rampant across the globe, South Africa does still hold some of the more promising growth potential for foreign investors...
Adrian Goslett 19 Feb 2019
Imagine a house where the walls change colour depending on your mood, or your tablecloth changes shape when you're having a dinner party...
Sara Nabil 18 Feb 2019
Grant Gillis considers himself a hostage negotiator. A odd title for an interior designer to choose, but as he explains he is the linchpin between all the parties involved in a project...
18 Feb 2019
Heartwood Properties has partnered with landscape artist and sculptor Strijdom van der Merwe to transform the outdoor space of office block Willow Wood in Fourways, Gauteng...
15 Feb 2019
Knowing exactly what market rentals are doing is an essential part of all rental negotiations in the industrial property sector, says Tony Bales of Epping Property...
14 Feb 2019
Around the world there is a growing rejection of purely efficiency-based office environments...
Isla Galloway-Gaul 13 Feb 2019
OR Tambo International Airport has unveiled the first phase of a multi-billion-rand development plan for its Western Precinct...
13 Feb 2019
With the National Budget Speech looming on 20 February 2019, the general consensus appears to be that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is on a tightrope of sorts...
Dr Andrew Golding 12 Feb 2019
As South Africa's real estate investment trust (SA REIT) sector heads for a re-rating, investors are optimistic of the sector rallying this year or next...
12 Feb 2019
US-based Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) has increased its global footprint to 15 with the recent launch of its first African chapter...
12 Feb 2019
The shopping centre ecosystem is facing an apocalypse. Why? Because shops are middlemen and the internet is killing middlemen...
Alan Knott-Craig 11 Feb 2019
Every generation has its own idiosyncrasies when it comes to property, and knowing what these are can be an ace in the sleeve for existing owners and investors...
Tony Clarke 11 Feb 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the establishment of the Human Settlements Development Bank as the country seeks to accelerate the delivery of housing...
11 Feb 2019
The very detailed State of the Nation Address dealt with all of the economic and social issues that are currently of concern to the real estate industry...
Berry Everitt 8 Feb 2019
Reacting to the president's State of the Nation Address, Yael Geffen, CEO of Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty, said South Africa was the living embodiment of the "good news, bad news" paradigm...
8 Feb 2019
While government had intended to boost its tax income from wealthy buyers with the introduction of transfer duty and capital gains tax, it has actually had the opposite and stifling effect on the upper end of the market...
Samuel Seeff 7 Feb 2019
Ten years ago, a survey by Reader's Digest revealed that 65% of South African consumers were in favour of home ownership...
7 Feb 2019
A successful property market relies heavily on a strengthened economy for investment. Investors need to believe that their money will be secure and protected...
John Jack 7 Feb 2019
To accommodate the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the opening of Parliament on Thursday, 7 February 2019, several roads will be closed in and around the Cape Town CBD...
6 Feb 2019
A preliminary review of the Lightstone Property Forecast of 2018 indicates that the market is ending the year closer to the 2.9% low road scenario, as opposed to the forecasted 3.8%...
6 Feb 2019
The General Valuation 2018 Roll contains some 875,000 registered properties in Cape Town and is drawn up for the purpose of billing fair rates to each property owner...
6 Feb 2019
Over 200 people occupying private land in Schulphoek, Hermanus, picketed outside the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday, where eviction proceedings have been brought against them...
Thembela Ntongana 5 Feb 2019
Along with paying off a bond on a rental property, property investors are usually also paying a monthly or annual premium for home owner's insurance...
5 Feb 2019
