Traditional brick and mortar retailers still have a future despite the boom in online retail, but they have to be open to change...
Lauren Hartzenberg 3 days ago
With the election date recently set for 8 May 2019, it is possible that activity in the property market may improve in the months to follow...
Adrian Goslett 7 Mar 2019
Design can and should have a positive impact on communities, says architect and African Design Centre fellow, Tshepo Mokholo...
Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019
If there's one thing I've learned in my career in property investment, it's that there are a lot of different approaches to making a profit from real estate...
Sylvia Koketso Milosevic 27 Feb 2019
In the recent case of Milnerton Estates Limited v CSARS, the Supreme Court of Appeal had to decide whether to include the purchase price in a property developer's 2013 year of assessment...
Graeme Palmer 25 Feb 2019
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's National Budget Speech was predictably conservative - as one might expect within an election year...
Adrian Goslett 22 Feb 2019
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's maiden budget was always going to be tough given the extent of the economic challenges...
Samuel Seeff 21 Feb 2019
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 21 Feb 2019
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
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
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
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
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
The office you choose for your business has a direct impact on your employees, your clients, and of course your bottom line...
Linda Trim 5 Feb 2019
Astute investors know that the basic premise of sound investment is the timing and pricing of the item purchased. In real estate another basic consideration is location...
Ronald Ennik 25 Jan 2019
During 2018 the South African property market was under immense pressure. We saw many agents having to reinvent their strategies...
Richard Gray 22 Jan 2019
As we head into 2019, we're seeing several trends in the proptech space which are interesting to both millennials and businesses...
Gil Sperling 22 Jan 2019
It's no secret that technology has revolutionised much of our lives. Why then, is the property rental journey still the same as it was 100 years ago?
Daniel Levy 22 Jan 2019
When 2018 wrapped up, we saw the rental market in South Africa continue to struggle...
Jonathan Liebmann 22 Jan 2019
After an unexpectedly tough 2018, but with the welcome announcement that the repo rate remains unchanged following this first MPC meeting of the year, the outlook for 2019 is somewhat brighter...
Dr Andrew Golding 18 Jan 2019
Following the November rate hike, the Seeff Property Group has welcomed the decision to keep the interest rate on hold as the right decision...
Samuel Seeff 18 Jan 2019
Apart from enabling substantial innovations and efficiencies, technology has changed the way people are productive...
Craig Hean 14 Jan 2019
It's no longer about location, location, location. In the commercial and retail property spaces, the buzzword is now technology, technology, technology...
Rowland Gurnell 10 Jan 2019
The following developments are the main issues that will be affecting the residential property market in South Africa in 2019...
Herschel Jawitz 10 Jan 2019
In order for the South African property market to show any kind of improvement and growth in 2019, it requires policy certainty, especially around the land issue, as well as investment and an economic boost...
Chris Renecle 10 Jan 2019
It is well known that South Africa has some of the highest levels of gross lettable retail area (GLA) per capita (adjusted for income per capita) in the world...
Andrew Thabo Russell 9 Jan 2019
Natural materials, texture, and individuality are the key elements that will shape interior design and décor trends into 2020...
Dave Nemeth 9 Jan 2019
That is the question on everyone's lips as we look forward to dusting off the challenges of 2018 which was, by all accounts, a challenging year for the economy and property market...
Samuel Seeff 9 Jan 2019
There are many people stating that the worst is over and that things will start improving soon...
Paul Stevens 9 Jan 2019
