The sounds emanating from the property market in recent months seem to point to two almost totally different worlds...
John Loos 18 Sep 2020
The decision by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to retain the repo rate at 3.5% (home loan base rate at 7%) is welcome news...
Samuel Seeff 18 Sep 2020
The Monetary Policy Committee's decision to keep the repo rate stable was not entirely surprising, as the 300bps rate cuts for the year to date are still taking effect...
Dr Andrew Golding 18 Sep 2020
Investing the money in environmentally friendly enhancements for a home is not only a way to protect the environment and save on monthly energy costs...
Adrian Goslett 17 Sep 2020
If you're a home seller, you should absolutely not withdraw your property from the market now in the hopes of selling it at a higher price next year...
Berry Everitt 15 Sep 2020
Ever since the Covid-19 hard lockdowns began in all seriousness across the world earlier this year, the world has been abuzz with talk of how the crisis has changed the world...
John Loos 14 Sep 2020
Eva Kaiser, founder of Evalution Flooring, is intent on paving the way for a sustainable decor industry in South Africa...
Sindy Peters 11 Sep 2020
Owning a rental property portfolio that provides an income is much like owning a business. This means that there are tax implications and dues that need to be paid to the South Africa Revenue Service...
Adrian Goslett 9 Sep 2020
When we talk of semigration now, we are no longer just talking about the familiar pattern of movement from Gauteng to Cape Town, but about the worldwide counter-urbanisation or de-urbanisation movement...
Berry Everitt 3 Sep 2020
As many challenges as Covid-19 has brought about, an equal amount of opportunities also exists...
Adrian Goslett 28 Aug 2020
Tinyiko Mageza talks us through her serendipitous career journey, the women who have shaped her growth, and how the V&A aims to drive meaningful impact while adapting to the pandemic...
Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Aug 2020
The pace of new household formation is likely to slow during and shortly after the current recessionary period, constrained by a lack of new employment creation and widespread household financial pressure...
John Loos 21 Aug 2020
The near-universal lockdown of global economies earlier this year as governments attempted to contain the coronavirus is unprecedented...
Dr Andrew Golding 18 Aug 2020
Early in her career, Claire D'Adorante - now director of Paragon Interface - discovered interior design as a way to blend her passion for creativity with technicality...
Sindy Peters 14 Aug 2020
Lungile Nkosi is the entrepreneur behind The Pillow Fluffer Interiors, a black female-owned full interior design services company and content platform...
Sindy Peters 13 Aug 2020
To help restart the economy and pay it forward, Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) launched its #CreateTomorrow campaign...
Sindy Peters 27 Jul 2020
The decision by the Reserve Bank to cut the repo rate by a further 25 basis points to 3.5%, reducing prime and the base home loan rate to a further historic low of 7% is welcome relief for the property market and households...
Samuel Seeff 24 Jul 2020
The further reduction of the repo rate by 25 basis points to an all-time low of 3.5% takes the prime interest rate down to 7%...
Dr Andrew Golding 24 Jul 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty for the country's higher education sector...
John Schooling 22 Jul 2020
A UJ alumna, Chelsea Brown has found her passion in property, especially after recognising the many opportunities the field holds for SA's youth...
Sindy Peters 30 Jun 2020
Finance minister Tito Mboweni's supplementary budget speech on Wednesday was met with trepidation by many South Africans...
Tony Clarke 26 Jun 2020
Against the backdrop of ongoing measures to address the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, the Supplementary Budget 2020 highlighted several key aspects...
Dr Andrew Golding 25 Jun 2020
We talk to Dugan Bridges, an award-winning filmmaker about a new video series produced by Atlas Network in the USA, which pilot episode focuses on the Free Market Foundation's Khaya Lam project in South Africa...
Juanita Pienaar 23 Jun 2020
Indicating the severity of the current economic contraction experienced as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown, finance minister Tito Mboweni is expected to deliver an Emergency Budget on 24 June...
Dr Andrew Golding 19 Jun 2020
The Covid-19 crisis has changed the world a lot, perhaps less through introducing new trends and more through speeding up old trends...
John Loos 18 Jun 2020
As a junior 3D visualisation artist at the Paragon Group, Ashna Premji found the perfect job where her passion for both architecture and interior design collides...
Sindy Peters 15 Jun 2020
The real estate industry will no doubt look very different by the end of this year to the way it looked before the Covid-19 pandemic...
Berry Everitt 8 Jun 2020
Guy Stehlik, CEO and founder of BON Hotels chats to the hotels interior design building and procurement partner, Grant Gillis as he delves deeper into how the hotel industry can be expected to change, specifically from a design point of view...
Guy Stehlik 2 Jun 2020
The team at PayProp share their experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how their organisation is navigating these unusual times...
Sindy Peters 27 May 2020
Lerato Pooe, general manager of the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV), shares her experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how her organisation is navigating these unusual times...
Sindy Peters 25 May 2020
