With no international travel permitted during the Covid-19 lockdown, properties in sought-after areas such as Camp's Bay and the Atlantic seaboard are now listed at a steal, says Grant Smee, MD of Only Realty...
16 Sep 2020
HomeVantage, from Capital Legacy, not only provides a professional, integrated and uniquely comprehensive solution for the home-buyer but also ensures that you get the best rates, offers valuable benefits and, importantly, includes your financial advisor when purchasing one of your biggest investments. HomeVantage will be available from the 1 October 2020...
Issued by Capital Legacy 15 Sep 2020
Speaking during a recent PSG Think Big series webinar, Estienne de Klerk, CEO of Growthpoint Properties, said, "Commercial rentals haven't gone mad; rates and taxes have...
10 Sep 2020
Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, weighs in on the property investment opportunities available in the current climate of low interest rates and recession...
7 Sep 2020
The Covid-19 crisis has resulted in a massive spike in online sales which could fuel unparalleled growth in e-commerce operations in South Africa, according to Paragon Group director Estelle Meiring...
2 Sep 2020
This September, more than half a dozen "recession-resistant" investment properties, comprising neighbourhood and community retail shopping precincts, will go under the hammer...
1 Sep 2020
Every investor will at some point be confronted with making a decision on whether or not to sell a long-term asset such as a property, says Praven Subbramoney, CEO of Private Bank Lending at FNB...
5 Aug 2020
JLL's recently released 2019-2020 South Africa Investment report provides insights on key investment trends observed following the impact of Covid-19...
28 Jul 2020
Rainmaker Marketing recently hosted a webinar on how to make property investment more achievable...
8 Jul 2020
At a recent European Union-facilitated webinar into the generation of electricity by private sector and individuals, which I moderated, many attendees lamented the charges that municipalities levy on individuals and businesses that had, or were interested in, generating their own electricity. ..
Chris Yelland 6 Jul 2020
New trends have emerged in the rental market due to the Covid-19 travel ban, particularly affecting those who had plans to emigrate just before the lockdown started...
3 Jul 2020
Following the implementation of Level 3 lockdown, one particular property sector is making waves and has seen a noticeable spike in activity...
24 Jun 2020
According to Multinet Home Loans, the bond originator has seen an unprecedented increase in home loan submissions since the Level 5 lockdown in April...
23 Jun 2020
Marie Kondo, the Japanese guru of organisation, has shown us that living with less 'stuff' and living more appreciatively of our belongings brings more happiness to our lives...
Sebastian van Greunen 12 Jun 2020
The property sector, like all sectors, has not escaped the effects of Covid-19 and its impact can be felt in multiple ways...
Tim Akinnusi 11 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
Wink, a self-catering aparthotel located in the heart of the Mother City in Cape Town, has opened up 30 fully furnished, sanitised studio apartments for immediate occupation, for short- and long-stay rentals at discounted rates, for those affected by Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown restrictions...
Issued by Adverb 5 Jun 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
Oracle Media has been appointed as a supplier for JT Foxx! Oracle Media entered into negotiations in April 2020 and, shortly thereafter, JT Foxx appointed the media company...
Issued by Oracle Media 26 May 2020
This article will set out the steps of how to invest R3m in property. Do not fret if your budget won't stretch to R3m... some sage investment options are provided for those with lower amounts of cash to deploy...
Issued by One Touch Solution 25 May 2020
Many businesses operating in South Africa are cautiously optimistic for what is in store for the remainder of this year...
Johan Piekaar 20 May 2020
South Africa is currently enjoying the status of a tax haven - a bold statement, I admit, and one that some might think outrageous, but if you break down the monetary calculations of a Section 12J investment, you will realise the glaring opportunity too...
Zane de Decker 18 May 2020
It is safe to say that almost every economic sector in the country has in some way been affected by the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown...
Carl Coetzee 18 May 2020
Investment property companies like One Touch Investment have been assisting South Africans to diversify their portfolio by investing in property UK...
Issued by One Touch Investment 12 May 2020
From a long-term investor perspective, property needs to be viewed as a long-term investment, with decisions made looking to the future...
Andrew Jefferson 21 Apr 2020
A group of businesses, led by Willowton Group and Al Baraka Bank, have joined forces to provide a much-needed lifeline through the creation of the Giving For Hope Foundation (GFHF)...
14 Apr 2020
In true South African spirit, even in times of adversity, daily stories of generosity and ingenuity abound. Never have we been more proud of how business communities are using our publishing platforms than since the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus...
Issued by Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020
As we all band together against the Covid-19 virus and the inevitable economic chaos that will be left in its wake, information sharing has never been more important...
Schalk van der Merwe 30 Mar 2020
From a residential property market perspective, historically, recent international experience reveals that global economic shocks of this nature inevitably cause property transactions to taper off...
Dr Andrew Golding 25 Mar 2020
The question around the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on the property market is an important one...
Carl Coetzee 23 Mar 2020
Flyt Property Investment's recently launched Eaton Square in Diep River has made units available to those affected by Covid-19. These new, furnished apartments have been suitably sanitised and prepared for immediate occupation...
Issued by Adverb 20 Mar 2020
While many still opt for renting, it is a buyers' market and our current economic climate certainly lends itself to investors...
17 Mar 2020
As we enter the new financial year, it's time to start thinking about tax savings - or strictly speaking, what deductions one can legitimately claim.
12 Mar 2020
There is more to Scotland than the Highlands, Scottish whiskey and the legend of King Arthur...
12 Mar 2020
Private Property and Absa Bank have undertaken a strategic partnership agreement that will see the two major players collaborating to create maximum value for the South African property industry...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 11 Mar 2020
As South Africa's medium-term economic growth prospects become increasingly uncertain, many local and international property investors are...
Gerhard Zeelie 17 Feb 2020
In the lead-up to Sona 2020, property experts were united in their hopes for the president's address...
Tony Clarke 17 Feb 2020
Here is a five-step checklist to get you started in investing in offshore property and some pitfalls to watch out for...
Lisa Bathurst 13 Feb 2020
The sharing economy and its cousin the caring economy already have deep cultural roots across South Africa...
Marcél du Toit 7 Feb 2020
Not just a musical maestro, DJ Euphonik aka Themba Mbongeni Nkosi is a savvy property investor with an impressive property portfolio...
7 Feb 2020
The South African economy is performing poorly and has been for some time now, but Adrian Goslett, regional director and CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, is urging South Africans not allow their confidence...
4 Feb 2020
They call it rentvesting, a label coined by millennials as they find disruptive ways to climb the property ladder...
Marcél du Toit 30 Jan 2020
Expected to be finalised by the end of February, Madison International Realty is acquiring a 46.5% equity stake in JSE-listed Redefine Properties' Polish logistics platform held through European Logistics Investment...
23 Jan 2020
The last decade has seen a massive uptick in South Africans choosing to emigrate and semigrate. While much has been written about the former, less is known about the trend of semigration and the motivations behind it...
Grant Smee 20 Jan 2020
While South Africa's power crisis is reportedly costing the country up to R80bn a month, it is not loadshedding itself that is currently the biggest threat to the economy...
Karen Petersen 17 Jan 2020
Grant Smee, entrepreneur, property investor and himself a semigrant shares his views on this growing trend...
Grant Smee 16 Jan 2020
When looking at trends in Africa, it's always important not to fall into that all too common trap of seeing the continent as a homogeneous entity...
Gerhard Zeelie 3 Jan 2020
For most of 2017 and 2018, the rental growth rate trended downward - in other words, rents still increased, but at a slower pace...
Johette Smuts 3 Jan 2020
All things considered, property remains a reliable choice of investment if you're willing to play the long game...
Steven van Rooyen 24 Dec 2019