Jarred Cinman, CEO of VMLY&R South Africa and ACA Board member, talks us through three things he believes the pandemic has changed...
Jarred Cinman 25 Nov 2020
Real estate has become a global asset class and, as a developing nation, the Nigerian real estate market continues to evolve at an impressive pace...
Noah Ibrahim 2 Nov 2020
Traditionally, the development of risk management plans is tailored to address assessed and quantified risks...
As previously expected, the Covid-19 lockdown, and resultant deep recession, has been taking its toll on the commercial property market, dragging capital growth deeper into negative territory in the first half of the year...
John Loos 16 Oct 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...
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
Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how his organisation is navigating these unusual times...
Sindy Peters 20 May 2020
The global upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen a spike in the adoption of technology by the mass market...
Gil Sperling 14 May 2020
As part of the second phase economic response to the Covid-19 pandemic, National Treasury has published another draft bill to formalise the tax relief measures available to small businesses. The draft legislation aims to clarify several matters which were previously the subject of uncertainty and introduces additional tax measures...
Juanita van der Merwe 8 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 year since launch, with over 80,000 users, Flow has made some unique additions to the proptech platform...
Sindy Peters 15 Apr 2020
R.E.M. might have been thinking about the current global situation when they sang, "It's the end of the world as we know it". But in times of crisis there is usually the opportunity to emerge stronger and better...
Jan Davel 2 Apr 2020
The effects of Covid-19 are being felt by small and larger businesses particularly in the retail and leisure sectors...
Kayla Shadiack 27 Mar 2020
While many still opt for renting, it is a buyers' market and our current economic climate certainly lends itself to investors...
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.
Pets in South Africa are increasingly being treated as part of the family, with owners spending more and aligning their pet's lifestyle with their own...
Proptech, investor confidence, the new repo rate, a big shake up and co-working spaces continue to soar. This year welcomes major shifts...
John Jack 5 Feb 2020
The real estate industry is going through significant change for the first time in my 20-year history in this business. And it is technology-driven. I expect that more and more, players in our industry will adapt their business models to ensure that they stay relevant in times to come...
Paul Stevens 27 Jan 2020
As December swiftly approaches, many homeowners prepare to rent out their primary or secondary residences via Airbnb...
Travys Wilkins 20 Nov 2019
With the holiday season drawing near, many homeowners might be carefully considering the idea of short-term letting over the peak season...
Adrian Goslett 28 Oct 2019
Gearing is one of the major contributors to property's popularity and success as an investment, enabling investors to access the benefits of assets far more valuable than their initial cash outlay...
Leon Breytenbach 5 Sep 2019
If you are looking for a home to rent you need to prepare just as well as if you are buying a property, and many of the items on both checklists are the same...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 30 Aug 2019
After an extended period of slow growth for the South African rental market, landlords may well be feeling pessimistic about the future of their investments...
Jacqui Savage 16 Jul 2019
What to set aside for surprise expenses that may occur for landlords...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 6 May 2019
Moving to a new house can be a stressful time, but what do tenants need to bear in mind as the big day approaches?...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 20 Mar 2019
Your beautiful investment property needs the perfect tenant. Here's how to ensure that you find a good match...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 19 Mar 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...
Zubeida Hendricks is 81 years old. She has lived on Goldsmith Street in Salt River, Cape Town, for 51 years. She shares the house with her son, his wife and two children...
Wilmien Wicomb 17 Jan 2019
If you're planning to move in 2019, getting yourself rent-ready is important. Here's how to make yourself the best prospective tenant a landlord could wish for...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 15 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 Nov 2018
For the prospective tenant, renting a property should be a relatively easy task without hassle - provided you are well-organised and informed...
Mark Burt 16 Oct 2018
Over the years, particularly with various DIY advertising portals becoming available to the layman renting out his property, various rental scams have been concocted...
Sunell Afrika 9 Oct 2018
Some minor relief is in store for Capetonian tenants as they wait with baited breath for the final axe to drop...
With the rise in popularity of Airbnb, many people are hoping to capitalise on the potential lucrative rental income by investing in short-term rentals...
Here are the most expensive rental suburbs and what the average property looks like in each of them...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 3 Sep 2018
Here's what can you do to ensure you and your animals remain on the good side of your landlord...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 30 Aug 2018
Landlords have a duty to use reasonable care to safeguard their tenants and could be in breach of contract if they fail to do so...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 27 Aug 2018
Investing in property is an option many South Africans consider as it offers an excellent extra source of income...
Slowing semigration and the reluctance of landlords to adjust their price expectations are some of the factors which contributed to the steady decline...
While the rental market in Joburg has shown encouraging signs of revival this year, it is by no means out of the woods yet...
"Landlords who wish to operate in this sector need to do careful research to establish what type of home really affluent tenants prefer, what might make them choose one over another, and what will make them stay."
Conversation around the braai has it that Airbnb is an easy way to let your property make money for you...
Bruce Swain 24 May 2018
There are certain times in life when you want to settle down and others when you know it is time to move on...
Greg Harris 12 Apr 2018
The rental property sector is being particularly hard-hit by at the moment by fraudsters determined to gain access to rental accommodation under false pretences, says Greg Harris, CEO of Chas Everitt Property Rentals...
Machine learning offers enormous opportunities to all areas of the real estate market...
Vian Chinner 16 Feb 2018
Here are a couple of pointers to help you decide if you are ready to step onto the first rung of the property ladder...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 30 Jan 2018
Sustainability in the property sector is becoming more important than ever, says William Hughes, business sustainability consultant at Mazars...
The Western Cape's year-on-year rental growth rate for Q2 and Q3 is still at the top of the national rental growth index (even though it was down from 11% to 10.2%), according to Payprop's final Rental Index for 2017...
A new type of property buyer, the 'rentvestor', is emerging in the South African marketplace, according to Gerhard Kotzé, MD of the RealNet estate agency group...
Property management platform Preferental, previously operating in its beta phase as MyRentr, hosted its official launch recently at the Property Buyer Show in Sandton...