18 Dec 2012

Property & Real Estate

 



Thank you for your support in 2012

Today sees our last newsletters for 2012, with the first of our new industry newsletters to be published on 15 January 2013, but we will keep on updating the new industry portals over the festive season.

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support; our subscribers across all our portals continue to grow; in fact, in our new industries alone, we are now closing in on 70,000 subscribers, and for that we thank you.

We want to wish all of you a very enjoyable end-of-year break and - assuming the world doesn't end on Friday (You've heard about the predictions around the Mayan calendar, right?) - we wish you a highly successful 2013.

All the best from the Bizcommunity team!

Rod Baker: Content Director

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Empty nest, full-on investment
[Steven Brookes] Packing up your children's rooms and sending them off for their tertiary studies or first job away from home can be bitter sweet. But before you settle into your spacey empty nest, there are some big decisions to make regarding where your newly winged fledglings will stay during their early adult years. Read more >>

Budget for all costs related to a property purchase
[Carol Reynolds] While purchasing a home is a very exciting step in creating future wealth, there are costs related to the acquisition that need to be taken into account before proceeding. Read more >>

Good time for foreigners to invest in SA property - Rawson Properties
The run-up to the Mangaung conference is likely to be a volatile period in South Africa's history. However, it will also be a good time for foreign investors to invest in South African property, says Bill Rawson, chairman of the Rawson Property Group. Read more >>

Commercial


Musgrave building sold for R65m
[Zeenat Moorad] SA Corporate Real Estate Fund has agreed to buy the Musgrave building in Durban for R65m. The building is owned by Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (OMLACSA)‚ and occupied by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Read more >>

V&A's R35m revamp may spur growth
[Bekezela Phakathi] The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront is set to grow after its new owners spent R35m on refuribshing the food court - by adding 15 new outlets - and the amphitheatre, V&A retail executive Alex Kabalin said on Tuesday (11 December). Read more >>

Vukile rights offer raises R340m
[Thabang Mokopanele] Property loan stock company Vukile Property Fund said on Monday (10 December) it managed to raise R342.8m following its rights offer of 20‚525‚000 new linked units‚ representing 4.99% of the total number of linked units in issue. It will use the money to repay debts and reduce gearing. Read more >>

Property Management


New Rawson franchisee appointed for Boland area
The fast growing Rawson Commercial franchise division has recently sold a Paarl-based franchise to Johan Els, who has had over 13 years' experience in various management positions. Read more >>

Residential


Ways to check insurance claims will be paid
Before you head off on holiday, make sure your insurance is in place. Know what you're covered for, and that if you are robbed, your claims will be paid. Just because your jewellery is covered for theft inside your home doesn't mean it will covered outside your house. Read more >>

Delivering low cost housing is essential - Rawson Properties
Any discussion on low cost, subsidised housing in South Africa has to take into account the startling fact that South Africa has the worst Gini coefficient in the world, according to Bill Rawson, chairman of the Rawson Property Group. Read more >>

ARC helps to export SA's gated estate management expertise
Global best practice in gated residential estate management in South Africa is now being exported to other countries in the southern African region - with Seychelles as the first step in the process. Mozambique, Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola are among the other countries that feature in the planned roll-out. Read more >>

A perfect fit
[Jennifer Leppington-Clark] "Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky-tacky, Little boxes, little boxes, Little boxes, all the same...." This childhood song by Malvina Reynolds reminded me of one of the great ironies of life. When we choose a property for ourselves - as far as we're able to - we don't pick the standardised, blue-printed 'little box' that's all the same as everyone else's. We choose something that we love. That has potential. That suits all of our needs - both now and in the future. Read more >>


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