19 Mar 2013

Property & Real Estate

 



Do not waste that water!

We live in a country in which water is not as plentiful as we'd like, so it makes sense that conserving water is the theme of Green Office Week (GOW). GOW this year takes place from Monday, 22 to Friday, 26 April.

TopTV wants to broadcast porn, and many people and religious groups don't want them to - so it seems there is a TopTV porn boycott looming. In the other camp, there are also many people who are quite happy if the station wins its case and is able to take the porn route.

Looking to the heavens, the SKA Organisation Project Office has issued its pre-construction phase request for proposals. The RFP is an invitation for international consortia to bid for work packages to design the various components of the SKA, such as antennas, receivers, signal processing systems, data transport and high performance computers.

Back on earth, if you're content, we're content here at Bizcommunity. We have been ahead of the curve for years in providing an unmatched vehicle for all of you to get your message out there.

Finally, on the petrol-head front, our glamorous motoring editor Henrie Geyser reckons the new Isuzu KB range scores in the glamour stakes and for those out there who love two wheels rather than four, we are now covering motorcycling news... and to start you off is the new KTM 1190 Adventure range. If this doesn't make your eyes water, then...

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Sole mandates are the best way to market property
[John Weston] One of the liveliest discussions at the Rawson Property Group's annual conference, held at the Arabella Hotel and Spa in Kleinmond during February, revolved around the subject of sole mandates - and there was almost universal acceptance that these work better than any other system, for both the seller and the agent, particularly when compared to open mandates. Read more >>

Luxury black property ownership soars, report finds
Growth among black owners in the luxury property market has soared over the last 10 years, but this change is yet to be reflected in the rest of the property market, according to data collated by Lightstone. Read more >>

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Tourist accommodation rose in January
Total income in SA's tourist accommodation sector rose by 7.0% year-on-year in January‚ Statistics SA's (Stats SA) tourist accommodation survey released on Monday (18 March) showed. Read more >>

Growthpoint still wants Fountainhead
[Nick Hedley] Growthpoint Properties said on Tuesday (12 March) it remained committed to buying Fountainhead Property Trust's R10.3bn portfolio‚ and claimed that Redefine Properties' assertion that its bid would fail was "without merit". Read more >>

Cape Town's airport still best in Africa
The Cape Town International Airport has been rated the best in Africa for the third year in a row, Western Cape tourism MEC Alan Winde said on Tuesday (12 March). Read more >>

Vukile buys five of Encha's buildings
[Nick Hedley] Listed property loan stock company Vukile Property Fund said on Tuesday (12 March) its agreement with Encha Properties is "one of the most significant Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) initiatives to date". Read more >>


Rental

Renting securely
Research into the behavioural patterns of buy-to-let investors and potential tenants has revealed that both parties were contributing towards stabilising the rental market as a medium to long-term investment prospect. Read more >>

The burden of rising electricity costs on rent
[Michelle Dickens] The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved an 8% increase in electricity costs, agreeably not the 16% requested by Eskom, but nevertheless a figure still above inflation. However, when viewed against the previous 25% per annum increases, is this lower increase a little bit too late for most consumers? Read more >>


Residential

Buco gives Iliad sales of R4,5 bn
Reflecting a continued focus on managing margins and expenses‚ building materials supplier Iliad has recorded growth of 387.4% in headline earnings per share, climbing from 9.5 cents to 46.3 cents for the year to December. Read more >>

Corobrik aids Department of Human Settlements in village project
In the Sokhulumi Village in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, the Department of Human Settlements, in partnership with South African Women in Construction (SAWIC), built houses for eight needy families as part of the Nelson Mandela Legacy Project. Part of its support came from donations from Corobrik. Read more >>


Government
Gigaba wants stronger African ties
South Africa needs to renew its focus on African economies in order to grow its export destinations, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday (14 March). Read more >>

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