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JLL SA releases commercial property research report
The commercial real estate advisory firm, JLL South Africa, has released its research report for the second quarter of 2015 for the Johannesburg retail, office and industrial market, as well as the Cape Town office market... read more>>



Property
Philippi Village a space for people to find inspiration
Philippi Village in Cape Town is a transformation of genius that was designed as a thesis project for a Masters Degree in Sustainable Design by one of Cape Town's acclaimed architects, Philip Briel... read more>>
Market & Investments
Property growth rate in line with inflation rate
Reports that the fast appreciating growth rate in house prices has begun to slow somewhat have resulted in a flood of enquiries about the likely future performance of the residential property market... read more>>
Growthpoint named overall winner of Property Investment Award
Growthpoint Properties, South Africa's largest listed property group, secured the overall IPD Property Investment Award 2015 for the second year running as well as the award for the office portfolio performance... read more>>
Vukile diversifies with stake in Atlantic Leaf

Joan Muller

Vukile Property Fund, which owns rural and township shopping centres, a 50% stake in the East Rand Mall in Boksburg and a portfolio of government-tenanted offices, has acquired a 21% stake in UK-focused Atlantic Leaf for R350m... read more>>
Productivity remains under pressure
The main culprit here is unit labour costs, due to soaring real wage growth in key production and government-led sectors... read more>>
Property Management
Durban's sought-after Point poised for new wave of development

Nce Mkhize

A decade ago Durban's Point precinct was dominated by dilapidated buildings that were home to vagrants and criminals. It has been transformed into a property market paradise, with upgraded roads and waterways leading to upmarket apartment blocks, restaurants, hotels and offices... read more>>
Freedom Property Fund disposes of Stellenbosch property
Freedom Property Fund has, subject to conditions precedent, disposed of its Stellenbosch industrial property in the Western Cape for R49m... read more>>
Managing agents' credibility in spotlight at indaba
The National Association of Managing Agents (NAMA) Indaba is fast becoming the most prestigious event on the sectional title calendar... read more>>
Rental
Transforming the storage industry, Q&A with Hjalmar Venter
National space provider XtraSpace is launching a new division offering door-to-door personal storage. Totally transforming... read more>>
Residential
Western Cape records strongest house price growth
Despite the weak economic outlook, it would seem that the Cape Town property market is the exception to the rule as agents continue to cite stock shortages and buyers and sellers alike remain confident in the long-term value of homes in the city... read more>>
Cape Town receives award for best residential project
The City of Cape Town's Community Residential Unit (CRU) Refurbishment Project in Kewtown near Athlone, has received a Govan Mbeki Award in the category for the Best Community Residential Unit project in the country... read more>>
House prices in major metro regions continue to increase
Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property (PGP) group, says ongoing trends of urbanisation, migration between provinces and the growing appeal of smaller, more centrally-located homes indicate that pockets of strength which are achieving vibrant growth will remain in certain sectors of the country's residential property market. read more>>
Business
Concern about silence on key threats to SA's economic longevity
South Africa has a leadership crisis, but this is not limited to government. Trevor Ncube, entrepreneur and publisher of SA's Mail & Guardian newspaper, recently addressed corporate leaders on their silence on key threats to the country's economic longevity... read more>>
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