Second in size only to Joburg CBD, the Sandton business district has greater potential than any other modern CBD in South Africa to dramatically increase in size and density, with several developers ready to commence new development projects within the...
Rising oil prices coupled with those for food pose challenges to the economic and inflation outlook for most food and oil-importing countries, according to the Financial Stability Review (FSR) of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) released Wednesday.
After suffering the blow of a devastating recession in 2008/09, the South African consumer was spoiled for choice as the Reserve Bank dropped interest rates to...
After suffering the blow of a devastating recession in 2008/09, the South African consumer was spoiled for choice as the Reserve Bank dropped interest rates to...
Property practitioners, rental agents and brokers have been urged to err on the side of caution until questions regarding property leases and the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) have been resolved.
Sandton's popular Village Walk shopping centre is due for a major overhaul which will include the demolition of parts of the precinct for re-development. The final plans are yet to be approved by the Metropolitan Properties' board before timelines for ...
The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) has welcomed a public protector investigation into the sacking of its former chief executive, Nomonde Mapetla, saying it has nothing to fear.
The board's chairman, Thami Bolani, said Mapetla's dismissal ha...
The eThekwini municipality and private developers were hoping to rent one of Durban's prime beachfront sites, Vetch's Pier, from the government for R1 000 a year for the next two centuries.
City manager Michael Sutcliffe also made it clear that...
A house was petrol-bombed and burnt down, a pile of tyres was stacked against the front door of another home and set alight, and wheel nuts were removed from a car which subsequently swerved across a highway. These have been some of the violent inciden...
Old Mutual Property Group's project leader, Debbie Caplin, says R5bn is being invested in properties surrounding Rosebank's "The Zone" mixed use project in northern Johannesburg. Caplin was speaking at the official opening of the upmarket R85...
The new Consumer Protection Act is by no means a threat to any reputable auctioneer. On the contrary, it will help auctioneers to give a slicker better service.
The act emphasises the need for full disclosure. It tries by various means to ensur...
Johannesburg, 11 April 2011 - Property loan stock company Vukile is to acquire the Giyani Plaza retail centre in Limpopo from Sanlam Life Insurance for R68.25 million subject to the fulfilment of certain suspensive conditions.
Cape Town has been expanding east for a while, Woodstock has seen a revival of note and now the area that links the city to District Six and Woodstock is fast becoming the creative hub of the region.
Amid ever rising electricity tariffs, concerns regarding coal supplies and calls for an increased focus on sustainable energy and environmental responsibility, South Africa’s electricity supply system is bound to remain under pressure as the econ...
Property developers who have in the past delivered sub-standard products and gotten away with it, relying on the protection of the "voetstoots" clause, will no longer have that shield, in terms of the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA).
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The Financial Services Board (FSB) has issued a warning to consumers not to conduct financial services business directly with Realcor. This warning comes too late for thousands of investors who lent more than R415m to Realcor to fund its hotel.
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Century Property Developers have taken over the BelAir and Lonehill malls north of Johannesburg after a deal was struck between liquidators, the buyer and Absa Bank.
Auction Alliance CEO Rael Levitt says the sale closed the chapter on the count...
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Monday ruled against Free State businessman Crawford von Abo, who wanted the South African government to compensate him for farms he lost in Zimbabwe.
SABC radio news reported that the SCA set aside a...
This TT reporter when speaking to a Stellenbosch farmer recently was told that it's very difficult for farmers, particularly wine farmers, to make a living by farming. He said that many people buying farms are buying them as lifestyle purchasers and no...
An interesting article in the Cape Business News looks at why the Waterfront was sold so quickly after being held for a relatively short time. Large property deals usually appear to be for the long haul to turn a decent profit, but in this case the V&a...
An Appeal Court ruling (in the case Solvista Investments vs Sasol Fibres) which clarifies the message that the liability to pay all rates and taxes and "other outgoings" passes to the purchaser on the date of transfer but does not entitle him...
First National Bank and Bellville-based property consultants Rode and Associates launched a report on the country’s property market that shows a gradual return of cautious optimism in the office and industrial sectors of the...