Man-in-the-street talk about the possible impact of the United States sub-prime debt crisis on the South African economy - and the South African property market in particular - has been largely uninformed and sometimes dangerously wild.
The launch of two large shopping centres in Soweto – Jabulani and Maponya – focuses the attention on commercial property investment in townships and rural areas, but listed companies are still wary of previously disadvantaged areas.
THE South African commercial property industry need not be too concerned about growing foreign investment in the sector because there is enough local investor interest to keep it buoyant, property econom...
DURBAN — The R270m investment by Pep Stores into a 65000m² warehouse facility in Prospecton, south of Durban, doubled the clothing group’s warehousing space in KwaZulu-Natal.
Construction has begun on the new West Coast Mall that is scheduled to open in Vredenburg on the Cape West Coast in March 2009. The R365 million project is being developed by Retail Africa and promises to bring a boost to economic growth in the West Coast...
As 2010 Soccer World Cup fever continues to mount, South Africa may be wise to temper its expectations as Germany comes to the realisation that the event was not the pot of gold predicted.
That's the only conclusion to be drawn from a report ...
Property funds listed on the JSE could start adding residential stock to their portfolios, as commercial property investment opportunities start to dry up.
That is one of the sentiments raised at the IPD/Sapoa Property Investment Conference he...
Ready-to-connect telecommunications services are a key differentiator in the property market, especially in new developments, such as security complexes, golf estates, shopping centres and business parks.
Six banks and an indoor cricket stadium were among the special properties that made up the roll at the well-attended multiple auction held by Alliance Group on Wednesday.
“Attendance was unbelievable and there was almost a mini- bidding ...
Property group Growthpoint Properties has bought two letting properties for R114.4 million to profit from office rental exposure to Gautrain stations, it said on Friday.
The group bought Grand Central Extension 1 Township in Midrand for ...
A limited supply of light industrial space in the growing seaside town of Jeffreys Bay has seen a huge demand for space in the Loodspark Industrial Park development.
The 32-unit development is planned for the main business centre of the town, w...
The new owners of Boschendal have completed the second phase acquisition of Boschendal lands in the Western Cape while awaiting planning approval for their initial property developments.
The latest acquisition increases their investment to ove...
SA Corporate Real Estate Fund, the country’s third largest listed property fund, is to boost the Western Cape industrial component of its portfolio with an R82 million warehouse development in Paarden Eiland, next to Cape Town harbour
Hyprop Investments, the blue-chip property group, emerged the overall winner in the retail property category at this year’s Financial Mail Property Investment Awards
Listed property unit trust Fountainhead Property Trust, formerly Graypro...
THE South African commercial property industry need not be too concerned about growing foreign investment in the sector because there is enough local investor interest to keep it buoyant, property economist Francois Viruly says
The recent relaxation of residential zoning laws in parts of Bonza Bay Road in Beacon Bay, East London, is making it possible not only for businesses to operate there but also for business owners to buy, rather than rent, their premises.
Heavy building materials supplier Buildworks Group (BWK), which seeks to list on the JSE's AltX on Wednesday November 28, plans to raise R50m via private placing of as many shares at R1 each, it said on Monday.
A sizeable erf of vacant land situated in Protea Heights in Brackenfell - in Cape Town's rapidly growing Northern Suburbs - comprising 4,513sq m zoned for commercial (business zone II) use is to be auctioned at 11:00 on site on Thursday 29 November 2007. ...
A four-star hotel was due to open on 1 November at Freedom Square in Kliptown, giving tourists the option of luxury hotel accommodation in the biggest township in the country, for the first time. By Emily Visser
Twelve months prior to the handover date, 70% of the retail space at a R500m Big Bay coastal development (20 km north of Cape Town) has already been allocated.
The first tenants will be moving in towards the end of 2008.
