Urban regeneration - is it viable in South Africa today?

BY: LEON BREYTENBACH
As cities age, buildings deteriorate and become overcrowded. Residential areas expand further from the CBD, causing commerce to follow, until the city centre is merely a ghost of its former self. Rentals drop, vacancies rise and criminal elements often……more

Investing in property? What you need to know

ISSUED BY: CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD EXCELLERATE
Beleaguered in recent years, subject to the drama of political developments and weighed down by global sluggishness, the economy has played havoc with the investment potential of the property industry. However, optimists believe that this is……more

Attacq, Tricolt to launch first high-rise luxury apartments in Waterfall City

17 OCT 2018 | SAVE | EMAIL | PRINT |  PDF    
Attacq has partnered with property development company Tricolt to launch Ellipse Waterfall, the first high-rise luxury apartments in Waterfall City. The development is comprises four towers, the Newton, Kepler, Da Vinci and Galileo, totalling 590 apartments. The first……more

Sapoa, town planners decry delays in City of Joburg

Planning delays by the city has resulted in a loss around R100 million for one developer.
Suren Naidoo  /  17 October 2018 
Sapoa says there has been a considerable decline in planning approvals by the city. Picture: Shutterstock
The South African Property Owner’s Association (Sapoa)……more

CT drops opposition to Maiden's Cove review application

15 OCT 2018  
In April this year, the Bungalow Owners' Association and Others filed an application in the Western Cape High Court, asking the court to review and set aside the City of Cape Town's decision to sell and lease the……more

Emira fund to sell 25 of its office assets to a new majority black-owned entity.

Listed property fund Emira has agreed to sell 25 of its office assets for R1.8 billion to a new majority black-owned entity.
In a separate transaction, Emira has acquired a 9.9 percent interest in JSE AltX-listed Transcend Property Fund for R45.9 million.
These transactions……more