The Eastern Cape Province is set to benefit from the approximate R12 million finance granted to developers Shield Homes for the Applewood development in Port Elizabeth.
Aengus Investment Properties (AIP) is set to transform Port Elizabeth Central into a thriving mixed-use property node with the launch of its Oh!41 creative hub at Havelock Square in October
Port Elizabeth’s iBhayi area will become a major urban retail hub with the development of the R195 million Kinako Mall at the intersection of the R75 Uitenhage Rd and Spondo Rd. To date major national tenants have reportedly signed up for new Port retail hub
On behalf of its clients, Futuregrowth's Development Equity Fund, has purchased a 12.5% equity stake in Johannesburg urban renewal property group TUHF (Pty) Ltd for R25m which will boost affordable housing in Johannesburg CBD. TUHF provides commercial property finance to emerging and established entrepreneurs to purchase and refurbish affordable rental housing residential buildings in the inner cities of Gauteng, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth and surrounding areas
We've heard this story before: The Coega Development Corporation, operator of the Coega IDZ outside Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, says it expects more investor deals this year
If being accepted at university is like gold dust, suitable, affordable accommodation is like striking a gold mine
shortage of student accommodation at universities and tertiary institutions has led to some universities outsourcing their accommodation to private developers and building managers
The Coega Development Corporation has announced that a second manganese smelter is to be built at the Coega Industrial Development Zone near Port Elizabeth, to supply China, the world’s biggest steel market.
The big banks may well have backed out of seemingly high-risk inner-city property markets but alternative lenders, private equity funds and institutions are starting to pick up the slack
US-backed private equity fund International Housing Solutions, which entered SA’s affordable housing market in 2008, recently breached the R1bn lending mark.

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