How location affects property values and what buyers need to know.

Being a landlord can be just as challenging as managing any other business and, in a slow market where stock outnumbers prospective tenants, its especially important to have a thorough understanding of the current rental market and to take a hard, objective look at your property.

A survey recently carried out by the respected property analysts, Lightstone, has revealed a range of statistics that will be of interest to anyone keeping track of property trends in South Africa today, says Rowan Alexander, Director of Alexander Swart Property, the Cape Town estate agency headquartered at Brackenfell.

Rawson Property Group agents in Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs have been reporting increasing interest in the area’s luxury market, with sales continuing to heat up in spite of the ongoing economic pressure being experienced in South Africa.

R12 million 750 m2 extension to the Rawson Property Group's Rondebosch head office is given council and heritage approval

Prime office space, situated in Waverly Business Park, a secure, mixed use office park in Observatory, is set to fall under the Auction Alliance hammer during its Commercial Multiple Auction to be held on July 28