Auction company ClareMart says it is often approached by investors seeking advice as to returns on a wide variety of asset classes.

New Property Finance Loans in the Western Cape region from Nedbank Corporate's Property and Asset Finance Division are up some 30%

Recent decreases in interest rates have boosted SA's burgeoning auction industry.

Gauteng's South African Property Owners' Association (Sapoa) members are increasingly concerned about the "chaos" prevalent at the Johannesburg City Council.

Strategically situated in the heart of the Border / Ciskei / Transkei region, East London - or Buffalo City - is becoming a major service centre of growing importance, a factor which has created a strong demand for both commercial and residential property in the areasays Gwyn Bassingthwaighte,
who heads up the commercial property division of Pam Golding Properties East London office.

Strategically situated in the heart of the Border / Ciskei / Transkei region, East London - or Buffalo City - is becoming a major service centre of growing importance, a factor which has created a strong demand for both commercial and residential property in the area says Gwyn Bassingthwaighte who heads up the commercial property division of Pam Golding Properties East
London office.

Hands-on management, long-term commitment could deliver better yields than in northern suburbs.

The Cape commercial property market is starting to follow the residential property market by using the auction mechanism as a first choice method of sale, says Auction Alliance CEO Rael Levitt.

Using different methodologies leads to distrust in the investment community.

Auction sales of commercial and industrial property in Cape Town seem to be following international property trends as a preferred method of sale, says Auction Alliance chief executive Rael Levitt.