Based on data published by Statistics South Africa, building activity in the South African market for new private sector-financed housing (see explanatory notes) remained under pressure in the first five months of 2016, with much subdued year-on-year growth in activity levels in May this year.

Cash-strapped homeowners with mortgages, who are faced with inexorably rising consumer costs across the board, will be relieved at the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision today (21 July 2016) to keep the repo rate steady, says Dr Andrew Golding, CE of the Pam Golding Property group.

With his extensive acumen as a property developer and investor, Jeff Zidel has been appointed President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC).

Second quarter 2016 statistics released by ooba show nominal house price growth of 2% year-on-year compared to the second quarter of 2015.

Retail sales growth remains solid in real terms, having averaged 3.3% for the 1st 5 months of 2016, similar to the average growth for 2015 as a whole.

Collaborating for a better, greener built environment, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (NCIB) has again joined forces with the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) as the principal sponsor of the Green Building Convention 2016.

A tick-box approach to the scorecard for the Revised Codes of Good Practice for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) will not normalise our society and fix past socio-economic injustices with the urgency it requires.

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Buyers and sellers alike often see an estate agent as a necessary evil when it comes to purchasing property.

SA's listed property companies struggle to find well priced acquisition opportunities and takeovers are becoming more difficult to achieve now as there are no easy targets.