Rudolf Pienaar, Growthpoint Properties Divisional Director: Offices, has been appointed to the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC’s) Board of Directors.

In a quarter fraught with social unrest, political turmoil, frequent power outages and other economic headwinds, results from the 2Q2015 FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Survey show that consumer sentiment nosedived to a 14.5-year low. 

Well-positioned commercial property in outlying areas around South Africa is proving increasingly attractive to both local and international buyers who continue to find value in sustainable investments, says Norman Raad, CEO of Broll Auctions and Sales.

According to Rode & Associates, over the past few decades the tertiary services sector of the SA economy has been growing in relative importance as has been the case in the developed world.

The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has rejected Eskom’s selective reopener of the third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD3) Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs), which would have resulted in a total price increase of 25.3% for 2015/16.

Nedbank has been awarded the dual accolades of Best Retail Bank in South Africa award and Best Mortgage and Home Loans Product in Africa award for 2015 at The Asian Banker’s 2nd Annual Middle East and Africa Awards Ceremony.

The High Street Auction Co, South Africa’s leading real estate auction firm, today auctioned 18 high value properties at its monthly multi property auction held at Summer Place in Hyde Park.

Real gross domestic expenditure gains momentum on the back of households consumption, while both household debt-to-disposable income and debt-service cost ratios inched higher in the first quarter of 2015.

Total South Africa’s head office in Rosebank, Johannesburg underwent a major makeover, to allow for future growth while improving the group’s environmental footprint.

Infrastructure planning has become an inextricable part of property investment, development and management in South Africa, says Marna van der Walt, CEO of Africa’s leading integrated property solutions provider, Excellerate Property Services.