Joburg offers the best value for property investors, says Yael Geffen
October 14 2026 15:40 Yael Geffen Interest rates may dominate the headlines, but affordability, not rate predictions, should drive buying decisions, says the CEO of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty. Johannesburg is the place to buy for property investors, and the wide price gap with Cape Town could start to close if governance in the […]
REVIEW OF THE SA ECONOMY AND THE UPCOMING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
October 12 2026 18:00 Guest article by Bashier Adam, Tax Director, Nexia SAB&T Let us start with the numbers that do not make it into the investor roadshow presentations. South Africa’s official unemployment rate reached 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, its highest level since August 2022, with 8.5-million not having a job. The […]
Joburg’s Likely Result and the Case for an ANC–DA Coalition
October 12 2026 17:30 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA An opinion piece by Alistair Anderson No party is likely to win Johannesburg outright on 4 November, and the city’s best hope for a stable government might just be a coalition between its two largest parties: the ANC and the DA. That is an uncomfortable idea for many […]
OPINION: Steven Bartlett’s R189m Bishopscourt listing is a headline, not a housing market signal
October 8 2026 16:00 Picture: Supplied by stevenbartlett.com CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA When British podcaster and entrepreneur Steven Bartlett put his Bishopscourt mansion on the market for R189m, the reaction was swift and predictable. Social media lit up with complaints that foreigners are pricing South Africans out of their own city. Some asked why the […]
Rental housing property is a business, not just an asset
October 6 2026 17:10 Guest article by Nkeku Mothoa, Client Coverage Consultant at TUHF Capital For many aspiring property investors, the appeal of property lies in its perceived simplicity. Buy a building, tenant it, collect rental income and watch the asset appreciate over time. Yet the reality is far more complex. Successful property entrepreneurs understand […]
Burstone says its performance is holding steady as it balances challenges in different markets
September 30 2026 13:40 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Burstone Group (JSE: BTN) has kept its full-year guidance intact, even while warning that first-half earnings growth will land slightly below that range. In a voluntary pre-close trading update for the six months to 30 September 2026, the diversified property group reaffirmed that it expects distributable income per […]
Jonathan Kohler, Founder and CEO of Landsdowne Properties says interest rate decision could slow house sales
September 29 2026 16:00 BRYANSTON, SOUTH AFRICA Last week, The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%, pushing the prime lending rate to 10.75% effective September 25, 2026 “The rate increase will make prospective buyers look harder at what they can afford each month, particularly if they […]
Silly BEE law for property practitioners finally scrapped
September 28 2026 22:00 SOUTH AFRICA The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has officially confirmed that it will no longer require a BEE certificate to issue Fidelity Fund Certificates (FFCs) to property practitioners. This follows a High Court ruling in early September that declared provisions of the Property Practitioners Act (PPA) unconstitutional and set them […]
Accelerate Property Fund gives Flanagan & Gerard the chance to own 15% of Fourways Mall which could become 100% one day
September 28 2026 21:30 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA JSE-listed Accelerate Property Fund, has signed a new property development and asset management services (PMA) agreement, which could result in 15% of the mall being transferred or bought by its managers. The PMA was signed with the same groups involved in the old one which had had issues, […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 6 – Governance Matters
May 25 2026 19:00 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the latest episode of the fast growing podcast, Another Brick in the Wall. This is the sixth episode of the REIT Report , brought to you by the SA REIT Association. In this episode, Alistair and Michael speak to Yusuf Mowlana of M&G Investments. They discuss […]