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 […]
Riverstone Wetland Estate joins South Africa’s growing roster of EDGE-certified developments
October 14 2026 14:40 Craft Homes’ Fourways estate has earned preliminary EDGE certification from the Green Building Council South Africa, with projected energy savings above 37%. It joins a fast-growing list of homes, offices and retail centres built to the IFC’s green standard. Craft Homes has announced that Riverstone Wetland Estate, its development beside the […]
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 […]
Mauritius’ changing visitor market opens the door for aparthotels
October 8 2026 13:45 Mauritius may be best known for its luxury resorts, but the island’s evolution as a financial, business and investment hub is creating demand for accommodation beyond the traditional resort stay. According to Statistics Mauritius, the island welcomed a record 1.436-million tourists in 2025, up 3.9% on the previous year. Bank of […]
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 […]
SA Corporate’s Riversands residential acquisition: How It grew the fund
October 6 2026 16:30 SA Corporate Real Estate (JSE: SAC) made its biggest single residential bet yet. Its R1.67bn purchase of the Parks Lifestyle Apartments at Riversands, Gauteng adds roughly 2,000 rental units in one stroke, pushes residential to about half the fund’s assets, and is forecast to lift distributable income per share by more […]
Red Wall campaign claims to signal a new era for property development marketing
October 6 2026 14:15 Bryanston, Gauteng For decades, property developments in South Africa have been marketed with the same formula: a branded billboard, a glossy brochure, polished renders and a launch-day banner. But Craft Homes said this week that it when set out to launch Bryanston Country Estate, its in-house marketing team d”eliberately broke that […]
Supermarket Income Reit tops £2bn and pledges 2% dividend growth
October 6 2026 14:00 Supermarket Income Reit CEO, Rob Abraham Last month, JSE-listed Supermarket Income Reit reported financial results for the year to end-June 2026, wherein the company’s portfolio grew healthily even if income fell. The multiple exchange-listed comapny(LSE: SUPR, JSE: SRI) declared a 6.2p dividend for the year to 30 June 2026, up from […]
FindHomes launches free rental data platform as new figures reveal a market split in two
October 6 2026 13:30 CAPE TOWN, South Africa New platform tracks more than 156,000 live long-term rentals, giving South Africans free access to suburb-level asking rents, price reductions and market trends Local property intelligence company FindHomes has opened its rental intelligence platform to the public for free, giving renters, landlords and property professionals access to […]
Blockpower wants to pay your body corporate’s electricity bill
October 6 2026 11:05 A Blockpower battery centre Often described simply as a solar and battery company, Blockpower has repositioned itself as something closer to a private energy utility for community schemes. It has a flagship offering, branded Energy as a Service (EaaS), noting that for South Africa’s sectional title schemes the electricity problem has […]