“Climate change is not a competition”
“ It’s about how we pull together in unison, as a team … We all have a choice, we can continue to talk, or we can prepare and understand that there will be hard work [...]
Newly re-accredited Wits programmes will boost the property sector in South Africa
The South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV) has applauded the recent re-accreditation of three Wits University programmes in the property valuation profession. […]
Likely improvements in the property market ahead
While South Africa’s property market has been sluggish over the past five years, it is starting to show encouraging signs of improvement, says Bheki Vilakazi, Managing Director of SVA International, a subsidiary of the GIBB [...]
Property rights are not a colonial construct
By Zakhele Mthembu SA Affordable Housing is publishing this article as it presents a pertinent ‘other side’ to the private title debate currently doing the rounds. […]
Will 2022 be another good year for property buyers?
By Barrie Swart, Head of Operations: Gumtree South Africa House prices are coming down again, albeit by a tiny margin. Despite grim predictions about Covid-19, house prices shot up in 2020. April 2021 was the [...]
Women continue to dominate the property market
Data by Lightstone Property reveals that more women are buying property than men. Over the period of January 2019 to June 2021 women have bought more properties than men across every quarter. […]
Understanding the municipal valuation process, rates, and taxes
The South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV) would like to encourage property owners to have a better understanding of the municipal valuation process and its effect on rates and taxes payable. […]
Professional property valuers increasingly vital
Recent reports on property market trends from Q1 2021 have revealed trends in South Africa which are both alarming and inspiring, depending on your position in the market. […]
Sowing the seeds of inclusivity in our inner cities: Part 1
Outgoing Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, was among a line-up of expert speakers in the property, urban planning and government sectors, assembled to tackle the question of how to unearth inner city potential – making [...]
Less affluent areas driving property growth
Homes from traditionally affluent areas are no longer driving property growth in South Africa, with sectional title proving to be increasingly popular. This according to Pam Golding Property Group chief executive Andrew Golding. […]