South African property investors have to start investing in there rest of the continent because there are "major opportunities being overlooked", says Wayne van der Vent, head of property investments at the Public Investments Corporation.

Eighteen properties, including a national monument, went under the hammer at an auction packed with 250 potential buyers in Cape Town yesterday.

The impact of the global credit crisis on South African listed property companies’ access to finance has been minor, explains Managing Director of Nedbank Corporate Property Finance Frank Berkeley

The new Knysna property valuation roll is unfair and should never have been certified, according to an expert brought in by unhappy property owners in the town.

APEXHI Properties will spend R1bn between now and next year to refurbish its properties.

With acquisition activity having slowed, ApexHi Properties Limited aims to invest R1-billion in refurbishment projects to grow income in its portfolio. Projects worth R570-million are already underway, and refurbishments for a further R357-million are currently in planning phases.

Over the past five years or so the development and rejuvenation successes of South Africa’s inner cities have been hotly debated. After Trevor Manuel’s 2002 announcement of the creation of Urban Development Zones, various cities started trying to clean up their act

Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments (OMIGPI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Nigerian company for a joint venture to create and manage a waterfront development in Abuja, the federal capital

Construction of the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town is on schedule

With entry level property prices in Cape Town’s City Bowl having doubled since 2004, those who bought three years ago are likely to be sitting pretty