Bellevue East, located on the border of the upmarket suburbs of Observatory and Upper Houghton, emerged as one of the top performing suburbs in Johannesburg in terms of property price growth.

High level recognition of the critical need for entry level homes is manifesting in the regeneration of some of the country’s inner cities, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the City of Johannesburg, says Mike Bester, CEO of Realty 1 International Property Group

The Johannesburg Housing Company , an important role player in the revival of the inner city, has renovated a derelict building in Hillbrow in a novel way.

Hands-on management, long-term commitment could deliver better yields than in northern suburbs.

Performance indicators show a 200% increase in building-plan approvals for 2002-03 in city area.

SA's new Constitutional Court is to be housed at the site of the 19th-century Old Fort in Braamfontein, occupying roughly 12000m² of the 95000m² site as part of a scheme to rejuvenate Johannesburg's inner-city.