International Housing Solutions (IHS), an international joint venture between MuniMae of the US and top Irish property group Howard Eurocape, has launched its operations on the African continent for the first time, opening its head office for Africa in Rosebank, Johannesburg, in January.

Two of the stories told in the new State of the Cities report offer rich insights into the way ordinary people live in SA’s post-apartheid cities but, at the same time, highlight the complex challenges city governments face.

Nineteen buildings came under the hammer at the Auction Alliance multi-property sale in Rosebank last Wednesday, where 50% of the sales were confirmed at the drop of the hammer.

Access housing No. 2 Jun 2006

THE Gauteng government has vowed to clamp down on illegal squatters and "shack farmers" in a bid to slow the increase in the mushrooming of informal settlements in the province, it emerged at a briefing yesterday.

FOR the average suburban family, the family house, cluster or flat is not just a home.

Invitation of township or residential property markets

Almost 37 500 families of mostly the so-called Cape Flats areas will benefit from a once-off opportunity to substantially reduce their rental debt with Council and catch up with payments sooner.

The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) new campus-style head office in Pretoria is 70% complete.

Johannesburg manages its way to a balanced budget and more efficient services