The property and broader built environment sector has an important role to play in Africa’s growth, but it needs to be taken more seriously and prioritised.

The SA REIT Conference is again proving to be the gathering place for the sharpest minds in property, finance and investment, and an exciting platform for debate and interaction.

The total value of sales in the South African housing market has been steadily increasing, with an 8.3% increase in the value of residential-property transactions from 2014 to 2015.

By all accounts, the next two years are going to be challenging ones for the residential property market, thanks to rising interest rates and slow economic growth.

Spire Property Management recently secured the management contracts for several retail centres in outlying areas of Durban and Johannesburg.

For retailers to make sales their doors need to be open for longer. That’s the word from Marius Muller, CEO of leading shopping centre investor Pareto.

Highlighting Sandton Central’s position as not only SA’s financial hub – but a major center for business tourism, leisure and conferencing, Joburg Tourism has moved its head office from Rosebank to the landmark Sandton Library on Nelson Mandela Square.

Arriving at Vukile Property Fund’s headquarters, a pretty and petite building in Rosebank, we’re greeted by cranes on the horizon.

First day of the Department of Labour's inquiry into the M1 bridge collapse kicks off with the two companies at the centre of the probe unable to agree on who is responsible for the structure's design.

The latest ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal relating to rates and taxes on a property is most concerning for property buyers and could have lasting implications regarding the risk of ownership.