Growthpoint Properties investing R13 million to redevelop this prime site on the corner of Bowling and South Roads in Sandton for ICR Electrical

On Monday 4 February Investec Property celebrated breaking ground at the site of a new shopping centre in Mayfield, Daveyton, with a sod-turning ceremony. 

While the market in residential property developments has slowed and many of the smaller borderline developers have all but disappeared in these lean times, there have been “bright spots in the market and indications are that the development market is in the process of a gradual recovery”, says Pam Golding Properties (PGP), Hyde Park region development manager, Peet Strauss. 

Ashton Park, a new residential development at Century City comprising 138 apartments and seven villas, is to be launched by the Rabie Property Group shortly.

Growthpoint Properties has developed a R17 million warehouse expansion for long-time client warehousing and distribution company CHC Resources in Durban's Prospecton node.

The Johannesburg central business district (CBD) is proving to be an animal with different parts — the good, the bad and the ugly — and savvy property developers are only now starting to figure this out and returning to the inner city.

Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, has been named “Best Developer in Africa” by international finance magazine Euromoney, in the 8th annual global Euromoney Real Estate Survey

Property investment in commercial and industrial markets offers a number of challenges that investors should be aware of as this can be a complicated business. A sound property strategy is vital when deciding on a suitable location for new business operations and making the decision to invest in industrial or warehousing space

Small towns in the province of Limpopo, once regarded as pit stops by big-city businessman on their way to larger, more important places, have now become part the country’s mining revolution

Talk of classic planning principles, central park type features and a demographic retail and business capture potential to boot, South Africa will soon experience quality urban living on a scale - literally in concept a new city within the Gauteng megalopolis -  beyond any this country has ever seen with Waterfall City.