Property loan stock company has received a positive 'A -' senior rating on its ability to service debt and repay capital.

A NEW Estate Agency Affairs Board, intended to reflect the concerns and interests of all South Africans, has been announced by Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin.

DOMESTIC expenditure by consumers, business and government, was likely to slow this year, despite resilient demand in the first quarter, said economists at Merrill Lynch.

THE US office vacancy rate in the second quarter of the year rose to its highest level in nearly seven years as demand remained subdued.

CHAMELEON Village, a R30m retail development to serve the growing residential areas around Hartbees poort Dam, and thousands of visitors, is due to open on November 1.

A new Estate Agency Affairs Board has been announced by Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin.

Cape Town - A frenzy for inner-city residential property has hit Cape Town, and architects believe it will give the city back its "verve", possibly returning it to the glory of the 1950s. The flurry of demand for inner-city living was sparked.

Yesterday the Grand Old Lady of St Georges Mall in central Cape Town stood forlorn in the pedestrian walkway. The only activity at 117 St Georges Mall was the removal of boxes and files as the building was slowly being emptied.

CAPE TOWN Three historical Cape Town buildings in Adderley Street, bought for a bargain price of R1,7m in October 2001, are to be revamped into a new boutique hotel .

Newly approved policies will bring Joburg in line with the world's great cities.