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2 days ago | businesslive.co.za | Noxolo Majavu

Landlords are showing increased confidence amid falling interest rates. In contrast to the pandemic period, when many opted to sell their properties, they are now expanding their portfolios, though most continue to hold on to their rental assets. The number of landlords selling rental properties dropped to a new low in 2024, according to rental payment platform PayProp’s latest state of the rental industry report.

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Noxolo Majavu

It is tempting to do little other than amble around the fishing settlement, enjoying the benches, cliffs and beaches

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Noxolo Majavu

SA’s listed property sector is in a better shape now, than where it was five years ago, according to the latest data from SA Reit Association. “The current turmoil in global financial markets comes almost exactly five years after the last major drawdown for SA’s listed property sector, when the SA economy was shuttered at the start of the pandemic,” said head of listed property and portfolio manager at Merchant West Investments, and compiler of the SA Reit Association chartbook, Ian Anderson. ..

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Noxolo Majavu

Care is needed in reopening inquests into the deaths of anti-apartheid activists to achieve the best results

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Noxolo Majavu

Johannesburg’s office space market is struggling to recover from pre-pandemic highs, with the vacancy rate in the sector approaching the 20% mark, further falling behind Cape Town, which is enjoying a purple patch. Despite several companies pushing for a return-to-office policy, Johannesburg’s office sector appears to be struggling to fill the surplus office space, according to the SA Property Owners Association (Sapoa) office vacancy report for the first quarter of 2025...