Soweto property boom, values double, but still a first-time buyers’ bonanza
11 Mar 2024
Soweto is one of the most dynamic property markets in the country. It is a bustling neighbourhood with some 37 suburbs which are home to over 186,000 properties, more than double compared to 1994 according to Lightstone data.
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House prices continue to rise and listing times drop as ongoing semigration fuels the market in Cape Town's Southern Suburbs
04 Dec 2023
Since the revival of semigration in 2021, the surge in market activity in the Southern Suburbs has continued unabated with the steady rise in demand leading to a drop in the time properties are spending on the market as well as a declining gap between asking and selling price.
Shopping centres reinventing themselves to attract more shoppers
30 Nov 2023
While the Covid lockdowns significantly impacted the retail industry in South Africa, which no sooner began bouncing back when it was struck with the advent of severe loadshedding which created further major challenges for landlords and tenants alike, shopping centres in this country remain resilient, constantly seeking to reinvent themselves with new attractions and refurbishments to draw in shoppers, says Andrew Dewey, MD of Swindon Property.