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Window opening for serious property investors
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Window opening for serious property investors

The tight conditions in the property market at the moment represent some good opportunities for investors with a medium- to long-term outlook.

Take the property plunge and start building equity
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Take the property plunge and start building equity

Young people planning on buying their first home should not get too hung up on interest rates or market cycles, or they might miss out altogether on the advantages of property ownership.

Rentals for royals
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Rentals for royals

London is considered one of the most expensive rental property markets in the world but the cost of renting in some of SA’s hotspots will surprise you.

House price inflation declining
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House price inflation declining

According to Lightstone, house price inflation has slowly been declining over the past 12 months.

Prime global rental markets down
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Prime global rental markets down

Knight Frank’s Prime Global Rental Index tracks the change in luxury residential rents across 17 cities globally.

Africa’s first multibillion ‘green’, car-free village
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Africa’s first multibillion ‘green’, car-free village

Swisatec, an architectural and project management firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, is set to build the first multibillion green village in Somerset West, Cape Town.

Five top draw cards for millennial buyers
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Five top draw cards for millennial buyers

What draws the biggest real estate buying generation to a property?

Coastal cool
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Coastal cool

The Garden Route provides the perfect holiday home investment opportunities.

The Reit sector to consider role in political change
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The Reit sector to consider role in political change

The chairman of the South African Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) Association, Laurence Rapp, has accepted a challenge to consider what role this sector can play in ushering in new leadership.