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Investors snap up new office block in Century City, Cape Town

Investors have snapped up more than half of the 23 sectional title office suites in The Gatehouse, a new 3000 square metre office block at Century City, since its launch two months ago and ahead of construction starting. Colin ...

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Nedbank Economic Comment : CPI - June 2009

Consumer inflation fell to 6,9%, below market expectations and to a rate last seen in November 2007.  This supports our view that the inflation outlook will have improved sufficiently towards ...

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‘Over The Top’ Makes Way For Mindful Interiors At Decorex Joburg 2009

Green is the buzzword du jour, giving rise to do-good design and the rediscovery of the hand-me-down.

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Parktown North: The village on the edge of the city

Parktown North is peachy. Metres from a main road (Jan Smuts Avenue), minutes from the Jozi city centre and home to two of the country’s finest coffee shops: Moema’s and Lulu’s - and you’ve ...

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Mortgage Advances Report

The year-on-year (y/y) growth in the value of total mortgage advances by monetary institutions (the net outstanding balance on mortgage loans at these institutions) tapered off further to 8,2% ...

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UK Property Market - What's Happening?

If you want to know what is happening in the UK property market, the Financial Times Property Index is the best way understand the trends. There are many indices, but the Financial Times Index ...

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Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg: safe, secure and value for money

When the Jacaranda trees are flushed purple the Pietermaritzburg suburb of Scottsville is at its most beautiful. But with idealistic students in town almost all year round, it’s a pretty place even when the trees aren’t in ...

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Privateproperty.co.za and FNB Home Loans have partnered with their Quick Sell Plan

Privateproperty.co.za announced that it has partnered with FNB Home Loans to assist in selling their Quick Sell properties. A limited number of properties for sale, at reasonable prices, have been released onto ...

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Levels of Activity in New Housing Construction Down

Data on residential building activity released by Statistics South Africa up to May 2009 indicate that activity in the planning and construction phases of new housing slowed down further on ...