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Much of the land being bought up by developers in the Western Cape is historic farm land containing artefacts from a bygone era that they are choosing to preserve and incorporate into their projects...

The trouble with plumbing problems is that they are mostly out of sight - and out of mind - until they pop up as major expenses...

Base build property development, otherwise known as core and shell development, is finding new favour in the commercial property market...

SA homebuyers have become much more discerning about home loans in recent years, and banks are rising to the challenge of striving to meet clients' new needs...

In part 4 of Property24's series on Johannesburg's old buildings, we take a look at some of the first public buildings that were erected. By Lucille Davie...

People reading the business and property pages of South Africa's newspapers could pick up differing views on the prospects for residential property, says Bill Rawson, Chairman of the Rawson Properties Group. He describes the reasons for discrepancies between SA banks' house price reviews...

Taking a leaf from Germany's book, Joburg is to set up a soccer fan park at Mary Fitzgerald Square. Here, fans without tickets to the Telkom Challenge matches can watch all the action. By Lucky Sindane...

Estate agents in the Sea Point and Green Point area this year are experiencing an upturn in sales. One office reports that sales are more than double those of the same period last year - and the average price of homes sold by this agency has now risen. Public interest in these emergent areas has been renewed...

Reflecting a new buoyancy at the upper end of the residential property market, a spectacular mansion in Johannesburg's luxurious Hyde Park area has just been sold for a record R28,25m...

Cape Town's historic Josephine Mill, built on the Liesbeeck Canal that runs through Newlands, has been transformed into one of the city's most fashionable restaurants. By Glenda Nevill...

As more and more South Africans turn their attention to bricks and mortar abroad, particularly in the UK and Europe, the financially astute are realising the value of overseas property ownership...

The third and final phase of an upmarket Blaauwberg apartment complex, Sandy Bay, has now come on the market...

Much of the land being bought up by developers in the Western Cape is historic farm land containing artifacts from a bygone era that they are choosing to preserve and incorporate into their projects...

There is a country-wide boom in industrial property which is being driven by enormous demand. The Free State town of Sasolburg is no exception, and is currently experiencing unheard-of growth in its industrial property sector. By Elma Kloppers...

The last 150 plots are currently being sold at Shelley Point. Once these are sold no further land will be available for single residential homes in the entire 160ha precinct...

The eThekwini Municipal area, currently home to around 155 000 shacks, will see the construction of 16 000 affordable houses during the course of 2007, as part of the city's commitment to eliminating its housing backlog. By Ingrid Smit...

In a bid to find an architectural style that is uniquely Joburg's, the Johannesburg Property Company has launched a competition to design a housing complex. By Lucille Davie...

Growthpoint Properties Limited, today reported a growth in distribution for its interim period for the six months ended on 31 December 2006...

Sunland Properties have launched the development Sunbird Way situated within the secure development of Hilltop Estate bordering the Zimbali Coastal Resort...

A rare beach house on world-famous Clifton Third Beach, dubbed Cape Town's "Millionaire's Row" or "the Cape Riviera", has come onto the market. This stretch of coastline is arguably the most sought-after piece of real estate in Africa...