#BizTrends2024: Beyond the building - how precincts are rejuvenating the office space

[Bryce O’Donnell] In 2024, property development adapts to evolving trends: the return to offices driven in particular by collaboration needs...

#BizTrends2024: Emerging developments in the home loan landscape

[Rhys Dyer] To better understand the major property trends set to shape the year ahead, ooba Home Loans CEO Rhys Dyer first unpacks the year that was, before sharing his 5 projected trends for 2024...

#BizTrends2024: Continued rise of women in property ownership

[Stefan Botha] As we enter 2024, the momentum established in 2023, where women took the lead in property ownership, is anticipated to persist, further shaping the real estate landscape...

#BizTrends2024: Investment opportunities abound amidst changing buyer behaviour

[Hayley Ivins-Downes] South Africa's residential property market is poised for growth, given the right political and economic environment...

#BizTrends2024: Lifestyle-focused buying surges in small towns, while distressed sales create bargain opportunities

[Grant Smee] While 2023 was stable for property with slow growth; mid-2024 interest rate cuts promise momentum with remote-work opportunities and a surge in distressed sales driving purchases...

#BizTrends2024: Cash retail is king in commercial property

[John Jack] 2024 trends: Western Cape demand, lowered interest rates, auction popularity, and retail businesses that deal primarily in cash transactions hold a dominant position...

#BizTrends2024: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting landscape

[Paul Stevens] The South African property market in 2024 faces economic recovery, election uncertainty, and evolving buyer trends. Despite the cautious economic outlook, optimism exists...

#BizTrends2024: The REAL approach in building extraordinary real estate

[Amelia Beattie] In SA's evolving real-estate landscape, success lies in creating extraordinary, sustainable, and community-centric spaces. The REAL approach emphasises retailtainment, customer experience, strategic partnerships, and sustainability for lasting impact...

#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

[Yael Geffen] Urban development, responding to societal, economic, and technological shifts, sees transformative trends like smart cities, green design, mixed-use developments, adaptive reuse, and resilient planning reshaping urban landscapes...

#BizTrends2023: 5 trends changing the world of work

[Lianie Minny] The workplace has recently undergone a significant transformation - and there is more change to come in 2023, says ID's Liannie Minny...

#BizTrends2023: Trends set to impact the real estate sector in 2023

[Joanne Solomon] Joanne Solomon, CEO of the SA Reit Association, shares top trends set to impact the real estate sector during the year ahead...

#BizTrends2023: Let's gird ourselves for rentals in 2023

[Matseleng Mogodi] There are many factors that could potentially impact vacancy rates, says Matseleng Mogodi, founder and principal of Snooks Estates...

#BizTrends2023: 2023 the year for property businesses to take charge of their impact

[Ulana van Biljon] Emira's Ulana van Biljon shares the "five Cs" for property companies wanting to drive genuine impact in 2023...

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

[Tilda Mwai] Estate Intel's Tilda Mwai explores some of the trends that have steered the market in 2022 and that will continue to impact the property market...

#BizTrends2023: Pockets of opportunity in a tough residential property market

[Hayley Ivins-Downes] Lightstone's Hayley Ivins-Downes shares five key trends for 2023 in the residential property market...

#BizTrends2023: Elevating the mall experience from the ordinary to the extraordinary

[Heloise Mgcina] Post-pandemic, several new trends have emerged that malls would do well to heed...

#BizTrends2023: Challenges and opportunities for the residential market

[Paul Stevens] Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, shares his thoughts on some of the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead during 2023...

Predictions for the 2023 housing market

[Adrian Goslett] Unless inflation begins to ease off following the latest 0.75% bump, we are likely to experience further interest rate hikes in 2023...

#BizTrends2022: Economic and business trends to focus on rural, township transformation

[Herbert Seabelo Theledi] Despite South Africa being reduced to Covid-19 Alert Level 1, the damage caused by level 4 and 5 lockdowns in the last couple of years has created...

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

[Cacisa Mgudlwa] More than half of the world's population lives in cities, and is it predicted that by 2050, more than 70% of the world's population will be living in urban areas...