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Residential Property

Shift in property trends: Sectional-title units gain momentum in SA

4 hours

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Markets & Investment

South African homeowners: Transform repo-rate stability into R650,000 in savings

29 Sep 2025

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Residential Property

SA residents celebrate as new directive ends unfair complex rules

17 Sep 2025

Why spring often brings a surge in South Africa’s property market

Trends

Why spring often brings a surge in South Africa’s property market

Issued by PBPR 10 Sep 2025

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Property

From Manhattan to the Riviera: the luxury homes that define family legacies

25 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, chief executive officer of Only Realty Property Group.

Family Law

South Africa's new family law could redefine property rights after divorce or death

13 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. Claude McKirby, co-principal of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty’s Southern Suburbs office.

Markets & Investment

Security sells: Why safety is the new status symbol in Johannesburg’s property market

18 Jul 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why GBV in South Africa is an economic issue

10 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. One of the massive selling points of this R4.8m house in Randburg's Northcliff is the sweeping views over Johannesburg.

Property

Joburg’s smartest property buy? Randburg—without the Bryanston price tag

3 Jun 2025

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Property

Sectional title is hot property for first-time buyers in Cape Town

13 May 2025

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Property

Urban innovation or economic despair? The rise of co-living in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group

Markets & Investment

Property over partner: The new South African trend among millennials

14 Apr 2025

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Property

Adapting real estate investment strategies to economic shifts

3 Mar 2025

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Property

Monarch sells out phases fast, with Phase 3 debut

13 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Markets & Investment

Will lower interest rates drive buy-to-let investment in South Africa?

30 Jan 2025

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Property

5 key architectural trends for 2025

30 Dec 2024

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Property

Understanding the luxury property market: what sets it apart is more than price

24 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Kalk Bay is the new coastal hot spot for local and foreign buyers who are flocking to this quaint seaside town looking for properties like this three-bedroom villa in The Majestic.

Property

Record prices in Kalk Bay proving that quaint charm is the new cool

22 Nov 2024

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Property

Palm View: Exclusively designed for 50+ living, open to all investors

11 Nov 2024

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Markets & Investment

Buying a fixer-upper property: 7 things every investor should check

17 Oct 2024

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Property

Post-pandemic rebound sees Hout Bay house prices jump by 62% in 3 years

3 Oct 2024

Markets & Investment

Real estate to rebound as South Africa cuts interest rate, says Yael Geffen

25 Sep 2024

Property

Lower interest rates will also be good for the rental market

10 Sep 2024

Key trends and challenges for SA SMEs in late August 2024

Entrepreneurship

Key trends and challenges for SA SMEs in late August 2024

19 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, managing director of Only Realty Holdings.

Property

Navigating the buy-to-let boom: Property investment 101

16 Jul 2024

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Markets & Investment

ANC-DA deal: "Step toward economic renewal" - Lew Geffen Sotheby

18 Jun 2024

Source: This spacious two-bedroom double-storey property in New Court at Steenberg is on the market for R11,750,000. The estate, comprising only 18 homes, boasts communal amenities, and is only a stone’s throw from two of the country’s best golf courses

Residential Property

The rise of lifestyle estates for over 50s - a growing trend

23 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Antonie Goosen of Meridian Realty.

Proptech

The AI revolution in real estate: Transforming estate agents' business practices

21 May 2024

Residential Property

Multi-generational living trends: What property owners should know

30 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Bryanston heads South Africa’s Top 5 suburbs list in terms of sales volume and total-purchase price achieved, and one of the reasons for its market resilience is the broad choice of property options, from starter apartments for under R1m to this elegant architectural masterpiece with all the bells and whistles which is on the market for R53m.

Property

Bryanston is king of the Gauteng property jungle

9 Apr 2024

Markets & Investment

#SARBMPC: Inflation concerns and stagnant lending rates dampen South African property market revival prospects

28 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Fairhaven Country Estate.

Residential Property

Record median prices in the Helderberg underpinned by upcountry and foreign buyers

8 Mar 2024

Property

#BudgetSpeech2024: Well-intentioned yet insufficient

Yael Geffen 23 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Lew Geffen, Sotheby’s International Realty CEO Yael Geffen.

Markets & Investment

#Sona2024: Geffen slams Ramaphosa's address - calls for tangible solutions

13 Feb 2024

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Trends

Ephemeral estates: the rise of temporary luxury residences

2 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Stefan Botha, director of Rainmaker Marketing.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Continued rise of women in property ownership

Stefan Botha 23 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Antonie Goosen is principal and founder of Meridian Realty.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The evolution of investment strategies fueled by tech advancements

Antonie Goosen 23 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Interior Design

Home resolutions for an improved and uplifted living space in 2024

8 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Seamless downsizing: Navigating the transition to a cosier retirement lifestyle

7 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, managing director of Only Realty Property Group.

Trends

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

Grant Smee 16 Jan 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Checkers ignites the Christmas spirit in new TV ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Checkers ignites the Christmas spirit in new TV ad

Brendan Seery 30 Nov 2023

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Property

Cape Town's Southern Suburbs: Rising prices and shorter listing times

27 Nov 2023

Source: Yael Geffen, chief executive officer and a shareholder of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

Yael Geffen 8 Jan 2024

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Property

How the evolution of the real estate industry has reshaped the role of agents

14 Nov 2023

Source: WeWork. The Link, Sandton.

Property

Opportunities for savvy investors in Jozi's dynamic commercial real estate sector

Georg Marnewick 13 Nov 2023

Property

Namibia: A prime destination for South African property investors

Schantal Teichmann 25 Oct 2023

Source: Grant Smee, managing director of Only Realty Property Group.

Property

Tenant eviction in South Africa - What are your rights as landlord?

13 Oct 2023

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Markets & Investment

The allure of the Western Cape in the rise of multi-continental property portfolios

6 Oct 2023

Property

Unlocking the best price: how the right agent can maximise your home's value

27 Sep 2023