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A largely untold aspect of the commercial and industrial property boom of the moment is growing foreign interest and investment in South Africa. The number of purchases of South African commercial and industrial property by foreign buyers is believed to have exceeded that of residential property...

Readers of the latest annual review published by Anne Porter's UK based partners, Knight Frank, have been gratified to learn that year on year South African residential property has emerged as one of the top five performers in the 30 precincts surveyed by Knight Frank...

The Atlantic Seaboard suburbs of Cape Town were a big hit with international buyers during January 2007, buying up a total of 33 out of the total 164 properties sold along this sought-after stretch of coast...

With fractional ownership rapidly gaining popularity in South Africa as a flexible, cost-effective and hassle-free way of investing in leisure homes, an exclusive portfolio of multi-destination, high-end fractional ownership options in partnership have been launched by an SA property group...

Coastal regions from the West Coast to Knysna experienced an upturn in the midst of the cooling residential property market over the festive season. Sales on the Atlantic seaboard in particular evidenced foreign interest in this region. By Elma Kloppers...

The Strand and Gordon's Bay have had a great season in terms of property sales. There has been lots of activity, especially since the last week in December, with handsome sales, especially in the upper echelons. Interestingly, the buyers have not been purely speculators as many of the buyers are owner-occupiers who wish to relocate in order to retire on the coastline or foreign buyers...

A number of developers and real estate marketers is expected to bring new products to the rapidly expanding fractional ownership market this year. Hotel developer and manager Legacy is the latest player to enter the fray. By Joan Muller...

Following the recent widely publicized purchase of the V & A Waterfront by the prestigious Nakheel Group, international interest in substantial commercial property investments within South Africa has increased...

A South African property group is expanding its international base and has joined forces with an Indian company to encourage investment from India and Dubai into Southern African property, developments and developers...

The year past saw residential property buyers having to come to terms with a 20% increase in interest rates and a significant drop in unit sales. Many investors in residential property, therefore, began either to cut back or in some cases to bale out. Now is the time to avoid expensive property buys and invest in low cost residential units...

One of the last things we think about when buying a new home is the condition of the water geyser. We automatically assume that it is within building standards and plumbing regulations, but since plumbing regulations changed in 2001 faulty geysers and poor installation have attributed to a number of deaths in South Africa...

Due to low entry barriers into the property industry there are thousands of agents across the country, many of whom are complacent opportunists. Yet there are some high flyers with excellent track records. What differentiates them from the rest and why do buyers and sellers entrust them with their most valuable possession?...

Advertisement details can mix messages and confuse intentions, but they can also be a handy code; once you know how to crack them. Knowing what architectural style of house you are after on show day can save you plenty of time...

Jason Lee, a founding partner in TCB Properties (Pty) Ltd and author of the best seller "Making Money out of Property in South Africa" (which has now sold 13 500 copies), is these days much in demand as a speaker on property subjects. The 30 plus people who attended his latest talk were given a full property investment philosophy – and some practical tips...

South African law aims to protect the creditors of traders or sellers in the event of a sequestration or liquidation by requiring advertising...

Ian Slot, MD of Seeff Atlantic Seaboard and City Bowl, comments on the Integrated Coastal Management Bill and the current controversy about foreign property ownership...

2010 has made foreign investment in SA property a viable long-term investment that will benefit the country. By Kara Michaels...

South Africa has no plans to limit the sale of coastal land to foreigners, a government spokesperson said on Friday, reversing an earlier statement...

The South African government is to take its first step to regulate foreign land ownership - particularly along the Cape coastal area - which it says is being increasingly sold off at excessively high prices which only foreigners and "the super rich" can afford. By Donwald Pressly, I-Net Bridge...

Although fuel prices have come down from their mid-year highs, prices are likely to remain in a generally higher range, and this is prompting a growing flow of homebuyers back to the inner suburbs...