In the blink of an eye, remote work went from an experiment to a requirement.

Deon Van Zyl, Western Cape Property Developers Forum chairperson celebrates the wins in tough times:

Some are optimistic. They feel the weakening of the rand may encourage foreign interest in South African properties which will in turn assist the recovery of the property development industry.

Before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdown, it appeared that CBDs were rising to regain their share of the commercial property market from popular decentralised nodes.

In a surprise move earlier today, the South African Reserve Bank cut its repurchase rate by 100 basis points to 4.25% which brought the prime lending rate to 7.75% effective from April 15, 2020.

Even if a vaccine for the coronavirus is developed in the next few months it’s clear that we will forever mark this moment as one of seismic significance, writes Howard Saunders.

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has, in response to the Covid-19 lockdown, exempted certain sectors in the retail environment from the scope of the Competition Act for the duration of the lockdown.

The National Home Builders Registration Council should reinvest the billions it is sitting on to help the devastated development and construction industry, says the Western Cape Property Development Forum.

The FNB/BER Building Confidence Index dropped to a more than 20-year low of 13 in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2020).

Solar energy will save businesses money and stress as well as make properties where it is installed more attractive to both tenants and potential buyers