Posts Tagged ‘property industry’
Property Prospects Still Buoyant
16 October 2006
The industry should absorb negative effects of interest-rate hikes, reports David Jackson. The South African property market remains in a relatively buoyant and upbeat phase, despite underlying concerns about rising inflation and a new round of interest-rate hikes.
The property and related construction industry is gearing up for four years of heightened activity in the build-up to the 2010 Soccer World Cup and the Gautrain project. And the buying power of first-time black home-owners in the residential property market is being recognised.
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SA Property Laws under review
8 November 2006
A long overdue investigation into the laws governing the South African property industry is finally under way, on the instruction of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Various representative bodies have made submissions to the Department and Bill Rawson, Chairman of Rawson Properties, has joined them in sending through his proposals on improving the laws governing property transactions in the country.
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