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Seeff Country reports growing buyer and investor interest in Eastern Cape towns including Graaff-Reinet, Steytlerville, Port Alfred and Kenton-on-Sea, supported by semigration, tourism and limited stock.
A Development Action Group analyst writes that South Africa's competing definitions of affordable housing produce very different pictures of who is served, as Cape Town brings 1,000 homes to Granger Bay.
New Africa Developments has concluded its purchase of Kalahari Mall in Upington after unconditional Competition Tribunal approval, marking the investor's entry into the Northern Cape.
Attacq, the JSE-listed Reit behind Waterfall City and Mall of Africa, reported 15.5% growth in normalised distributable income per share and a 17.2% rise in its full-year dividend for the year to 30 June 2026.
Absa has extended R5.1bn in financing to port and logistics developer Newlyn Group as South Africa pushes to shift more freight from road to rail and improve supply-chain efficiency.
Residents and a Freedom Front Plus councillor say municipal land in Randhart, Alberton, is being sold illegally while shacks and irregular water and electricity connections spread and an investigation stalls.
Seeff Property Group chairman Samuel Seeff says the 4 November 2026 local government elections will influence property values, investor confidence and demand, arguing municipal service delivery is a direct driver of real estate performance.
A multi-department City of Johannesburg operation has again flagged a hijacked property in Ferndale, where Wendy houses shelter an entire community and officials say the law leaves them with few options.
Almost one in three major government-funded housing projects in Gauteng has been illegally occupied by squatters, with the provincial human settlements department confirming that 14 of 45 projects have been invaded over the past five years.