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Over 1,000 retirement developments across South Africa are now under legal scrutiny. A recent High Court ruling has raised major questions about eviction practices involving elderly residents and spouses.
A massive shopping mall that has stood half-built and abandoned for 16 years may finally be revived. New investors are now being courted to complete one of Pretoria’s most infamous developments.
A new opinion warns that South Africa’s Draft Deeds Bill is failing to fix a long-running township ownership crisis. Millions of families remain stuck without clear legal title to their homes, leaving wealth and inheritance in limbo.
South Africa’s wealthiest investors are accelerating their property purchases at an unprecedented pace. In just one year, their activity more than doubled, signaling a major shift in how high-net-worth capital is moving.
South Africa's youngest homebuyers are choosing Gauteng over every other province. Better affordability and stronger job prospects are fueling a new wave of first-time buyers.
Millions of South Africans can afford a home but still can't access one. A market worth more than R2 trillion is being held back by financing gaps and limited housing supply.
Your home could be transferred to someone else without your knowledge. Experts warn title deed fraud is becoming a growing threat, with criminals using forged documents to steal and even sell properties.
South African homeowners are facing a new security threat as organised gangs target solar panels, batteries and gas cylinders. The growing black market for energy equipment is turning home power systems into prime theft targets.
A historic Cape Town market is being transformed into nearly 1,000 affordable homes in a major inner-city housing push. The project is part of a broader plan to deliver more than 3,000 affordable units on underused public land.