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By definition, it is a depreciable asset – but can the right one make you money?

Short-term market fluctuations can have investors running after deceptive returns.

‘The sector, in terms of sentiment, I would say has probably hit a low. Even looking at valuations, the discounts to net asset value are at the highest levels we've seen – at 40%-plus. So take out the Covid era or lockdown days, and this sector is probably at its cheapest levels,’ says the independent property boffin.

Investors now have another investment product to choose from.

As cash remains king and trading densities hold strong in these markets.

Some investors warn that buyout firms are borrowing at interest rates of as much as 19% and the risk of wider fallout is growing.

Due to higher operating income from the group's home portfolio and lower finance costs.

'International tourist arrivals have already surpassed the 2019 numbers – the pre-Covid numbers – and we're not even into our high season yet’: Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism.

Buyers in the trade are effectively paying $1 to control $1 000 of shares, and the price movement from these shares determines their returns, typically in an amplified manner.

Betting big on a few names is a strategy with exceedingly dismal odds

Commercial property body says it has reached out to key SA cities to begin a consultation process.

But warns the 2024 financial year could see a drop by a comparable margin, due largely to the impact of higher interest rates.

Will I pay more tax if I withdraw interest from the fund before it is older than a year?

Following the 2021 July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal, the retail group that owns Edgars and Legit was forced to move out a month after moving in due to destruction caused to the warehouse.