South Africa
Spain: Marketing properties to South Africans Realestate Web 23.07.2009 | Tatas set to open first five-star hotel in South Africa Livemint 07.07.2009 |
 South Africans wishing to acquire a property in Spain's sought-after Costa Blanco in southern Valencia, or Spaniards considering buying a property in South Africa, now have access to the expertise of Vincent Real Estate (www.vincent-realestate.com) in Costa Blanco and Leapfrog Property Group in SA (www.leapfrog.co.za) respectively, thanks to a reciprocal co-operation agreement between the two estate agencies. |  The cape town hotel is the first of a number of hotels the Tata’s plan in South Africa,with one more each in Johannesburg and Durban |
"Real estate market will get worse before it gets better" Realestateweb 25.06.2009 | Rezidor announces the Park Inn Sandton, South Africa Hotel News Resource 10.06.2009 |
 Bad debts, vacancies will rise, warns listed property company CEO of South Africa's commercial real estate sector. |  The 270 rooms-property is scheduled to open in 2010. |
Property investors in ganja warfare RealEstate Web 12.05.2009 | "You're hired!" Zuma tells SexwaleDenise Mhlanga Realestate Web 12.05.2009 |
 Well-heated buildings good for tenant dagga crops; Realestateweb visitor wins different kind of poison - and 2010 property rental twist. |  Now go out and solve the housing crisis, Tokyo. Details, analysis about duo facing up to South Africa’s biggest property problem. |
South African prices back to 2006 levels Homesoverseas 06.05.2009 | |
 May saw the launch of an exciting crossword competition to win not one luxury home but two luxury homes in Pennington South Africa. This is a genuine competition for someone to win these amazing homes |  South Africa property prices have fallen back to levels last recorded in December 2006, according to First National Bank’s (FNB’s) house price index. |
Real estate deal of the CenturySimpiwe Piliso The Times 06.05.2009 | South African Bad Loans Don’t Pose ‘Systemic Threat’Nasreen Seria Bloomberg 06.05.2009 |
 WHILE scores of real estate franchises close up shop as a slump in the property market takes its toll, one of the world’s largest property groups is offering locals an opportunity to win a free business. |  An increase in bad loans in South Africa is not a “major systemic threat” to banks, which are well-capitalized and profitable, the central bank said. |
