This is a key number in South African commercial real estate (CRE). After a lot of hard work, we are able to deliver a firm, defensible value to SA – relevant to businesses (who almost all operate out of CRE), policy makers and the industry itself.
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Solar for commercial real estate
For a South African CRE industry buffeted by Covid, weak economic growth and public sector incompetence, is solar power too good to be true? Is solar indeed one of property’s unicorns – a positively geared investment with increasing cash flows – and what are the risks associated with it?
CRE data: outsourced
Apple, one of the most profitable businesses in the world, is the king of outsourcing. Its brains reside in California, while its grunt work is spread to specialists all over the world. Is CRE missing a trick? Like the strategic minds at Apple, can it farm back office services to cheaper, specialist hands – and drive greater profitability?
New: CRE vacancy schedules – best in breed
In a long-overdue industry first, PropTech is now delivering professionally-designed, automated vacancy schedules to the CRE industry. You time-starved CRE professionals can now get your vacancy schedules to work as hard as you do, giving your vacant space the best chance of finding the right tenant.
White paper: the professional CRE brokerage of tomorrow
What is the role of early adopters in our CRE industry? What characterises these individuals, and how can they help me? Simon Black MRICS, an experienced professional, is one of these. Always seeking the latest tools and innovation, clients can trust them to apply best practices, while the industry follows their lead.
White paper: CRE speed drives 121 Real Estate success
Nobody loves change, but change is happening. Clients of the CRE industry, wearing their consumer hats, are seeing positive data-fueled efficiencies from shopping to travel to insurance, day-to-day. Now they are expecting the same benefits of speed, control and greater transparency in their CRE dealings. How are the world’s top CRE business responding?
Commercial property brokerage tech: to own or rent?
Build inhouse or outsource to specialists? What to own and what to rent? Lots of debate and theory about this key PropTech topic and emotional hot button. Here we share the findings of one of South Africa’s best CRE brokerages – 5th Avenue Properties – on their tech and data journey.
Commercial property in Africa – $648B dev pipeline?
Africa’s annual GDP is $2.6T, and her population of consumers is large (and expanding fast). A surge in African CRE development to reach the normal global CRE ratio of 34% would trigger prosperity multiplier effects. So what’s holding the industry’s maturity and growth back? And, if there are blockers, can or will technology advancements solve them?
African property portals now open to CRE businesses
Good news – CRE professionals can now seamlessly get their stock for sale or to let onto the listing platforms. With one click of a button. These data flows are now automated, making CRE more efficient. Say goodbye to double capture.