ECONOMIC hardships have forced many previously affluent families to downgrade their living standards, resulting in demand for properties in the medium density suburbs — known in real estate circles as “landing suburbs” — rising, Property News can reveal. (more…)

  MAKING the decision to buy an additional property for investment purposes is a major step and can yield long-term returns, however, there are many choices you need to make first, such as whether or not it is wise to pay a large deposit. (more…)

PLAYERS in the real estate sector are anticipating increased business activity following a recent move by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) to revise downwards the investment thresholds that pension funds and life assurance firms can invest in public-quoted firms and financial institutions. (more…)

THE Real Estate Institute of Zimbabwe (REIZ) has partnered an international property market research think-tank, Investment Property Databank (IPD) Limited, to set up a local IPD unit as it seeks to attract increased foreign direct investment into the country’s property sector. (more…)

SELLING your property quickly in a downturned economy is likely to be one of the most challenging exercises you’ll undertake. Day after day, you hope to find the perfect buyer who will come along and make you the right offer on your home. (more…)

THE up-market Pearl House in central Harare will soon be petitioned into small cubicles to accommodate small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs), the Financial Gazette’s Property has learnt. (more…)

WITH house prices increasing and the economic growth forecast at an all-time low, now’s the time to invest in your home so you can capitalise on its value. (more…)

PEARL posted a set of financials largely showing a standstill position for the year ended 31 December 2015 when compared to 2014. (more…)

GOVERNMENT has started renovating the Buffalo Range Airport, about 150 kilometres south of Masvingo. (more…)

THE Sheriff of the High Court has auctioned Kingstons House, the headquarters of Kingstons Holdings, in central Harare, after ZB Bank secured a court order to attach and sell the property to recover a debt of more than US$300 000. (more…)