ECONOMIC cycles are a fact of life and it pays to take a realistic view on the future costs of the type of home you want to buy, as well as the possibility that home values can sometimes “go down instead of up”. (more…)

Cyril Zenda IT is taken for granted that immovable properties are the safest havens for long-term investors. Taking this advice at face value, many Zimbabweans who care about securing the future for themselves — and possibly that of their families — invest heavily in immovable properties, in the…

BULAWAYO — Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) has challenged the cash-strapped Bulawayo City Council (BCC), to come up with alternative sources of income instead of exclusively depending on revenue from residents. The local authority, which is owed over US$100 million by residents and industry, is battling to effectively…

AGENTS servicing rental properties in Cape Town, from the City Bowl to Plumstead, believe that good cash flow is, and should be, a priority for landlords. (more…)

AS property prices rise, so does the number of people buying “fixer-upper” homes, not to live in, but to renovate and modernise as quickly as possible and then resell at a profit. (more…)

WHILE it is useful to learn from your mistakes, it is far more ideal to learn from other people’s mistakes, and thereby avoid making them altogether. (more…)

Cyril Zenda THE Harare City Council and CBZ Bank have finalised an urban housing development deal under which all payments by members of various housing co-operatives in the capital city would be transacted through the commercial bank. The measures are meant to protect home-seekers from marauding land barons…

ONE of the biggest temptations investors face when making a direct investment in property is speculating: buying a property with the hope of selling it at a substantial profit in the near future. (more…)

PRETORIA Portland Cement (PPC) plans to boost its production capacity to 1,5 million tonnes per annum from the current 1,1 million tonnes, following the completion of the company’s Msasa plant next year. (more…)

SIAKOBVU — An incomplete government complex, just about 100 metres away from council offices, is crying out for attention here, exposing the neglect suffered by remote communities. (more…)