A recent comparison of rental fees for the property market compiled by Knight Frank indicated that rental fees per square metre for offices in the region ranged between US$16 and US$40. The fees were at US$10 per square metre in Zimbabwe.Rental fees for retail space ranged between US$35…

 There are three models in the revised range - a 2.0 turbo petrol and two 2.2 turbo diesels with differing power outputs and transmissions.  It's pleasing to note that the diesel, as driven in SD configuration, is so refined that when it's on the boil, it's as good…

In a presentation at the Zimbabwe Real Estate Investment Summit held last week, Ratsauka said housing finance in Zimbabwe had dried up after multilateral financial institutions stopped funding housing development schemes in the country.The IMF and World Bank stopped funding projects in Zimbabwe over non-payment of debts. African…

The report, done by a local research firm, Platinum Groupe, said between July 2012 and September 2012, the transfer of properties on the Zimbabwean market declined by 51 percent."Total property transfers declined from 468 properties in July 2012 to 417 properties in September 2012," said Platinum in the…

I mention this because way back in February at a Chev Sonic Press launch in the Klein Karoo, the youngsters out-stripped me with disarming ease in their headlong dash to get behind the wheel of the bigger-engined Sonics lined up outside our lunch stop.That meant they had made…

The real estate company also cited high service charges from service providers such as local authorities, ZESA Holding and failure by tenants to pay rentals resulting in huge arrears as contributing to the sectors depressed operations."There was an economic leap from 2011 to present for mining, tourism and…

 Maybe if this research came to be analysed more closely, you could just find out that looks are the single most influential factor but the collective importance of image, reputation, peer perceptions, service back-up and so on, collectively outweigh the glamour issue.I raise the "beauty" issue because I've…

Having said that, I'm loathe to delve into history yet again and explain how this South Korean-based company has lifted itself into the mainstream. The reality is that modern Hyundais have not been trail-blazers when it comes to engineering creativity nor have they raised driving dynamics to new…

Muzarabani is a district situated along the Mozambique-Zimbabwe border in Mashonaland Central province. It is relatively flat.There is a huge housing backlog in the area. This development is coming in handy as it is set to alleviate the housing problem. The Datco partnership comes at a time the…

 Rarely has so much space, in so many different configurations, been devoted to people and their bits and pieces. There's a serious need on this occasion "to read the book" to find out just how many seating combinations are available across three rows, and most importantly, to learn…