July appears to have been something of a crossroads for many commercial property owners around South Africa, as the continuing Covid-19 crisis, struggling economy and the realisation that the landscape has changed for the foreseeable future – perhaps indefinitely – forced hard decisions…
The near-universal lockdown of global economies earlier this year as governments attempted to contain the coronavirus is unprecedented, with the social and economic consequences of the initial lockdown and subsequent gradual easing of restrictions still unfolding, making predictions in terms of the economy – and South Africa’s housing market – extremely difficult. The level of activity in the housing market in the months since real estate agencies were allowed to reopen (1 June 2020 at Level 3) surprised market analysts…