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Vacancies drag down SA Corporate Real Estate Fund
SA’s economic conditions dragged down SA Corporate Real Estate Fund’s performance for its financial year to December 2019, reporting a rise in vacancies. ... Full story
Growthpoint Properties faces 11% Office vacancies
Strains facing the commercial property industry left South Africa's largest listed REIT Growthpoint Properties [JSE: GRT] with a significant lettable vacancy in its office portfolio.
Oversupply and Tenant debts hit Texton Property Fund
The current economic situation being experienced in South Africa is putting pressure on the commercial real estate industry, resulting in some tenants battling to meet contractual rental payments.
Attacq’s Waterfall City developments ‘a sign of confidence in growth’
Despite adverse local property fundamentals, Attacq (JSE: ATT), the landlord behind Waterfall City development, says its Mall of Africa and investments in Europe has turned in what it terms a 'robust' six months which ended December 2019.
Tenant struggles take a toll on Hyprop Investments
Rising debt levels and store closures have gutted some of the nation’s biggest retailers — and that’s during bad economic times which has hit Hyprop Investments [JSE: HYP] performance.
Rebosis and Delta halt Merger talks, market reacts
Delta Property Fund [JSE: DLT] and Rebosis Property Fund [JSE: REA], upon constructive analysis with stakeholders, have mutually agreed to terminate merger discussions.
Liberty Two Degrees has stood the test of time
The year 2020 is not expected to bring a miraculous recovery, however, Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) has taken steps to regain its status as one of the reliable dividend-paying real estate investment trust (REIT).
Emira Property Fund scales down vacancies, increases its interim
Disposal of noncore property assets has helped Emira Property Fund reduce its vacancies from 3.6% to 3.0%, the company announced on Wednesday after posting a rise in interim distribution.
Rebosis Shareholders might have to hold their horses
Shareholders might have to hold their horses because the Chief Ex has a plan to save the ailing Rebosis Property Fund.
City Lodge issues profit warning
Hotels group City Lodge which owns brands such as Courtyard, City Lodge, Town Lodge, and Road Lodge, could be 50% lower than that of a year earlier due to accounting changes and weak business confidence
R500 million Vukile unsecured bond oversubscribed
Vukile Property Fund, on Tuesday, announced that its R500 million senior unsecured corporate bonds with three and five-year maturities were both substantially oversubscribed.
Investec Property Fund clinches R3bn deal in pan-European logistics platform
Investec Property Fund (IPF) said on Tuesday that it is finalizing agreements to increase its interest in the “pan-European logistics platform” (PEL) from funds managed by the real estate group of Ares Management Corporation.
Massmart forecasts up to R1.4bn loss for the year
Massmart, which owns brands such as Dion-Wired, Makro and Game Stores, is forecasting another big loss of over R1.2 billion as it battled tough trading conditions in the second half.
Pareto takes 25% stake in Atterbury Europe
The Pareto Group, a sister company to Pareto Limited which owns Durban's Pavilion Shopping Centre, said on Monday it had concluded a deal to acquire a 25% stake in Atterbury Europe Holding B.V.
Investec Property Fund to dispose of stakes in Musina and Boitekong Malls
Investec Property Fund [JSE: IPF] has approved plans to sell its shareholding in Musina Mall, Limpopo and Boitekong Mall, Rustenburg, for R727 million.