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Echo Polska Properties CEO, Hadley Dean was present to commemorate the company's entry on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

Echo Polska Properties successfully lists on JSE

Echo Polska Properties N.V. (EPP) on Tuesday listed on the JSE's main board, bringing to the market a R19.5 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) property portfolio consisting commercial office and retail assets across Poland. ... Full story

Fairvest owns shopping centres near taxi ranks and in rural areas.

Fairvest increases distribution on solid letting and cost containment

Fairvest grows distribution 10.29% for the year to June on strong letting and careful cost management.

Hyprop Investments CEO Pieter Prinsloo attributed the results to various factors that had contributed to the growth in distributable earnings including an 8.7% growth in distributions from the South African portfolio.

Shopping Mall Investor reaps reward of portfolio growth

Shopping centre specialist, Hyprop Investments (JSE:HYP) posted double-digit distribution growth for the year to June on the back of consumer spending that supported its property portfolio in the retail sector.

Growthpoint Properties, the largest South African-based property fund headed by CEO Norbert Sasse, declared distribution growth of 19.8%, for the first time going over R5bn for the year.

Offshore Investments ups Growthpoint's distribution growth

GROWTHPOINT Properties' (JSE:GRT) exposure to rand hedge sister company, Growthpoint Properties Australia (GOZ) continues to pay off, as the fund recorded distribution growth of 6% for its full year to June 2016.

Shareholders in Pivotal headed by CEO Jackie van Niekerk [RIGHT] will get 460 million new Redefine Properties shares plus 31 million shares in Echo Polska Properties (EPP), according to CEO Andrew Konig (LEFT).

Redefine Properties strikes in ‘friendly’ bid for rest of The Pivotal Fund

REDEFINE Properties (JSE: RDF) confirmed Tuesday that it will buy The Pivotal Fund (JSE: PIV) in a share swap deal valued at about 6 billion rand ($425 million).

The JSE listing will augment the value proposition to Liberty’s existing policyholders, says Thabo Dloti, Chief Executive of Liberty Holdings.

Liberty Holdings gears to list property assets as a REIT on JSE

Life insurer, Liberty Holdings Ltd (JSE:LBH), which co-owns the vibrant Sandton City with Pareto Limited, says it plans to list part of its property assets on the JSE as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) by end of this year.

City Lodge Hotels CEO, Clifford Ross said he believed group occupancies would rise from current levels of 66% as “there was an air of confidence coming”.

City Lodge has high hopes for poll shake-up

City Lodge Hotels is optimistic the outcome of municipal elections will put pressure on the ruling parties to boost economic activity, which may improve sentiment for the business traveller.

Tsogo Sun CEO Marcel von Aulock said he was pleased with the Southern Sun and Hospitality Property Fund merger.

Southern Sun, Hospitality Property Fund given merger green light

The Competition Tribunal approved the merger between Southern Sun Hotels and JSE-listed Hospitality Property Fund (HPF).

Hospitality Property Fund’s A shares rose 3% upon the news of boosts in distributions. The group has struggled to earn profits during the years following the 2010 Soccer World Cup’s hotel boom.

Hospitality Property Fund sees good growth

Hotel-focused real estate company, Hospitality Property Fund, has started to turn the corner. The company saw its B shares rise about 11% on Monday, after it announced that it expected its distributions to have grown steadily in the six months to June.