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Consolidation has been a large theme of this year in the listed property sector with a few more mergers and acquisitions still to take place, says Ortneil Kutama, SA Commercial Property News Media Director.

SA’s listed property market Comes of Age

South Africa’s listed property sector made strides in becoming an accepted and even popular asset class in 2014, SA Commercial Prop News has learned. ... Full story

Nedbank Corporate Property Finance commits funding and acquires stake in the new R450 million Newmarket Value Centre in Alberton.

Nedbank buys stake in Alberton's R450m Newmarket Value Centre

Nedbank Corporate Property Finance has bought a stake in the R450 million Newmarket Value Centre in Alberton — another sign of financier bullishness about the South African property market, particularly the retail sector.

Commercial property companies are shifting to clean industrial properties focussed on light manufacturing, warehousing and distribution as harder manufacturing struggles.

Industrial Property has to be nimble

Property groups are shifting to clean industrial properties focussed on light manufacturing, warehousing and distribution as harder manufacturing struggles, SA Commercial Prop News has learnt.

A number of experts at the SA Reit conference said they were finding it difficult to get investors who had not bought Reit assets before to consider them.

SA’s REIT market still too unusual for many Investors

South African property funds have recognised a tremendous need to educate investors about how they function as investments, SA Commercial Prop News has learnt.

EY tax practice partner Keith Engel said South Africa may have healthcare, residential, retirement and power station-biased Reits quite soon.

S.Africa may be in line for Specialised Property Funds

SA’s listed property sector has grown and matured over the past decade, as indicated by its size and the recent adoption of the globally recognised real estate investment trust structure.

Stan Garrun, executive director at MSCI in SA says MSCI ESG Research’s ESG rating signal will prove a valuable resource for investors looking to take the next step in ESG integration in this market

South African REITs to get environmental ratings — MSCI

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), an investment research provider, on Thursday announced the availability of ESG ratings coverage for South African Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as part of its global coverage of companies in this sector.

A number of listed property counters in South Africa could diminish further because of the shortage of quality fixed properties available.

Consolidation to sweep SA's listed Property Sector

With little room left for growth and the desire to attain size, liquidity and attract institutional investors, South African Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are looking increasingly to merge with others that have similar portfolios.

Attacq limited CEO, Morne Wilken says the FTSE indices will enhance the company's recognition and attractiveness in international financial markets and locally.

Attacq hits milestone following FTSE indices inclusion

Attacq Limited said on Monday that it had been included as a component in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) as of Monday, 22 September 2014.

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria is set become one of the largest malls on the continent and in the southern hemisphere, with over 500 shops.

Co-owners pump R2bn into Menlyn Park Shopping Centre redevelopment

Pretoria’s Menlyn Park Shopping Centre is undergoing a major redevelopment by the co-owners, Pareto Limited and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company, in a R2 billion expansion project that will add a host of top retailers to the existing tenant mix.

Nedbank Capital has acted as the mandated lead arranger and funder of the R1,4 billion new head office accommodation project for Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), says Mike Peo, Head of Infrastructure at Nedbank Capital.

Nedbank Capital backs Stats SA's new Head Office Project

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has boosted its financial resources for development of the R1,4 billion new head office accommodation project through a R1,15 billion loan from Nedbank Capital.

Nedbank Corporate Property Finance regional executive, Ken Reynolds says there are significant advantages to develop new buildings or redevelop existing buildings along green principles.

Green building is an economic necessity says Nedbank Executive

While questions have arisen about the potential crushing effects of the recent economic situation on the trend toward green building and retrofitting, Nedbank Corporate Property Finance regional executive, Ken Reynolds has concluded that the value of green building remains strong.