South African REITs delivered a 38.6% total return in 2025, building on 2024’s 35.8% performance, and completing two consecutive years of gains according to the latest SA REIT Association Chart Book. ...
South Africa’s office vacancy rate declined to 12.8% in Q4 2025, the lowest since late 2020 according to SAPOA’s Office Vacancy Survey Report for Q4 2025 – and reflecting steady gains across several m...
Marriott International and V&A Waterfront Holdings have signed an agreement to open The Cape Town EDITION within the precinct in 2026, marking the debut of EDITION Hotels in Africa. The Cape Town EDIT...
Exemplar REITail and McCormick Property Development is closing 2025 with over 100 000m2 new GLA under development across three provinces, in addition to several refurbishment and expansion projects. L...
South Africa’s recent removal from the FATF Grey List marks a critical milestone in restoring international trust and confidence in the country’s regulatory and financial frameworks. While it remains...
IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFAHR) has unveiled its Zimbali Vision 2030 including two pioneering projects, a marina development and the Zimbali Country Estate positioned across the N2 from Zimbali Lakes. Th...
Growthpoint Properties has officially opened the Sandton Drive Link Bridge. Spanning the key arterial route of Sandton Drive, the new R26m pedestrian bridge directly connects Growthpoint’s premium off...
The City of Cape Town has signed a Power of Attorney in favour of the National Department of Public Works as part of an agreement that will see the municipality and National Government exchange owners...
eThekwini Municipality has announced plans for a R1 billion amusement park at the former Durban Funworld site. The amusement park will be developed in partnership with two leading Italian amusement en...
SA’s REITs extended their winning streak in November 2025, delivering a 9.1% total return following October 2025’s 10.8% gain. According to the SA REIT Association’s monthly Chartbook, the sector sig...
The redevelopment of the Golden Acre Precinct in Cape Town CBD has begun with the commercial office tower being converted into residential apartments with upgraded retail and a safer, better-connected...
The residential rental market continued to cool in Q3 2025 according to the latest PayProp Rental Index with year-on-year rental growth having eased to 4.9%, slightly down from 5% in Q2 2025. Average ...
The data shows that the SA listed property sector delivered a 9.7% total return in November 2025 alone, pushing its year-to-date growth to 46.2%. In a global context, the Global REIT Index was up 12%...
SAPOA’s legal challenge against the City of Cape Town’s adopted 2025/2026 Budget was heard in the Western Cape High Court between Tuesday, the 2nd of December 2025 and Thursday, the 4th of December 20...
Owner of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, Pareto Limited, alongside Divercity Property Group, have broken ground on the R850 million residential redevelopment of Menlyn Office Park to deliver 1 200 new ap...
The Q3 2025 Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) registered a double-digit, quarter-on-quarter increase, representing a significant improvement compared to Q2 2025’s results. The composite index of activi...
Buoyed by continuing strengthening of sector performance in Q3 2025, South African retail property is ideally placed to leverage evolving consumer shifts, says Belinda Clur, managing director of Clur ...
The Cavaleros Group has announced its acquisition of the iconic Portside Towers – the tallest building in Cape Town and a defining landmark within the city. This acquisition marks a significant milest...
Accelerate Property Fund has reported a R59,4 million increase in its revenue during the six months ended 30th of September 2025, primarily due to increased commercial rent, parking income, and a R82,...
Stats SA’s 10-year review of new buildings in the private sector between 2014 and 2023 shows that the City of Cape Town led in new residential units with 96 725 completions of mainly freestanding home...
Fairvest Limited has posted its results for the year ended 30th September 2025, declaring an annual distribution of 142.57 cents per A share and 48.15 cents per B share, surpassing its guidance to the...
Hyprop Investments Limited has issued an operational update post the release of its FY2025 results in September 2025, with both its South African and Eastern European portfolios having delivered stron...
Property Point’s Real Estate Incubator Programme has secured grant funding from impact investor E Squared Investments, shortly following the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority’s (PPRA) offici...
Growthpoint Properties has set an asset disposal target of R3.5 billion for FY2026 to reduce its exposure in the office sector (particularly its B grade office space) and older industrial and manufact...
Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited has released its pre-close operational update for the period ended 30th June 2025, reporting an historic-low vacancy rate in its South African logistics portfo...
The province’s development regions showed markedly different trajectories with KwaDukuza recording a 40% rise in building plan approvals in 2024; eThekwini South having surged by 357%; and eThekwini C...
The REIT holds a total of R54 billion in property assets with approximately two thirds (and net property income) generated in Spain and Portugal through its 99.6%-held subsidiary, Castellana Propertie...
Stefanutti Stocks has released its results for the six months ended 31st August 2025, reporting an increase in contract revenue to R3.7 billion (August 2024: R3.6 billion) and an improvement in its op...
Octodec Investments has posted its results for the year ended 31st of August 2025, reporting a 4.6% increase in revenue to R2.2 billion. While all the sectors in which it operates contributed to the ...
Global property markets extended their recovery through the first half of 2025, building on the positive momentum established in late 2024 according to SAPOA’s Global Property Trends Report H1 2025. A...
PPC says it has delivered its best-in-sector performance for the six months ended 30th September 2025 with its EBITDA having increased by 23.5% to R983 million (H1 FY2025: R796 million) with its EBITD...
Hammerson plc has acquired the remaining 50% interest in one of the UK’s top retail, leisure, and lifestyle destinations, The Oracle, from its JV partner, Abu Dhabi Investments Authority, at a headlin...
Heriot REIT has broken ground its nine-storey student accommodation development, The Fibonacci. Located just 1.5 km from UCT and within close reach of Damelin and CPUT, the development sits along the ...
Burstone Group has posted its interim results for the six months ended 30th September 2025, reporting significant growth in like-for-like net operating income (NOI) from its South African portfolio of...
Delta Property Fund has posted its half-year results for the six months ended 31st August 2025, reporting a 71.86% increase in its profit from R29.5 million to R50.7 million, driven by its disposal pr...
Mall of Mthatha (formerly BT Ngebs Mall) has officially launched, marking the completion of its landmark upgrade under new ownership – Vukile Property Fund and Flanagan & Gerard Property Group. Since ...
NEPI Rockcastle has issued its business update following the recent announcement of its incoming CEO, Marek Noetzel. The Group reported a 12.3% year-on-year increase in net operating income (NOI) dur...
The 2025 class of SAPOA’s flagship Property Development Programme (PDP) recently celebrated graduation at an intimate dinner held at The President Hotel in Cape Town. A long-standing partnership betwe...
Disputes between main contractors and subcontractors are rising across SA, largely due to poor contract awareness, non-standard agreements, and weak regulatory oversight. Subcontractors, often despera...
While recent interest rate cuts have helped revive SA’s residential property market, FNB says its data shows that constrained property supply appears to be the primary force driving the current upward...
If you are looking for an investment that can work as hard as you do – earning income today while building long-term value, property remains one of the most compelling options in SA. Done right, it d...
“Our like-for-like rent roll growth was again above 5% and helped us drive a 6.6% growth in funds from operations (FFO), while our value- add and tenant renewal capex investment programmes have now ac...
Emira Property Fund has posted its interim financial results for the six months ended 30th September 2025, reporting a 1.9% increase in its distributable income per share to 64.83 cents when compared ...
SA’s All Property capitalisation rate edged down 20 basis points to 8.2% during the six months to June 2025 – in line with stable bond yields according to SAPOA’s Property Valuations Report for H1 202...
South Africa’s rental market is at a crossroads where strong growth meets rising tenant vulnerability according to the latest TPN Residential Rental Monitor. Despite record rental escalations outpacin...
Dipula Properties has delivered a strong set of results for the year ended 31st August 2025, shortly following its top-spot ranking in the Sunday Times’ Top 100 Companies for 2025. The Company’s secon...
The Green Building Council South Africa has announced Georgina Smit as its new CEO with effect from the 1st of May 2026. The announcement was made at the GBCSA’s 18th Annual Green Building Convention ...
The City of Joburg, through the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) and the City’s transport department, has begun working on developing its new three-year Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan (C...
Stor-Age REIT has posted its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2025, achieving revenue and occupancy growth, whilst growing its distributable income per share by 4.5% to 65.87 cent...
Retail property landlords are investing millions in education, skills development, recreational facilities and sustainability as part of their engagement with the communities they serve. The extent of...