Cape Town’s built environment grew by 4 056ha between 2012 and 2024, equating to 18 x Century Cities. Balancing growth and space containment: As of 2024, about 69% of the Cape Town’s urban extent is d...
Kynsna’s residential property market tells a clear story of demand for lifestyle estates and secure living, says Lightstone, with property values and transaction patterns reflecting the ongoing shift ...
An exciting line-up of investment opportunities goes under the hammer in Broll Auctions and Sales’ final auction of 2025, closing off a year that has sparked a renewed interest in the commercial and i...
The office property market across SA’s six major metros recorded the strongest positive ‘Near Term Sales Activity Expectations’ reading, followed by the industrial property market and the retail prope...
Nedbank Group Limited is taking up Growthpoint Properties’ renewable energy certificates (RECs) in an initiative enabling tenants to offset electricity emissions in leased buildings. Scope 2 emissions...
SA’s REITs surged 10.8% in October 2025, outpacing equities at 1.6% and bonds at 2.6% with the sector up 26.4% year-to-date as earnings momentum, firmer sentiment, and lower funding costs converge. He...
Data centre developers worldwide are shifting their focus to the construction of facilities capable of supporting AI workloads – but sector expects warn that the complex requirements of these new data...
The R600 million Mushroom Farm Shopping Centre in the Kyalami-Waterfall node has opened its doors – with a second phase planned for 2026. Owned and developed by Century Property Development, the centr...
The City of Cape Town’s Economic Directorate is calling for comment on the proposed sale of a portion of city-owned land in Stikland, Bellville to the private sector, earmarked for a long-distance bus...
Redefine Properties has reported a 4.2% increase in Group revenue to R11.1 billion for FY2025, with its net property income having increased by 4.1% to R6.6 billion. “Redefine ends the financial year ...
Collins Property Group says it looking to sell down on its local office portfolio, which reported a 17.3% vacancy rate for the six months ended 31 August 2025, and which represents 7% of the Group’s t...
The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) has launched training on its new Green Star New Build V2 rating tool for new buildings and buildings that have undergone major refurbishments – the firs...
The proposed project entails the expansion in a phased development approach which includes the realignment of the primary runway, comprehensive airside infrastructure, a new boutique building with mod...
The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has officially endorsed the Property Point Real Estate Incubator Programme. To date, the incubator programme has been successfully rolled out in ...
Walmart’s first store in SA will be launched at Hyprop Investments’ Clearwater Mall on the West Rand in Johannesburg. While the store’s product offering will be largely sourced from local suppliers, i...
Operating costs continued to escalate during H1 2025 according to SAPOA’s latest Operating Costs Report. By the end of June 2025, the index’s total gross operating cost-to-income ratio stood at 42.8% ...
South Africa’s commercial property market has once again stood out globally, recording positive capital growth in the past six months, according to SAPOA’s latest SA Property Trends Report for H1 2025...
Growthpoint Properties, in partnership with Feenstra Group, has launched a R700 million logistics and industrial development in Gauteng’s Riverfields logistics precinct. Noka Park is 50/50 co-owned a...
The Group says that market improvement has created a more supportive environment for residential property development, declaring a 33% increase in profit to R102.4 million. Balwin Annuity, the Group’s...
Commercial property owners selling in search of locations with reliable utilities and municipal services appears to have diminished during Q3 2025. Instead, property brokers have pointed towards ‘eas...
Ten local entrepreneurs developing innovative green solutions have been selected to join the second Green Seeds Competition, a national accelerator, co-created by Attacq Limited and Property Point, de...
South Africa’s housing market is gradually responding to the current interest rate-cutting cycle says ooba Home Loans, who have noticed a growing sense of optimism among buyers. “With the prime lendin...
Afrimat has posted its results for the six months ended 31st August 2025, having fully integrated the recently acquired Lafarge SA assets into its structures with “good progress being made on the turn...
Peter Verwer, Executive Chairman of Futurefy and long-term global REIT ambassador will present at the 2026 SA REIT Association’s conference on the 12th of February at The Houghton Hotel in Johannesbur...
The 37 000m2 Jumbo Mall in eMalahleni set to open in March 2026 represents one of the most significant commercial investments in the Blesboklaagte area to date. Developed by New Africa Developments in...
Growthpoint Properties has acquired a 30% stake in the operational Boston Hydroelectric plant, a R390 million development by independent power producer Serengeti Energy in the Lesotho Highlands Water ...
Estate agents reported renewed momentum in the residential property market during Q3 2025, especially within the affordable housing segment (properties under R750 000), according to FNB’s Property Bar...
Property brokers across SA’s major metro regions in Q3 2025 indicated that all three key commercial property sectors—office, retail, and industrial—are facing a significant undersupply relative to dem...
IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFAHR) has committed to a further R1.2 billion investment in the North Coast’s Zimbali Lakes which will accelerate development across the master-planned estate over the next 18 m...
Spear REIT Limited has posted its results for the six months ended 31st August 2025, reporting a 24.99% increase in net property operating growth and a 25.72% increase in total revenue growth compared...
The City of Cape Town is calling for feedback on the second draft of its CBD Mobility and Access Plan which prioritizes access over mobility by proposing a road network that directs vehicular traffic ...
Property brokers perceived demand in all three commercial property markets’ (industrial, retail and office) nationally to exceed supply during Q3 2025 – a first since the launch of the FNB Commercial ...
Growthpoint Properties has made an initial investment with the right to co-invest in and develop the new Cape Winelands Airport precinct. The project represents an expected initial investment of appro...
Abland Property Developers has announced a strategic joint venture with The Cavaleros Group on key land holdings acquired by the Group over the years. United by the shared vision, the partnership seek...
A brand-new BP fuel station in the rapidly growing commercial and residential hub of Sinoville, Montana, is one of the 50+ assets going on auction via Aucor Property on the 4th of November 2025 at the...
Since its inception in 2015, more than R1 million in prize money has been awarded to students from nine universities across South Africa in the property, engineering, and PropTech fields. The winning ...
Fortress Real Estate Investments has generated 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy since the launch of its first rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation in 2017. The total output...
The Group says that revenue from these installations will be recognised on finalisation of public sector agreements. “As a result of infrastructure investments made in both the current and previous re...
Newpark REIT has posted its interim results for the six months ended 31st August 2025, reporting a 7.3% decrease in revenue to R63.8 million compared to H1 FY2025. Newpark’s operating profit before fa...
South Africa’s investment property has delivered the strongest performance in eight years according to the MSCI SA Biannual Property Index (Unfrozen) for H1 2025. The index, which measures unlevered t...
The Northern Cape is witnessing more buyers ‘moving in’ from Joburg, Pretoria, and KwaZulu-Natal looking to move to small towns, says the Seeff Group – in addition to local buyers. Price growth in the...
The City of Cape Town is calling on comment to refine the community-driven draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for the Big Bay area, inclusive of West Beach and Erf 1117, which is owned b...
SA’s REITs recorded a marginal 0.3% decline in September 2025, underperforming both equities (+6.6%) and bonds (+3.4%) according to the SA REIT Association’s September 2025 Chartbook. Despite this pa...
Equites Property Fund has reported a 3.8% increase in its distribution per share (DPS) to 69.04 cents for the six months ended 31st August 2025, while reaffirming its distribution guidance of 140.62 t...
The estimated value of public sector building tenders released in August 2025 increased for the second consecutive month, rising by 85.4% year-on-year, following a 36.2% increase in July 2025 accordin...
Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings is potentially marking its formal entry into the senior living sector with its proposed acquisition of the properties and operations of Auria Senior Living. Wi...
Sirius Real Estate has achieved a 15.2% year-on-year increase in rent roll for the six months ended 30th September 2025, driven partly by its ongoing acquisition programme. On a like-for-like basis, ...
Fairvest Limited has announced further details regarding its R486 million investment in Onepath Investments, an owner of digital infrastructure assets. The Company says it intends to utilise its inve...
The City of Cape Town’s Council has approved the Incentive Overlay Zone (IOZ) for Development Focus Areas in Athlone, Maitland, Parow/Elsies River, Bellville and Diep River, with effect from 1st of Oc...
Emira Property Fund has issued an operational update for the 4 months ended 31st July 2025, reporting that its directly held local commercial property portfolio has performed in line with expectations...