Hammerson plc has exchanged contracts for the sale of Abbotsinch Retail Park, Paisley to Ashby Capital for £67m. The sale price represents a net initial yield of 7.8% and is 3% below book value as at 30 June 2019.
Against the backdrop of a deteriorating global economy, JSE retail specialist REIT – Hyprop - achieved higher distributable income in both its South Africa and Eastern Europe portfolios for the year to June 2019.
We find ourselves in an environment in which there is more to be worried about than usual, including an escalation of the China-US trade war, fallout from a “no-deal” Brexit, and erratic or aggressive Fed policy decisions.
Bondspark CEO, Marcel du Toit says that there are several reasons behind the overall improvement of the local property sector this quarter.
Shareholders in JSE-listed REITs, Gemgrow Properties and Arrowhead Properties ( gave their stamp of approval at their respective shareholder meetings on Thursday, 22 August 2019 to the reverse takeover of Gemgrow by Arrowhead, launching a R16 billion (including listed investments), South Africa-focused property fund.
Vukile Property Fund today announced that its listed Spanish subsidiary, Castellana Properties SOCIMI SA, has acquired the high-quality 30,000sqm Puerta Europa shopping centre in Algeciras, Cadiz, Spain.
Delta Property Fund, a specialist black-managed and substantially black-owned REIT with a significant sovereign underpin, today reported results for the year ended 28 February 2019 reflecting the toughest operating year in the Fund’s history.
NEPI Rockcastle’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NE Property BV, has closed the corporate bond book build referred to in the announcement released earlier today.

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