Although there is likely to be corporate activity in the form of mergers, even they will be affected by the pricing of units

The listed property sector lost 7,4% of its value over the past week as a weak rand and surging oil price weighed heavily on sentiment in the bond market

A number of comentators present their outlook on the listed property sector amidst a local rising inetrest rate and a global inflationary environment

South Africa’s R105bn listed property sector finds itself in somewhat of a catch-22 situation. On the one hand it wants to attract meaningful foreign investment; on the other it hardly has enough scrip to satisfy local demand

Diversified Property Fund has reported strong growth in distributions for the year to June with a 16,51% increase on the annualised distribution for the previous nine month period to June last year

More South African listed property companies and funds are expected to branch out overseas in the future, following similar moves in that direction by a number of local property companies, say property market analysts.