Financial services giant Sanlam’s exit from Gensec, in 2004, set Marna van der Walt on an unplanned path to becoming a property industry powerhouse.

Marna van der Walt is CEO of Excellerate Property Services.

The PLSA summarises the latest transactions in the sector

The three companies are Gensec Property Services, Hermans and Roman Property Solutions and Kuper Legh Property Management

Marna van der Walt, CEO of Gensec Property Services in Johannesburg, was announced as the winner of the Women’s Property Network (WPN) Five Star Woman Award, sponsored by Nedbank Corporate Property Finance, at the WPN Charity Ball held last night in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Commercial property authority Sapoa plans to launch research and education programmes this year, to help the industry overcome serious skills shortages

Commercial property association Sapoa wants to link up with universities to help provide for the education needs of the property industry

Gensec reports a boom in the A grade Office sector in the Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. "In the last six months alone we have concluded more than R30 million capital value in Johannesburg CBD," confirms Kura Chihota, National Leasing Manager, Gensec.

Much is changing on the South African Real estate scene.  Traditional institutional investors are listing major portions of asset portfolios and large owners are divesting in certain market segments and specialist funds and opportunistic investors are moving into these investments with evident success.  How sustainable are these trends?

The international division of construction and management consultants Turner & Townsend has won the group's Queen's Award for Enterprise. This recognises exceptional high standards of service in every country in which T&T operates.