MSCI Inc. announced that Growthpoint Properties has taken top honours with the overall IPD Property Investment Award 2015 at the 13th IPD South Africa Property Investment Conference at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town.

Although high office vacancies continue to plague the listed property sector, there has been some respite in the second quarter of this year.

Fortress is expected this week to make a firm offer to Capital Property Fund’s shareholders to take over the fund after expressing an interest in a takeover since May.

Property Point, a Growthpoint Initiative, explored the revised DTI B-BBEE codes in its latest information-packed To-The-Point session in Johannesburg, helping small businesses and entrepreneurs get to grips with how this new development on the SA business landscape impacts them.

Property funds struggle to fill office vacancies this year with few companies seeking new office space.

Rudolf Pienaar, Growthpoint Properties Divisional Director: Offices, has been appointed to the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC’s) Board of Directors.

Bridge Park awarded 5-Star Green Star rating.

Redefine Properties’ drawn-out battle to acquire Fountainhead Property Trust is nearing its end.

Growthpoint Properties has significantly improved its Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) performance, achieving a Level Three B-BBEE Contributor certification, according to Property Sector Charter.

Growthpoint Properties’ Kirstenhof Office Park in Johannesburg has become the 100th building to achieve a Green Star SA certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).