JSE listed Trematon Capital Investments Limited (“Trematon” or “the Company”), the Western Cape focused actively managed Investment Holdings Company, through its subsidiary ARIA Property Group (“ARIA”), today announced a R614 million acquisition from Redefine Properties Limited.

For some firms, being awarded an instruction to value a property or portfolio of real estate assets is often not given sufficient regard, says TC Chetty, country manager for South Africa for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Green initiatives are a fact of life in the 21st century – and are likely to play an even bigger role in the future. There is an increasing awareness of human impact on the environment, and the need for clean sources of power.

Growthpoint Properties’ Greenfield Industrial Park in Cape Town has been awarded South Africa’s first ever Green Star SA rating for an industrial property.

There will be a feeling of déjà vu about November’s listing on the JSE of Spear Reit, a property investment vehicle focusing exclusively on the Western Cape.

The JSE’s only listed specialist logistics property developer and landlord, Equites Property Fund Limited, today announced a 20% increase in half year distributions to 54.44 cents per share.

There are opportunities for listed property companies in the industrial sector, especially in developing specialised warehousing and distribution centres, say experts.

Established just over 60 years ago to provide housing, schools and other amenities for the employees of Sasol’s first coal-to-oil refinery, Sasolburg is still a “company town” in the sense that its economic wellbeing is still largely dependent on a few big manufacturing plants.

The listed property sector has managed to outperform other equities but has been outdone by bonds during 2016 so far.

Echo Polska Properties N.V. (EPP), a leading Warsaw-based real estate investment fund debuted on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) today under the abbreviated name “PolskProp” and JSE share code of EPP. Hadley Dean, EPP’s Poland based CEO was present to blow the traditional kudu horn to commemorate the company's entry on the JSE.