Brian Kirchmann, CEO of commercial property association Sapoa, says a record number of delegates have signed up for the annual convention at the Cape Town Convention Centre from May 12- 14.

THERE are lessons to be learnt from last week's news that property loan stock firm Arnold Property Fund (A-Prop) is planning legal action in a bid to recoup value lost since listing.

The R5 billion merger of Growthpoint Properties Limited and Primegro Properties Limited has been selected as one of the top 10 deals of the year by David Gleason’s DealMakers.

Listed asset management company Provest, which is part of the Investec Property Group, has come out in support of listed property funds outsourcing its management to companies outside the listed entity.

PROPERTY loan stock company Growthpoint Properties, the biggest fund in the listed property sector, announced yesterday it would be buying Investec Bank's head office buildings in Sandton and Cape Town

Investec Property Group's R26 million refurbishment of its shopping centre to bring new levels of convenience to Newcastle shoppers

Property loan stock company Growthpoint reported a 33,5% increase in units traded over the past year, the company said on Friday.   

Pretoria - The Competition Commission has recommended the approval, without conditions, of the proposed R2.47 billion merger between listed property loan stock companies Growthpoint and Primegro.

the Investec Property Group predicts in its latest newsletter. Investec says investors should be careful to invest in quality stocks and allow the capacity to participate in some of the new listings.

Pretoria - Acquisitions worth about R300 million were under consideration by Metboard Properties and these were in line with its strategy to continue to grow the fund with well-located and tenanted properties, Jeffrey Sher, the company's fund manager, said yesterday.