Resilient’s drive to become a dominant retail player in previously underserviced country areas instead of the big cities has delivered above-sector returns for investors over the past five years.

LEON Allison, research analyst at Macquarie First South Securities, said listed property has achieved an average total return of 20% per year for the past five years.

Growthpoint has an excellent risk diversification both geographically and sectorally.

SA listed property stocks have outperformed local equities despite the downturn in global financial markets.

SA-listed property outperformed SA equities by an impressive 18% when measuring total returns

Equity index provider MSCI Barra has announced that it will be adding South African real estate company Growthpoint Properties Limited to the MSCI Emerging Markets stock index

The jury may be out as to when interest rates will peak, but experts agree that when they do, it will be the best time to buy property unit trusts

A UK market has put pressure on Liberty International, with the property group reporting no growth in its dividends for six months to June.

The present spate of consolidation and corporate activity in the listed property sector is likely to continue in the current market, with listed property companies struggling to find suitable direct property and unlisted property acquisitions that are financially viable

Another big property deal has fallen through because of listed property price volatility and the caution of the banking industry, which is tightening funding requirements or increasing funding margins.