Echo Polska Properties (EPP), which lists on the JSE in September following a listing on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in August, remains excited about the prospects for the Polish real estate market despite the current volatility in Europe and other markets around the world.

Some may perceive the Commercial Property Sector not to have “boomed” to the extent of the Residential Sector over the past 2 decades, with the Residential Market having experienced an extreme price growth boom prior to 2008.

Tower Property Fund grows its distributable earnings by 61% to R221m in the year to May.

The weaker economic outlook continues to add pressure on office rentals, but JSE-listed diversified real estate investment trust Redefine Properties (JSE: RDF) says a well located office block with the right offering "should let".

The Pretoria decentralized office market continues to suffer from the aftermath of overzealous development coupled with weak demand for space to rent.

Among others on offer at Broll Auctions and Sales next auction at 12h00 on Tuesday 2 August 2016 at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg, are three prime located properties in Meadowdale in Germiston, Gauteng.

Emira Property Fund today announced it has signed an agreement with WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff for approximately 5,800m² of premium quality sustainable head office space at its leading-edge Knightsbridge office park development in Bryanston.

Investec Australia Property Fund announced the acquisition of a three level, A-grade property in Macquarie Park, Sydney for AUD 23,255,000.

Actis, a leading growth markets investor, is pleased to announce that it has reached final closing on its third opportunistic private real estate fund, Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 3 (“ARE3”) with commitments totalling more than $500m, comfortably exceeding its original $400m target.

Vukile Property Fund CEO Laurence Rapp discusses the fund’s full-year results‚ which show 7% growth in distributions despite a tough environment.