Most of SA's listed property funds convert to real estate investment trusts, moving them in line with global tax practice and putting them on the global map.

Oasis Group Holdings, the asset management group, has recommended to clients with Fountainhead units not to accept Redefine’s proposed acquisition of the property unit trust

Property unit trust Capital Property Fund announced on Thursday that it had concluded an agreement for the disposal of one of its properties, Grand Central to Kitso Capital for R400 million.

Capital Property Fund has posted a solid set of results for the 6 months to June, plans to become a specialised commercial and industrial fund.

In a pioneering transaction within the Property Unit Trust (PUT) sector of the JSE, Emira Property Fund announced that it has reached agreement with the manager of the Fund, Strategic Real Estate Managers (STREM), to amend the terms of its service charge arrangement

There is overseas investor interest in SA’s commercial real estate market, and the adoption of the internationally accepted Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) structure by the local listed property sector could create opportunities to attract foreign investors.

SA's listed property index is set to continue to outperform cash and bonds over the medium-term, says Catalyst Securities' Annual Review.

More tap into bond market.

Tenants demand wider area to sell as SA's 22-year-low interest rates spur shopping frenzy