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Redefine International successfully completed its accelerated bookbuild capital raise earlier today. The placement was substantially oversubscribed with strong demand from both the UK and South African investors resulting in the total share placement being increased to 9.9% of the current issued ordinary share capital prior to the Placing.

A development master plan which recognises the powerful trend towards a sophisticated community-based country lifestyle will see Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate reach its full potential under the stewardship of new shareholder Standard Bank.

2014 is set to be the best year for commercial property in first world economies, since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, according to Redefine International CEO Mike Watters.

Following the merger last year between local commercial brokerage Galetti and the world's largest independent property consultancy, Knight Frank, the new alliance has yielded positive developments, including a Knight Frank African Summit to be hosted by Galetti Knight Frank (GKF) in March.

International Property Measurement Standards Coalition (IPMSC) launches public consultation on new international measurement standard and appoints Board of Trustees

UN Global Compact and RICS join forces to develop responsible business best practice toolkit for land, real estate and construction sector

Due to the high levels of competition and low returns for core products in the office and retail sectors, real estate investors are searching for investment opportunities in alternative use types, demonstrated in data released by IPD today.

Commercial property returns rose to 1.5% in November, their highest monthly return since March 2010, according to the IPD UK Monthly Property Index.

Investor appetite for private real estate is growing, according to a report from alternative assets research firm Preqin.

As the end of 2012 approaches buyers and sellers are looking to industry leaders to predict what is to happen in the residential property market in 2013. At present market analysts from both ABSA and FNB predict more of the same; the same stability, the same low growth rates.