Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm today confirmed the final close of its second African real estate fund, Actis Africa Real Estate 2, with total commitments of US$278m.

Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, has been named “Best Developer in Africa” by international finance magazine Euromoney, in the 8th annual global Euromoney Real Estate Survey

The publishers of Asset Magazine are now broadening their offering with the introduction of Who’s Who in South African Real Estate 2013 – an online directory of companies, professionals and service providers in the wider South African property industry.

How strong is your company’s online presence? Do you get the hits you want on your web page? Have you spent time and money putting together an online message that not enough people are seeing?

The views held by some market commentators in the UK and across the Atlantic could perhaps be construed as somewhat optimistic, but at the very least they suggest where some of the key sector and niche market opportunities lie

Funding via the bond market is considered as more transparent than conventional debt, with listed property funds accessing capital at more attractive rates

SA's new real estate investment trust legislation has been earmarked for finalisation in 2013.

Emira Property Fund has distributed 53.81c for each Emira participatory interest for the six months ended December 2011, a 2.5% decline over the same period in 2010.

Arrowhead Properties experienced a fair bit of activity on its first day of trade on Friday.

When will SA Corporate begin delivering sector-average income growth again? That’s the million dollar question that long-suffering shareholders are no doubt pondering after another below par performance from the Old Mutual-managed property fund.

Old Mutual's decision to withdraw its planned listing of its R12bn Triangle Real Estate Core Fund had deprived investors of the chance to own some of SA’s premier retail assets, as well as the opportunity to significantly increase the listed property sector’s market capitalisation, analysts said last week.