The SA REIT sector’s focus on improved corporate governance is expected to support positive sentiment for investment in listed property in 2019.
Merger of Nepi and Rockcastle Global Real Estate looks set to go ahead with the announcement of a deal that should create the largest listed property company on the JSE.
Most property funds that have listed in the past two to three years have matched or outperformed investors’ expectations.
Rockcastle Global Real Estate says its African operations is on track‚ as it released financial results for the nine months to March.
The ups and downs in property shares look quite restrained compared with the equity market. In 2008, the property unit trusts (PUTs) had a negative return of 9,7% compared with a 23,2% decline in the all share index. The recovery was also less dramatic, with a total return of 18,7% in PUTs compared with a 32,1% return from equities in 2009.
Property Index Tracker Collective Investment Scheme in Securities (PropTrax) has effected its first dividend distribution of 61.13 cents per PropTrax SAPY security
Merger and takeover activity in South Africa's listed property market is expected to hot up considerably over the next few months as dominant players vie more aggressively than ever for a slice of the JSE's R105bn real estate sector
Capital Property Fund, which is part of the Resilient Group stable of listed property funds, has announced that Barry Stuhler has resigned as MD of the listed property unit trust
The plunge in the prices of listed property in the UK and Europe since the beginning of the year offers opportunities for South African listed property companies looking for offshore investments
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