JSE listed Balwin Properties Limited (“Balwin”) and Transcend Residential Property Fund (“Transcend”) today announced a strategic alliance with the intention to bring to market up to 8,900 quality affordable rental apartments across five developments in key Gauteng nodes over the next six years.

Transcend Residential Property Fund will give investors exposure to a robust rental market following its listing, says CEO Rob Wesselo.

More rental housing portfolios are finding their way to the JSE's R260bn listed real-estate sector although they are mostly part of larger commercial property offerings.

Out of SA's total university student population of about 535,000, less than 20% of students can be housed on university campuses.

Exceptional real estate returns in Southern Africa are just the first step for investors, as risk mitigation and understanding their own risk budget are just as critical. 

The Fleurhof Integrated Human Settlement Development in Florida (Gauteng), officially launched by Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale, is a prime example of a private and public partnership that has successfully brought positive social impact to the province

International private equity housing fund, International Housing Solutions (IHS) has extended its influence in the affordable housing arena by acquiring a stake in a R200-million project to provide new student accommodation at the University of Free State.

South Africa’s R105bn listed property sector finds itself in somewhat of a catch-22 situation. On the one hand it wants to attract meaningful foreign investment; on the other it hardly has enough scrip to satisfy local demand

Listed sister property companies Pangbourne Properties, iFour Properties, Siyathenga Property Fund and Monyetla Pro-perty Fund have created significant cost savings for themselves by concluding SA's first multiborrower, commercial mortgage-backed securitisation transaction.