The Middle East is weak. Europe, Hong Kong, Macau and Canada continue to experience strong price rises. But China, Russia, Japan, and most of the Middle East are experiencing either house price falls - or a sharp deceleration of house price rises

At face value, South Africa’s listed property sector appears to have lost some of its lustre in recent months.

Vukile will launch its residential property strategy before the end of March next year as it looks to add diversification to its predominantly retail-focused portfolio.

Growthpoint and Redefine are the two largest real estate investment trusts, with a diversified exposure to commercial properties in the retail, office, and industrial sectors.

GoGlobal Properties concludes an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of APF1, a subsidiary of ApexHi Property, for the sum of £17.034‚603m

Rawson Auctions, which now has active franchises in the Western Cape and Gauteng, saw a 271% growth in turnover last year.

MAS Real Estate says it will go to market next month to raise capital to fund its plans for its accelerated growth plan in the UK and Continental Europe.

Local analysts are cautiously optimistic about SA's listed property sector.

Marshall Monteagle reports headline earnings per share of 6.4 US cents for the year ended September 2013 from 12.7c a year ago.

New retail experiences are on the cards for rural consumers in Polokwane and KwazuluNatal as Nedbank Corporate Property Finance has partnered with Dipula Income Fund Limited to acquire three plazas in the respective provinces.