Property Loan Stock company Vukile said it expects conditions in the property market, particularly the industrial and commercial sectors, to remain buoyant through 2008 as low vacancies and a shortage of new developments increase rental rates

South African listed property’s income returns are still performing positively, despite the inescapable short-term volatility being experienced on global markets

Octodec Investments Limited has announced a distribution of 61.6 cents per linked unit for its six-month interim period to 29 February 2008, representing a growth in interim distributions of a noteworthy 14.1%

The latest Property Loan Stock Association newsletetr features a brief overview of three funds

ApexHi Properties said that its 'C' unitholders had for the first time participated in quarterly distributions

Premium Properties Limited today announced a distribution of 40,5 cents per linked unit for its six-month interim period to 31 August 2007

Property companies are expected to find it increasingly challenging to facilitate BEE deals

Octodec and Premium have over the past few years consistently managed to outperform other listed property loan stocks (PLSs) and property unit trusts (PUTs)

Acucap Properties has unveiled a takeover bid for Atlas Properties in a deal valued at about R820m

ApexHi Properties Limited has distributed 73 cents per combined unit (A unit: 32,85 cents; B unit: 40,15 cents) for the second quarter, bringing the total combined distribution for the six months to end December 2006 to 140 cents, a 19,7% increase on the corresponding period to end December 2005.