Providing yet another significant skills boost for the property sector, 73 candidates have graduated from SAPOA’s latest Property Development Programme (PDP) held in Cape Town from 15 to 27 August.

The latest Operating Report Published by SAPOA – 3rd Quarter 2009 makes very interesting reading says Rodney Luntz, Managing Director of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty Commercial Investment Property.

Two cape-based residential projects by the Rabie Property Group – Waterstone at Century City and Citadel Constantiaberg in the southern suburbs - have been shortlisted for a 2010 SAPOA Award for Innovative Excellence in Property Development

The KZN Chapter of SAPOA held its annual gala dinner last Thursday, 11 November at the Hilton Hotel in Durban, which was sponsored by Nedbank Corporate Property Finance

Sapoa will be introducing two new courses early next year to expand and streamline its training and development programme in the coming months.

With share prices of property stocks down around 15% over the past month, the income yields available on some counters have now breached 10%

Although property buying and development in SA remains the first choice for expansion-hungry listed property companies, there could also be opportunities in the rest of Africa — albeit with higher risk.

Commercial property association Sapoa has come out in support of a voluntary, incentivised, inclusive housing policy rather than a compulsory one

Moving and shaking in South Africa’s fast-paced commercial and industrial property markets requires nerves of steel and an eye for the unexpected.

Commercial property authority Sapoa plans to launch research and education programmes this year, to help the industry overcome serious skills shortages