Arrowhead Properties Limited, a proudly South African JSE-listed REIT with a diverse portfolio of retail, office and industrial properties today announced an interim dividend of 27,8 cents for the six months ended 31 March 2019, which is in line with the communicated guidance.

A survey recently carried out by the respected property analysts, Lightstone, has revealed a range of statistics that will be of interest to anyone keeping track of property trends in South Africa today, says Rowan Alexander, Director of Alexander Swart Property, the Cape Town estate agency headquartered at Brackenfell.

The PwC investigation commissioned in November last year by the Special Subcommittee of the board of directors of Fortress REIT Ltd (JSE: FFA and FFB), has found no conclusive evidence to confirm any of the allegations made against the Company or its Management in respect of market manipulation or insider trading and in respect of undue related party benefits or wrongdoing in historic property transactions.

In the year to February, 2019 Tradehold, with property interests split between southern Africa and the United Kingdom, made several far-reaching structural and operational changes to the company to strengthen its balance sheet and tighten its focus.

South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has maintained the repurchase (repo) rate at 6.75%.

As anticipated, the MPC kept the repo rate steady, taking a conservative approach against the backdrop of rising fuel prices, and with a wary eye on CPI inflation, says Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Lucid Ventures, the R350M Cape Town based Hotel Fund, this week announced the launch of an all new boutique hotel brand Home* Suite Hotels into the South African market.

JSE diversified REIT, Dipula Income Fund (Dipula), today announced steady interim results for the six months to February 2019.

EPP, Poland’s largest owner of shopping malls and its partner Echo Investment, the largest Polish real estate developer, received an award yesterday for their upcoming development in Warsaw, Poland.

Izandla Property Fund  announced the completion of the development of a new logistics warehouse and offices measuring 17,020m² for the Wax Division of Sasol Chemicals, located in the Sasol ChemCity Eco-Industrial Park in Sasolburg, Free State.