South Africans invested in Polish retail property are well positioned to benefit from the country’s growing consumer spend and the popularity of mall shopping among Poles.

The SA REIT sector’s focus on improved corporate governance is expected to support positive sentiment for investment in listed property in 2019.

No-one wants to default on their bond instalments or other account payments, but often in January and February, there just isn’t enough money to go around after a big holiday splurge in December.

“South Africa’s residential market is in for an interesting time in 2019, but our predictions for the year are all positive, and we believe that home buyers and investors who take the plunge and buy early will be well-rewarded.”

Shareholders of Texton Property Fund have voted against the repurchase of shares in terms of the ‘Put Option’ related to Texton’s 2014 Broad-based black economic empowerment deal.

Although the Camps Bay market has responded predictably to the prevailing socio-economic climate with lower sales volumes across the board, it has proven more resilient than most comparable areas this year with a 1.88% increase in the average house price and a diminishing gap between asking and selling prices.

Moody's Investors Service has affirmed NEPI Rockcastle’s long-term credit rating and senior unsecured rating at ‘Baa3’ and changed the outlook from positive to stable.

In November and December 2018, PKM Developments, the joint venture between MAS Real Estate Inc. and Prime Kapital, completed three new value centres in Romania.

One of South Africa’s leading office and industrial real estate consultancies, Knight Frank South Africa, has rebranded to Galetti Corporate Real Estate after concluding an investment deal with black-owned private equity business, Symmetry Capital Partners.

Broll Property Group (Pty) Ltd announced this morning that it has ended its affiliate partnership with US-based CBRE Group, Inc.