As of Q2 2017, just over half of U.S. commercial leases tracked by MSCI were set to expire within five years.

Gazetted in March 2017 for comment, the long-awaited Property Practitioners Bill is intended to repeal the Estate Agency Affairs Act 112 of 1976 and transform the entire property market.

2nd Quarter 2017 SARB New Mortgage Lending data, released in the latest SARB Quarterly Bulletin, showed a renewed slowing in the year-on-year growth rate into negative territory in the 2nd quarter, after a briefly positive growth rate in the 1st quarter of 2017.

Investec Australia Property Fund (“IAPF” or the “Fund”) today announced the acquisition of an industrial property in Hallam, Melbourne for AUD 22,000,000 which represents an initial yield of 6.3%.

MAS Real Estate Inc (“MAS”), a commercial property investor, developer and operator listed on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) and the Euro-MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (“LuxSE”), today reported outstanding results for the year ended 30 June 2017. 

Growthpoint Properties today posted distribution growth of 6.9% per share for its half-year to 30 June 2017, taking its full-year distribution growth to 6.5% per share and delivering results ahead of its market guidance.

Isibonelo Property Services strives to be the preferred retail transport node and rural areas developer.

Broll East Africa has appointed two executives to Head Research and Occupier Services in the region.

Echo Polska Properties NV (EPP) announced results for the three months ended 31 March 2017 with distributable earnings 3,2% ahead of budget at €16,0 million.

It is official. Century City Square, the new all-green commercial and hospitality hub of Century City, is South Africa’s top mixed use development.