Absa, iFour Properties Limited and Pangbourne Properties Limited made finance history today with the launch of South Africa’s first Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) programme.

Kagiso Property Holdings have joined forces with the HL Hall and Sons farming dynasty of Nelspruit to launch a new R120-million commercial and retail development

Experts say move frees cash for core business.

Much is changing on the South African Real estate scene.  Traditional institutional investors are listing major portions of asset portfolios and large owners are divesting in certain market segments and specialist funds and opportunistic investors are moving into these investments with evident success.  How sustainable are these trends?

Developers get edgy over competition from the public sector.

Prima Property Trust today announced a final distribution of 4,43 cents per unit for the four months from 1 January 2004 to 30 April 2004, representing a 3% improvement on the forecast.

Growthpoint Properties Limited, South Africa’s largest listed property loan stock company in terms of total assets and market capitalisation announced yesterday that it had entered into agreements to acquire the bulk of the commercial property portfolio owned by the Lyons Corporate Lease Fund.

Many pundits are saying that the South African property market is overheated and a major downward correction is imminent

Emira Property Fund announced that a large proportion of its portfolio would comprise commercial properties, an indication that its management is confident about the prospects of SA's office market

Commercial property owners are alarmed at the increasing cost of keeping their occupants and visitors safe.