Listed property specialist Plexus Wealth has launched a second property fund, the Plexus Wealth BCI Flexible Property Income Fund, to provide investors and retirees with a higher income option.

Vukile Property Fund today reported 7.1% growth in dividends per share for the year to 31 March 2017, comfortably delivering on its market guidance and again advancing its track record of unbroken growth in dividends since listing in 2004.

An excellent understanding of markets and consumers is vital for successful retail property investment, and this is true whether investing locally or abroad.

Equites Property Fund Limited today announced a 14% increase in full year distributions to 110.37 cents per share.

“In our experience some of the banks are deciding where buyers can and cannot buy by declining home loans on certain properties (and in certain areas), where I know another bank will grant a mortgage.

JSE-listed diversified real estate investment trust Redefine Properties has delivered another solid performance after increasing its distribution by 7.5% to 44.82 cents per share for the six months to 28 February 2017.

The role of the property manager is evolving - with the lines being blurred between that of a property manager and that of an asset manager.

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics and ESG research, has released the IPD South Africa Annual Property Index, which shows the South African property investment sector delivered an ungeared total return of 11.1% in 2016.

Located to the northwest of the Nairobi CBD, office developments in Westlands recorded average rental prices of $13.60/m2, with a 74% average occupancy rate in 2016 due to increased completed office developments under the letting process in 2015/2016.

Funding commercial property developments with a mix of hard and local currency provides an innovative mechanism for Africa’s commercial real estate sector, to mitigate currency volatility and liquidity risk says Standard Bank.