Equites Property Fund Limited today announced growth of 11.7% in its distribution per share for the six months ended 31 August 2018 to 68.12 cents, as well as a 49% growth in the fair value of its property portfolio over the corresponding period in August 2017, from R6.8 billion to R10.1 billion.

The SA REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) sector is updating its best practice recommendations to make financial reporting of South African REITs even clearer and more comparable.

JSE REIT Stor-Age, the leading and only listed self storage property fund in South Africa, yesterday closed its accelerated bookbuild.

Grit, the only listed Africa-focused income distribution group to offer international property investors access to high growth opportunities in thriving African economies,  outside of South Africa, continued on its strong growth trajectory, reporting solid financial results for the year ended 30 June 2018.

JSE-listed diversified Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Redefine Properties’ (JSE: RDF) welcomed shoppers to the new revamped Benmore Centre, Sandton’s popular neighbourhood shopping destination when it officially opened during end August. Redefine had started work on the ZAR252 million refurbishment programme during late 2016 and was completed on schedule.

JSE specialist shopping centre REIT, Hyprop, continued delivering strong growth in a tough economy with a total dividend per share of 756,5 cents for the year to June 2018, which was 8,8% higher than last year.

Further to the announcement on 15 December 2017, in which Greg Clarke advised of his intention to step down as Chairman of the Board, RDI, the FTSE 250 income-focused UK-REIT, is pleased to confirm the appointment of Gavin Tipper as the Company’s new Chairman, with effect from 24 July 2018.

In a groundbreaking move, Growthpoint Properties has successfully taken a sizeable South African commercial building completely off the municipal water grid.

Growthpoint Properties (Share Code: GRT) shares began trading onA2X today as it became the first property company and tenth counter to join the exchange with its secondary listing.

Mauritius Grit, the only listed Africa focused distribution group to offer international property investors direct access to immediate high growth opportunities on the African continent outside of South Africa, announced today that it will officially seek approval from the UK Listing Authority to proceed with its listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).