Vukile delivers stellar 9.3% distribution growth beating guidance
June 17 2026 17:45 SOUTH AFRICA Vukile Property Fund (JSE: VKE), the retail real estate investment trust (Reit), on Werdnesday released its results for the financial year to end-March 2026, delivering 9.3% per share growth in both funds from operations (FFO) and dividends. The group which has had exposure to South Africa, Spain and Portugal […]
SA REITs hold steady in May
June 16 2026 01:00 Garreth Elston, head of Golden Section South African real estate investment trusts (REITs) consolidated in May 2026, as they a total return of 0.7% for the month after April’s strong rebound. The sector edged ahead of equities, with the All-Share Index returning -0.3%, while trailing bonds, with the All-Bond Index up […]
Another Brick in the Wall – Ian Anderson – New best practice recommendations for Reits
June 12 2026 22:00 DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the latest episode of the fast growing podcast, Another Brick in the Wall. This episode features Ian Anderson who is head of listed property and a portfolio manager at Merchant West Investments. Ian speaks to Alistair and Michael about how Reits have performed in the first half […]
Growthpoint Properties achieves record-low pricing on R1.8bn oversubscribed bond issuance
Juine 11 2026 15:40 Sandton, South Africa Growthpoint Properties (JSE: GRT), South Africa’s largest listed real estate investment trust (Reit), recently issued R1.8bn in senior unsecured bonds in significantly oversubscribed auction. The issue initially targeted between R1bn and R1.5bn and attracted keen investor appetite with bids of over R6.5bn, more than four times the initial target. […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 7 – Funding REITs for the future
June 6 2026 16:15 Vanessa Murray, Divisional Executive: Property Finance– Nedbank CIB JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the latest episode of the fast growing podcast, Another Brick in the Wall. This is the seventh episode of the REIT Report series which falls under our comprehensive podcast. It is brought to you by the SA REIT Association. In […]
Controversial MAS Real Estate sells €404m in property and changes direction under the control of Martin Slabbert
May 28 2026 17:15 Martin Slabbert, chairman of MAS Real Estate MAS P.L.C. (JSE: MSP) has announced the sale of seven retail properties across Romania and Bulgaria, alongside the appointment of a new chief executive. This has surprised investors as the fund has long been a retail landlord with a small residential development arm. The […]
Dipula Properties helped by overall improved conditions for South African landlords
:May 27 2026 17:35 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Dipula is benefitting from careful management and recent improvements in operating conditions for landlords and listed real estate investment trusts (Reits). The company led by CEO Izak Petersen achieved a 20% year-on-year increase in its distributable earnings to R310m for the six months to end-February 2026. Dipula also […]
Spear REIT Expands Western Cape footprint by buying R960m Tygervalley office portfolio
May 27 2026 14:30 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Spear REIT Limited has bought a premium grade office portfolio in Tygervalley, Cape Town, for R960m, expanding its footprint in one of the Western Cape’s commercial precincts. The acquisition follows the company’s recent bookbuild, which supports Spear’s disciplined growth strategy and continued focus on high‑quality assets, the group said. […]
Equites Property Fund investing locally after bloodnose in the UK
May 27 2026 13:45 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA JSE-listed specialist logistics real estate investment trust, Equites Property Fund, has said it will focus its investing in South Africa having underperformed in the UK. In the financial year, Equites shifted from asset recycling to capital deployment and growth, focusing on SA as the main earnings and […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 6 – Governance Matters
May 25 2026 19:00 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the latest episode of the fast growing podcast, Another Brick in the Wall. This is the sixth episode of the REIT Report , brought to you by the SA REIT Association. In this episode, Alistair and Michael speak to Yusuf Mowlana of M&G Investments. They discuss […]