Mall of Africa owner Attacq appoints Peter de Villiers as permanent CFO
May 15 2026 14:00 MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA Attacq, the South African real estate investment trust (Reit), yesterday announced the permanent appointment of Mr Peter de Villiers as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), from 1 June 2026.He has served as Attacq’s Interim CFO since December 2025. He joined the Attacq groupin March 2013 and was appointed to […]
South African listed property sector enjoys a recovery in April
May 12 2026 13:20 Garreth Elston, Golden Section Capital The JSE’s listed property sector delivered a recovery in April with the J803 All Property Index returning 5.76% for the month, and the J253 SA Listed Property Index 5.40%, bringing the one-year rolling total return to 28.16% and 26.01% respectively. Garreth Elston of Golden Section Capital […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 4 – Evolution of the Reit structure; why the tax wrapper matters
April 23 2026 16:20 Welcome to the Another Brick in the Wall podcast and the fourth episode of our series, The REIT Report. It’s here that Alistair Anderson and Michael Avery speak with Louis van Manen, BDO SA’s Head of real estate and construction. Louis discusses how the real estate investment trust (REIT) company and tax structure has benefitted […]
Spear raises R1bn in oversubscribed bookbuild
April 23 2026 13:20 WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA Western Cape-invesed real estate investment trust Spear REIT has completed an accelerated bookbuild, raising R1bn. The capital raise attracted strong demand and was multiple times oversubscribed, the group said. A total of 78 740 158 new ordinary shares were placed at an issue price of R12.70 per […]
Spear Reit launches R1bn accelerated bookbuild
April 22 2026 23:40 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Spear announced the launch of an equity raise of R1bn through the issue of new ordinary shares. The company reserves the right to increase the size of the equity raise, subject to demand and pricing. Pricing and allocations will be decided at the close of the bookbuild. […]
SA REITs pull back 12.3% in March as geopolitical conflict unsettles global markets
April 16 2026 11:00 DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA South African real estate investment trusts (REITs) gave back their early- year gains in March, declining 12.3% as the geopolitical conflict drove oil prices higher, weakened the rand and reignited inflation concerns across emerging markets. The pullback left SA REITs down 4.3% for the first quarter of 2026. […]
Emira launches voluntary offer for Octodec shares
April 15 2026 16:00 James Day, Emira Property Fund CEO Emira Property Fund (JSE: EMI) opened a voluntary offer to shareholders of fellow listed real estate investment trust Octodec Investments with the aim of increasing its shareholding in Octodec to 34.9%. This follows Emira’s successful acquisition of 20.17% of Octodec’s ordinary shares through a series […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 3 – Why SA leads the world
April 14 2026 11:55 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the Another Brick in the Wall podcast and the third episode of our series, The REIT Report. It’s here that Alistair Anderson and Michael Avery speak with Grant Elliott, chief operating officer coastal regions for Heriot REIT. Grant explains why the understated Heriot REIT has excelled for some years […]
Hyprop raises R580m in an oversubscribed bond auction
April 13 2026 22:15 SOUTH AFRICA Hyprop Investments, a retail-focused JSE and A2X-listed Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit), has announced a successful bond issuance, raising R580m in an oversubscribed auction. The group initially targeted R500m, with an option to increase it to R600m. The auction attracted overwhelming investor interest, and total bids reached R3.1bn, more […]
Sustained Demand Underpins Blackheath’s Industrial Rental Market – Spear Reit
April 2 2026 18:15 WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA Sustained demand bolsters the industrial rental market in Cape Town’s Blackheath node. This is driven primarily by occupiers whose location decisions are tied to operational necessity, including access to transport routes, workforce availability and day-to-day efficiency; factors that have kept vacancies consistently low and competition for well-located […]