Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 2 – How REITs Generate Income: Inside the Engine Room
March 31 2026 13:15 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the Another Brick in the Wall podcast and the second episode of our series, The REIT Report. It’s here that Alistair Anderson and Michael Avery speak with Christiaan Barnard, chief financial officer of Spear REIT. Christiaan discusses how real estate investment trusts acquire assets, sign tenants and then […]
Hines and Burstone launch pan-European light industrial Joint Venture
March 31 2026 09:30 SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA Burstone Group, the fully integrated international real estate business, and Hines, a real estate investment manager, on behalf of Hines European Real Estate Partners III (HEREP III), have formed a joint venture to aggregate a pan-European portfolio of light industrial assets. Burstone will invest 20% of the JV equity and […]
Heriot achieves record results in half-year to end-December
March 30 2026 22:15 SOUTH AFRICA Heriot Reit pulled off record distributable earnings growth during the six months to end-December 2025, with a 16.3% rise to R211m (2024: R181m) while maintaining its policy of distributing 100% of distributable earnings. The company which was formed around 28 years ago as a property business by a group […]
Dipula Properties joins key FTSE/JSE property indices
March 30 2026 20:10 Dipula Properties (JSE: DIB) will be included in the FTSE/JSE All Property Index (ALPI) and the SA Reit Index, effective from Monday, March 23 2026, following the latest index review by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. This inclusion marks a significant milestone for Dipula, the group said. It positions the company more […]
Another Brick in the Wall – JLL South Africa Investment Review 2025-2026
March 30 2026 18:00 Gauteng, South Africa Hello there! Welcome to this episode of Another Brick in the Wall where Alistair and Michael speak to Pepler Sandri, the Senior Director and head of the Capital Markets Division of JLL for South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa. Pepler discusses the JLL South Africa Investment Review 2025/ 2026. With 16 years of […]
Fairvest forecasts its income payouts will jump in the double digits
March 24 2026 22:30 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Fairvest on Monday posted its pre-close update for the six months to end-March 2026. The company’s portfolio, including 130 assets with just under 1.06-million GLA, recorded a positive rental reversion of 5.8% (September 2025: 4.8%) with an increase in vacancies to 5.9% (September 2024: 4.1%). As at […]
Boutique hotel Mantis no 5 taken to market by the High Street Action Co crown this March
March 23 2026 19:30 Gqeberha, SOUTH AFRICA The No5 Art Hotel by Mantis or Mantis No, a restored art deco boutique hotel, is one of Gqeberha’s celebrated hotels. “Its rare combination of architectural significance, luxury accommodation, curated art and comprehensive lifestyle amenities make it one of Gqeberha’s most distinctive and prestigious hospitality assets. Properties such […]
Hyprop reports 12.9% growth in distributable income
March 19 2026 21:30 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Hyprop Investments, a retail-focused real estate investment trust (Reit) listed on the JSE and A2X, delivered strong interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2025, reporting a 12.9% increase in distributable income. Its board declared an interim dividend of 119.0 cents per share, up 4.9% from […]
Growthpoint continues its growth trajectory with another set of positive results
March 19 2026 14:10 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Growthpoint Properties Limited’s (JSE: GRT) half-year results for the period ended 31 December 2025 cement its early turnaround to positive distribution growth. Distributable income per share (DIPS) increased 2.3% from the prior half year to 75.7cps and, with the payout ratio lifted from 82.5% to 87.5%, the total […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 1 – REITs 101: Why Listed Property Still Matters
March 18 2026 11:00 DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to our latest episode of Another Brick in the Wall and the first episode of The REIT Report where Alistair and Michael speak to Ian Anderson of Merchant West Investments about what real estate investment trusts (Reits) are and why they hold long-term investment value. In this new series, […]