Cape Town inner city development opportunity lies in regeneration according to Boxwood Property’s Divaris
April 16 2025 17:40 SOUTH AFRICA Sarah Divaris, the chief operating officer at Boxwood Property Fund, says she has a vision for inner-city renewal in Cape Town. At 30, she is one of the youngest professionals in South Africa’s property industry. “The biggest opportunities lie in regeneration: reimagining aging buildings and overlooked sites into vibrant, […]
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust’s industrial portfolio valuations rise
April 15 2025 15:30 WESTERN EUROPE JSE-listed Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust, which invests in what it calls “European growth cities”, said this week that robust industrial portfolio valuations offset declines in other sectors, primarily driven by shortening lease terms. Releasing its end-March property portfolio valuation on Monday April 14 2025, the group said […]
Private Sector Participation in Commercial Property Sector to Soar says Galetti
April 10 2025 18:15 John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate SOUTH AFRICA South Africa’s National Treasury has taken a significant step to streamline public-private partnerships (PPPs) by easing the approval process for projects under R2bn. This change, which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana gazetted in February, will come into effect in June this year, […]
Organon Advances Women’s Health at New Waterfall City Office
April 9 2025 18:00 SOUTH AFRICA Waterfall City continues to solidify its position as a home for global healthcare businesses, with Organon at the forefront of championing women’s health. As a healthcare company dedicated to the lifelong improvement of women’s health, Organon has made Waterfall City its home in South Africa. “Waterfall City is more […]
Spear REIT welcomes Joan Solms as Independent Non-Executive Director
April 8 2025 15:25 SOUTH AFRICA Spear Reit (JSE: SEA), a real estate investment trust with a focus on the Western Cape, has announced the appointment of Joan Solms to its board. Solms joins as an independent non-executive director and member of the audit and risk committee, effective April 1 2025. Spear explained in a […]
Johannesburg launches inner-city revitalisation plan, calls in private buyers
April 8 2025 08:30 SOUTH AFRICA The City of Johannesburg launched a “comprehensive inner-city revitalisation plan to transform derelict and unsafe buildings into ‘secure, functional spaces’ while reviewing its property portfolio by identifying buildings to sell to private investors”, it said this week. As part of the initiative, the municipality said it would rehabilitate buildings […]
Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) reports pleasing full-year performance for 2024, despite Economic and operational challenges
April 7 2025 17:18 SOUTH AFRICA Liberty Two Degrees (L2D), a private landlord with exposure to numerous of the country’s best shopping centres, delivered a robust performance for the 2024 financial year, “demonstrating resilience amid persistent macroeconomic pressures and operational challenges stemming from utility supply issues and municipal service delivery constraints”, it said in a […]
Urban Lime portfolio finds buyers looking for gems
March 31 2025 14:48 215 Bree Street, Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA The sales process for the property portfolio of Urban Lime Properties in Business Rescue has been a success, showing that experienced and conscientious landlords have confidence in South Africa’s real estate market, especially the country’s pockets of excellence. Urban Lime’s business rescue process was […]
Venture Workspace brings best-in-class co-working to Riverlands precinct
March 25 2025 11:00 Venture Workspace, the coworking and serviced office provider co-founded by entrepreneur Louis Fourie, has embraced one of Cape Town’s most intriguing and burgeoning nodes, the Riverlands precinct. The group has launched a 2,000-square-metre coworking space, which is growing in popularity among both short- and long-term tenants. Venture Workspace is one of […]
Another Brick in the Wall – Sandton shines as G20 visit beckons
March 19 2025 08:30 Welcome to the latest episode of the fast growing real estate podcast, Another Brick in the Wall! You can hear it here: https://iono.fm/e/1536236 and on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4EtACzQzU7SmcfEf3dGeU1. In this episode, Alistair and Michael are talking everything Sandton, the main business node of SA’s corporate sector. Their guests are Dimitri Kokinos who […]