Sapoa Online, South Africa's premier commercial property website, has launched "The Property Investor" at www.thepropertyinvestor.co.za

This investment hub is an online resource that seeks to make commercial and listed property investments accessible to a broader set of potential clients.

The property investment outlook has been bolstered over the last couple of years by a number of factors, including a volatile/ declining equities market and good returns from property.

This has generated renewed interest from investors in property as an asset class. One of the sectors' responses to this window of opportunity has been a move from directly held assets into listed property vehicles in an effort to attract broader investment in the sector.

Buoyed by the massive success of the Sapoa Online property portal and a positive outlook for property investments, "The Property Investor" will provide investors with a unique set of online tools.

The tools seek to demystify commercial property as an asset class and provide a wide range of tools that introduce potential property investors to the world of commercial property.

Frank Reardon of Sapoa Online says the mission of the "The Property Investor" will be to create an online marketplace bringing together investors and other stakeholders in the commercial and listed property sectors.

Critical to the success of the initiative will be educating investors and providing them with the resources and tools to make commercial property investment decisions.

"Over time The Property Investor will provide a one-stop access point for the public and the property industry to discern trends and opportunities in the property investment industry," he adds. – The Star