LISTED property asset management company Provest, which is part of the Investec Property Group, says it is expecting debt securitisation initiatives from various property listings on the JSE Securities Exchange SA.

LISTED property unit trust Sycom Property Fund, one of the largest listed property funds, has reported distributable earnings for the year to March of 107,02c a unit

Brian Kirchmann, CEO of commercial property association Sapoa, says a record number of delegates have signed up for the annual convention at the Cape Town Convention Centre from May 12- 14.

Pretoria - A new property giant with assets of about R2 billion is due to be listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in mid-May.

WITH most listed property unit trusts and property loan stock firm s trading at a premium to net asset value, listed propert ies are now more expensive than direct property investments, says listed asset management firm Provest.

PROPERTY loan stock company Shops For Africa said yesterday that it would wind up its activities and delist this year.

In 2003 the Property Unit Trust and Property Loan Stock sectors generated a total pre-taxation return of 42.6%

Pretoria - The property unit trust and property unit trust sectors of the JSE Securities Exchange generated a pretax total return of 42.6 percent for the 12 months to December, according to an analysis by Provest, the wholly owned property asset management subsidiary of Investec Bank.

But an improving US growth rate could easily see an outflow of capital from the South African market

Flexibility in raising money will allow Hyprop to buy Canal Walk entirely from borrowings