SA investors may get their fingers burnt as they shift their money to offshore property stocks in a bid to counter the effects of a depreciating the rand.

There are signs that the South African listed property sector's strong run is ending.

The biggest merger in the history of the South African listed property sector is going ahead, with Fortress Income Fund finalising the acquisition of Capital Property Fund.

While SA's listed property index is set to come under pressure during the rest of the year‚ certain companies are standing out as top performers.

Investors must be circumspect when it comes to investing in new off shore property companies that are listing on the JSE.

Most property funds that have listed in the past two to three years have matched or outperformed investors’ expectations.

Texton Property Fund has plans to dramatically increase its offshore property exposure as it diversifies away from being a pure office play.

Western Cape-based Tower Property Fund is branching out overseas along with several other SA property companies, but analysts warn that these markets come with their own challenges.

Us investors are seeking specialised property funds and SA, which has potential for more specialisation, is now on their radar.

Safari Investments grows its assets 31% from R1.3bn since listing in April last year to R1.7bn at the end of March.