Until recently, Growthpoint Properties and Redefine Properties were the largest listed South African real estate groups, leaving institutional investors with limited choice.

Driven by a dynamic tenant mix of exclusive global and local brands Hyprop's Hyde Park Corner is the definitive destination centre for style-conscious, boutique shoppers wishing to access the very best in luxury; be it conventional goods, or merchandise which follows more eclectic fashion and lifestyle trends.

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.

Actis, a leading emerging markets investor, RMB Westport, a notable sub-Saharan Africa real estate investment management and development group and Paragon Holdings, a leading Nigerian investor group today confirm the sale of Ikeja City Mall to South African Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Hyprop Investments Limited (Hyprop) and Attacq Limited (Attacq), a JSE-listed real estate capital growth fund.

Top commercial property broker Sean Berowsky was recently appointed Head of Commercial and Industrial Broking at Broll South Africa.

South African listed property once again ranked high among the country’s top companies earning the most for shareholders.

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.

Waterfall Corner in Midrand, Gauteng, has been named the winner of the sought-after Spectrum Award for the best retail development, making a splash at the in the South African Council of Shopping Centre’s (SACSC) Annual Retail Design and Development Awards (RDDA).

Hyprop Investment Limited’s Gauteng-based regional shopping centre, Clearwater Mall, has tripled the generation output of its solar photovoltaic PV plant and now boasts Africa’s largest rooftop Solar PV system.

Energy efficiency at Hyprop’s Clearwater Mall is set to rise with the installation of a 500kWp solar photovoltaic plant (“PV”) which went operational last week.