Over the past three years, the KwaZulu Natal (KZN) property market has enjoyed unparalleled growth, outperforming other provinces as an investment destination. And yet, it is still considered one of the best kept secrets in the country!

Growthpoint Properties has completed the R185m first-phase of its new industrial park development on KwaZulu-Natal’s major logistics and transport corridor.

Equites Property Fund Limited (Equites) today announced an agreement with leading JSE-listed retailer Pepkor, to develop a 122 734 square metre logistics warehouse facility in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu Natal.

Shareholders in JSE-listed REITs, Gemgrow Properties  and Arrowhead Properties ( gave their stamp of approval at their respective shareholder meetings on Thursday, 22 August 2019 to the reverse takeover of Gemgrow by Arrowhead, launching a R16 billion (including listed investments), South Africa-focused property fund.

Fortress REIT Limited, the JSE-listed property group, kicked off its Vredenburg Food Security and Environmental Sustainability initiative at the Masiphathisane School in the Western Cape on 13 June.

FNB Home Finance has revealed that the number of single applicants who bought residential property through the Bank increased from 48% to 56% between 2016 and 2018.

As suburbs grow we often see large shopping malls being built within close proximity to smaller community retail centres.

Cape Town, 4 September 2018. South Africa’s top performing SA REIT Fairvest Property Holdings Limited (“Fairvest”) today announced solid results for the year to 30 June 2018, with annual distributions increasing by 9.91% to 20.150 cents per share. 

With people today living longer and opting for a more active lifestyle, when planning for their future retirement many have no desire to spend their latter years in a typical old age home but prefer a far more independent and active lifestyle – all within a secure location and with medical facilities readily available.

Further evidence of the public sector’s commitment to sustainability is the 4 Star Green Star SA Office Design v1.1 certification that the KZN Department of Education: Ugu District Office has received from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA).