Vukile will launch its residential property strategy before the end of March next year as it looks to add diversification to its predominantly retail-focused portfolio.

Growthpoint Properties has shifted its focus to its own developments as it struggles to find reasonably priced new acquisition opportunities in the local property market.

Black-owned real estate investment trust Rebosis Property Fund finally secures Ascension Properties as a subsidiary, enabling it to expand its office portfolio.

New Europe Property Investments grows its recurring distributable earnings per share 24% year on year in the first half of this year, thanks to acquisitions and developments.

Analysts and property managers are stressing that when property counters are compared, the source of their returns must also be given equal attention.

Listed property sector should continue to offer better returns than other income-generating investments such as bonds and cash.

Though concern lingers about Emira Property Fund's exposure to the older, B-grade office market.

Smaller property funds are finding it difficult to compete in making acquisitions because of the increased cost of funding, this makes them targets for takeover by larger rivals.

Capital & Counties Properties may well have appeared fully priced after the stock had more than doubled in the previous two years, but it continues to defy gravity.

South African investors are likely to make more money in offshore property markets next year than in their own backyards.