Rosebank’s first food court, a 2 000m2 indoor food emporium on the first floor of The Zone @ Rosebank has opened. It offers panoramic views over western Johannesburg, and a balcony on Oxford Road.

South Africa’s top rated Green Star SA buildings and leading green building professionals were announced in the Green Star SA Leadership Awards 2015 at the annual Green Building Convention in Cape Town.

Green Building Council announces South Africa's first socio-economic impact certification.

SA Corporate Real Estate Fund (formerly Martprop) has announced it is to make an offer to acquire all the linked units in SA Retail Properties Limited, paving the way for a R5 billion fund in a major move towards consolidation in the listed property sector.

There is definitely scope for unlisted real estate investment trusts (Reits) in the South African institutional pension fund landscape, says Colin Young, head of asset management at the Old Mutual Property Group.

Strong property fundamentals were continuing to boost retention of tenants with expiring leases in Martprop’s R2,6 billion portfolio, managing director Roger Perkin said today. “The firm demand for quality, well located assets has pegged vacancies in the portfolio at 1,5%,“ he said. “It is also underpinning retention of expiring leases at above 80%. “

Old Mutual Property Group, which owns 32% of listed property unit trust Martprop and also manages the fund, aimed to substantially increase the size of the fund over the next three years, said Martprop MD Roger Perkin.

Old Mutual Property Group and City Property team up to convert offices to apartments for letting

 Old Mutual Property Group not to list prime retail assets.

It's no secret that the Marriott group's 50% shareholder, Grindrod, has been unhappy with the performance of its property arm for some time - indeed, Grindrod CEO Ivan Clark said as much after the most recent results briefing.