As we entered the new century, the two JSE listed property investment sectors, namely the Property Unit Trust sector and the Property Loan Stock sector, had market capitalization of R4.92bn and R3.86bn respectively. Since then the market capitalization for the two sectors has grown from R8.78bn to R12.77bn – a growth of 45% in capitalization over the period.

REDEFINE Income fund, the R1,6bn property loan stock company, has achieved its goal for the year to August 31, boosting headline earnings a linked unit from 17,44c to 35,03c. It was the company's first full financial year of operation since listing in February last year.