Nedbank Property Finance is tackling untapped segments of the property development market in the light of the oversupply in popular commercial sectors.

KwaZulu- Natal based complementary health-care group House of Health will roll out a national retail franchise network in high profile shopping centres over the next five years.

Rosebank Mall has been ordered to knock down its new steel-and-glass entrance - a move that restaurants and shops believe could destroy newly revived business in the area.

ALTHOUGH the industrial property market is showing signs of recovery, the past year has been a buyer and tenant's market, says Andy Beddow, director of Baker Street Properties, one of Cape Town's largest commercial, industrial and retail property broking organisations.

CANAL Walk is continuing to grow and is on track to show a turnover growth in excess of 35% for its second year of trading, strongly outperforming the South African retail sector generally.

WHILE the modern style of public property syndications has reduced to a trickle compared to the heady days of the mid-90s, old-style private property syndications, at least for the Louis Group, continue apace.

The continental, trendy vibe of Rosebank is set to disappear following this week's shock Johannesburg High Court ruling that orders certain sections of Rosebank Mall to be demolished.

The dominance of a few big retailers is a worrying factor for SA's shopping centre market.

Property loan stock company Metboard Properties has signed lease deals worth R30m, representing 36590m? industrial space in the past three months.

It will start in Sandton and Melrose Arch, says Trafalgar CEO Neville Schaefer.