How substantial is the appetite for listed property funds as an asset class at present?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Marc Wainer, CEO, Redefine Properties from The Report: South Africa 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Roger Jardine, CEO, Aveng Group from The Report: South Africa 2013
How dependent are South African construction firms’ local order books on government projects?
Articles & Analysis | Long-term promise: Short-term indicators suggest challenges but future forecasts are brighter from The Report: South Africa 2013
The current global financial woes have hit property around the world as hard as any other sector. Weak export markets, a sluggish local economy, as well as poor business and consumer sentiment have all hindered the performance of local property activity in many markets, including South Africa.
Articles & Analysis | Facing the challenge: After a recent difficult period, the sector may now be recovering from The Report: South Africa 2013
Looking at the skyline of any major South African city, you will see far fewer cranes than during the construction surge that occurred in the past decade, when the prospects of hosting the FIFA World Cup led to a huge building drive incorporating everything from stadia and hotels to large-scale transport infrastructure projects. More so than any...
Articles & Analysis | Above the crowd: Office space continues to provide better returns from The Report: South Africa 2013
One of the best performing segments of the real estate sector over the past 12 months has been commercial office property. The office segment achieved an 11.2% overall return (income and capital) in 2012, the best performer outside industrial real estate and well above the sector average of 10.4% (retail had a return of 10.1%). Even so, the...
Oil production retains its key role in the economy, however plans are under way to encourage diversification away from hydrocarbons towards an economy that is more knowledge based. The political climate has been characterised of late by a number of disputes, often resulting in either the resignation of the government or the dissolution of parliament, which has contributed to the slow progress of some projects.