SA REITs defy equity sell-off as income growth surges
SA REITs gained 1.6% in September as the All Share fell 5.8%, with rolling distribution growth at 11.09% — the strongest since 2017. Download the September 2026 SA REIT Chart Book.
Commercial
Ipic Properties buys 16 hotels in portfolio expansion
Ipic Properties has acquired Country Hotels — 16 hotels and lodges with 638 rooms across the Western and Northern Cape — moving beyond its Western Cape retail base into hospitality.
Burstone unlocks R4.5bn with new property fund platform
Burstone seeds a R5.4bn SA Core Plus platform with Nedbank Property Partners, releasing R4.5bn in capital and cutting its reported LTV to below 20%.
Growthpoint targets one-day leases with SmartLease
Growthpoint launches SmartLease across its commercial portfolio in November, aiming to compress a leasing process that can take weeks into a guided digital journey — with a lease in a day as the target.
Six corridors redrawing Africa’s property map
Broll’s Africa Real Estate Intelligence Report 2026 maps six cross-border growth corridors where power, production, people and politics are concentrating the continent’s next property opportunities.
Attacq lifts dividend 17% as Waterfall pipeline expands
Attacq lifts its dividend 17.2% as earnings beat guidance, funding costs fall and a R2.2bn Waterfall City development pipeline supports long-term growth.
Billions flow into Cape Town CBD as office demand builds
Cape Town’s CBD draws billions in commercial investment as tight office supply, low vacancies and demand for premium space fuel the next growth cycle
Growthpoint lifts dividend 7.4% as Sasse bows out
Growthpoint lifts its dividend 7.4% as DIPS rises, debt falls and Norbert Sasse hands leadership to Estienne de Klerk after final results as Group CEO
Retail growth slows as consumers value engineer their spend
SA shopping-centre trading density grew 4.6% in Q2, falling below inflation as consumers cut costs and reshape retail spending and investment priorities.
SA REITs retreat 5%, but fundamentals keep strengthening
SA REITs retreated 5% in August, but 10.58% distribution growth, stronger balance sheets and active dealmaking keep sector fundamentals firmly intact
Inside the mega R2bn property deal
Moolman Group has agreed to sell nine shopping centres to Dipula Properties in a landmark R2 billion deal, pushing Dipula's retail exposure to nearly 80%
Spear's R1.4bn acquisition drive powers next growth phase
Spear’s R1.4bn acquisition drive expands its Western Cape portfolio, backed by strong occupancy, low gearing and further industrial and energy growth
