REI.co.za named SAPOA 2025 Runner-Up: Property News Website of the Year

Pictured: Neale Petersen, REI Founder & Editor-in-Chief, accepting the SAPOA 2025 Runner-Up (Property News Website of the Year) award.
To his right: Neil Gopal, SAPOA CEO. To his left: Itumeleng Mothibeli, SAPOA President, and Namzamo Radebe, SAPOA Board Member.
 
REI has been recognised as Runner-Up for Property News Website of the Year at the 2025 SAPOA Awards, proof that disciplined, investor-first journalism still wins in a noisy market. This is the eighth time that REI has been recognised by SAPOA when entering the awards.

“This is testimony to the digital pivot we made in 2013 and to a relentless team that ships useful, independent intelligence every week,” says Neale Petersen, Founder and Editor-in-Chief. “Awards are nice. Our real metric is whether investors act faster and smarter because of our work.”

Track record: SAPOA prizes since 2012 (selected)

• 2012 - Winner: Property Feature Journalist of the Year - Real Estate Investor Magazine (Monique Terrazas)
• 2013 - Winner: Property Publication of the Year - Real Estate Investor Magazine
• 2015 - Winner: Property Publication of the Year - Real Estate Investor Magazine
• 2016 - Winner: Property Feature Journalist of the Year - Real Estate Investor Magazine (Monique Terrazas)
• 2018 - Winner: Young Journalist of the Year - Real Estate Investor Magazine (Monique du Toit)
• 2022 - Runner-Up: Publication of the Year - Real Estate Investor Magazine
• 2023 - Runner-Up: Publication of the Year - Real Estate Investor Magazine
• 2025 - Runner-Up: Property News Website of the Year - REI.co.za

Why it matters

• It validates REI’s position as South Africa’s independent, investor-led property news hub.
• It rewards clarity, data, and practical insight over fluff.
• It sets a higher bar for speed, accuracy, and utility across the sector.

What’s next for REI (the roadmap)

• Deeper data dashboards: rentals, yields, REITs, and city-level trend trackers with plain-English insights.
• Action tools: affordability, financing and yield calculators; downloadable checklists; one-page deal memos.
• Faster formats: REI TV explainers, podcast briefings, and live investor clinics tied to breaking data.
• Personalised brief: weekly investor snapshot tailored by asset class, risk profile, and geography.
• Open newsroom: clearer methodology notes, source links, and post-mortems on big calls, so readers can verify, not just trust.

“Ten years ago we bet on digital. Today we double-down on speed, utility, and transparency.”

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