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            <title>KPMG South Africa is to move its Johannesburg office to Sandton</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[KPMG South Africa, which is composed of audit services entity KPMG Incorporated and advisory and tax services entity KPMG Services (Proprietary) Limited, has announced that it will relocate its Johannesburg office from Parktown to Sandton next year. The Johannesburg office is its head office. The group occupied its leased Parktown office for almost 30 years and the move is the result of a normal property asset transaction between commercial landlords. KPMG stated that the move had no effect on its long-term tenancy, professional service delivery, or local operations.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Mpact disposes of Versapak Paarl property for R185m</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging and recycling company Mpact has disposed of its Versapak Paarl property to joint venture (JV) Inofort for R185-million. The 29 541 m2 property is on the corner of Borssenberg street and Jan van Riebeeck drive, in Paarl, in the Western Cape. Inofort is a JV between industrial property company Inospace 5 and JSE-listed real estate investment company Fortress Real Estate Investments.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Club Med South Africa Beach and Safari resort at Tinley Manor Beach, on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, is one of the largest tourism and hospitality investments undertaken in the province and welcomed its first guests in July. The resort was developed and is operated by project company Tinley Leisure, which was established for the development.]]></description>
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            <title>Green building shift progressing slowly – association</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The local commercial and industrial property sector is being shaped by energy insecurity and water stress, as well as rising environmental, social and governance expectations from tenants and financiers. The result is a fundamental shift in the way green building is approached, says association of architectural professionals the South African Association of Architects (SAIA). Green building in South Africa is moving from a “compliance afterthought” to a design-first principle, but the pace of the shift depends on whether sustainability is treated as a cost to be minimised or an industry-wide goal to be pursued collectively, says SAIA.]]></description>
            <author>Keabetswe Shilakwe</author>
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            <title>Acquisition highlights  value of Gauteng assets</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Owner and operator of last-mile logistics assets Inospace has acquired the Hellmann Building, in Isando, for R43-million, adding a fifth property to its existing Kempton Park footprint around the OR Tambo International Airport when much of investor sentiment remains focused on the coast.  The deal is a result of a deliberate rebalancing of Inospace’s portfolio, with the group disposing of select industrial assets, in Cape Town, and redeploying capital into Gauteng, where the value is “significantly more compelling”, says Inospace founder and CEO Rael Levitt. ]]></description>
            <author>Keabetswe Shilakwe</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Investment company Benus Trade and Invest, a subsidiary of diversified investment company Community Investment Holdings (CIH), has acquired hospitality and leisure group Forever Resorts South Africa, for an undisclosed amount. The transaction presents opportunities for Forever Resorts’ continued strategic growth and development, says Forever Resorts MD Eugene van Jaarsveldt.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>MERGERS &amp; ACQUISITIONS</category>
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            <title>YW's IronOak takes over 65% of three Pepkor distribution centres</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial services and investment firm YW Capital and corporate and investment bank RMB have completed a R2.25-billion transaction that will see YW Capital's industrial and logistics real estate investment platform IronOak acquire 65% of three distribution centres supporting retailers PEP's and Ackermans' operations across Southern Africa. IronOak acquired a 65% shareholding in Badger Properties, which owns the portfolio of distribution centres.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>LOGISTICS PROPERTY</category>
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            <title>Attacq grows distributable income by 15.5%, final dividend by 17.2%</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE- and A2X-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has reported normalised distributable income per share (DIPS) growth of 15.5% to 125.1c for the financial year ended June 30. It also declared a final dividend of 54c, increasing the full-year dividend by 17.2% to 102c.]]></description>
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            <title>Salga, Emfuleni pilot digital cemetery management platform</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Local Government Association (Salga) and the Emfuleni local municipality have launched a digital Cemetery Management Platform to modernise and digitise cemetery management and improve access to municipal burial services. The system went live on September 14 and is a step toward digitally transforming cemetery management within local government.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Commercial builds in 2025/26 pipeline have doubled in Cape Town CCID – report</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/commercial-builds-in-202526-pipeline-have-doubled-in-cape-town-ccid-report-2026-09-11</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Even though residential developments dominated the record R12.8-billion investment across 29 property developments in Cape Town’s Central City Improvement District (CCID) 2025/26 pipeline, the number of commercial builds doubled compared with the previous year. This is according to the recently launched State of Cape Town Central City Report 2025 – A Year in Review (SCCR 25), produced by the Cape Town CCID.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Technology coming to the fore in affordable housing sector to beat rising costs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The property sector is adopting new technologies, including property technologies (proptech) and AI systems, to reduce administrative costs and achieve profits in an industry in which many costs are rising. Bricks were not getting cheaper, rental income growth could exceed the growth of people's incomes, yet the industry must still make a profit, noted venture capital firm REdimension Capital partner and co-founder Matt Marshall on September 10.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>PROPERTY TECHNOLOGY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Growthpoint increases asset value by 3.8%, distributable income by 4.3%, dividend by 7.4%</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties reported a 4.3% year-on-year increase in distributable income per share (DIPS) to 152.6c and a 3.8% increase in net asset value to R21.31 for the financial year ended June 30. It also reported an increase in total dividend per share of 133.5c, up by 7.4% from 124.3c in the prior financial year. The payout ratio was 87.5% for the full financial year, up from 85% in the 2025 financial year.]]></description>
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            <title>Hyprop sets priorities for 2027 and beyond as it targets further growth opportunities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following a robust operational performance for the financial year ended June 30 and with a strong financial position, real estate investment trust (Reit) Hyprop is looking for further growth opportunities. The company says it has refined its strategic priorities to capitalise on market opportunities and deliver sustainable growth.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Standard Bank, Java Capital form real estate, infrastructure financing partnership</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial services firm Standard Bank and corporate finance advisory firm Java Capital have formed a partnership to create an integrated advisory, capital-raising and financing services and investment platform focused on South Africa’s real estate, infrastructure and broader real estate sectors. Real estate is an important sector in any economy, such as in the form of factories, warehouses, business centres, retail centres and housing. Through the partnership, Standard Bank aims to take an advisory-led approach to becoming a strategic adviser to businesses in the sector, Standard Bank Investment Banking head Brian Marshall said during a September 8 media briefing in Johannesburg.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Specialist large-scale residential property developer Balwin Properties has informed shareholders that all conditions have now been met for a consortium, Bidco, comprising the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and founder investors of the company, to acquire all shares in the company and delist it from the JSE and the A2X. Balwin in May confirmed that Bidco had made an offer to acquire all shares in the company for R4.35 a share, valuing Balwin at about R2.26-billion.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>Growthpoint to complete Walmer Park redevelopment in November</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed commercial property company Growthpoint Properties has completed phase one of the R75-million redevelopment of the Walmer Park Shopping Centre, in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, with the overall project remaining on track for completion in November. Growthpoint’s reinvestment in the high-performing South African retail asset aims to position Walmer Park as a top retail destination in Gqeberha.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Granger Bay reclamation project on track to seek Parliamentary approval in 2027</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Parliament is expected to deliver its verdict on the proposed project to reclaim just more than 3 ha of land from the sea at the V&A Waterfront in the third quarter of next year, says V&A Waterfront development executive manager Allan Nenguke. The reclamation project, which forms part of a broader R24-billion expansion programme at Cape Town’s waterfront development, is currently the simultaneous subject of an environmental-impact assessment, and an Integrated Coastal Management Act process.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>V&amp;A Waterfront announces the development of a retirement complex</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cape Town mixed-use development the V&A Waterfront has announced its latest initiative, the 147-unit, hospitality-led, “later-living” (retirement) complex, The Bower. This was part of Phase 1 of the Granger Bay development. “It reflects our confidence in Cape Town’s later-living opportunity, and our belief that ageing well should be supported by service, choice and a strong sense of place,” explained V&A Waterfront CEO Graham Wood. “We have built The Bower around the qualities people value in hotel life — service, warmth and choice — while creating a residential community that allows people to remain independent and connected.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Real estate investment trust Redefine Properties has said its improving property fundamentals are translating into a tighter guidance of 6.5% to 7% growth in distributable income per share for this year, despite continued macroeconomic volatility. With distributable income growth expected to be at the upper end of guidance for this financial year, Redefine noted during a capital markets day on August 26 that it believes the combination of disciplined capital allocation, proactive sourcing of capital, operational efficiency and targeted investment is creating a more durable growth platform.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Transnet puts Carlton Centre, golf courses up for sale alongside 12 other properties</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned freight operator Transnet has invited requests for proposals (RFPs) for 15 noncore properties, including the Carlton Centre, in Johannesburg; the Bloemfontein Golf Course, in the Free State; the Avion Park Golf Course, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng; and the Umlazi Mall Megacity, in KwaZulu-Natal, among others. National departments, provincial departments, municipalities, State-owned companies and other public entities are afforded the first right of refusal to express an interest in acquiring, using, leasing, or otherwise taking transfer of the said properties for public sector purposes.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed Dipula Properties has agreed to acquire a portfolio of shopping centres from Moolman Group and its co-investors in a R2-billion transaction that is accretive from day one and advances the company’s focused growth strategy. The transaction strengthens the company’s national retail presence and enhances portfolio diversification, adding nine assets across four provinces.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[In construction, the most expensive projects may be the ones a firm never even knew about. Somewhere a bond has been filed, a site has changed hands and the winner of a nine-figure project is already being decided, months before anyone knows about it.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Parliament is expected to deliver its verdict on the proposed project to reclaim just more than 3 ha of land from the sea at the V&A Waterfront, in the third quarter of next year, says V&A Waterfront development executive manager Allan Nenguke. The reclamation project, which forms part of a broader R24-billion expansion programme at Cape Town’s waterfront development, is currently the simultaneous subject of an environmental-impact assessment, as well as an Integrated Coastal Management Act process.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Construction on the Welmoed Estate affordable housing development in Eerste River, Cape Town, has started. The Western Cape government says the project is one of its largest affordable housing developments.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trust is not simply a social value – it is the critical infrastructure that drives the economy, says Western Cape Property Development Forum chairperson Deon van Zyl. Speaking at the Western Cape Infrastructure Ministerial Roundtable held in Cape Town last week, Van Zyl said no amount of legal drafting or auditing could compensate for the absence of trust.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Logistics and supply chain company DP World will develop the Mombasa Industrial Park Special Economic Zone to strengthen Kenya's position as a regional trade and logistics gateway and address the growing demand for modern industrial and logistics infrastructure in East Africa. The 222 ha industrial park will be developed in phases and will be located less than 20 km from the Port of Mombasa, which will provide businesses with efficient access to regional and international markets.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy performance certificates (EPCs) are expected to play an increasingly important role in improving building performance, supporting informed investment decisions, reducing operational energy consumption and strengthening accountability across public and private sectors as part of South Africa's National Energy Efficiency Strategy. Following the expiry of the national EPC compliance deadline, building owners, accounting officers, facilities managers and property professionals are encouraged to familiarise themselves with their obligations under the EPC Regulations and begin engaging with registered EPC professionals where compliance has not yet been achieved.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Soaring property prices in the Western Cape are being driven by demand, says Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. “Everybody will say that in the inner-city of Cape Town, or perhaps in one of our coastal towns, that property is not affordable. The prices are just growing exponentially.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Property investment in the Cape Town central business district (CBD) surged by 41% during 2025/26 compared with the previous year. The State of Cape Town Central City Report 2025, published this week by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), says the value of current property developments, conservatively estimated, increased from R9-billion in 2024/25, to R12.8-billion in 2025/26, driven by strong investor confidence.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved the acquisition of JSE-listed residential property company Balwin Properties by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), represented by the State-owned Public Investment Corporation (PIC), and Volker Holdings that have formed a bidco. Following the implementation of the merger, Balwin will be under the control of the bidco.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Real estate investment trust Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings (GHPH) has completed the development of the Epione Health Village, in Rosebank, Johannesburg. This development represents South Africa’s first integrated primary and surgical health village, combining primary care, specialist care, day surgery, pharmacy and diagnostics all under one roof.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Construction of the Waterfall City Conference Centre and Hotel has now started</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Waterfall City Conference Centre and Hotel (WCCCH) had now formally started its construction phase, following a sod-turning ceremony. Located in the much larger Waterfall City development in Midrand in Gauteng province, the WCCCH is a R750-million joint development project by Attacq and Rabie Property Group. The hotel will have 180 rooms and apartments, with an open-all-day restaurant, a swimming pool, and other wellness amenities, including a spa and a gym. The conference centre will be able to accommodate 1 350 delegates in a single venue and 2 000 guests across 16 flexible event spaces.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and property financial technology company Indlu have launched a R1-billion blended finance programme to formalise and scale South Africa’s burgeoning affordable rental market. The programme aims to bridge the national housing gap – currently estimated at 2.3-million units – by providing sustainable, affordable credit to micro-developers who have historically been excluded from traditional banking sectors due to a perceived lack of formal collateral.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that it approve the proposed transaction whereby Bidco intends to acquire property group Balwin Properties, without conditions. The primary acquiring firm, Bidco, is controlled by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and is represented by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and Volker Holdings.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Flanagan & Gerard Property Group and GrandWest, a subsidiary of Sun International, have marked the official start of construction on the R650-million GrandWest Mall development within the GrandWest entertainment precinct in Cape Town. The sod-turning ceremony marked the formal start of construction on the 22 000 m² convenience mall, with completion and opening scheduled for June next year.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), namely LEEP Solutions, House Harvest and Green X, which are all developing sustainability solutions for the property sector, are finalists in the 2026 Green Seeds Competition, which aims to bring green innovation to the built environment. The SMEs will compete in the final round, concluding the 12-month accelerator programme funded by JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq and implemented by industry initiative Property Point.]]></description>
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