The Property Pod

Exemplar’s rural and township retail property niche pays off

‘We've gone to school and university and done our doctorate in unforeseen events over the past two-and-a-half years, so I'm looking forward to what we can do going forward’ – Jason McCormick, CEO of JSE-listed Exemplar REITail.

20 Jun 2022 22 min

Five-star Radisson Hotel debuts at Vivian Reddy’s Oceans Umhlanga mega development

Reddy – who’s leading the ambitious R4 billion mixed-use property project with joint venture partner Rob Alexander – speaks about the new hotel and gives an update on the overall development, which will include a luxury mall, supercar showroom and two residential towers.

6 Jun 2022 19 min

London listing on the cards for Africa-focused Lango Real Estate

Thomas Reilly, managing director of the Growthpoint and International Finance Corporation-backed property fund, talks about Lango’s next phase of expansion that includes an IPO in the next three years and entering the Kenyan market. 

23 May 2022 21 min

Real-estate investing in Africa and the transition from the mighty dollar

Property pundit Kevin Teeroovengadum speaks about the dollarisation of African real estate assets, why he believes it’s important for the continent to transition to local currencies when investing in the sector; and, on the need for African countries to develop their own capital markets.

9 May 2022 20 min

Up-for-sale Newlands Rugby Stadium site could make way for mixed-use development

‘There has been a lot of interest from listed and private property entities, landlords and property owners, as well as a couple of international developers and investors’ – Wes Cowan, associate director at Galetti.

18 Apr 2022 8 min

SA Reit sector shows negative performance for first quarter of 2022

 Anton de Goede, portfolio manager covering listed property at Coronation Fund Managers, discusses the sector’s Q1 performance and shares his views on Reits that published results during the recent February/March reporting season. 

4 Apr 2022 16 min

Improvon partners with Nedbank to develop R1.3bn Dakota Precinct

Stefano Contardo – CEO of the R9bn Africa-focused unlisted warehousing, distribution and logistics-focused property developer and investor – speaks about the group’s latest project in Midrand, Johannesburg.

14 Mar 2022 14 min

Redefine anticipates controlling more than 90% of EPP

CEO Andrew König speaks about the group’s R7.2bn takeover of the Polish property counter and why Redefine sees greener pastures in the commercial property market of the central European nation.

28 Feb 2022 10 min

Estienne de Klerk’s insights on SA’s listed property sector

'If the economy doesn’t grow, then the commercial real estate environment will probably still suffer from oversupply issues,’ posits the SA Reit Association chairperson and CEO of Growthpoint Properties SA.

31 Jan 2022 18 min

Millat banks on more new SA Hyatt hotel properties

Hamza Farooqui, CEO of Joburg-based Millat Investments, speaks about the group’s hotel industry investment plans as it prepares to take advantage of an expected post-Covid tourism sector recovery.

17 Jan 2022 16 min

Mr President come see what we’ve done at Waterfall City

That’s the call from Giles Pendleton, chief development officer of JSE-listed Attacq Limited, master developer of the new ‘smart city’ rising from the ground in the middle of Gauteng.

6 Dec 2021 21 min

Ryk Neethling on estate development and semigration to the Cape Winelands

Olympic champion swimmer-turned property developer speaks about his involvement as a shareholder and marketing director of the landmark Val de Vie Estate in Western Cape’s Paarl valley. 

22 Nov 2021 18 min

South Africa ‘a pioneer in estate living'

‘Estates have been big in SA for quite a long time – since the early 1990s – whereas in places like the UAE and New Zealand and other parts of the world they’ve started to take off only in the last five years or so,’ says Andrew Amoils, wealth analyst…

8 Nov 2021 12 min

 Collins Residential secures R1bn Auria Senior Living estate for North Coast 

Murray Collins, founding director of Collins Residential, talks about the group's latest developments in KwaZulu-Natal and why he remains confident and is continuing to invest in the province despite the recent unrest in July.

1 Nov 2021 11 min

Will listed property continue its recovery next year?

Nesi Chetty, fund manager and head of property at Stanlib, discusses the sector’s performance, highlighting winners, losers and his hot stock-picks.

24 Oct 2021 18 min

Bumpy recovery for the broader property market

Kobus Lamprecht, head of research and publications at Rode & Associates, chats about the findings of the latest Rode Report on the South African Property Market.

14 Oct 2021 18 min

The big ‘back to the office’ debate

Can SA expect a bounce-back in prime office space – and when? Malcolm Horne, Group CEO of Broll Property Group, and organisational psychologist Dr Natasha Winkler-Titus weigh in…

7 Oct 2021 23 min

Domestic tourism ‘is the only market’ right now - Tsogo Sun Hotels CEO

Marcel von Aulock talks about developments at SA’s largest hotel group in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, about the broader tourism industry’s recovery and how the vaccination drive is crucial for the sector.

26 Sep 2021 14 min

Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront plans ‘jewel in the crown’ development in post-Covid future

CEO David Green says besides the current multi-billon-rand Canal District expansion, SA’s top tourist attraction is drawing up plans for Granger Bay that could include hotels, residential, destination retail and other attractions.

15 Sep 2021 13 min

Zimbali learning curve for Capital Hotels founder Marc Wachsberger

Hosted by Moneyweb's deputy editor Suren Naidoo, The Property Pod is South Africa's premier property investor podcast, with insights from industry executives. This podcast offers in-depth coverage of the South African property industry. The sectors covered include the commercial (office, retail and industrial/logistics) residential, and specialist sectors such as storage and healthcare. Each episode will cover industry developments,…

9 Sep 2021 16 min