Sapoa boss on the Cape Town rates battle and saving Joburg

Jackie van Niekerk, newly appointed chair of the South African Real Estate Investment Trust Association and CEO of JSE-listed Attacq Limited, notes despite global uncertainties, inflation, and interest rate volatility, the sector has maintained access to capital markets and continues to show potential for growth.

Mkhari talks about her role as chair of the JSE-listed group behind Waterfall City, and reveals what Motseng Investment Holdings, where she is founding CEO, has been up to

The CFO at logistics-focused Equites Property Fund is one of the youngest women executives at a JSE-listed company currently. She shares her story and talks about the growth of the group.

Hayley Ivins-Downes, managing executive for Real Estate at Lightstone, says in terms of non-subsidised properties, women are owning their homes on their own more than ever before. Gauteng women are leading the way, with two-thirds of these properties owned by women.

Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, says international buyers of SA residential property is on the up, with almost 40% of sales over R20m being by foreign buyers and mainly into the Mother City. Being Nelson Mandela Bay-based, he also weighs in on what’s holding the city back.