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Hosted by Moneyweb's Deputy Editor Suren Naidoo, the Property Pod is South Africa's premier property investor podcast, with insights from industry executives in the property sector. This podcast offers in depth coverage of the South African property. The sectors include commercial (office, retail and industrial/logistics) and residential, and specialist sectors such as storage and healthcare. Each episode will cover industry developments, sector performance, trends as well as new policies/ laws affecting the sector from both local government and national government level. This podcast publishes two episodes per month.

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    ‘Watch this space': Surge in Cape Town mixed-use developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 17:11


    Grant Elliot, deputy chair of the Cape Town City Improvement District and chief operating officer of Thibault Investments, shares latest insights on the development scene in the Mother City, including the surge in mixed-use developments. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Standard Bank Group's L2D expects big G20 Summit boost for Sandton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 16:17


    José Snyders, CEO of Liberty Two Degrees, says its hotels will be fully booked for the event, with the landmark Sandton Convention Centre hosting either the main leaders' summit or the parallel 'B20' conference for major corporates. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Adrian Gardiner's story: Shamwari and taking Mantis Collection global with AccorHotels

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 25:56


    From retail to game reserves to luxury eco hotels, the Eastern Cape trailblazer and octogenarian shares insights on his life in South African conservation and tourism, which is also featured in a new book. Gardiner also shares his vision for tourism in one of SA's poorest provinces. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Bold hotels plan for Balwin's mega estates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 12:57


    Steve Brookes, CEO and founder of JSE-listed Balwin Properties, says plans are being finalised for a new 220-key Radisson Red hotel at Munyaka Waterfall. Plus, a hotel, hospital and community shopping centre are planned for its Mooikloof Mega City development in Tshwane. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    JLL ‘still very bullish' about hotel development in Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 25:06


    Wayne Godwin, CEO of JLL Africa, shares insights on the hospitality property market, saying that while 'Covid-19 was a watershed period' for the industry, large 'global hotel players are very committed' to expanding on a continent they see as the 'last frontier'. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Absa backs KZN's Westown and Club Med mega developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 23:26


    Vumiso Nyamazana, Regional Head for KZN of Commercial Property Finance at Absa CIB, talks about the group's financial backing of the two major catalytic property projects in the province - one west of Durban and the other on the booming North Coast. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    SA's property fundamentals ‘much better than five years ago'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 19:35


    Despite Donald Trump-induced volatility in global markets, Ian Anderson, head of listed property and portfolio manager at Merchant West Investments, is confident SA Reits will weather the storm, saying the sector is ‘better placed' than during the Covid-19 pandemic fallout. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    SA home buyers now paying lower transfer duty fees

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 12:35


    Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth and Investments sheds light on recent adjustments to property transfer duty brackets in the country, which came into effect on 1 April following 'Budget 2.0' delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in March. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Suren's favourite episodes of The Property Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 10:47


    South Africa's premier property investor podcast, right here on Moneyweb, marked its milestone 150th episode recently. On this special edition, host Suren Naidoo shares his top 10 favourite episodes. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    SA Corporate's Indluplace takeover pays off handsomely

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 18:16


    Group CEO Rory Mackey says residential property now makes up over 40% of its South African portfolio, with the fund set to expand in the multi-family residential market with a private capital raise this year. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Sun International CEO talks capex, Peermont push and sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 12:41


    Anthony Leeming, boss of the biggest JSE listed gaming and resorts group. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Lower interest rates: Simon Brown on renting vs buying a home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 15:59


    This Is the 150th episode of The Property Pod on Moneyweb, and we are joined by Brown, the founder of Just One Lap and host of the MonewebNOW show. With three Sarb repo rate cuts, has he changed his mind about buying? Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Joburg cleaning up its act ahead of G20?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 23:13


    Stephen Du Preez, founder of LocalAbode, an alliance partner of the Jozi My Jozi initiative, says the cleanup of Joburg's CBD needs to look beyond the summit and have long-term sustainability. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Business-rescue-hit Urban Lime's properties up for sale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 15:15


    Nexus Property Group co-founder Elias Tzouvanni – whose company has been appointed to handle the sale of the properties through private tender – shares insights on the portfolio of largely regenerated properties in Cape Town and Durban being sold. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Menlyn Park, Pavillion owner upbeat on mega mall growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 15:42


    Malose Kekana, CEO of Pareto Limited, says the group saw double-digital foot count growth over the recent festive season, with trading density growth of 6% at its malls across the country. He also talks expansion plans, with a refocus on SA. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Expropriation hullabaloo: Seeff boss confident about SA property rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 17:28


    Samuel Seeff, chair of Cape Town-headquartered Seeff Property Group, weighs in on why he is not too worried about the Expropriation Act impacting the residential property sector, labelling Trump's tirade as a ‘classical storm-in-a-teacup'. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Sandton on the rise again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 25:24


    Neil Schloss, head of asset management at Growthpoint Properties in SA, shares the latest insights on the group's Sandton Summit mixed-used precinct, where it is set to build the new R2bn Olympus Sandton twin-tower luxury apartment development and has grander plans. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Expropriation Act will cause uncertainty in property market – Sapoa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 12:35


    Neil Gopal, CEO of the SA Property Owners Association, says: “It's clear that the matter is headed to the courts” even though Sapoa itself is not planning legal action. While expropriation is not new, the organisation is not happy with two aspects of the new act. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    How Gidon Novick is ‘rocking the retired life'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 19:11


    No, Novick who's best known for his ventures in the SA airline industry, is not retiring just yet. But he has ventured into the retirement real estate market, with an innovative enterprise called Circle Senior Living. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    What's keeping Ben Kodisang busy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 27:49


    The founder and CEO of ALT Capital Partners shares the latest insights on the growing group, which largely targets the rural and township convenience retail property market. A one-time Sapoa president and former MD of Old Mutual Property, he also talks about his more than two decades in the industry. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Property stock picks and more from Stanlib's Nesi Chetty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 30:43


    The SA Reit sector remained the top-performing asset class in 2024. We take another look at the performance of JSE-listed property stocks, and expectations for 2025 … This time with the fund manager and head of property at Stanlib. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    2024 vs 2025: A ‘supernatural' look at listed property

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 28:07


    The Finance Ghost shares his insights on JSE-listed property, with local Reits rebounding strongly in 2024. What does 2025 hold? The stocks to watch, and more … Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Redefine sees further upside in retail

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 16:13


    Nashil Chotoki, retail national asset manager at Redefine Properties, shares insights on the improving performance of malls heading into the peak festive season. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    SA's Neighbourgood story: From Covid-19 startup to US expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 26:41


    Murray Clark, co-founder and CEO of Cape Town-based Neighbourgood, talks about the group's growth from being ‘born out of the pandemic' in July 2020, to becoming one of SA's most innovative and fast-growing property businesses in the ‘nomad space' of co-living and co-working. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Why invest in Nelson Mandela Bay?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 26:37


    It's the ‘Bay of Opportunity' says Denise van Huyssteen, CEO of Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber. She shares insights into major investments in the Eastern Cape's biggest metro city, what's happening on the property front, as well as the challenges and future prospects. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Afrirent on big real estate expansion with R1.3bn Cape Town ICC hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 14:44


    Senzo Tsabedze shares his inspiring journey from humble beginnings in Mpumalanga to leading Afrirent Holdings, a rising property group that has just secured the prime lease from City of Cape Town to develop a six-star hotel and mixed-use tower next to one of SA's busiest convention centres. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Affordable housing: Addressing the large demand/supply gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 18:22


    ‘Private and public sector collaboration is important, and we are looking to hopefully see more of that in the coming years,' says Vanessa Murray, divisional executive for property finance at Nedbank CIB, following the recent 16th annual IHS Affordable Housing Conference in Johannesburg. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Residential property investor interest wanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 16:24


    Hayley Ivins Downes, managing executive for real estate at Lightstone, shares insights from a recent report on buy-to-let investor activity in the SA market, and expectations into 2025. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    There's still room for growth' in township and rural retail property

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 18:55


    Smital Rambhai, portfolio manager of unlisted property fund, Comprop, talks about double-digit growth over the past 10 years, the challenges, and opportunities ahead. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    What's happening at the multi-billion-rand Steyn City?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 22:59


    A new Saxon hotel, senior living component, and more apartments are part of the mix, according to Steven Louw CEO of Steyn City Properties. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Why the Deeds Office matters …

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 18:13


    Kirsty de Sousa of law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc highlights the essential intricacies and need-to-knows of secure property registration at the Deeds Office. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Is there a ‘reigniting' of home loan application activity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 12:01


    With the interest rate-cutting cycle having commenced, Thabani Ndwandwe, chief risk officer for personal and private banking at Standard Bank, shares insight on home loan lending, the residential property market and rate expectations. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Reits rally: Sector back above R400bn mark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 21:26


    For the first time in years, following a bullish performance in September and for the third quarter. Garreth Elston, managing director of Golden Section Capital, shares insights on the sector being the top-performing asset class this year. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Housing finance friction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 18:46


    Sentinel Homes CEO Renier Kriek weighs in on recent comments by Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on government looking at possibly changing the law to force banks to explain home loan rejections related to people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Marriott hotel construction at Cape Town's R15bn Harbour Arch to begin next year

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 22:27


    James Wilson, CEO of private property developer and investor Amdec Group gives an update on the biggest single development currently underway in the city centre, as well as the group's other development nodes in SA such as Joburg's Melrose Arch, Westbrook in Gqeberha, and Zimbali in KZN. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Tourism optimism lifts Southern Sun to a record high

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 23:13


    CEO Marcel von Aulock says the share price hit its highest point last week since the group listed separately in 2019. He believes it's largely due to optimism around SA's new government of national unity, and shares insights on expansion plans for Cape Town and Umhlanga, challenges in Durban, and expectations for the upcoming summer season. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Sapoa Convention: Hear from the CEO, president and Durban Chamber boss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 25:38


    South African property owners were out in force at Sun City last week, and The Property Pod was there – with Neil Gopal, Itumeleng Mothibeli and Palesa Phili joining us in our mobile studio. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    BlackBrick co-founder Jonathan Liebmann's global ambitions for the ‘aparthotels' group

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 20:45


    The property entrepreneur who brought us the innovative Maboneng Precinct shares insights on the new BlackBrick hotels venture, which has emerged as Africa's fastest-growing apartment hotel network. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Meet Kim Pfaff-Karg, investment chief at Spear Reit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 14:53


    A strong proponent of women having a career, Pfaff-Karg discusses her journey in becoming a property valuations specialist and ultimately joining the Cape Town-based group. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    The dynamo leading the changing property landscape in Sibaya

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 13:36


    Pam Naidu, director of sales and marketing at Durban-based Devmco Group, talks about the growth of the company, which is now playing a key role in the development of the multi-billion rand Sibaya Coastal Precinct in KZN, and is also looking to expand into the Western Cape. >>>> Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Jess Moyer continues to make her mark in African real estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 14:55


    ‘If you can ... pick a topic that not only interests you but also has future relevance, it's really going to open doors for you,' counsels passionate cyclist, multi-skilled engineer, property expert, lifelong student, and newly appointed director for strategy and research at Cushman & Wakefield Broll. Podcast series on Moneyweb

    Thuli Mpuntshe talking gender transformation in the property sector

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 21:36


    There is a business case and a sustainability case for the different elements women bring, but we are underrepresented, particularly in leadership roles, says the chair of the Women's Property Network. Podcast series on Moneyweb

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