{"id":22454,"date":"2026-02-17T00:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=22454"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:12:26","slug":"most-commercial-property-finance-activity-in-the-unlisted-private-investor-and-developer-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=22454","title":{"rendered":"Most commercial property finance activity \u2018in the unlisted private investor and developer space\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"textFreeArticle\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/e\/1646788?layout=modern\" width=\"100%\" height=\"170\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to The Property Pod, SA\u2019s leading property investor podcast and now a vodcast on MoneywebTV, our channel on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>On this weekly online show we get insider insights from leading executives, developers, analysts and entrepreneurs in the country\u2019s dynamic property industry.<\/p>\n<p>Read: No more \u2018prime\u2019 \u2013 Reserve Bank wants key rate to be used to price loans<\/p>\n<div class=\"visible-sm-block visible-xs-block m1010\">\n<div class=\"ad-container-wrapper\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2026 South African Reit (Real Estate Investment Trust) Conference took place in Houghton, Johannesburg, last week, and things were a lot more upbeat for the listed property sector.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Now, we have reported on how much the sector has surged in the last two years, but what\u2019s happening on the commercial property financing side?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gary Garrett, managing executive of property finance at Nedbank\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-GB\">Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB)<\/span>, spoke about increased activity in SA\u2019s commercial property market at the SA Reit Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Listen\/read:<br \/>Business backs Ramaphosa reforms but urges implementation<br \/>Dealmaker deluxe: Vukile\u2019s Laurence Rapp sees more deals coming in Spain and SA<br \/>SA \u2018on the right path to investment-grade rerating\u2019 \u2013 Redefine\u2019s Ntobeko Nyawo<br \/>Upper echelons: Estienne de Klerk talks hot property and leadership<br \/>\u2018Incredible\u2019 performance for SA property stocks, but what will 2026 hold?<\/p>\n<p>To share more insights, we have Vanessa Murray, property finance divisional executive at Nedbank CIB, on our latest podcast. She was also at the conference and shares the more optimistic sentiments for the industry at this year\u2019s event compared to 2024, when it last took place.<\/p>\n<p>Murray was last on the podcast back in November 2024, when she weighed in on the housing market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"visible-sm-block visible-xs-block m1010\">\n<div class=\"ad-container-wrapper\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This time she talks about the listed and unlisted commercial property sectors, and what\u2019s behind the more upbeat sentiments, including lower interest rates, economic reforms gaining traction, and expectations for higher economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Read\/listen:<br \/>Ramaphosa and SA\u2019s stabilising electricity system<br \/>Calgro M3 profits dip as it pours capital into Bankenveld District City<br \/>SA property sector seeing \u2018green shoots\u2019 \u2013 Standard Bank<br \/>SA Corporate\u2019s multifamily takeover bet on Indluplace pays off<br \/>Absa backs KZN\u2019s Westown and Club Med mega developments<br \/>Abcon and Tiber commence next phase of R3bn Sandton Gate precinct<\/p>\n<p><em>* You can listen to the full podcast above or download it from<\/em><em>\u00a0iono,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0or\u00a0Apple Podcasts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For previous episodes of The Property Pod,\u00a0click\u00a0here.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Moneyweb\u2019s in-depth finance and business news on WhatsApp here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\">\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n                if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n                n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n                t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '779812924991616');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script>#commercial #property #finance #activity #unlisted #private #investor #developer #space<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can also listen to this po&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[2574,1423,13199,3907,52,1868,1796,3370,13343],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}