The Property Pod

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The Property Pod episodes

November 07, 2023 Office property sector needs 3% GDP growth to rebound
‘That's what we need to bring enough new tenants into our market to create that demand, to mop up that space over time, because the quantum of space is really, really big at the moment – we are looking at a million square metres of [vacant] office space in Sandton alone’: Eileen Andrew, vice-president of MSCI South Africa. Podcast series on Moneyweb
19 min
October 31, 2023 Interest rates and other trends affecting SA’s housing market
Jonathan Kohler, CEO of Landsdowne Property Group, shares insights into the current residential property market, including the impact of higher interest rates, buy-to-let, rental trends, and the innovative new concept of lease-to-buy schemes. Podcast series on Moneyweb
19 min
October 24, 2023 Hyprop on the up?
Despite retail property stocks also being affected by poor sentiment in the listed property sector, and Hyprop trading at a huge discount, its CEO Morne Wilken seems optimistic, with the fund buying a R1.6bn mall in Cape Town and getting a credit rating upgrade in the same week. Podcast series on Moneyweb
14 min
October 17, 2023 Jonny Friedman’s zesty urban renewal endeavours in Cape Town and Durban
The founder and CEO of Urban Lime shares his thoughts on cities, urban regeneration, and how he fell in love with the Mother City and then Durban – two of SA’s biggest coastal metros, where his property group has invested over R3bn in turning around buildings and precincts Podcast series on Moneyweb
51 min
October 10, 2023 Why Investec Property Fund rebranded to Burstone
'‘It has been a busy 12 months, and certainly transformative. There are two rather large transactions that were completed almost simultaneously – the internalisation of the management companies, and the acquisition of the majority of our joint-ventures stake in the European platform,” notes Burstone Group CEO Andrew Wooler. Podcast series on Moneyweb
18 min
October 03, 2023 Keillen Ndlovu on listed property being ‘out of favour’
‘The sector, in terms of sentiment, I would say has probably hit that low. And even looking at valuations as well, the discounts to NAV [Net asset values] are at the highest levels that we've seen at 40%-plus. So take out the Covid era or lockdown days, this sector is probably at its cheapest levels,’ says the independent property boffin. Podcast series on Moneyweb
20 min
September 26, 2023 Revenge travel? Cape Town's international tourism boom
‘When we looked at the latest figures around airport arrivals, international tourist arrivals have already surpassed the 2019 numbers – the pre-Covid numbers – and we're not even into our high season yet’ – Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism. Podcast series on Moneyweb
18 min
September 19, 2023 Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo on the reawakening of domestic tourism
‘What happened during the pandemic – that's where we all came to realise how important [domestic tourism] is in every country,’ says the operations chief of JSE-listed City Lodge Hotels. Podcast series on Moneyweb
21 min
September 12, 2023 Talking tourism with Mmatšatši Ramawela
The big challenge in the industry ‘at the moment in the country is more the leadership issues, because in anything that is not being led, you get things going into disarray. So for me what I find very difficult to swallow is the leadership across [the board], but more so in government,’ says Ramawela, an industry stalwart who has been in the sector for over 25 years. Podcast series on Moneyweb
29 min
September 05, 2023 Talking tourism: Saantha Naidu of Coastlands Hotels & Resorts
The founder and CEO of Durban’s largest private-owned and independently-run hotel group speaks about the chain’s growth, its latest R800m mixed-use development in Umhlanga Ridge, prospects for tourism in Surf City post the floods and riots, and why his company doesn’t plan to expand beyond KZN. Podcast series on Moneyweb
17 min

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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. This podcast offers…