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The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Cape Town office rentals showing the strongest growth. Subdued business sentiment keeps industrial rentals at bay. Modest growth in flat rentals...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Office rental growth takes a breather as drivers underperform. Industrial rentals unable to outperform inflation...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Office rental performance not too shabby, thanks to a services sector that hasn’t collapsed. Signs of continued weakness in manufacturing, a bad omen for rentals...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Johannesburg decentralized office rentals are resilient. Manufacturing recovers, but still not out of the woods. Smaller houses showing the strongest growth in prices...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Vitality in some Johannesburg suburban offices nodes. Slump in spending on durables does not augur well for manufacturing sector. Drivers of house prices showing no vigour

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Tighter credit standards will further dampen the outlook for the housing market. Low business sentiment undermining prospects for industrial-rental growth. Cape Town office rentals playing catch up...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Modest growth in office rentals continues. Manufacturing output grows, but sector still far from being out of the woods. More heavy blows expected on the housing market front...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Claremont having a good run. The business cycle indicator’s loss of momentum does not bode well for industrial property...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Office rentals feeling the pinch. Industrial property’s support pillars remain fragile. Growth in house prices slowly losing its momentum...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Office rentals in Sandton shrink. Underperforming manufacturing sector continues to place a damper on the growth of industrial rentals. Growth in flat rentals gaining some momentum...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Office rental growth decelerates in tandem with rising vacancy rates. House prices are buoyed by a softening in bank lending policies. Declining flat vacancies should bode well for rentals...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: How Pretoria’s office rentals caught up with the rest. Manufacturing sector’s underperformance does not bode well for industrial rentals. Smaller houses showing the strongest growth...

Restrained growth in office rentals. Still no magic on the residential rental front. House-price growth moving sideways...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Office rental growth not too shabby. Industrial rentals in Durban showing strong growth. An improvement in building activity, but still below recent historic highs...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: A few pockets of decent growth in office rentals. Support pillars of the industrial property market are shaky. House-price growth expected to lose some of its steam...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Mediocre growth in office market rentals. Industrial rental recovery relies on a healthy manufacturing and retail sector. Drivers of house prices showing no vigour...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Weak office demand continues to hamper rentals. Poorly performing manufacturing sector posing the biggest threat to industrial rentals. House prices showing strong growth, but risk to outlook persists...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Listed property funds report impressive growth in distributions. No vitality in the office rental market. Growth in industrial rentals heating up, but we’re not out of the woods yet...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Manufacturing woes a hurdle to industrial rentals. Building industry still pessimistic but hanging in there. Cons outweigh pros in the housing market. Office rentals are stalling...

The following are significant findings or conclusions made in this issue of Rode’s Report: Capitalization rates going nowhere slowly. Firming yields driving listed property prices higher. Office rentals struggling...