The South African listed property sector has exposure in more than 25 countries. 45% of the FTSE/JSE SAPY Index earnings come from outside South Africa and over 50% of listed property in SA is exposed to offshore markets.
To date, no SA real estate investment trust (REIT) has achieved true global exposure i.e.: being invested in all the major global markets in the world. Some REITs do, however, have large representative businesses in specific markets, for example, NEPI Rockcastle is the largest real estate firm in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Growthpoint Properties Australia is the 11th largest REIT on the ASX.
Our REIT sector had a poor showing in terms of overall performance in the first quarter of 2018. According SBG Securities, global monetary policy shifts in developed markets sparked a broad sell-off in emerging markets.
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