MSCI Property Index

The MSCI South Africa Annual Property Index results, sponsored by Absa, showcase the performance of commercial real estate globally as well as in South Africa, in particular.

MSCI 2022

Absa Commercial Property Finance, is a proud sponsor of the MSCI South Africa Property Index

MSCI Real Estate is a global leader in real estate investment tools, delivering critical business intelligence to institutional investors and real estate owners, managers and brokers worldwide. MSCI Real Estate index coverage is broad and deep, spanning $2 trillion of private real estate assets across more than 30 countries, over 18.5 years (on average).

Now in its sixth year, the partnership between Absa and MSCI spans sponsorship of the MSCI South Africa Annual, Bi-annual and Residential property indexes.

The MSCI Index, released on the 6th of April, showed that in the year ended 31 December 2022, South African investment property returns have fully recovered to above inflationary levels after posting its first negative annual return in 2020. The improvement in total return is a function of positive capital growth which was positive for the first time since 2018. Income return slipped to 8% in 2022 from 8.1% in 2021.

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Residential Property Report: Quantitative Analysis of an Emerging Asset Class

We are proud to announce the successful partnership between South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (SAMRRA), Absa, and Divercity Urban Property Group in pioneering a research project on the multifamily residential property asset class in South Africa. Conducted by MSCI, the research unveils significant insights into the sector’s potential and performance, both in South Africa and on a global scale.

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Resilient performance from SA property despite tough economic backdrop

Despite the challenging economic backdrop, high interest rate environments and elevated cost pressures associated with loadshedding, the domestic property sector delivered a resilient performance in 2023 according to data from the annual MSCI South Africa Property Index.

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Absa 2023 MSCI South Africa Property Index Annual Results

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2021 MSCI South Africa Annual Property Index returns show the sector recovered to a positive return of 5.3%

Despite the challenging economic backdrop, high interest rate environments and elevated cost pressures associated with loadshedding, the domestic property sector delivered a resilient performance in 2023 according to data from the annual MSCI South Africa Property Index.