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Lower Interest Rates Make Commercial Property Investments More Attractive 5/7/2009 Don’t wait until the full effect of the current interest rate cutting cycle has worked its way through the economy, before investing in commercial property, advised Craig Hallowes, spokesperson for the Association of Property Unit Trusts (APUT).... Read More >> APUT Appoints New Chairman 10/10/2008 Mandy Ramsden has been appointed chairman of the Association of Property Unit Trust Management Companies (APUT). Ramsden replaces outgoing chairperson James Templeton, who has completed his term of chairmanship with the association.... Read More >> Time to buy PUTs 9/2/2008 The jury may be out as to when interest rates will peak, but experts agree that when they do, it will be the best time to buy property unit trusts. ... Read More >> PUTs a step closer to being converted to REITs 9/2/2008 As the South African listed property sector moves towards aligning itself with global best practice, specifically by adopting a tax-transparent structure that resembles current global Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) vehicles, certain changes to l... Read More >> What Makes A Building Green 9/2/2008 “Buildings are one of the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change,” says Craig Hallowes, spokesperson for the Association of Property Unit Trusts (APUT).... Read More >> Upward Pressure on Building Materials Continues 9/2/2008 The Association of Property Unit Trusts (APUT) looks at recent trends in building material costs. The continued upward pressure on building materials is good news for Property Unit Trust holders.... Read More >> Gautrain To Raise Property Values 5/15/2008 Is it too early to say what the impact of the Gautrain will be on the Property Unit Trusts (PUTs)? Not according to Neno Haasbroek, CEO of the Sycom Property Fund.... Read More >> Power Cuts and PUTs? 5/15/2008 It’s hard not to have been affected in some way by the power cuts (euphemistically called “load shedding”) during the first weeks of 2008. Hardly a day passed without the crisis grabbing headlines, but of great significance is the toll the power cris... Read More >>