Property forum will unpack commercial challenges

Commercial and industrial property investment company Improvon will host its annual Property Trends Forum on October 15 this year in Johannesburg. It’s the third consecutive year that the company has held the event which focuses on the major challenges facing the commercial and industrial property sector. “It’s a ‘must attend’ for anyone in the commercial or warehousing property sector as it provides crucial insights which assist with the formulation of property strategies going forward,” development executive Stefano Contardo told FTW. “Each year a top-level panel of speakers is selected. They’re all specialists in their fields and are able to predict the likely outcome of challenges currently facing the sector and provide unique insight into the property market,” he said. Last year’s panel included the likes of JP Landman, a self-employed analyst on political-economic trends; Dr Azar Jammine, director and chief economist at Econometrix; Estienne de Klerk, president of Sapoa; and Stan Garran, the executive director and head of IPD South Africa. They provided valuable insights into the impact of interest rates and cost of finance; short, medium and long-term prospects of the South African economy; the impact of poor service delivery on the commercial and industrial property sector; and the impact of e-tolls. Further details of this year’s event will be released shortly. INSERT & CAPTION Specialists in their fields will predict the likely outcome of challenges currently facing the sector and provide unique insight into the property market. – Stefano Contardo