Eris offers a full spectrum of real estate-related services to meet clients' needs
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Eris Property Group offers an extensive and impressive array of real estate-related services, tailored to meet any client's needs
Eris Property Group (EPG) offers a full spectrum of real estate-related services to meet clients' needs - with the aim of being the first-choice real estate group through service excellence. The team at Eris believes that all facets of real estate related decisions are critical to the long-term success of all stakeholders; their attention to detail ensures optimal and efficient solutions. "Our wealth of experience across the African continent, combined with our hands-on philosophy and excellent reputation, allows us to maximise efficiencies with all departments and divisions of Eris. This allows us to consistently deliver quality results for all our clients," says CEO of Eris, Barend De Loor.
The real estate services that EPG offers include:
- Real Estate Development
- Asset Management
- Investments and Fund Management
- Real Estate Management
- Facilities Management
- Sectional Title Schemes and Homeowners' Associations (Stonewood Properties)
- Occupier Services & Investor Services (Avison Young Eris South Africa)
- Real Estate Valuation
- Specialist Retail Services
- Student Accommodation
Having successfully completed large-scale developments across Southern Africa and in numerous African countries, EPG's real estate division has a proven track record. The Eris Real Estate Development team undertakes projects as a principal for its own account and for third-party investors, focusing on green and brownfield projects, including development consulting and advisory, where appropriate. By combining specialist technical experience and a forward-thinking approach to risk, the team can provide full underwrite for time, cost and quality on a development to ensure that clients have total peace of mind during the development process.
The highly experienced Real Estate Asset Management team strives to optimally manage client's funds and real estate portfolios to achieve their maximum potential. The team focuses on unlocking the returns of the portfolios under management through a process of careful analyses, planning and effective leadership. This combination ensures that the asset management team continues to deliver exceptional results for large corporates and pension funds.
When it comes to Investments and Fund Management, Eris undertakes real estate trading and investment activities as a principal and in joint ventures with third parties. The Investment division has access to resources within Eris, across the range of real estate service disciplines, which enables it to effectively unlock the potential of investment real estate. The Fund Management team identifies and structures private equity funds in both local and select African markets and is responsible for the fund management (sourcing of funds, investment and divestment). Often funds are made up of external investors sourced from the real estate investment market.
By providing a full solution of services and amplifying income (maximising rental income and reducing vacancies and arrears), EPG's Real Estate Management Division offers long-term value for each unique property. The number of portfolios that the team manages allows them to achieve economies of scale, saving on maintenance and operating expenses. In addition, by utilising specialised software, the team can deliver in-depth, customised real estate management and reporting, while in-house attorneys can assist in lease negotiations and legal matters.
Facilities Management is another area where the EPG team is able to deliver tailor-made solutions (through a single point of contact) and maximise efficiencies. This ensures that a space is appealing and comfortable, while in line with budget and control requirements. The team utilises a bespoke facilities management system that provides technical, non-technical and business support, delivers transparent and accurate results, and ensures that service providers perform at their best. Integration with client systems and third-party software is possible and clients can select between Traditional FM Solutions, Hybrid FM Solutions or Total FM Solutions.
EPG has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Stonewood Properties and Avison Young South Africa. Stonewood Property Management is a residential property management company that offers an efficient and cost-effective administration service to property owners - and specialises in the administration of community schemes such as sectional title bodies corporate and homeowners'
associations (HOA). A fundamental understanding of the real estate management industry and an in-depth knowledge of the legal requirements - namely the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act and the Community Scheme Ombud Service Act ― allow the Stonewood team to give relevant and trusted advice and to perform management functions with skill and efficiency. Stonewood's comprehensive collection of property management services ranges from financial management and attending general meetings to insurance, maintenance, advisory services and statutory records.
Having recently announced a new affiliation agreement with tech-driven global real-estate advisor, Avison Young, EPG can now offer additional services to its clients. Avison Young South Africa offers a comprehensive suite of advisory, and transaction professional services to meet clients' needs and a culture of collaboration means that the team is supported through internal and external subject matter experts in many critical specialty areas. The services offered are extensive and include property advice to corporate occupiers, investors in property, and developers, with bespoke solutions to drive strategic business decisions. These include Occupier Services (Occupier Solutions; Tenant Representation; Advisory & Consultancy) and Investor Services (Investment Sales; Leasing Services and Acquisitions Services).
EPG also has various specialist divisions, including the Real Estate Valuation division. The team of registered Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) valuers offers a professional valuation service in the valuation of land, commercial, retail and industrial properties. They also undertake the valuations of institutionally and private held real estate. Utilising sophisticated valuation software gives the team a unique position to accurately value any property regardless of its complexity. It also means that Eris has been entrusted with the valuation of prominent real estate throughout South Africa and every region in Africa.
Eris' Specialist Retail Services division understands that retail fundamentals are dynamic and constantly changing - and that it is vital to keep up to date with shifting demographic profiles and the evolution in customer buying behaviour. The team of retail consultants focuses on unlocking the potential of neighbourhood, community, specialised and regional centres. The retail division has access to unrivalled intellectual capital within the Eris group and seeks to maximise the objectives of the investor and retailer, by creating a vibrant retail experience for customers with an innovative tenant mix.
In terms of Student Accommodation, EPG has three key focus areas namely: Development Management, Investment in Student Accommodation and Real Estate Management.
Today's students demand quality, affordability and exceptional connectivity with easy access to learning and leisure facilities as a standard. The design philosophy ― which offers accommodation in strategic locations, coupled with contemporary design, inclusion of student-specific facilities and exceptional build quality ― draws on the team's experience and expertise of real estate development around the continent. EPG also assists with all real estate management components, through Rise Student Living. This includes leasing and administration, facilities and operations management, as well as management systems and technology. RISE can assist with setting up websites and the linking of back-end management systems, ultimately offering a management system solution tailored to the market needs. In addition, EPG's social impact student accommodation company ― South Africa Student Accommodation Impact Investments (SASAII) ― creates healthy, sustainable environments through purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) with a sense of community and connection. The benefit is not just for students. EPG investors can realise an attractive financial return while contributing to social solutions that will benefit South Africa's future leaders.
Throughout all its divisions, the EPG team has insisted on an early adoption of technology and an innovation of products and services, in relentless pursuit of client satisfaction. No matter what the service required, as a fully integrated real estate development, investment and services group, Eris provides a range of commercial and investment real estate skills in the South African and sub-Saharan African markets with excellent results for its clients.
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