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Silver lining for S-Reits in H2 as sector ‘bottoms out’ and rate hikes ease

Outlook for offices, suburban malls and industrial properties supported by ‘structural growth trends’

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Jude Chan

Jude Chan

Published Tue, Jul 5, 2022 · 05:50 AM
    • Suburban retail malls have been resilient amid pandemic-related lockdowns and changing shopper behaviour.
    • Suburban retail malls have been resilient amid pandemic-related lockdowns and changing shopper behaviour. ST file photo

    REAL estate investment trusts (Reits) have been pummelled by fears of rising interest rates, even as effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to linger.

    The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, a global Reits benchmark, saw total returns slide to negative 18 per cent for the first half of 2022.

    This comes as the US Federal Reserve wages war on inflation with a series of interest rate hikes.

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