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Manulife US Reit proposes strategic pivot to retail, living, industrial sectors

It seeks mandates for US$350 million in divestments and US$600 million in acquisitions

The US Treasury has been a major anchor tenant in the Reit's 13-storey Class A office building at 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC since 2011.

Manulife US Reit bags two-year lease renewal with US Treasury

The government department makes up 5.3% of the Reit’s total gross rental income

Year to date, about 206,000 sq ft of leases have been signed.

‘All the signs are positive’: Manulife US Reit manager sees improved outlook on US office recovery

Some 81,000 sq ft of leases have been executed in the quarter, making up 2.3% of the portfolio’s net lettable area

Prime US Reit's Sorrento Towers in San Diego, California.  DBS is optimistic about the prospects for the S-Reit, whose recent equity fund raising of US$25 million expanded its liquidity to US$120 million. 

US office S-Reits could be on the cusp of a comeback

The worst could be over, with interest rates now edging downwards, and leasing demand and occupancy metrics improving across major office markets

Prime US Reit, which counts Tower I at Emeryville (above) among its assets, raised US$25 million through a private placement in September.
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‘The worst has passed’ for US office S-Reits, but investors should not jump in just yet

Investor sentiment towards the sector appears to be stabilising, but recovery among players remains uneven

Manulife US Reit’s Class-A Peachtree building in Atlanta, US. For H1 FY2025, its net property income stood at US$30.2 million, down 29.5% from US$42.8 million in the  year-ago period.

Manulife US Reit posts 34.9% lower H1 distribution per unit of US$0.0084

Net property income stands at US$30.2 million for the half-year, down 29.5% from US$42.8 million in the year-ago period

The extension will give Manulife US Reit more time to meet obligations under the Master Restructuring Agreement.

Manulife US Reit gets nod to extend asset disposal deadline to Dec 31

It can dispose up to four non-core assets to third-party buyers in order to raise minimum net sales proceeds of US$328.7 million

Notable leases executed over Q1 included the Phipps’ and Centrepointe’s new leases of 27,000 square feet (sq ft) and 29,000 sq ft, respectively.

Manulife US Reit portfolio occupancy falls to 69.9% for Q1

Drop largely due to the expiry of leases at its Diablo property in the submarket of Tempe, Arizona

The sale of Peachtree improves financial ratios, with Manulife US Reit’s pro forma aggregate leverage expected to improve to 57.7% from 60.8% and pro forma weighted average interest cost is expected to reduce to 4.07% from 4.53%.

Manulife US Reit divesting Atlanta property for US$133.8 million to repay loans due 2026

The group expects to get US$118.8 million as net proceeds from the transaction, excluding the seller’s credit and transaction costs