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Folkestone Monthly Report: A-REIT Sector in Good Shape, Average Income Growth of 3%
- Published May 12, 2016 11:22AM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
10th May 2016, Folkestone
April 2016
The A-REIT sector is considered to be in good shape and continues to be supported with an average income growth of around 3%. Even though cap rates appear close to peak levels, assets continue to be in demand and we expect that A-REITs will persist in selling noncore assets with a view to funneling proceeds into higher yielding developments as opportunities arise.
The April 2016 Monthly Report provides a snapshot of the Fund and the A-REIT sector’s performance.
A-REIT MONTHLY PERFORMANCE – APRIL 2016
A-REITs generated a total return of +2.8% in April underperforming equities (+3.3%) but significantly outperforming for the year: +15.6% vs. -4.7%.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PERFORMANCE – APRIL 2016
A summary of the latest investment performance for residential property according to the CoreLogic RP Data Home Value Index – April 2016 Update.
Global Property – A Stand-out Performer in a Low Interest Rate Environment
MSCI has just released its annual report – Global Property Performance: Trends and Insights from the 2015 IPD Annual Report Index. According to the Index, global direct property generated a total return of 10.7% in 2015, the sixth consecutive year of strong returns since the GFC, and the best performance since 2007.