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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.
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