Property trusts well positioned
New Zealand’s real estate investment trusts are in a better position than their counterparts across the Tasman, says Forsyth Barr’s property analyst Jeremy Simpson.
APN Property Group issued a report considering whether the Australian sector’s performance was sustainable and whether Australian real estate investment trusts were overvalued.
Over the past 12 months, the S&P/ASX300 Property Accumulation Index has delivered 30.8% total return, outperforming the broader equities market by 4.8%. The Australian sector is trading at about a 10% premium to net tangible asset value (NTA) ...MORE»
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