Any S-REIT is a candidate for compressed yields. The immediate reaction is for the US-based S-REIT to rebound the most as they had fallen the most due to Manulife US REIT’s troubles.
On Aug 23, words by Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, echoed globally. He said: “The upside risks to inflation have diminished. The time has come for policy to adjust. The direction of travel is clear, and the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on incoming data, the evolving outlook and the balance of risks.”
Analysts have chorused that S-REITs, which have had a moribund two years, are beneficiaries. The immediate impact is on unit price, which is rebounding given lower cost of capital and lower risk-free rates and their impact on the yield spread. To compensate for lower risk-free rates, unit prices of S-REITs are rising.
