real estate

M&A

Manulife US REIT acquires Virginia asset for US$122 mil; proposes US$94 mil private placement to fund deal

SINGAPORE (April 29): Manulife US REIT has agreed to acquire a freehold 11-storey Class ‘A’ office asset at the Washington Metropolitan area in Fairfax, Virginia, for a consideration of US$122 million ($166.1 million) from Carr Properties.

Update

Suntec REIT looks to expand Australia footprint with $150 mil private placement

SINGAPORE (April 24): Suntec REIT’s manager ARA Trust Management is proposing to issue 84.7 million new units of the REIT at $1.77 to $1.81 per new unit in its bid to raise up to $150 million of gross proceeds, with the possibility of increasing the siz

Results

Sabana REIT posts 14.8% lower DPU of 0.75 cent amid market challenges, portfolio optimisation

SINGAPORE (April 22): The manager of Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Sabana REIT) has announced a 1Q19 DPU of 0.75 cent, down 14.8% y-o-y from 0.88 cents a year ago due to lower revenue and net property income (NPI).

Broker's Calls

Macro jitters propel S-REIT inflows to $240 mil in 1Q19

SINGAPORE (Apr 4): Singapore REITs (S-REITs) have a seen net institutional inflows of $82.7 million, $42.7 million and $114.2 million for the respective first three months of 2019, according to recent SGX data for 1Q19.

Broker's Calls

Ascendas REIT remains best proxy to the burgeoning S-REIT space: Maybank

SINGAPORE (April 4): Maybank Kim Eng is remaining “positive” on the Singapore REIT (S-REITs) sector on expectations of continued outperformance, while highlighting Ascendas REIT (A-REIT) as the best proxy to overall recovery across S-REITs.  
Lendlease reportedly gunning for US$500 mil with intended retail REIT listing on SGX

Property

Lendlease reportedly gunning for US$500 mil with intended retail REIT listing on SGX

SINGAPORE (Mar 19): Australia-listed developer Lendlease Group is planning to list a real estate investment trust (REIT) of its retail assets on the Singapore Exchange, according to sources of Thomson Reuters’ IFR Asia.

Broker's Calls

OCBC raises confidence in Mapletree Logistics Trust on strong YTD performance, bright prospects

SINGAPORE (Mar 7): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining “buy” on Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) while raising its fair value estimate to $1.50 from $1.40 to assume lower cost of equity (COE).

Broker's Calls

Keppel REIT to benefit from lease renewals, Australia portfolio going forward: UOB

SINGAPORE (Mar 7): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “buy” call on Keppel REIT with a target price of $1.35 on expectations of the REIT to benefit from the full-year impact of leases, which were renewed in 2018, this year.

Results

Straits Trading sees near-trebling of 4Q earnings to $14.1 mil despite lower revenue

SINGAPORE (Feb 28): Straits Trading Company saw its 4Q18 earnings nearly treble to $14.1 million from $5.2 million a year ago, mainly due to higher other items of income as well as reduced other items of expense.
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