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AustralianSuper bets on build-to-rent

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
AustralianSuper has made a significant investment into an Australian build-to-rent developer. The country's largest superannuation fund has purchased a 25% stake in Assemble Communities and will have the opportunity to invest in the company's pipeline ...

Charter Hall invests in logistics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... industrial portfolio which is approaching $800 million with a portfolio WALE of circa 10 years." "The attractive 3.25% per annum rent reviews adds to the long-term sustainable income growth potential of the portfolio."

Property yet to show COVID-19 pain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... largest March quarter increase since 2017 which was the beginning of the housing boom of 2017/18. "Over the quarter, the median rent for three-bedroom houses increased in all capital cities except for Brisbane and Perth, which remained steady and Darwin ...

A-REIT winners, losers of the 'new normal'

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... have withdrawn their earnings and distribution guidance, she said, while landlords have been encouraged to help tenants with rent relief. Based on quarterly updates, retail landlords were only able to collect 30 to 40% of last year's rent, while office ...

Housing affordability improves

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... average home loan. Rental affordability also improved in the March quarter, with the proportion of income required to meet rent payments decreasing by 0.1% to 23.5%. Rental affordability improved in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... they've held on to a decent amount of cash," Shorte said. "Some of them have been hit hard by the fact that they have lost rent and dividends on Bluechip shares, but most of my clients can ride through it." The issue, Shorte said, is the potential for ...

Collapse of REITs spells opportunity: SG Hiscock

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
Despite Australia's real estate investment trusts dropping 49% during the COVID-19 sell-off, boutique fund manager SG Hiscock believes now is an opportune time to increase exposures to real estate. Now trading up 45% since their March 23 lows, SG Hiscock ...

Time to buy residential property: Survey

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... as a business as usual attitude." The survey also revealed that 20% of tenants had asked landlords for rental relief, with rent deferrals or temporary reductions being the most common outcomes. Of these tenant requests, 15% were unable to provide landlords ...

Sole purpose test poses SMSF rent relief issue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... than half a million Australians lose their jobs and countless businesses shuttered but for SMSF trustee landlords offering rent relief to those facing financial hardship could mean they fail to meet the sole purpose test. Breaching the sole purpose test ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping ...