Commercial Property

Top office REITs averaged 19.6% YTD return

Mapletree Commercial Trust was the strongest performer with YTD total returns of 28.6%.

Chart of the Day: Office property investments nearly doubled to $1.9b in Q2

It outgrew the residential segment where investments plummeted to $914.2m.

Mapletree Industrial Trust eyes international buys to boost overseas AUM to 30%

It could enter third party deals in Europe and Asia to drive DPU growth.

Office prices climbed 0.9% in Q2: URA

Rentals of office space also rose 1.3% in the same period.

Mapletree Commercial Trust's NPI inched up 2.8% to $88.35m in Q1

All properties except Mapletree Anson performed strongly in terms of contributions.

Suntec REIT's NPI down 7.4% to $114.56m in H1

Sinking fund contribution for Suntec City Office’s upgrades worth $8m hit earnings.

Industrial property occupancy rates inched up 0.6 pp in Q2

Multiple-user factory spaces recorded a 1.2 pp increase in occupancy to 87.2%.

How will Capitaland Mall Trust see rental growth amidst incoming competition?

Its portfolio occupancy slipped slightly to 98.3% as at end-Q2 2019.

CapitaLand upsizes stake in Morganite by 20% for $4.4m

The group now holds 55% of the property development firm.

Mapletree Industrial Trust's NPI grew 12.2% to $77.92m in Q1

New revenue contributions from 18 Tai Seng and 30A Kallang Place drove up earnings.

Frasers Centrepoint Trust NPI down 1.1% to $34.6m in Q3

The absence of property tax refund hit income.

CapitaLand Mall Trust NPI up 10.9% to $273.25m in H1

The Westgate acquisition in November 2018 boosted half-year earnings.

Frasers Commercial Trust NPI slipped 3% to $19.75m in Q3

It was hit by higher property tax expense for Alexandra Technopark.