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The impact of the pandemic has been pervasive with economic dislocations now reverberating across the world, hitting consumption, tourism, and supply chains. Financial market volatility has also increased with equity prices dragged lower through 2020.
While REITs have not been spared in the current selloff, the recent price drops have upped the distribution yields of the region’s REITs, which rose to 4.4% in February, from 4.0% in January, according to the GPR/APREA Composite REIT Index.
Historically, returns for REITs have demonstrated lower volatility over the longer term, supported by their stable dividend pay-outs. The main reason is that the overall performance, especially for office and industrial, is tied to relatively long-term leases.
SEBI rolled out REIT Regulations in September 2014 (“REIT Regulations”). Of the Grade A office space stock of over 500 msf in India, as per JLL Research, 294 mn sq. ft. of office space stock would be eligible for REIT in India. This would translate to potential investment of USD 35 bn.
Hyderabad recorded the highest office net absorption in 2019 (as a proportion of existing stock), while it is also among the world’s best-performing cities for prime office rental growth.
APAC-focused managers are finding the largest returns in distressed opportunities – with the strategy also exhibiting a lower risk profile than opportunistic funds (the most capitalized strategy). Meanwhile, debt and fund of funds vehicles have exhibited the lowest variation in returns.
