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<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/metro-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7401" rel="noopener">Metro Holdings (METRO SP)</a> 2H22 net profit fell 68% YoY due to impairment losses from China; Invested 10% stake in DocMed Technology</li><li>Bukit Sembawang Estates (BS SP) 2H22 net profit tumbles 75% YoY; Proposed a total dividend of S$16c/share</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/robinsons-land-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8831" rel="noopener">Robinsons Land Co (RLC PM)</a> digesting 1Q22 earnings, a hit and miss (Regina Capital)</li></ul>

Metro Holdings (METRO SP) 2H22 net profit fell 68% YoY due to impairment losses from China; Invested 10% stake in DocMed TechnologyBukit Sembawang Estates (BS SP) 2H22 net profit tumbles 75% YoY; Proposed a total dividend of S$16c/shareRobinsons Land Co (RLC PM) digesting 1Q22 earnings, a hit and miss (Regina Capital)

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (30May22) - METRO Invested 10% in DocMed

<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dasin-retail-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23743" rel="noopener">Dasin Retail Trust (DASIN SP)</a> enters into MOU for potential divestment of 2 retail properties</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:106" rel="noopener">Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP)</a> offers Cash-Only Alternative to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-north-asia-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5127" rel="noopener">Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)</a> unitholders</li><li>Quarz requests for MAS intervention; claims <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-north-asia-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5127" rel="noopener">Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)</a> has responsibility to seek better price</li></ul>

Dasin Retail Trust (DASIN SP) enters into MOU for potential divestment of 2 retail propertiesMapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP) offers Cash-Only Alternative to Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP) unitholdersQuarz requests for MAS intervention; claims Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP) has responsibility to seek better price

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (21Mar22) - DASIN Enters MOU to Divest 2 Properties

<ul><li>Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) and Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) have no plans on merging</li><li>Condo, HDB rents increases more than 10% in 2021; Rents could continue to move up given cooling measures</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/banyan-tree-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18141" rel="noopener">Banyan Tree Holdings (BTH SP)</a> Banyan Tree Group (BTH SP) launches new hospitality concept in Phuket, Thailand</li></ul>

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) and Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) have no plans on mergingCondo, HDB rents increases more than 10% in 2021; Rents could continue to move up given cooling measuresBanyan Tree Holdings (BTH SP) Banyan Tree Group (BTH SP) launches new hospitality concept in Phuket, Thailand

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (13Jan22) - No Merger for MLT/MINT

<h2>Singapore</h2>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/237/199/original/image_71648546021635124700450.png?1635124703" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="237199"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/capitaland-integrated-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:105" rel="noopener">Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP)</a> 3Q21 Business Updates – Hopeful for a stronger 4Q21</h3><ul><li>3Q21 revenue and NPI increased by 118.9% and 132.2% YoY to S$329m and S$242.6m, respectively, bringing 9M21 gross revenue and NPI to S$974.7m (+108% YoY) and S$714.8m (+122.8% YoY), respectively. CICT’s enlarged portfolio as well as 100% contribution from Raffles City Singapore (RCS) helped to boost 9M21 performance. In 3Q21, CICT granted less than S$2m of rental waivers. 3Q21 DPU was undisclosed</li><li>Overall portfolio occupancy dipped slightly to 94.4% in 3Q21 (vs. 94.9% in 2Q21 and 95.9% in 1Q21). Portfolio WALE (by GRI) stood at 3 years</li><li>Retail: 9M21 shopper traffic inched up 0.9% YoY, while tenants’ sales improved by 1% YoY (retention rate of 82.4%), shaving off from 1H21’s 4.2%/5.3% YoY improvement. Retail occupancy dipped to 96.4% (vs. 97% in 2Q21 and 97.1% in 1Q21). Clarke Quay and Bugis+ were the largest dampeners on the portfolio with occupancies falling 3.5ppts/2.8ppts from 2Q21, respectively, while rental reversions (incoming avg. rents vs outgoing avg. rents) continued to decline, albeit at a slower pace of -3.8% (vs. 1H21: -4.5%). Retail WALE (by GRI) held at 1.9 years</li></ul>

SingaporeSREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP) 3Q21 Business Updates – Hopeful for a stronger 4Q213Q21 revenue and NPI increased by 118.9% and 132.2% YoY to S$329m and S$242.6m, respectively, bringing 9M21 gross revenue and NPI to S$974.7m (+108% YoY) and S$714.8m (+122.8% YoY), respectively. CICT’s enlarged portfolio as well as 100% contribution from Raffles City Singapore (RCS) helped to boost 9M21 performance. In 3Q21, CICT granted less than S$2m of rental waivers. 3Q21 DPU was undisclosedOverall portfolio occupancy dipped slightly to 94.4% in 3Q21 (vs. 94.9% in 2Q21 and 95.9% in 1Q21). Portfolio WALE (by GRI) stood at 3 yearsRetail: 9M21 shopper traffic inched up 0.9% YoY, while tenants’ sales improved by 1% YoY (retention rate of 82.4%), shaving off from 1H21’s 4.2%/5.3% YoY improvement. Retail occupancy dipped to 96.4% (vs. 97% in 2Q21 and 97.1% in 1Q21). Clarke Quay and Bugis+ were the largest dampeners on the portfolio with occupancies falling 3.5ppts/2.8ppts from 2Q21, respectively, while rental reversions (incoming avg. rents vs outgoing avg. rents) continued to decline, albeit at a slower pace of -3.8% (vs. 1H21: -4.5%). Retail WALE (by GRI) held at 1.9 years

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ASCOTT Residence Trust Ascott Trust: HMN -0.51% (ART) announced last week that it will acquire a student accommodation property in Texas, in the United States, which will be its third student accommodation asset investment this year.

While ART may be the first Singapore-listed trust to venture into student housing as S-Reits continue to diversify across property sub-segments, there are other Singapore-listed companies such as Singapore Press Holdings SPH: T39 +1.03% , Far East Orchard Far East Orchard: O10 -3.64% , Centurion Corporation Centurion: OU8 0% , Wee Hur Wee Hur: E3B 0% , and Metro Holdings Metro: M01 0% that invest, own, and manage purpose built student accommodation assets (PBSA).

According to Knight Frank, global investments in PBSA reached a record US$16.3 billion in 2018.

Savills considers the PBSA sector to be counter-cyclical and notes in a report that it was one of the few asset classes that showed resilience during the global financial crisis in 2008.

In addition, data collated by Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) has shown that over a third of deals for student housing in 2021 so far have been by private equity firms, as investors continue to seek exposure to alternative real estate sectors.

ART's most recent acquisition is a freehold 1,005-bed student accommodation asset in Lubbock, Texas, for S$93.8 million. Wildwood Lubbock is a cottage-style property that is fully leased for the 2021 academic year and serves over 40,000 students from Texas Tech University.

The trust expects the acquisition to increase its pro forma FY2020 distribution per stapled security by approximately 1.5 per cent.

It also notes the longer average leases of student housing at one year, versus hotel stays.

ART has acquired four longer-stay accommodation assets this year, after expanding its strategy and diversifying its portfolio from traditional hospitality assets, further increasing its resilience and stable income.

Its two other student housing assets are in Atlanta (acquired in February 2021 for S$126.3 million) and South Carolina (acquired in June 2021 for S$73.4 million), both in the US.

In June 2021, ART also acquired three rental housing properties in Sapporo, Japan for S$85.2 million.

Following the acquisitions, ART's rental housing and student accommodation properties will comprise about 11 per cent of its portfolio value, up from 5 per cent in end 2020. It has a medium-term target to expand it to 15 to 20 per cent.

CDL Hospitality Trust CDL HTrust: J85 -0.85% (CDLHT) in July this year has announced that it is revising its principal investment strategy to include rental housing, student accommodation and senior housing assets.

The trust sees the revision of its strategy as a way to bring more diversification to its portfolio, enhance income stability as tenants typically have longer lengths of stay compared to hotels, and expand its range of investment opportunities given its broader mandate.

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has a portfolio of 28 PBSA assets in the UK with a total of 7,723 beds under its brands Capitol Students, Student Castle, and Galileo Residenz.

Far East Orchard owns a PBSA portfolio in the UK comprising over 3,500 beds in the cities of Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield.

Centurion Corporation has a PBSA segment with 19 assets in Australia, South Korea, the UK and US that accounted for 25 per cent of its revenue in H12021.

Wee Hur Holdings' PBSA business is undertaken via two of its funds which manage two operational assets, one asset pending operations and the rest at various stages of development.

Metro Holdings' PBSA portfolio consists of two properties in Warwick and Bristol, in the UK, and a 7.3 per cent investment in the Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust. 

REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ascott-joins-trend-of-hospitality-reits-pivoting-to-student-housing">read</a><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/10-s-reits-yielding-long-term-annualised-returns"> </a>the original version.
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ASCOTT Residence Trust Ascott Trust: HMN -0.51% (ART) announced last week that it will acquire a student accommodation property in Texas, in the United States, which will be its third student accommodation asset investment this year.

While ART may be the first Singapore-listed trust to venture into student housing as S-Reits continue to diversify across property sub-segments, there are other Singapore-listed companies such as Singapore Press Holdings SPH: T39 +1.03% , Far East Orchard Far East Orchard: O10 -3.64% , Centurion Corporation Centurion: OU8 0% , Wee Hur Wee Hur: E3B 0% , and Metro Holdings Metro: M01 0% that invest, own, and manage purpose built student accommodation assets (PBSA).

According to Knight Frank, global investments in PBSA reached a record US$16.3 billion in 2018.

Savills considers the PBSA sector to be counter-cyclical and notes in a report that it was one of the few asset classes that showed resilience during the global financial crisis in 2008.

In addition, data collated by Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) has shown that over a third of deals for student housing in 2021 so far have been by private equity firms, as investors continue to seek exposure to alternative real estate sectors.

ART's most recent acquisition is a freehold 1,005-bed student accommodation asset in Lubbock, Texas, for S$93.8 million. Wildwood Lubbock is a cottage-style property that is fully leased for the 2021 academic year and serves over 40,000 students from Texas Tech University.

The trust expects the acquisition to increase its pro forma FY2020 distribution per stapled security by approximately 1.5 per cent.

It also notes the longer average leases of student housing at one year, versus hotel stays.

ART has acquired four longer-stay accommodation assets this year, after expanding its strategy and diversifying its portfolio from traditional hospitality assets, further increasing its resilience and stable income.

Its two other student housing assets are in Atlanta (acquired in February 2021 for S$126.3 million) and South Carolina (acquired in June 2021 for S$73.4 million), both in the US.

In June 2021, ART also acquired three rental housing properties in Sapporo, Japan for S$85.2 million.

Following the acquisitions, ART's rental housing and student accommodation properties will comprise about 11 per cent of its portfolio value, up from 5 per cent in end 2020. It has a medium-term target to expand it to 15 to 20 per cent.

CDL Hospitality Trust CDL HTrust: J85 -0.85% (CDLHT) in July this year has announced that it is revising its principal investment strategy to include rental housing, student accommodation and senior housing assets.

The trust sees the revision of its strategy as a way to bring more diversification to its portfolio, enhance income stability as tenants typically have longer lengths of stay compared to hotels, and expand its range of investment opportunities given its broader mandate.

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has a portfolio of 28 PBSA assets in the UK with a total of 7,723 beds under its brands Capitol Students, Student Castle, and Galileo Residenz.

Far East Orchard owns a PBSA portfolio in the UK comprising over 3,500 beds in the cities of Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield.

Centurion Corporation has a PBSA segment with 19 assets in Australia, South Korea, the UK and US that accounted for 25 per cent of its revenue in H12021.

Wee Hur Holdings' PBSA business is undertaken via two of its funds which manage two operational assets, one asset pending operations and the rest at various stages of development.

Metro Holdings' PBSA portfolio consists of two properties in Warwick and Bristol, in the UK, and a 7.3 per cent investment in the Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust. 

REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



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