What advisers need to know about real estate

In the current low interest rate environment, the hunt for yield is a powerful force. Nonresidential real estate via listed real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) and unlisted real estate funds (syndicates) have both benefitted from strong investment inflows. To date, investors have not been disappointed. According to the Property Council/IPD Unlisted Core Retail Property Fund Index published by MSCI, unlisted syndicates generated a total return of 37.8% in the year to 31 March 2016, with an income return of 8.8%. For the same period, A-REITs generated a total return of 11.4%, with an income yield of 5.8%.

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