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Suntec Reit DPU up 6.6% as office revenue rises

SUNTEC Reit’s distribution income for the second quarter rose 13.5 per cent to $47.7 million from $42 million a year back. Distribution per unit was 2.977 cents, 6.6 per cent up year-on-year.

Gross revenue for the three months ended June 30 rose 8.9 per cent to $64.5 million, from $59.2 million for the same period last year.

This was mainly due to higher office revenues achieved during the quarter, said ARA Trust Management, Suntec Reit’s manager. Gross office revenue rose 20 per cent year-on-year in Q2, driven by higher rents achieved for the Suntec City and Park Mall properties, as well as additional revenue from Suntec City office strata space acquired last year.

The overall committed occupancy rate for Suntec Reit’s office portfolio was 94.8 per cent as at June 30. Continue reading

Fortune REIT’s Q2 distributable income down 0.7% to S$14.7m

Singapore-listed Fortune REIT, which owns shopping malls in Hong Kong, said its distributable income for the second quarter dipped 0.7 per cent to S$14.7 million.

Net property income for the three months ended June edged up slightly by 0.3 per cent to S$21.4 million.

Distribution per unit for the first half of the year rose 5.9 per cent from a year ago to 19.6 Hong Kong cents.

The REIT said higher rental rates at some of the malls were the main drivers of revenue growth in the first half.

Looking ahead, Fortune REIT said the near-term outlook of the retail market is expected to remain challenging.

But it believes that its portfolio of eleven suburban retail properties will remain resilient throughout the downturn as the malls mainly cater to non-discretionary spending in daily necessities and services.

The manager of the property trust said it will continue to proactively manage the portfolio and aim to deliver unitholders stable returns.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 28 Jul 2009