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Matthew Strotton, Executive Director of Real Asset Management, provides an update on the RAM Essential Services Property Fund (ASX:REP). Peter Milios: Today we are talking with RAM Essential Services Property Fund, which has a market cap of $373 million. RAM is an Australian real estate investment trust or REIT, and invests in high-quality Australian medical and essential […]

RAM Essential Services Property Fund (REP) has posted its FY23 results, highlighting strong performance despite a challenging macroeconomic environment that resulted in losses. The company reported Funds From Operations (FFO) of $30.6 million, an increase from $21.7 million in June 2022. The FFO metric equals 5.9 cents per security, with 5.7 cents declared for distributions per unit […]

REAL Asset Management Group’s listed healthcare trust posted solid growth in its first full-year results, reflecting the defensive nature of its portfolio. The RAM Essential Services Property Fund (REP) reported $30.6 million in funds from operations, or 5.9c per security, above the $21.7 million and 4.2c in its slightly-shortened first financial year on the ASX. Distributions per […]

A last-minute change of plans has been filed for a mixed-use development nearing completion on Brisbane’s northside, replacing a large chunk of its office space with a 60-bed private hospital. The change application is among a growing number of approved developments being pivoted as uncertainty over the office sector prevails due to the post-pandemic work-from-home […]

The office property crisis has put the REIT (real estate investment trust) sector in a difficult spot as investors become increasingly spooked by the global downturn in commercial property values. In the US, office property values have plunged by over 35 per cent from their pre-pandemic peak, the worst decline since the global crisis of […]

The office property crisis has put the REIT (real estate investment trust) sector in a difficult spot as investors become increasingly spooked by the global downturn in commercial property values. In the US, office property values have plunged by over 35% from their pre-pandemic peak, the worst decline since the global crisis of 2008/2009 as the market […]

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Real Asset Management has acquired two healthcare assets with development upside at each end of the country. In the biggest deal, the diversified fund manager is paying $28.5 million for the Eden Private Hospital at 50 Maple Street, Cooroy (Google Street View image, top), about 20 kilometers west of Noosa Heads. The vendor, NorthWest Healthcare, […]

Fund manager RAM expects to add up to a $1 billion-worth of assets to its real estate platform over the next 12 months as it ramps up its exposure to the rising demand for healthcare property, a sector it believes has been unfairly maligned by equity investors. RAM has acquired a private hospital on the […]