By guest contributor Binesh Seetanah, analyst, Atchison Consultants Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs) continue to provide relatively attractive yields in the current low interest rate environment. As at 30 September 2017, the forecast earnings yield1 was 5.7%. At the end of September the difference between AREITs’ average earnings yields and the 10-year Australian government bond yield was 3.0%. This is higher than the long term average spread of 2.7%....