By Jeremy Jiang, analyst, Atchisons Consulting
Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs), as represented by the S&P/ASX 200 REITs Index, returned 6.2% in March, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200, which returned 0.7% over the month. Over the 12 months to March 2019, AREITs posted a significant total return of 26.2%, which was around 14.1% higher than the S&P/ASX 200 (12.1%). A strong appreciation in AREITs prices following a recent collapse in bond yields has led to...