By Chris Owens, analyst, Atchison Consultants Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs), as represented by the S&P/ASX 200 AREIT Index, returned 6.3% in the month ending 31 August 2021. AREITs outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 return of 2.5% over the month. Over the 12 months to August 2021, AREITs posted a total return of 30.8%, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 return of 28.1%. Recovery from the depths of falls in 2020 prompted...