By Chris Owens, analyst, Atchison Consultants Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs), as represented by the S&P/ASX 200 AREIT Index, returned -3.5% in the month ending 31 August 2022. AREITs underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 return of 1.2% over the month. Over the 12 months to August 2022, AREITs posted a total return of -11.1%, underperforming the S&P/ASX 200 return of -3.4%. Sector Performance Table 1 below shows the performance of...