By Chris Owens, analyst, Atchison Consultants Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs), as represented by the S&P/ASX 200 AREIT Index, returned +8.1% in the month ending 31 January 2023. AREITs underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 return by 1.9% over the month. Over the 12 months to January 2023, AREITs posted a total return of -8.3%, underperforming the S&P/ASX 200 return of +12.2%. Sector Performance Table 1 below shows the performance of...