By Chris Owens, Analyst, Atchison Consultants
Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs), as represented by the S&P/ASX 200 AREIT Index, returned 5.5% in the month ending 30 June 2021. The AREIT index outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 return of 2.3% over the month. Over the 12 months to June 2021, AREITs posted a total return of 33.2%, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 return of 27.8%. Recovery from the depths of falls in 2020 prompted by the pandemic...