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Find here all the news from the Centuria Office REIT (ASX:COF).
27.05.2019
5 steps to commercial property success
There are no guarantees in life or in property investment but there are 5 key things to consider when deciding who to trust with your money. If you’re thinking about investing in a property trust, you should analyse the following characteristics to help choose a property investment manager that you can rely on to make consistently good decisions.Â
10.04.2019
South East Queensland: The investable gateway
South East Queensland (SEQ) is the self-proclaimed “liveable gateway” for good reason – and as Centuria Metropolitan REIT’s (CMA) Fund Manager Grant Nichols explains, it’s also a region that offers promising opportunities for commercial property investment. Why do we believe we’ll see increasing investor interest in this market? Strong population growth, a diversified and growing economy,
28.02.2019
What should office property investors expect in the Year of the Pig?
The Australian economy performed well in 2018 – growth accelerated, unemployment fell and construction activity remained strong. It was a busy year for commercial property as well.
07.02.2019
Centuria Metropolitan REIT 1H19 results
Australia’s largest office-specific REIT continues to improve $1.4bn portfolio Centuria Property Funds Limited (CPFL), as Responsible Entity of Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA), is pleased to announce CMA’s half year financial results for the period ended 31 December 2018. 1H19 highlights include: Completion of strategic initiatives repositions CMA as Australia’s largest ASX-listed pure play office REIT 12-month Return on Equity1 (ROE) of 10.9% The acquisition of a $521 million portfolio of four office assets continued to raise CMA’s quality and took the portfolio to $1.4 billion2 (from $930.5 million at FY18)3.
20.12.2018
Change in Registry Service Provider
Centuria is transitioning its registry service provider to Boardroom Pty Limited (BoardRoom) for all investments.
17.12.2018
Office A-REITS in spotlight as M&A activity heats up
By Doug Hoskins, Acting Fund Manager Centuria Metropolitan REIT Are you an office property investor? Should you be? Merger and acquisition activity was the dominant theme for office A-REITs in the third quarter of 2018 – highlighting the attraction of quality Australian office property to both domestic and international investors. Here Doug Hoskins, Acting Trust Manager for Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA),
17.12.2018
Property market update with Jason Huljich – December 2018
Centuria’s Head of Real Estate and Funds Management, Jason Huljich, shares his view on current key property themes and the outlook for commercial and industrial property. What is your role at Centuria Capital? My role at Centuria Capital is Head of Real Estate and Funds Management. So I mainly oversee the $4.6 billion dollars of assets we have in both our listed and our unlisted property funds,
06.12.2018
Appointment of Centuria Metropolitan REIT Fund Manager
Centuria Property Funds Limited (CPFL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Grant Nichols as Fund Manager of Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA). Mr Nichols brings over 16 years of experience across real estate and funds management with a deep track record particularly focused on commercial real estate. Most recently, Mr Nichols was Fund Manager of the ASX listed Australian Unity Office Fund.
03.12.2018
3 golden rules for tough property markets
Investors considering property funds want to be assured of both strong ongoing income returns and promising long-term total returns – and there are various factors that determine these: how good a fund manager is at buying, selling, and improving properties, of course. But we believe that leasing, while far from the only consideration in property investment,
21.11.2018
Change in Registry Service Provider – Centuria Property Funds Limited
Centuria Property Funds Limited (CPFL) will transition its registry service provider from OneVue Fund Services to Boardroom Pty Limited (BoardRoom) for Unlisted Property Funds, effective Friday, 23 November 2018.
10.10.2018
CNI platform acquires $645 million Hines office portfolio
Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) and the Lederer Group have entered into agreements to acquire $645 million of four high quality office assets from a subsidiary of Hines Global REIT, Inc. CMA will acquire three assets (818 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 825 Ann Street and 100 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane) and a 25% interest in 465 Victoria Avenue,
10.10.2018
CMA to buy $520.9m portfolio from Hines Global REIT
Australia’s largest ASX-listed metropolitan office REIT set to buy four major properties in Australia’s second largest commercial property transaction of the year Centuria Property Funds Limited (CPFL) as Responsible Entity of Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA) today announced that CMA has entered into unconditional agreements to acquire three office properties, and a 25% interest in a fourth,
