AWP News and Press, Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund of Beneficial Interest From 09/23/22

Summary Industrial REITs- a perennial performance leader since 2015- have been slammed this year despite delivering stellar operating performance with demand for well-located logistics space continuing to outstrip supply. Just as valuations were recovering from the Amazon-related ...

Summary Regret is a powerful force. Not one to be messed with. Income investing is a wonderful means to pay for retirement. Even the best investments have their naysayers. Co-produced with Treading Softly Regret. It's a powerful word and an even more powe...

Summary U.S. equity markets posted their worst week since June after CPI data showed an unexpected acceleration in headline inflation, likely keeping the Fed on course to further tighten monetary policy. Declining in four-of-the-past five weeks and effectively erasing its summer r...

Summary One of the more "bond-like" and rate-sensitive REIT sectors, net lease REITs have surprisingly been among the best-performing property sectors this year despite the challenging rising-rate environment. Even with rent growth significantly lagging inflation, net lease REITs ...

Summary U.S. equity markets snapped a three-week skid with broad-based gains this week as domestic inflation expectations receded sharply amid a further deterioration in the demand outlook for Europe and Asia. Rebounding after a three-week selloff that had erased much of the late-...

Summary One of the best-performing property sectors over the past quarter, Single-Family Rental ("SFR") REITs have been beneficiaries of surging mortgage rates, which made renting single-family homes a relative bargain. Single-family rents rose at the fastest pace on record throug...

Summary Despite a high expense ratio, AWP generates a strong yield on a consistent basis, and it seeks to pay dividends irrespective of its earnings. AWP is generating pay-out out of its capital, which is not a good practice. Absence of any kind of fixed income portfolio makes...

Summary Cohen & Steers REIT & Preferred Income Fund and Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund are two REIT-focused closed-end funds. On our last coverage, we made a convincing case to sell AWP and buy RNP. The battle was won, but is the war over? When we wr...

Summary Real estate hasn't been a particularly strong area to invest in through 2022. It hasn't provided any meaningful shelter despite being a natural inflation hedge. I believe higher interest rates, concern about an economic slowdown and slowing real estate demand are causi...

Summary U.S. equity markets posted their third-straight week of declines while interest rates pushed toward post-GFC highs as Fed officials doubled down on their hawkish pivot despite another slate of soft economic data. Extending a three-week selloff that has erased much of the m...