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Julia Forrest: What’s driving renewed optimism for REITs

July 16, 2026

After a tough start to the year, REITs are starting to look a lot more interesting. Pendal portfolio manager JULIA FORREST discusses the key contributors to this trend

IT’S been a tough year for property, pushing valuations lower. But that creates new opportunities for investors, says Pendal portfolio manager, Julia Forrest.

“Around May this year, the property sector got to the point where it was cheap, trading around 13 times earnings”, Forrest explains. “It was absolutely compelling value, compared to the rest of the market.

“We started to see physical transactions at or above book value and we saw some REITs upgrading their earnings. Even though the sector was depressed, the earnings outlook was quite robust.”

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About Julia Forrest and Pendal Property Securities Fund

Julia Forrest is a portfolio manager with Pendal’s Australian Equities team. Julia has managed Pendal’s property trust portfolios for more than a decade and has 25 years of experience in equities research and advisory, initial public offerings and capital raisings.

Pendal Property Securities Fund invests mainly in Australian listed property securities including listed property trusts, developers and infrastructure investments.


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This video has been prepared by Pendal Fund Services Limited (PFSL) ABN 13 161 249 332 AFSL 431426.
 
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