Huge discounts on property investment trusts could create attractive buying opportunities for investors looking for a cheap and liquid way into the commercial property sector.
According to Financial Express and Trustnet figures, there are huge bargins to be had on many trusts in the sector with the average discount of 33.4%. The largest discount is on the Invesco Property Inc Trust standing at 72.6% although this has been driven by banking covernance issues faced by the company at present which make it higher risk. However, the second highest discount is on the ING UK Real Estate Inc trust at 47.7% with the Invista Foundation Property trust standing at 46.00%. A trust is said to be trading at a discount if the share price of an investment company is lower t...
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