REITs usually undertake acquisitions to grow their revenue, but this may not be a sound strategy in the coming quarters given higher interest rates.

This was the assessment provided by the CEO of Cromwell European REIT (CEREIT), Simon Garing, in a recent interview.

He was speaking to REITsWeek to disclose steps that will be taken by the REIT in the next 2-3 years to improve unitholders’ value and drive revenue growth despite the higher interest rate environment.

CEREIT recently reported a record-high portfolio occupancy rate of 96% for its 2H 2022 financial period with overall rental reversion of 5.7% for its FY2022.