Manulife US REIT has jettisoned one of its assets at a loss in a bid to avoid a possible liquidity quandary.

The fully-occupied asset that is being divested is a 132,851-square foot office campus known as Tanasbourne Commerce Centre and it is located in Hillsboro, Oregon.

The REIT is selling it to John Hancock Life Insurance Company for USD33.5 million.

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By Ridzwan Rahmat

Ridzwan has been analysing REITs and business trusts since 2008, and personally manages a portfolio comprising mainly of SGX-listed REITs. He founded REITsWeek in 2013.