Forbar picks its listed real estate winners

Forbar picks its listed real estate winners
Commercial Bay, Precinct's flagship earner. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Brent Melville
Forsyth Barr's top listed property bets are CBD office developer Precinct Properties, diversified investor Asset Plus and residential group Winton Land as the market moves into the next earnings cycle. Both Precinct and Winton report their full-year results this month, and analysts Rohan Koreman-Smit and Paul Koraua said they expect strong performances on the back of solid occupier demand and market rent growth for the real estate investment trusts (REITs). The latest office vacancy survey by commercial real estate...

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