US REIT rent tracker: Recent reports show increased collections for retail REITs
February 23, 2021 | Chris Hudgins | S&P Global Market Intelligence
U.S. REIT earnings releases between Feb. 8 and Feb. 19 continued to show a further increase in rent collections for the 2020 fourth quarter.
All 10 shopping center REITs that filed within the two-week period reported an increase in rent collection, ranging between 89% and 95% for the fourth quarter. Kite Realty Group Trust collected approximately 95% of its base rent due in the fourth quarter, the highest of the group. Retail Properties of America Inc. collected 94.1% of its billed fourth-quarter rent, and SITE Centers Corp. collected 94%. Federal Realty Investment Trust collected the least of the group at 89%.
Outlet center REIT Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. fared similarly, collecting 95% of its fourth-quarter rents, while regional mall REIT Macerich Co. collected 92%.
