Sabana Reit explains S$54.7m decline in fair value of its assets

Ongoing pandemic affecting assumptions on market rent and market rent growth rate

Annabeth Leow

Published Fri, Jul 31, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

MARKET weakness and uncertainty have driven down the fair value of Sabana Reit's investment properties, the manager said, after a regulatory query over the S$54.7 million decline in value reported in its half-year results.

Given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, "assumptions on market rent and market rent growth rate are generally lower, and vacancy assumptions are generally higher for most properties", it said in a late filing on Thursday.

The manager added that the properties with a significant fall in fair value included assets in Joo Koon Circle, Changi South Street 2, Penjuru Lane, Penjuru Road and Tuas Avenue 8. The Reit's portfolio of 18 properties in Singapore …