Mexican Real Estate Investment Trusts are becoming more popular with both domestic and foreign investors opting for this form of investment which is currently outperforming the wider stock market.
The trusts, known as fibras in Mexico, were debuted in the country in 2011 with the launch of the Fibra Uno which was the only trust until late 2012 when others entered the market. The others now include Fibra Hotel, Fibra Macquarie, Fibra Inn and Terrafina.
‘The attraction at the heart of the fibra is the ability to invest in property without having to buy a building,’ said Andre El-Mann, chief executive of Fibra Uno.
He said that Fibra Uno is up 12.8% year to date, compared to a 0.75% rise in Mexico’s main stock index. Fibra Macquarie is up 13.3% while Fibra Hotel has risen 15.2%.
Experts point out that Mexico’s business properties look attractive compared to countries like Chile, Colombia and Brazil, with Mexico City rents some 40% below those of Sao Paulo.
The success of the fibras coincides with new President Enrique Pena Nieto’s ambitious economic reform agenda that has stoked interest in Mexico’s booming financial sector.
The fibras also offer a way to bet on infrastructure outlay and investment plans expected under the new government, according to Rick Hoss, portfolio manager of Euro Pacific Latin America fund.
‘With these REITs not only do we like the stability and the dividend but we think that the capital appreciation associated with it is probably the best opportunity,’ he told Reuters.
Manuel Gutierrez, the head of Credit Suisse Mexico, said half of the most recent investors in fibras have been foreign, many from the United States and Europe.
In total, Fibra Hotel and Fibra Inn, which are focused on the hotel sector, and Fibra Macquarie and Terrafina, focused on industrial property, have issued about 32.8 billion pesos.
In the past, properties were owned by families who used them as a stable form of income. But in the last decade an increasing number of private In total, Fibra Hotel and Fibra Inn, which are focused on the hotel sector, and Fibra Macquarie and Terrafina, focused on industrial property, have issued about 32.8 billion pesos.
In the past, properties were owned by families who used them as a stable form of income. But in the last decade an increasing number of private consortiums have entered the market.
Fibra Uno began with just 13 properties in its portfolio. By the end of 2012 it had 279 on its books.
More fibras are expected to be launched. Pedro Aspe of investment advisory firm Evercore Partners said that he expects up to 20 new fibras will enter the market in the next five years. have entered the market.
Fibra Uno began with just 13 properties in its portfolio. By the end of 2012 it had 279 on its books.
More fibras are expected to be launched. Pedro Aspe of investment advisory firm Evercore Partners said that he expects up to 20 new fibras will enter the market in the next five years.
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