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Matthew Strotton of RAM Essential Services Property Fund (ASX:REP) discusses the challenging year of 2024 and how the company managed it. As optimism about interest rates stabilising sets in, he explains how the fund is witnessing promising hints in the healthcare and essential retail real estate sector. The RAM Essential Services Property Fund has been resilient in non-discretionary retail and healthcare assets, achieving strong leasing results despite economic pressures. With investors evaluating the real estate’s stabilisation point, increasing confidence in underlying valuations surfaces Strotton projects an emergence of optimism leading to confident buy intentions in their share price.
Shaun Sergay from eGuarantee says businesses no longer need to rely on bank guarantees to secure commercial leases, you can do it through insurance markets. This S&P A+ rated product backed by HDI Global Specialty, one of the world’s largest insurers, saves major costs for tenants, with no collateral cash needed. Landlords also benefit from its digital platform, assuring zero fraud and a higher security rating. Not forgetting the intermediaries, smoother, quicker deals are on the horizon.