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Centuria Office REIT delivered a $55.2 million statutory profit in FY26 and near-record leasing, but its FY27 distribution guidance falls below this year’s payout. The balance sheet is stronger after a $1 billion refinancing, leaving occupancy and rental growth as the key tests ahead.

Centuria Industrial REIT delivered 4% growth in funds from operations for FY26 and expects another lift in FY27, supported by leasing momentum and embedded rental reversion. The opportunity comes with a more exposed interest-rate profile and a development pipeline that still depends on power, planning and execution.

Abacus Group will sell its entire 19.60% interest in Storage King Group for $284.8 million, using the proceeds to repay debt and reduce gearing to about 30%. The transaction simplifies the group’s structure, but part of the sale still requires securityholder approval.

Vicinity Centres used its 2026 Capability Showcase to make the case for a more concentrated, premium retail portfolio, led by Chadstone and Chatswood Chase. The presentation also set out development returns, balance-sheet capacity and a sizeable residential option beside Chatswood Chase, although much of the value remains dependent on stabilisation, approvals and market conditions.

Vicinity Centres has positioned portfolio premiumisation and development execution as the engine of future growth, but its Chadstone case study also shows how quickly valuation assumptions can alter project returns. The company highlighted a potential residential expansion at Chatswood Chase alongside strong occupancy, modest gearing and a large development pipeline.

GPT is adding a 23-level Brisbane office tower to its value-add partnership for $380 million, taking the vehicle’s deployment above $500 million since February. The deal brings a mostly leased asset into a partnership portfolio, but is not expected to materially change GPT’s 2026 earnings.

Eureka Group Holdings has secured $70.7 million from institutional investors to help fund its $123.8 million acquisition of six NSW communities. The remaining $9.5 million retail offer opens against a backdrop of upgraded FY27 earnings guidance, but also higher gearing and execution risk.

Ingenia Communities Group has turned down a $4.75 per security indicative offer from Warburg Pincus, affirming its commitment to a growth strategy anchored by the Peet acquisition and long-term sector tailwinds.

Vicinity Centres has confirmed the Dividend Reinvestment Plan price and announced the New Zealand dollar equivalent distribution for the six months ending June 2026, offering securityholders a currency choice ahead of the September payment.

Ingenia Communities Group has secured unconditional contracts to sell six New South Wales communities, releasing $124 million in capital that will be deployed into higher-growth projects and debt reduction.

Winton Land has named Michael Stiassny as its new independent chair, stepping into a leadership role during a period of significant board and executive change. The company is actively recruiting additional independent directors and senior executives to stabilise governance and operations.

Lendlease Group has updated its FY26 half-year dividend details, confirming the DRP price after the VWAP period and outlining dividend equivalents in AUD, NZD, and GBP. The unfranked dividend of AUD 0.0955 per security will be paid on 16 September 2026.