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HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT has signed binding agreements for new leases covering its remaining 10 Healthscope hospitals, subject to final approvals. The resolution allows HCW to reinstate quarterly distributions while reducing its largest tenant concentration from 57% to 31%.

RAM Essential Services Property Fund has posted a $30.1 million FY2026 statutory loss as property values weakened, while its planned $218.6 million retail sale prepares the fund for a healthcare-focused reset. The transaction could reduce gearing to 16.8%, but FY2027 distribution guidance is below the latest payout and refinancing remains unfinished.

HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT delivered strong FY26 results with 100% rent collection and solid portfolio metrics, while progressing alternative lease arrangements for its Healthscope hospital portfolio.

Vital Healthcare Property Trust (NZX:VHP) delivered a robust FY26, marked by a successful management internalisation, 23.5% AFFO growth, and a stable distribution payout, underpinning its position as a leading healthcare infrastructure owner in Australasia.

Arena REIT faces a rent payment default from key tenant Edge Early Learning, representing 14% of rental income, prompting default notices and a delay in FY2026 financial results.

RAM Essential Services Property Fund (ASX: REP) has agreed to sell five retail properties to an institutional investor-backed fund, retaining a 10% stake and realising $218.6 million in value. The move reduces REP’s gearing to around 16% and rebalances its portfolio to 74% healthcare exposure.

Arena REIT's portfolio valuation rises by $11.5 million in H2 FY2026, underpinning a 5.5% increase in distributions and continued active portfolio management.

Healthscope has paid all rent due through April 2026 for hospitals owned by HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT, while alternative operators submit plans to take over hospital operations.

HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT posted solid half-year results amid ongoing efforts to resolve the Healthscope hospital portfolio situation, maintaining strong operational metrics and capital discipline.

Arena REIT has reported a robust HY2026 financial performance, with net operating profit rising 9% and statutory net profit surging 202%. The REIT’s active portfolio management and development pipeline underpin its confidence in sustained growth.

Arena REIT reported a remarkable 202% jump in net profit for the half-year ending December 2025, driven by significant property revaluation gains and steady rental income growth. Distributions rose 5%, supported by an expanded and fully leased portfolio of early learning and healthcare properties.

HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT confirms full collection of deferred and current rent from Healthscope, while advancing conditional agreements with alternative tenants for its hospital portfolio.