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Faith slowly returns to Australia’s property Reit market

By Lachlan Colquhoun

Published: September 27 2009 08:52 | Last updated: September 27 2009 08:52

Australia’s property fund sector suffered more than most others during the dark days of the financial crisis. But, after a painful period of restructuring, investors are rushing back into the sector.

A number of high-profile failures, which saw more than A$11bn (£6bn, €6.5bn, $9.6bn) in property assets put into the hands of administrators, combined with high debt levels and plummeting asset values to send the sector reeling over 2007 and 2008.

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