{"id":1151634,"date":"2026-01-26T21:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1151634"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:18:18","slug":"secp-registers-three-new-reit-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/secp-registers-three-new-reit-schemes\/","title":{"rendered":"SECP registers three new REIT schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP):The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered three new Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Schemes in the month of January 2026, in its continued commitment for fast-track development of the REIT sector.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With two new Rental REIT Schemes and one new Investment-Based REIT Scheme under the revamped Real Estate Investment Trust Regulations, 2022 (the Regulations), the total number of registered REIT Schemes has increased to twenty-eight, according to SECP press release issued here Monday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rental REIT Schemes are established with the objective of pooling funds to invest in rental real estate projects, whereas Investment-based REIT Schemes enable investors to invest in a fund that intends to earn capital gains from its real estate investments.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the recent approval, the REIT Schemes are eligible to raise funds from Accredited Investors including financial institutions, corporates, insurance companies and high net-worth individuals.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the recently amended REIT Regulations, which aim to establish clearer timelines to promote early listing and strengthen visibility and positioning of REITs as a viable capital market asset class, rental and investment-based REIT schemes are required to be mandatorily listed within one year of the date of transfer of real estate in the name of the REIT Scheme.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The REIT sector has demonstrated phenomenal growth during the past few years, reflecting increasing preference being placed in the REIT structure by issuers and investors alike.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">REITs hold the potential to fundamentally reform Pakistan\u2019s real estate sector and revolutionize its development through better documentation, formalization, improved governance and transparency and enhanced investor protection mechanisms.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP):The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered three new Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Schemes in the month of January 2026, in its continued commitment for fast-track development of the REIT sector. 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