I don't see any outstanding surprises in H2 2021 results. Some smaller points that are significantly differ from my expectations:
Positive:
1) Very good improvement in vacancy. Spain that I visited and wrote positive report here a few months ago from 6.0% to 3.6%, Central and Eastern Europe from 5,2% to 3,1% etc. Overall Europe from 6,1% to 4,9%. So for some regions the things I expected to happen within around 2 years happened within H2 2021 when Covid situation was still very unstable. I think this fact is currently driving the whole retail real estate sector up on markets,
2) Overall tenant sales 93% of H2-2019 levels. In some regions like USA it even reached 100%. That might mean that physical retail is alive and has a future, so one more factor for moving further.
Negative:
1) Net debt/EBITDA is still above the limit for upgrading the rating, this will continue to press cost of debt higher.
2) Very high negative valuation movements on assets of USA portfolio in H2 2021.