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Added 2026-06-03 · Updated 2026-09-05

REIT Manager Rating Assessment Framework

PACRA has established a standardized assessment framework and rating scale for REIT Managers, defining quality tiers from RM1 (Very high) to RM5 (Weak). The framework outlines specific rating actions including Outlook, Rating Watch, Suspension, Withdrawn, and Harmonization to reflect intermediate trends and material events. Ongoing surveillance is mandated through comprehensive reviews at least every six months, with interim assessments triggered by significant operational or financial developments.

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The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency

REIT Manager Rating

Scale

REIT Manager Rating Scale
An independent opinion on a REIT Manager’s Quality of investment and operations management.

Scale	Long-Term Rating
RM1	Very high quality of investment and operations management.
RM2++<br>RM2+<br>RM2	High quality of investment and operations management.
RM3++<br>RM3+<br>RM3	Good quality of investment and operations management.
RM4++<br>RM4+<br>RM4	Adequate quality of investment and operations management.
RM5	Weak quality of investment and operations management.

Rating Modifiers	Rating Actions
Outlook (Stable, Positive, Negative, Developing)<br>Indicates the potential and direction of a rating over the intermediate term in response to trends in economic and/or fundamental business / financial conditions. It is not necessarily a precursor to a rating change. ‘Stable’ outlook means a rating is not likely to change. ‘Positive’ means it may be raised. ‘Negative’ means it may be lowered. Where the trends have conflicting elements, the outlook may be described as ‘Developing’.	Rating Watch<br>Alerts to the possibility of a rating change subsequent to, or, in anticipation of some material identifiable event with indeterminable rating implications. But it does not mean that a rating change is inevitable. A watch should be resolved within foreseeable future, but may continue if underlying circumstances are not settled. Rating watch may accompany rating outlook of the respective opinion.

Rating Modifiers

Rating Actions

Outlook (Stable, Positive, Negative, Developing)<br>Indicates the potential and direction of a rating over the intermediate term in response to trends in economic and/or fundamental business / financial conditions. It is not necessarily a precursor to a rating change. ‘Stable’ outlook means a rating is not likely to change. ‘Positive’ means it may be raised. ‘Negative’ means it may be lowered. Where the trends have conflicting elements, the outlook may be described as ‘Developing’.

Rating Watch<br>Alerts to the possibility of a rating change subsequent to, or, in anticipation of some material identifiable event with indeterminable rating implications. But it does not mean that a rating change is inevitable. A watch should be resolved within foreseeable future, but may continue if underlying circumstances are not settled. Rating watch may accompany rating outlook of the respective opinion.

Surveillance. Surveillance on a publicly disseminated rating opinion is carried out on an ongoing basis till it is formally suspended or withdrawn. A comprehensive surveillance of rating opinion is carried out at least once every six months. However, a rating opinion may be reviewed in the intervening period if it is necessitated by any material happening. Rating actions may include "maintain", "upgrade", or "downgrade".

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