Article: HRPT Properties Trust's Outlk to Pos by S&P;Rtgs Afmd HRP.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 6/30/98--Standard & Poor's affirmed its ratings on HRPT Properties Trust (HRPT) (see list below).

The outlook has been revised to positive from stable. The outlook acknowledges HRPT's dramatic growth, transition from a pure health care REIT to a combined office and health care REIT, good portfolio characteristics, and a consistently solid financial position.

Newton, Mass.-based, HRPT is a large equity oriented REIT that invests mainly in commercial office buildings and health care facilities (retirement/assisted living, nursing homes, medical office buildings). During the past three years, the trust has ...

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