https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/money-mind-210/property-vs-leveraged-reit-6012209-2.html

interesting thread on the S-REIT vs STI returns debate

some kind soul pulled the data from the terminal - courtesy of "SpeedingBullet" quote:
"This is a comparison between (from top):

 1. STI Index
 2. FTSE Straits Times All-Shares Index
 3. FTSE Singapore REIT Index

 Time Period is from Jan 2005 - today.

 The REIT index completely outshone the other two, double the returns (prolly due to dividends). Interesting it started outperforming via price too starting in 2012."








If true the results surprised even myself though I have long suspected....

for a newbie, how would she get started on which REITS?

for a newbie, how would she get started on which REITS?

I would say don't rush into it. The market is always there. Even if you timed the market well by buying the REITs at the best price, when your next salary comes in, you would have to get invested again. How do you managed this?

If you do not know what are REITs, you can pick up a book to read about it. Bobby Jayaratam wrote a book on REITS that is a pretty good book to get started.

Secondly, think from the perspective of a landlord, because a REIT is very like one. What are you concerned with, then rent? the tenant? how do you compute the return on your rental?

This will make learning much easier

for a newbie, how would she get started on which REITS?

She want 100% bao-chiak sure huat until buay lin chu type of investment izzzziiiit?

Secondly, think from the perspective of a landlord, because a REIT is very like one. What are you concerned with, then rent? the tenant? how do you compute the return on your rental?

This will make learning much easier

Yeah, as a landlord and owner of Capitaland Mall Trust  and Capitaland Commercial Trust, I will monitor Tampenis  Mall, Bugis Junction, Junction 8 closely .... see if chiobus are buying stuff.... I worry it chiobus not buying stuff ....

Also I will lim kopi at Capital Tower, CapitaGreen etc to see if got chiobu go office or not. I worry if got no chiobu go office 

I would say don't rush into it. The market is always there. Even if you timed the market well by buying the REITs at the best price, when your next salary comes in, you would have to get invested again. How do you managed this?

If you do not know what are REITs, you can pick up a book to read about it. Bobby Jayaratam wrote a book on REITS that is a pretty good book to get started.

Secondly, think from the perspective of a landlord, because a REIT is very like one. What are you concerned with, then rent? the tenant? how do you compute the return on your rental?

This will make learning much easier

i see i see, so i guess you advocate monthly investing in it?
didn't know there can be a book on REITS alone

i think this thread got tons of information to digest already!

im a student and i think reits is easy even for someone who has very little salary.
considering property which is maybe at least $300k, reits is easy to start investing.

I wouldn't personally advocate monthly investment into individual Reits but perhaps might make a case for a broadly diversified Reit ETF (or broad ETFs for that matter)

im a student and i think reits is easy even for someone who has very little salary.
considering property which is maybe at least $300k, reits is easy to start investing.

Even better if you buy into an STI ETF like sgx.es3 or sgx.g3b which already comprises of some reits

POSB Investsaver let's you regularly buy into g3b for as little as $100 a month!

Soon you'd be a millionaire 

End1Q 2019 produced some outsized gains for my singapore core reit and etf portfolio.  With almost >$200k gains, I'm looking to take money off the table.   more than anything else,  having a plan and sticking with it is important,  apart from being consistent and investing regularly through the months and years.

No.Shares/Inv.Val/Avg.Price/Curr.Val/Avg.Price/Nett.Gain

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Suntec Real Estate Inv Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

10,100/17,510.35/1.7337/19,695.00/1.95/2,184.65

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Parkway Life REIT; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

3,800/9,353.15/2.4614/11,096.00/2.92/1,742.85

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

21,300/21,016.39/0.9867/28,116.00/1.32/7,099.61

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Mapletree Logistics Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

46,998/49,824.34/1.0601/68,617.08/1.46/18,792.74

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Mapletree Industrial Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

65,497/105,185.07/1.6060/137,543.70/2.10/32,358.63

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Mapletree Commercial Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

76,500/114,223.30/1.4931/144,585.00/1.89/30,361.70

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Capitaland Mall Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

100,000/194,629.00/1.9463/238,000.002.38/43,371.00

Ordinary Share, Issuer: CapitaLand Commercial Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

104,900/159,060.02/1.5163/203,506.00/1.94/44,445.98

Ordinary Share, Issuer: Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

41,600/106,538.54/2.5610/121,056.00/2.91/14,517.46

Exchange Traded Fund, Issuer: SPDR Straits Times Index; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

9,800/31,486.49/3.2129/31,507.00/3.215/20.51

Exchange Traded Fund, Issuer: Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

500/496.45/0.9929/505.00/1.01/8.55

Exchange Traded Fund, Issuer: ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund; Custodian: DBS Nominees
SGD

1,100/1,247.86/1.1344/1,255.10/1.141/7.24

uncle beaver got buy the IPO of US reits - ARA US hospitality trust?
just closed the IPO
8% dividends wah

uncle beaver got buy the IPO of US reits - ARA US hospitality trust?
just closed the IPO
8% dividends wah

Not vested for several reasons:
(1)   I already have an outsized allocation to REITs
(2)   I'm reticent about ARA
(3)   I already have Ascott REIT which is almost becoming a multi-region hospitality play (some might argue global hospitality once they streamline with Ascendas Hospitality) that has US allocation with 3 properties that are better than ARA's Hospitality Trust
https://www.ascottreit.com/portfolio/us/doubletree-hilton
https://www.ascottreit.com/portfolio/us/element
https://www.ascottreit.com/portfolio/us/sheraton-tribeca

(4)  I prefer Manulife REIT if I'm looking for pure US property exposure


Overall I'm increasing my allocation to
LSE.VHYD - global dividend yield
LSE.VWRD - global all world stock index
LSE.IDWP -  global property yield
as my glide path strategy towards retirement (this is counterintuitive to many including Shiny Things recommendation)

ARA Hospitality REIT closed below IPO price for those interested.

Unker not vested.

What surprised me was sgx.c38u - Capitaland Mall Trust.

When it dipped to 2.30 I bought some to test water but it has been staying above 2.40 despite the current market turmoil. 

Let's hope it stays that way.

ARA Hospitality REIT closed below IPO price for those interested.

Unker not vested.

now got new Eagle hospitality trust IPO, tomorrow deadline.
me also not buying.
uncle, if got funds, shld i keep cash first to buy after a crash.

or just buy now?