Which investment method yields higher? - Page 2

Which investment method yields higher? - Page 2

S'pore REIT market on the rise, but risks remain By Linette Lim | Posted: 29 October 2012 2150 hrs SINGAPORE: The Singapore real estate investment trust (REIT) market is up about 40 per cent this year -- double the returns in major REIT markets like the US and Japan. While returns and yield spreads on Singapore REITs may be the best in the world, some analysts said the market could become over-invested In 2002, CapitaMall Trust became the first Singapore-listed REIT. A decade on, there are over 20 REITs across the commercial, industrial, hotel and healthcare property sectors. Low interest rates on bank deposits have helped to keep investor interest high in REITs and other stapled securities. Industrial REITs for example pay dividends of up to eight per cent -- more than the five to six per cent offered by blue chip stocks. Gabriel Yap, executive chairman of GCP Global, sai...

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