SHOULD YOU INVEST IN REITS NOW?
Dear readers, the recent bouts of stocks markets corrections in October have not made just equities head south in prices but also Reits. Let us look at the list of Singapore Reits below with their current trading prices versus the 52-weeks trading lows below.
1 Ascott Residence Trust 0
2 BHG Retail REIT 0
3 CapitaLand Retail China Trust 0
4 CDL Hospitality Trusts 0
5 Far East Hospitality Trust 0
6 IREIT Global 0
7 Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust 0
8 Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust 0
9 OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust 0
10 SPH REIT 0.51%
11 Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust 0.58%
12 AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT 1.52%
13 Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust 1.94%
14 Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust 1.96%
15 EC World Real Estate Investment Trust 2.22%
16 OUE Hospitality Trust 2.29%
17 Mapletree Industrial Trust 2.66%
18 Keppel REIT 2.73%
19 Frasers Commercial Trust 2.96%
20 Mapletree Logistics Trust 3.39%
21 Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust 3.63%
22 Keppel DC REIT 3.85%
23 Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust 3.91%
24 Frasers Centrepoint Trust 4.72%
25 First Real Estate Investment Trust 6.03%
26 Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust 6.59%
27 Ascendas Hospitality Trust 6.76%
28 Mapletree Commercial Trust 7.19%
29 Dasin Retail Trust 8.12%
30 CapitaLand Mall Trust 8.21%
The current US 10-year Treasury Bond yields is around 3.2%; thus there is really a good outpour of monies from equities into bonds as investors seek higher interest. With Reits traditionally commanding a high dividend yields in the league of 5% or so, for Reits to continue to attract investors with an even higher yield in the current stocks markets backdrop, this means that the price of Reits would have to head south. Join the emailing list to receive regular Financial and Singapore stocks newsletters too! Like" me on Singapore Stocks Investing Facebook page to receive all posts on your Facebook as well as read more articles. Follow me on Twitter too.