Keppel REIT has been totally sold off, Lendlease REIT holding has doubled.
No dividend inflow. Dividend is on track to hit $50,000 this year, that's all to update.
SG listed REITs are still Attractive
With local exposure REITs such as Lendlease going at 7% yield, it is a good value proposition. Low SORA rates are going to benefit due to lower interest expense, especially with liqudiity flushed in Singapore.
I have never been a fan of condo investing when the yields are so low at 3-4% (before leverage) and investors are subjected to SORA + margin loans. Even operating on leverage, a condo investment now is less superior than that of owning REITs.
What's more, I am getting dividend inflow higher than what property investors get from rental income nett of Agent Commission, Singapore property tax and maintenance fee.
Comparision is simple, just use a $600,000 purchase of Lendlease REIT against a scenario of a $2 million condo which uses $1.4 million loan; mathematically, the dividend earn from Lendlease at $42,000 per year is higher than what condo investors get after netting off all the cost and government taxes.
So yes, I will continue to own REITs to earn a high annual dividend.
Dividend Received
Year to Date
USD: $3,682
SGD: $13,414.50
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