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2024 is shaping up to be a better year to invest in S-Reits

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Raphael Lim

Raphael Lim

Published Thu, Dec 28, 2023 · 05:00 AM
    • Investing in the Reit sector is looking more attractive than it has been in previous months, but investors should still recognise that there would be some bumps in the road to full recovery.
    • Investing in the Reit sector is looking more attractive than it has been in previous months, but investors should still recognise that there would be some bumps in the road to full recovery. PHOTO: BT FILE

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    SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have had a rough time over the past two years, as investor sentiment took a beating from the large increase in global interest rates.

    Since end-2021, the i-Edge S-Reit index has mostly been on a downward trajectory, delivering negative total returns of 8.3 per cent as at Dec 26, assuming dividends were reinvested in the index.

    But in recent weeks, the index has rebounded from the multi-year lows registered in October, tracking a retreat in global benchmark interest rates.

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