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Overseas retail Reits - risk or reward?

It could take a projected yield of 7% for these Reits to be attractive

Published Sun, Apr 6, 2014 · 10:00 PM

RETAIL real estate investment trusts (Reits) are popular because they are regarded as defensive investments - after all, people will still shop, especially at suburban malls, no matter how badly the economy is doing. Moreover, their current yield of about 6 per cent per year is far higher than bank deposit rates.

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