I just bought some stareit up to keep since its the lowest price in all the reits counters.
if monkeyking are right. if the next dividend is low, the price might drop again? is divident payout in Feb 2011 ? how to check?

I am kinda agreed with what you said here.
I had done some research on some REITs share prices, and it is only in an increasing manner (except if that company is having mismanagement, or global economy is really bad bad bad, that is other say).

So far, it had been a consistent climb. Slow and steady.

guys, i have a few question. normally before investing in REIT, what factors one should consider?

- potential return?
- risk?

any other important factor?

minimum is 100 shares.

So can I assume Kris Asset is the next upcoming big REIT IPO that is going to launch in this year?

Thanks for the quick assessment on STAREIT and ARREIT.. Appreciate those input.
But I would personally like REITs that will have future expansion rather than keeping still. Although ARREIT injection of new asset will result in more shares, it is definitely a good exercise in the long run. I am sure you guys know REITs is not for goreng, right?

SUNREIT is definitely a good choice, and I had a substantial amount of shares there already. Would not mind to continue injecting in more shares into SUNREIT as I really can see a lot of potential in the coming years, as Sunway is actively developing their existing stronghold, and expanding their territory, which is a good move. And with this, I believe anything that are linked with them will benefit from it, such as SUNREIT.

I think I will wait for a while and see if Kris Asset is going to get listed this year. Any information on Kris Asset is most welcomed.

How to invest in Reit ?

Thanks.

Can do online trading and need rm30 only......zzz....f***ing maybank and cimb guys....now i wasted my money on fd....f*** them.

Oo...don't need to pay anything?

So wait, if i want to register for itrade or something, can someone tell me the PROPER PROCEDURE so i can teach those noobs?

Cherroy,

So it is Trust ? less risky than shares ?
For example, if shares that we bought in and then the price of shares drop,
then we need add on extra money in order to cover the shares pricing drop from the price we 1st time bought in.

So, how about for Reits ?
What's the differ in between Trusts & Shares ?

FKLI futures ? 

any REIT go bankrupt or delisted before?

thanks for reply

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Added on March 4, 2011, 10:31 pm

known of wt reason?

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Added on March 4, 2011, 10:33 pmif it will run into financial problem,it is not safe for those retiree to put their pension fund into reit right?

Hmmm, I tried buying REIT today. Had a few problems though.

1) I checked eDeposit in my Cimb iTrade account. Apparently I deposited RM1500 but it did not come out in my Cimb eSettlement. And of course my credit limit = RM0.00

2) The transaction cost for RM100 is RM29.03, RM1000 is RM 29.30. Why is it so much? I thought they said Brokerage fee is 0.44% only?  It looks like net transaction fee starts from RM29? Why so?

Not as simple as rental. We need to consider interest hike which will affect the net profit.

6% It can hardly even happen in my dreams.
If there are such offerings, I reckon the depositor need to lock $$$ for a long long period..

REIT is liquid And have some good capital appreciation if the covered places are good..

The market crash is because of Asian currency crisis and being under "attacked", which force central banks to raise interest rate to attract/defend their currency.

It is not because rate went higher that crash the market.

You need to look at economy situation. With ample liquidity around, it is very unlikely FD rate can go very high.
The max I can see is around 3-4% for near term only or next 2-4 years time.

Back before 1997, economy was running hot, money was not enough, financial system was "hungry" for money.
Now situation reverse, banks have too much money.

REIT dividend is about 7-8%. Minus withholding tax, should around 6-7%. Almost the same as ASW / ASM. This should be a better comparison than FD, no?

ya, the quota thing is the limitation. Still, ASM & ASW offer zero risk (almost), which is why i post the question. With REIT, as long as you have bullets to shoot, it's fire all the way til you run out of ammos 

susahlah to be a small trader,nobody seems to want to sell 1-2 lots.started trading yesterday,is this normal?