im doubt will do so..mostly EPF can manage their own asset.

If there is that is bonus, if not 8.28sen+ extra DPU 0.11sen(from Platinum Sentral acquisition) or 8.39sen dividend for RM1.13 look very attractive yield(7.42%) compare to other EPF held Reits.

what happen to Quill 10 building. are they empty with no tanent ?

Cmmt register higher PAT q-o-q
http://www.bursamalaysia.com/market/listed...cements/1595765

higher dividend. banyak bagus.

That is great news.
In the results, they say that profit after tax, management fee, is RM38M+.
But they are distributing RM41M+ as dividend.
Isn't that bad?

bad how? i love cash. give me cash good good.

Why AXREIT volume so low nowadays? No trading today.

KLCC Prop plans RM1b asset acquisition
http://www.nst.com.my/business/latest/klcc...sition-1.570969

Off-topic a bit...

What is the typical rental yield for a low-mid cost apartment?

Just curious for comparison...

Say, I buy a RM200K apartment... what is the annual rent that I can expect

VS

I invest RM200K in REIT(s)...the dividends that I expect



This post has been edited by Pink Spider: Apr 18 2014, 09:47 AM

at this time, low cost apt will give you 10-20% p.a. net if u are eligible to buy.
midcost apt, 8-12% pa. (condos 3-5% pa)

being a landlord comes with a full basket of costs n headaches - vacant periods, renovation costs, assessment/quit rent, tenant issues: rent delay, dun pay, utilites bill debt, prop destruction, runaway tenants, etc.

but there r people who enjoy dealing with all that, so a matter of if that is yr cup of tea. overall, more rewarding financially but you need to do some work, not like reits done so conveniently.

the major difference is also,
those who invest 200k in apartment do it without forking up the physical 200K.
Maybe only less than 30% of the 200k. Balance 70% is BORRROWED MONEY.

whereas REIT.. u hv to fork up the physical 200k.

so, Property investment to me bit Hi-Risk, coz using LEVERAGE MONEY.

Depends also yr age group. if young, i would say go for the PROPERTY INVESTMENT using the
LEVERAGE MONEY as you can make YOUR MONEY WORK HARDER for you.

I can also refinance my condo to invest in REITs

I don't know much about properties...

I only know my friends' apartment/condo at Puchong area, selling price now about RM200K, rental/mth 1K-1.2K depending on furnishing provided by landlord

that was precisely what happened here in 2010-2012. every young n old leveraged to the max with easy bank loans, mostly to flip. current results probably varied... plenty of heated exchanges in prop section!


worst case scenario:

condo prices fall
interest rates up
reit prices down

triple whammy!

I could get erectile dysfunction from that

This post has been edited by Pink Spider: Apr 18 2014, 10:32 AM

less maintenace fees/assessment and renov, net wud b 5-6% or so assuming tenancy all the time. about right for better apts/condos.

of course, older apts/condos bought long time ago wud have much better yields now on top of the paper cap gains.

Then why bother? Buy REITs better

IF / WHEN this happens.. come to papa U yummy landed stuff

Some people like physical things, the investment is something they can see , touch and manage by their own.

if you ask me why, I don't know....maybe people feel safer in that way ?

This post has been edited by foofoosasa: Apr 18 2014, 10:58 AM