Let's start a thread for REITs vs Real Estate.

1. What are the difference between the two?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages between one over the other?

I think one of the differences is, in REIT you're spreading your money over many properties whereas if you invest directly in real estate you will have a higher concentration of risks in a few properties.

Another difference is the lower entry cost for REITs.

ok ... let's make it simple

Real Estate = buy property, sell it

REIT = buying trust of other ppl's property



what's the different?
NO DIFFERENT .. both of them is already collapsed, the bubble burst, US real estate is GONE

South Korean real estate also gone down the drain

so what's next?
trace back the news from sept 2008 .. if you want to know how the bubble burst .. so many ppl bankrupt ... and because the bubble burst, US is closing a new bank branch every week!!

bank? you mean Citibank?
This is not just any credit card, this is Citibank credit card ....
Citibank revenues can purchase country ... now the value dropped lower than our Maybank, Public Bank ... now even CIMB is in trouble

how bout insurance? AIA?
going down the drain as well ... the moment their US govenment inject money in their AIG ... they straight pay bonuses ... dun care

car le?
GM, Crysler, Ford is going down drain ....
Ford advertisement: BUY 2, GET 1 FREE


so what else you would like to know?

Why not use existing reit thread for discussion then?
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/479946/+1060

PM the moderator if really need this thread. Otherwise please use exisiting reit thread as mentioned for further discussion.



This post has been edited by cherroy: Mar 31 2009, 03:46 PM