SPH REIT is a spin-off from SPH, comprising of Paragon Mall and Clementi Mall, offering an annualised yield of 5.58% for FY 2013. At this income supported yield, it offers a 0.5% higher yield than CMT and 0.2% lower than Fraser Centrepoint Trust. Retail REIT has always been a favourite of REIT investor due to their defensiveness and ability to squeeze extra rental cost from the tenant.

However, why is it that they delayed their listing on 24th June 2013 before lodging their prospectus on 9th July 2013? In a mere 3 weeks, an unattractive IPO is now the hottest thing on the market, with an indication of interest from institutional investor being 42x the placement tranche. http://www.stproperty.sg/articles-property/singapore-property-news/sph-reit-attracts-strong-institutional-interest/a/128627 . At the end of the day, many investors define the attractiveness of a REIT based on the yield. This prompts me to look at what forms of ......