It’s always a useful exercise to compare two REITs to see which makes a better investment choice for yourself. Last week, we put Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U) and Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U) side by side to compare which was a better buy. This round, we decided to look at two popular REITs with CapitaLand Investment Limited (SGX: 9CI) as their sponsor. The REITs are CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (SGX: C38U), or CICT; and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (SGX: A17U), or CLAR. CICT is a retail cum commercial REIT while CLAR is Singapore’s oldest industrial REIT. Read on to find out which REIT is the most attractive choice for income investors. Portfolio composition First, let’s look at each REIT’s portfolio composition. CICT has 26 properties within its portfolio covering three countries – Singapore, Australia, and Germany. CLAR, on the other hand, has nearly nine times more properties at 232 that span seven countries – Singapore, the US, Australia, the UK, France, the Netherlands...