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Positive on US Office SGX Listed REIT; Dividend Should Resume in 2026 and 2 REITs May become 10% Dividend Yielders
By Investmoolah  •  January 27, 2025
Interestingly, Straits Time has released an article on the positivity of the US Office REIT space. Similar to them, I had been positive for a while. This was mainly due to the successful refinancing of all 3 SGX US Office REIT of their debt. This removes one key re-financing risk. Of course, Manulife US (MUST) refinancing as part of the proposal, has to start selling US office buildings from a position of weakness amid vacating tenants in both Penn and Diablo Buildings. Positive- Refinancing Done, 10% Dividend Resume 2026 Despite the high leverage of the US Office REITs (due to high cap rates used), refinancing of their debts were confirmed in 2024. My main investment, PRIME US, has refinanced albeit at a higher margin + SOFR. With cashflow secured, my view is in 2025 both KORE and PRIME US will continue to use their rental cashflow to pay down debt. As what the REIT managers have guided, 2026 will be when...
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By Investmoolah
A total otaku who loves anime, investing and the occasional K-drama. My financial journey begun at the age of 22 and has revolved around the concepts of "Working Hard", "Saving Well" and "Investing Wisely". Through my journey, I have realized that financial literacy is something we have learnt little during our school days but is one of the most useful and relevant skill that we have to be equipped to take on the real world. Concepts such as compounding and "common sense investing" are skills that will place us ahead of the race to retirement ...
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