Real estate or property is one of the ‘cliche profitable’ investment portfolios. Many people said that you can never go wrong with property or real estate investment. They never ‘betray’ you. It performs very well for the last few years.
Before REITs were introduced, an investor need to buy physical property to get exposure in real estate/property investment. But now, with REITs being introduced, an investor can just buy a fraction of the property prices.
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Simply put, REITs offer you a high-value commercial property at just a low price and without the need for you to buy the properties physically. It’s very interesting and tempting! Isn’t it?
We can also say that it’s an investment that gather funds and access better investment opportunities which in this case, property.
So, what are the categories of REITs in Malaysia? This categories came from PropertyGuru.
8 Categories of REITs
1. Hotels
This includes any property with hotel business and also accommodation
2. Office
This includes office buildings or office spaces.
3. Retails
This includes malls, shops or commercial shops.
4. Industrial
This includes factories, industrial buildings, and industrial lands.
5. Healthcare
This includes clinics, hospitals, pharmacies or any healthcare buildings.
6. Warehouse
This includes storage and logistic facilities.
7. Carparks
This includes car parks or parking infrastructure.
8. Residential
This includes residential properties, multi-unit properties or rental properties.
You can buy this REITs via your CDS account in Bursa Malaysia. These are 18 REITs that you can purchase from Bursa Malaysia as of 1st June 2022.
Remember! There are syariah and non-syariah compliant REITs (this will be discussed in our next article).
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As you can see from the image above, you can invest in property (REITs) with less than RM100. It’s kind of great opportunities for those out there that want to save their money, take lower risk without having to buy hundreds of thousands or million of physical property.
What do you think?
