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title: "S-REITs Are Getting Their Recovery Call, But I Am Reading the Fine Print"
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description: "After two hard years for Singapore REITs, both UOB Kay Hian and DBS turned constructive this week. The sector trades around a 6.2% forward yield, interest costs are easing, and 11 of 17 large-cap S-RE..."
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# S-REITs Are Getting Their Recovery Call, But I Am Reading the Fine Print

After two hard years for Singapore REITs, both UOB Kay Hian and DBS turned constructive this week. The sector trades around a 6.2% forward yield, interest costs are easing, and 11 of 17 large-cap S-REITs met expectations last quarter. Keppel DC REIT even posted 19% NPI growth. So is the recovery finally here?

### What I like

Yield plus easing rates is the classic setup for REIT total returns. When borrowing costs stop climbing, distributions stabilise and the market re-rates the better-managed names first. The data-centre and logistics sub-sectors are doing the heavy lifting, which fits where demand actually is.

### What keeps me cautious

A 3% DPU CAGR over the next two years, which is what DBS pencils in, is a recovery, not a boom. Plenty of mid-cap REITs still carry refinancing overhang and soft occupancy. I am not buying the index. I am buying balance sheet quality and sponsors I trust to fund growth without dilutive raisings.

The banks themselves are the other side of this trade. UOB is reportedly exploring a sale of its asset-management arm to redeploy into wealth, and OCBC just launched a physical-gold vault for clients as demand for bullion jumps. Singapore's financial names are repositioning around wealth and safe-haven flows. That tells you something about where the smart money expects the next two years to go.

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- [U11.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/U11.SG.md)
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> **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**