Abstract
Over the years, REITS have emerged as one of the most promising sources of investment. Many countries around the world have been using REITS as one of the most popular tools for large-scale investment. The Asian continent is the home of so many things. REITS have started their journey in many of Asian countries for quite some time now. The Asian tiger countries particularly Malaysia and Singapore have been showing a way forward to move forward like rising eagles. Both of these countries have been found using REITS as a modern tool of investment to attract foreign and local investors. Due to differences among countries and other factors, differences have also been observed in the performances of the REITS in different countries. Hence, the main objective of this study has been formulated to study the REITS in Malaysia and Singapore and find out the differences in their performances. With the analysis of the collected data, it has been found overall the REIT market in both countries i.e. Malaysia and Singapore has been performing well. It has also been found the Singaporean REITS (S-REIT) is performing better than the Malaysian REITS (M-REITS).
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