Retiring with REITs

23 May 2026 10 am - 4 pm
Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore

Retiring with REITs - Complete Beginner’s Guide to Investing in REITs (Singapore Edition)
From Zero Knowledge to Your First REIT Investment

Event Overview

This beginner-friendly workshop is designed to help you understand how Singapore REITs work, how investors generate passive income from them, and how to evaluate REITs with confidence.

By the end of the session, you will understand:
What REITs are and how they differ from stocks
How REITs generate income and distributions
Key metrics used to analyse REITs
Common risks and mistakes beginner investors make
How to evaluate REIT valuations and yields
Corporate actions such as rights issues, preferential offerings and perpetual securities
How to start building a REIT portfolio for long-term income

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Course Programme

Foundations — What Are REITs?

What is a REIT and how it works
How REITs generate income
REITs vs other investment classes stocks, property, precious metal, and bonds

Outcome: Understand how REITs fit within the broader investment landscape.

Why Invest in REITs?

Income generation and passive cash flow
Accessibility vs owning physical property in Singapore
Diversification benefits

Outcome: Understand why investors include REITs in their portfolios.

Types of REITs and Sector Insights

Retail, office, industrial/logistics, hospitality, healthcare, and data centre REITs
Key characteristics of each sector
Advantages and disadvantages

Outcome: Identify which REIT sectors suit different market conditions.

How to Evaluate a REIT (Core Metrics)

Occupancy rate
Cost of debt
Gearing (leverage)
Dividend yield
Discount / premium to NAV

Outcome: Learn how to read and interpret a REIT factsheet.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM — Lunch Break (not provided)

Corporate Actions & Capital Management

Why and how REITs raise capital
Private placements: what they are and how they affect investors
Preferential offerings (rights issues): how they work and what to do
Perpetual securities: what they are and how they impact gearing

Outcome: Understand how REIT announcements affect your investment and how to respond.

Advanced REIT Metrics

WALE (Weighted Average Lease Expiry)
Tenant concentration
Rental reversions
Interest rate sensitivity
Debt maturities
Sponsor alignment

Outcome: Gain deeper understanding of REIT quality and risk

Paths to Invest in REITs

Buying individual REITs via the Singapore Exchange
REIT ETFs
Funds that invest in REITs including AI-advisors

Outcome: Understand the different investment approaches and choose what suits you.

Getting Started & Common Mistakes

How to open a brokerage account in Singapore
CDP account vs custodian accounts
Placing your first REIT trade
Common beginner mistakes to avoid

Outcome: Be ready to start investing with confidence.

Chatham House Session: Real-World Insights from REITsWeek

Lessons from running REITsWeek since 2014, and the different temperaments of REITs in Singapore
Common mistakes retail investors make
Market insights not typically covered in the media
Open Q&A (off-the-record discussion)

Outcome: Gain practical, real-world perspectives beyond textbook knowledge.

Who Should Be a Part of This

Beginners with little to no investing experience
Investors looking to generate passive income
Individuals interested in Singapore-listed REITs