The real estate sector performs relatively in-line with the wider economy. Prosperous periods bring about high growth and inflation, leading to strong returns in real estate investments. These factors drive the profitability and cash flows of real estate companies, which in turn steer the dividend payout and yield for investors. During economic growth, these companies provide an opportune time to increase your portfolio income through dividends. I’ve made a list of other value-adding dividend-paying stocks in the real estate industry for you to consider for your investment portfolio.

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX:C2PU)

C2PU has a substantial dividend yield of 4.83% and has a payout ratio of 79.60% , with analysts expecting the payout in three years to be 100.61%. In the case of C2PU, they have increased their dividend per share from S$0.063 to S$0.14 so in the past 10 years. They have been reliable as well, ensuring that shareholders haven’t missed a payment during this 10 year period. In the last 12 months, Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust has experienced an earnings growth of 10.37%. Continue research on Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust here.

CDL Hospitality Trusts (SGX:J85)

J85 has a enticing dividend yield of 5.49% and distributes 79.18% of its earnings to shareholders as dividends , with analysts expecting a 99.47% payout in the next three years. J85’s dividend is not only above the low risk savings rate, but also amongst the top dividend payers in the market. The company outperformed the sg reits industry’s earnings growth of 16.06%, reporting an EPS growth of 161.53% over the past 12 months. Dig deeper into CDL Hospitality Trusts here.

Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX:J69U)

J69U has a enticing dividend yield of 5.41% and their current payout ratio is 56.87% , with analysts expecting the payout in three years to be 94.26%. In the last 10 years, shareholders would have been happy to see the company increase its dividend from S$0.064 to S$0.12. They have been dependable too, not missing a single payment in this time. Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s performance over the last 12 months beat the sg reits industry, with the company reporting 59.56% EPS growth compared to its industry’s figure of 16.06%. Interested in Frasers Centrepoint Trust? Find out more here.

For more solid dividend paying companies to add to your portfolio, explore this interactive list of top dividend payers.

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.