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. During these times, companies such as Yanlord Land Group and Mapletree Logistics Trust generate high dividend income to shareholders. I’ve identify the following real estate stocks paying high income, which may increase the value of your portfolio.

Yanlord Land Group Limited (SGX:Z25)

Z25 has a enticing dividend yield of 4.25% and their current payout ratio is 20.05% , with analysts expecting a 20.07% payout in three years. While there’s been some level of instability in the yield, Z25 has overall increased DPS over a 10 year period from CN¥0.012 to CN¥0.069. Dig deeper into Yanlord Land Group here.

Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX:M44U)

M44U has a juicy dividend yield of 6.09% and the company has a payout ratio of 47.20% , with the expected payout in three years being 95.30%. Dividends per share have increased during the past 10 years, but there have been a couple hiccups. However, they have historically always picked up again. Mapletree Logistics Trust’s earnings per share growth of 143.75% over the past 12 months outpaced the sg reits industry’s average growth rate of 33.43%. Dig deeper into Mapletree Logistics Trust here.

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX:A17U)

A17U has a great dividend yield of 5.99% and is currently distributing 97.51% of profits to shareholders . In the last 10 years, shareholders would have been happy to see the company increase its dividend from S$0.14 to S$0.16. To the enjoyment of shareholders, the company hasn’t missed a payment during this period. Interested in Ascendas Real Estate Investment 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.