Due to the confluence of high inflation and rising interest rates, the REIT sector suffered horribly last year, falling by 12% year over year. Fortunately, the outlook for the asset class is not entirely bleak.
In addition, not all REITs are responding the same way to industry pressures. Despite the difficulties, there are several REITs that have continued to report greater distribution per unit (DPU).
Here are four S-REITs that increased their DPU in January...

The three major US stock indices collectively closed higher, and the Chinese securities market soared by leaps and bounds. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index rose more than 6%. The market waits for Fed Powell's speech in an attempt to capture clues about the interest rate path.
Data from earlier in the day showed that the revised US GDP for the second quarter recorded an annualized decline of 0.6% month-on-month, and the decline was 0.3 percentage points narrower than the initial value of 0.9%. This dispelled some concerns that the economy was in recession.
Furthermore, many Fed officials have frequently sent hawkish signals, yet investors have not been deterred by this. St. Louis Federal Reserve Chairman Bullard said that officials should act quickly to raise the policy benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75% to 4% by the end of the year. “The current interest rate level is not high enough; policy interest rates need to be adjusted to a level that can put downward pressure on inflation.”
Kansas City Federal Reserve Chairman George said that the Federal Reserve has not yet raised interest rates to a level that puts pressure on the economy, and may raise interest rates to more than 4% over a period of time.
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will deliver a speech on Friday. Outsiders generally expect that he may reaffirm his determination to continue tightening monetary policy to fight inflation.
Robert Schein, chief investment officer at Blanke Schein wealth management, stated, “We are confident Powell's comments will not cause significant market fluctuations. We expect Powell to continue to emphasize that the Fed's decision depends on economic data, and if Friday's PC...