UI Boustead REIT at 7.8% Yield: Why the 8.5% Opening Crash is a Warning (SGX Daily Pulse 13 Mar 2026)

Chasing fat yields before checking the 89.4% occupancy is like rushing for an MRT seat before the doors open.

If you walked into the Tampines Round Market kopitiam this morning, the chatter was not about the weather. It was about CPF payouts that feel thinner. It was about that uncomfortable tension when the dividend cheque arrives but buys fewer sacks of rice. That same quiet anxiety is bleeding into the SGX today. Investors are looking for a safe harbour, but they are finding turbulent waters instead.