Real Estate Investment Trusts & Property Funds

TGS-2020513765

NUS Business School

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Objectives

This course seeks to provide a practice-oriented understanding of the evolution of the REIT and property funds as vehicles for real estate investment. It delves into the motivations for creating a REIT and the institutional regimes such as taxation and other regulations that influence how a REIT operates. In addition, it studies the formation of business trusts and property funds to determine the relative merits for sponsors and investors. Topics to be covered include practical issues in property fund management for institutional and high net worth clients; establishing and managing a property fund management; fees of REIT managers; role of sponsors; interested-party transactions; internal versus external management structure. It will also examine the growth strategies of REITs, i.e. organic growth and accretive acquisitions and capital management strategy to drive the development of investment vehicles such as trusts and funds.



Who Should Attend

Fund managers, portfolio managers, asset managers, developers, financial service advisors, market analysts




Entry Requirements

Bachelor's Degree




Class Schedule

Friday (6.30-9.30pm)




Tutorial Schedule

Same day as lecture




Lesson Delivery

a) Facilitated Learning: 39 hours b) Assessment: 52 hours




Full Fees (before GST)

S$5400.00




Nett Fees payable after SSG Funding



International Participant Singapore Citizen 39 years old or younger Singapore Citizen 40 years or older eligible for MCES Singaporean PRs Enhanced Training Support for SMEs
Full Programme Fee S$5400.00 S$5400.00 S$5400.00 S$5400.00 S$5400.00
SSG Funding *
Eligible for Claim Period 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2027
- S$3780.00 S$3780.00 S$3780.00 S$3780.00
Nett Programme Fee S$5400.00 S$1620.00 S$1620.00 S$1620.00 S$1620.00
9% GST on Nett Programme Fee S$486.00 S$145.80 S$145.80 S$145.80 S$145.80
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Incl. GST S$5886.00 S$1765.80 S$1765.80 S$1765.80 S$1765.80
Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Scheme - - S$1080.00 - S$1080.00
Total Nett Programme Fee, Incl. GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes S$5886.00 S$1765.80 S$685.80 S$1765.80 S$685.80
*   Learners must pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding. Please note that all external funding for courses is limited in duration and subject to availability.

** Please note that the mode of delivery is subject to change in light of the COVID-19 situation. Courses marked ‘online’ may have compulsory face-to-face sessions such as laboratory or hands-on components and details should be sought from the schools or departments before learners register for them.

Last updated: 15 October 2025

Upcoming Course Dates
TBC

Delivery Mode**
Face-to-Face

Course Code
RE5014

Funding Type
SSG Funding
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
Alumni eVoucher (L3)

Type
Modular Course

Stacks/ Bundles to
NA

Audit/Graded
Graded

Area of Interest
Leadership & Management