2 outstanding ASX dividend shares to buy today

Fortunately, in this low interest rate environment, the Australian share market has a large number of dividend shares offering generous yields.

Two that tick a lot of boxes are listed below. Here’s why these ASX dividend shares are highly rated:

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT (ASX: CQE)

The first ASX dividend share to look at is the Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT. As its name implies, this real estate investment trust has a focus on high quality social infrastructure properties. This means properties with specialist use, limited competition, and low substitution risk. These include childcare centres and government properties.

At the end of the first half, the company had an occupancy rate of 99.7% and a very…