Real Estate Investment Trusts - The Complete REITs Guide

Without buying, managing or financing property. > Understanding REITs > Investing in REITs > Types of REITs > REITs vs. Real Estate Investing Mortgage REITs Residential REITs Datacenter REITs Healthcare REITs 10 Hotel REITs to Consider 5 Largest Data center REITs Top REITs for Dividend Income in 2019 Real Estate Investment Trusts are corporations that own and manage real estate. REITs issue units (much like stock shares) that give investors access to the income generated by the REIT’s property portfolio. Read More REITs are traded like stocks and are listed on major stock exchanges. In addition they are also available as Mutual Funds or Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF).  Read More REITs are an alternative way to invest in Real Estate as opposed to the traditional route of purchasing properties to flip or rent.  They are an easier, more accessible and most times a safer choice.   Read More REIT dividends are taxed as one of three types of return – ordinary income, capital gains and returns of capital.  In practise, the majority of REIT dividends are taxed as ordinary income.  Read More REITs that own and/or manage facilities that store data and provide computing and communications facilities. REITs own and/or operate properties that provide healthcare services to tenants such as hospitals, senior communities and nursing homes etc. REITs that own and lease retail space, including shopping malls and retail centers. REITs that own commercial and residential mortgage securities collateralized by real property.