Investing term

What is REIT?

A Real Estate Investment Trust — a company that owns income-producing real estate and trades on a stock exchange.

A REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) is a company that owns income-producing real estate — offices, apartments, warehouses, shops — and trades on a stock exchange like any other stock. It lets you invest in property and collect rental income without buying or managing buildings yourself. REITs are typically required to pass most of their income to shareholders as dividends.

For example

Buy shares in a REIT and you own a slice of hundreds of properties, collecting a dividend funded by their rents — landlording without the tenants.

REIT is taught hands-on in Stage 4 — Stocks, Bonds, Cash & Alternatives.

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Related terms

AlternativesInvestments outside the core stocks/bonds/cash mix — REITs, commodities, gold, crypto.BondA loan from you to an issuer (government or company), repaid with interest on a known schedule.Capital gainThe profit from selling an investment for more than you paid.CommodityA raw physical good like gold, oil, wheat, or copper — priced by the ounce, barrel, or bushel.
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