The Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry is a popular choice for investors looking to add diversity to their portfolio. REIT stocks provide an opportunity to invest in real estate without directly owning property. These companies typically trade on major stock exchanges and offer attractive dividends due to their unique tax structure. Investors can choose from a range of REIT sectors, including residential, commercial, and healthcare properties, providing flexibility in the type of real estate exposure they want. With the potential for long-term growth and income, REIT industry stocks can be a valuable addition to any investment strategy.
| Symbol | Exchange | Name | MCAP | Price | Change | PE Ratio | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT | NYSE | RPT Realty | 0.87B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.11 | 0.08 |
| FSP | NYSE | Franklin Street Properties Corp | 0.18B | 1.77 | -1.67 | 43.02 | 0.02 |
| CMTG | NYSE | Claros Mortgage Trust Inc | 0.32B | 2.32 | 0.87 | 454.13 | 0.15 |
| ONL | NYSE | Orion Office REIT Inc | 0.13B | 2.38 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| BHR | NYSE | Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc | 0.17B | 2.52 | -2.90 | 48.33 | 0.07 |
| LFT | NYSE | Lument Finance Trust Inc | 0.14B | 2.70 | -1.10 | 8.32 | 0.11 |
| DHC | NASDAQ | Diversified Healthcare Trust | 0.65B | 2.70 | 1.89 | 1.33 | 0.02 |
| HPP | NYSE | Hudson Pacific Properties Inc | 0.38B | 2.71 | -5.25 | 287.21 | 0.03 |
| GPMT | NYSE | Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc | 0.14B | 2.83 | -0.18 | 21.20 | 0.11 |
| SVC | NASDAQ | Service Properties Trust | 0.49B | 2.92 | 0.35 | 327.66 | 0.15 |
| CHMI | NYSE | Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp | 0.11B | 3.38 | -0.59 | 51.43 | 0.17 |
| ILPT | NASDAQ | Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | 0.23B | 3.44 | -4.18 | 19.85 | 0.01 |
| BDN | NYSE | Brandywine Realty Trust | 0.80B | 4.60 | -0.44 | 54.84 | 0.13 |
| NXDT | NYSE | NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust | 0.19B | 4.62 | -1.92 | 3.46 | 0.15 |
| PGRE | NYSE | Paramount Group Inc | 1.02B | 4.70 | 2.40 | 487.16 | 0.02 |
| ACRE | NYSE | Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp | 0.26B | 4.77 | 1.49 | 31.38 | 0.20 |
| RC | NYSE | Ready Capital Corp | 0.89B | 5.08 | 0.30 | 5,000.00 | 0.22 |
| CIO | NYSE | City Office REIT Inc | 0.21B | 5.26 | 1.55 | 9.96 | 0.08 |
| UNIT | NASDAQ | Uniti Group Inc | 1.31B | 5.35 | -4.98 | 13.13 | 0.06 |
| INN | NYSE | Summit Hotel Properties Inc | 0.60B | 5.51 | -2.83 | 25.27 | 0.06 |
| MPW | NYSE | Medical Properties Trust Inc | 3.47B | 5.78 | -2.04 | 19.87 | 0.07 |
| BRSP | NYSE | BrightSpire Capital Inc | 0.79B | 6.06 | -0.50 | 7.92 | 0.12 |
| AFCG | NASDAQ | AFC Gamma Inc | 0.15B | 6.49 | 0.16 | 9.97 | 0.25 |
| RWT | NYSE | Redwood Trust Inc | 0.87B | 6.52 | -2.40 | 19.69 | 0.11 |
| NYMT | NASDAQ | New York Mortgage Trust Inc | 0.62B | 6.87 | 0.74 | 17.18 | 0.12 |
| PDM | NYSE | Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc | 0.89B | 7.14 | -0.21 | 19.08 | 0.07 |
| MITT | NYSE | AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc | 0.22B | 7.50 | -2.48 | 6.24 | 0.10 |
| GNL | NYSE | Global Net Lease Inc | 1.74B | 7.56 | 2.03 | 71.76 | 0.14 |
| AHH | NYSE | Armada Hoffler Properties Inc | 0.61B | 7.69 | -1.16 | 22.62 | 0.11 |
| OGCP | AMEX | Empire State Realty OP, L.P. Series 60 Operating Partnership Units Representing Limited Partnership Interests | 2.09B | 7.70 | -4.53 | 36.56 | 0.02 |
| ESBA | AMEX | Empire State Realty OP LP | 2.17B | 8.01 | 0.51 | 36.20 | 0.02 |
| DRH | NYSE | Diamondrock Hospitality Co | 1.69B | 8.11 | -1.46 | 43.89 | 0.04 |
| CLDT | NYSE | Chatham Lodging Trust | 0.40B | 8.24 | 1.86 | 173.14 | 0.04 |
| ORC | NYSE | Orchid Island Capital Inc | 0.88B | 8.29 | 1.41 | 14.40 | 0.18 |
| TRTX | NYSE | TPG RE Finance Trust Inc | 0.69B | 8.50 | -1.51 | 11.27 | 0.11 |
| GMRE | NYSE | Global Medical REIT Inc | 0.58B | 8.70 | -0.80 | 837.00 | 0.10 |
| LXP | NYSE | LXP Industrial Trust | 2.58B | 8.71 | 0.81 | 67.15 | 0.06 |
| FISK | AMEX | Empire State Realty OP, L.P. Series 250 Operating Partnership Units Representing Limited Partnership Interests | 2.38B | 8.77 | 0.12 | 36.25 | 0.02 |
| IVR | NYSE | Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc | 0.55B | 8.84 | 0.69 | 13.35 | 0.18 |
| ESRT | NYSE | Empire State Realty Trust Inc | 1.54B | 9.16 | 1.95 | 28.46 | 0.02 |
| RLJ | NYSE | RLJ Lodging Trust | 1.43B | 9.40 | 1.52 | 31.15 | 0.06 |
| AOMR | NYSE | Angel Oak Mortgage REIT Inc | 0.23B | 9.58 | -2.55 | 8.27 | 0.13 |
| ARI | NYSE | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc | 1.39B | 10.04 | -0.94 | 15.08 | 0.12 |
| AGNC | NASDAQ | AGNC Investment Corp | 9.42B | 10.29 | -1.35 | 10.93 | 0.14 |
| DEA | NYSE | Easterly Government Properties Inc | 1.14B | 10.59 | 0.38 | 58.00 | 0.10 |
| PEB | NYSE | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 1.28B | 10.66 | -2.21 | 15.01 | 0.00 |
| MFA | NYSE | MFA Financial Inc | 1.12B | 10.96 | -0.19 | 13.26 | 0.13 |
| KREF | NYSE | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc | 0.76B | 11.09 | 0.09 | 59.89 | 0.09 |
| STRW | NYSE | Strawberry Fields REIT Inc | 0.14B | 11.13 | -7.25 | 20.09 | 0.05 |
| SUNS | NASDAQ | Sunrise Realty Trust Inc | 0.15B | 11.38 | 0.27 | 11.26 | 0.06 |
| LADR | NYSE | Ladder Capital Corp | 1.46B | 11.49 | -1.55 | 13.36 | 0.08 |
| PKST | NYSE | Peakstone Realty Trust | 0.42B | 11.52 | 2.04 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| FPI | NYSE | Farmland Partners Inc | 0.53B | 11.54 | 0.27 | 10.33 | 0.02 |
| SHO | NYSE | Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc | 2.33B | 11.59 | -1.66 | 69.50 | 0.03 |
| LAND | NASDAQ | Gladstone Land Corp | 0.42B | 11.70 | 3.18 | 276.23 | 0.05 |
| PK | NYSE | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc | 2.37B | 11.75 | -2.17 | 11.06 | 0.13 |
| RITM | NYSE | Rithm Capital Corp | 6.33B | 12.15 | 1.04 | 6.96 | 0.09 |
| ABR | NYSE | Arbor Realty Trust Inc | 2.34B | 12.34 | 1.90 | 10.40 | 0.14 |
| PSTL | NYSE | Postal Realty Trust Inc | 0.29B | 12.43 | -5.55 | 65.95 | 0.07 |
| SEVN | NASDAQ | Seven Hills Realty Trust | 0.19B | 12.77 | 0.04 | 10.33 | 0.11 |
| XHR | NYSE | Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc | 1.32B | 13.06 | -6.38 | 83.20 | 0.04 |
| FBRT | NYSE | Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc | 1.09B | 13.22 | -0.42 | 15.87 | 0.11 |
| EFC | NYSE | Ellington Financial Inc | 1.22B | 13.40 | 0.64 | 9.73 | 0.12 |
| WSR | NYSE | Whitestone REIT | 0.69B | 13.63 | 0.41 | 19.92 | 0.04 |
| DX | NYSE | Dynex Capital Inc | 1.25B | 13.86 | -0.79 | 9.42 | 0.12 |
| TWO | NYSE | Two Harbors Investment Corp | 1.48B | 14.18 | 1.36 | 5.78 | 0.13 |
| CIM | NYSE | Chimera Investment Corp | 1.15B | 14.23 | 1.21 | 12.31 | 0.10 |
| APLE | NYSE | Apple Hospitality REIT Inc | 3.47B | 14.47 | 0.56 | 14.98 | 0.07 |
| SITC | NYSE | SITE Centers Corp | 0.77B | 14.62 | -0.68 | 1.33 | 0.08 |
| PMT | NYSE | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 1.28B | 14.72 | 0.55 | 10.68 | 0.11 |
| NTST | NYSE | Netstreit Corp | 1.22B | 14.89 | 1.99 | 36.36 | 0.06 |
| JBGS | NYSE | JBG SMITH Properties | 1.27B | 15.43 | -2.53 | 80.27 | 0.05 |
| NREF | NYSE | NexPoint Real Estate Finance Inc | 0.27B | 15.55 | -0.07 | 16.32 | 0.13 |
| REFI | NASDAQ | Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Inc | 0.33B | 15.66 | 0.84 | 8.18 | 0.12 |
| HST | NASDAQ | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc | 11.28B | 16.14 | 0.07 | 14.82 | 0.05 |
| GOOD | NASDAQ | Gladstone Commercial Corp | 0.74B | 16.23 | 0.50 | 54.56 | 0.08 |
| VRE | NYSE | Veris Residential Inc | 1.52B | 16.40 | 0.19 | 7.57 | 0.02 |
| PINE | NYSE | Alpine Income Property Trust Inc | 0.24B | 16.59 | 0.06 | 115.79 | 0.07 |
| HR | NYSE | Healthcare Realty Trust Inc | 5.89B | 16.80 | -0.12 | 76.65 | 0.07 |
| BNL | NYSE | Broadstone Net Lease Inc | 3.18B | 16.84 | 0.66 | 19.60 | 0.07 |
| DEI | NYSE | Douglas Emmett Inc | 2.85B | 17.00 | -1.74 | 122.92 | 0.05 |
| MAC | NYSE | Macerich Co | 4.37B | 17.31 | 0.79 | 56.47 | 0.04 |
| ALEX | NYSE | Alexander & Baldwin Inc | 1.26B | 17.34 | -0.32 | 19.47 | 0.05 |
| ELME | NYSE | Elme Communities | 1.53B | 17.41 | 0.18 | 42.17 | 0.04 |
| ROIC | NASDAQ | Retail Opportunity Investments Corp | 2.24B | 17.45 | -0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PLYM | NYSE | Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc | 0.80B | 17.46 | 0.70 | 5.56 | 0.06 |
| OUT | NYSE | Outfront Media Inc | 2.97B | 17.77 | -4.16 | 10.50 | 0.08 |
| SBRA | NASDAQ | Sabra Health Care REIT Inc | 4.23B | 17.78 | 0.91 | 31.96 | 0.07 |
| UMH | NYSE | UMH Properties Inc | 1.49B | 18.01 | -1.10 | 610.33 | 0.05 |
| SAFE | NYSE | Safehold Inc | 1.29B | 18.02 | 3.63 | 12.39 | 0.04 |
| BRT | NYSE | BRT Apartments Corp | 0.33B | 18.09 | -0.66 | 95.23 | 0.06 |
| CHCT | NYSE | Community Healthcare Trust Inc | 0.51B | 18.14 | 1.29 | 64.93 | 0.10 |
| ARR | NYSE | ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc | 1.49B | 18.65 | -0.22 | 5.97 | 0.16 |
| CTO | NYSE | CTO Realty Growth Inc | 0.61B | 19.20 | 0.84 | 99.64 | 0.08 |
| DOC | NYSE | Healthpeak Properties Inc | 13.53B | 19.37 | -1.23 | 55.64 | 0.06 |
| STWD | NYSE | Starwood Property Trust Inc | 6.82B | 20.18 | 0.84 | 18.13 | 0.10 |
| ACR | NYSE | ACRES Commercial Realty Corp | 0.15B | 20.23 | 3.69 | 19.01 | 0.00 |
| UE | NYSE | Urban Edge Properties | 2.58B | 20.56 | -0.20 | 31.12 | 0.04 |
| IRT | NYSE | Independence Realty Trust Inc | 4.79B | 20.73 | -0.63 | 121.94 | 0.03 |
| BXMT | NYSE | Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc | 3.59B | 20.91 | 0.29 | 64.52 | 0.11 |
| KIM | NYSE | Kimco Realty Corp | 14.24B | 20.95 | 1.02 | 37.73 | 0.05 |
| AKR | NYSE | Acadia Realty Trust | 2.52B | 21.09 | -1.82 | 111.00 | 0.04 |
| COLD | NYSE | Americold Realty Trust Inc | 6.05B | 21.29 | -2.66 | 106.38 | 0.04 |
| NLY | NYSE | Annaly Capital Management Inc | 12.54B | 21.69 | 1.31 | 13.38 | 0.12 |
| KRG | NYSE | Kite Realty Group Trust | 4.93B | 22.43 | 1.87 | 1,104.50 | 0.05 |
| AAT | NYSE | American Assets Trust Inc | 1.50B | 24.60 | -1.29 | 21.54 | 0.07 |
| CTRE | NYSE | CareTrust REIT Inc | 4.85B | 25.87 | -0.58 | 35.80 | 0.04 |
| SILA | NYSE | Sila Realty Trust Inc | 1.45B | 26.31 | -0.83 | 34.55 | 0.05 |
| OLP | NYSE | One Liberty Properties Inc | 0.57B | 26.59 | 0.73 | 18.74 | 0.07 |
| CDP | NYSE | COPT Defense Properties | 3.05B | 27.05 | 0.23 | 21.75 | 0.04 |
| RYN | NYSE | Rayonier Inc | 4.38B | 28.06 | 0.76 | 11.54 | 0.04 |
| FCPT | NYSE | Four Corners Property Trust Inc | 2.81B | 28.07 | -0.54 | 26.27 | 0.05 |
| BRX | NYSE | Brixmor Property Group Inc | 8.60B | 28.10 | 0.49 | 23.06 | 0.04 |
| HIW | NYSE | Highwoods Properties Inc | 3.10B | 28.82 | 2.64 | 30.63 | 0.07 |
| IVT | NYSE | InvenTrust Properties Corp | 2.24B | 28.97 | -0.14 | 150.37 | 0.03 |
| WY | NYSE | Weyerhaeuser Co | 21.70B | 29.91 | 0.17 | 54.04 | 0.03 |
| NLOP | NYSE | Net Lease Office Properties | 0.45B | 30.58 | -0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AHR | NYSE | American Healthcare REIT Inc | 4.84B | 30.69 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| CBL | NYSE | CBL & Associates Properties Inc | 0.97B | 31.27 | 0.29 | 14.13 | 0.06 |
| GTY | NYSE | Getty Realty Corp | 1.73B | 31.49 | 0.29 | 24.42 | 0.06 |
| EPRT | NYSE | Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc | 5.96B | 31.73 | -1.19 | 27.59 | 0.04 |
| VICI | NYSE | VICI Properties Inc | 34.53B | 32.68 | 0.59 | 12.32 | 0.05 |
| INVH | NYSE | Invitation Homes Inc | 20.41B | 33.32 | 5.55 | 45.77 | 0.03 |
| KRC | NYSE | Kilroy Realty Corp | 4.02B | 34.00 | -0.06 | 19.42 | 0.06 |
| SKT | NYSE | Tanger Inc | 3.85B | 34.13 | -4.03 | 36.23 | 0.03 |
| LTC | NYSE | LTC Properties Inc | 1.59B | 34.88 | 0.49 | 16.97 | 0.07 |
| AMH | NYSE | American Homes 4 Rent | 13.01B | 35.14 | -1.60 | 33.69 | 0.03 |
| PECO | NASDAQ | Phillips Edison & Co Inc | 4.41B | 35.17 | 0.12 | 68.51 | 0.03 |
| BFS | NYSE | Saul Centers Inc | 0.87B | 35.96 | -0.28 | 21.96 | 0.07 |
| STAG | NYSE | Stag Industrial Inc | 6.74B | 36.12 | 0.39 | 32.71 | 0.04 |
| OHI | NYSE | Omega Healthcare Investors Inc | 10.38B | 36.84 | 0.61 | 24.11 | 0.07 |
| VNO | NYSE | Vornado Realty Trust | 7.24B | 37.94 | 0.51 | 956.25 | 0.02 |
| NSA | NYSE | National Storage Affiliates Trust | 2.97B | 38.81 | 2.00 | 32.33 | 0.06 |
| REXR | NYSE | Rexford Industrial Realty Inc | 9.34B | 40.97 | 0.64 | 32.53 | 0.04 |
| SRC | NYSE | Spirit Realty Capital Inc | 5.84B | 41.35 | -0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| UHT | NYSE | Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 0.58B | 41.72 | -0.24 | 29.33 | 0.07 |
| NXRT | NYSE | NexPoint Residential Trust Inc | 1.08B | 41.91 | -1.51 | 946.00 | 0.05 |
| NNN | NYSE | NNN REIT Inc | 7.94B | 42.23 | -0.33 | 19.27 | 0.06 |
| UDR | NYSE | UDR Inc | 14.68B | 44.34 | 1.42 | 166.77 | 0.04 |
| PCH | NASDAQ | PotlatchDeltic Corp | 3.51B | 44.50 | -2.72 | 159.04 | 0.04 |
| GRP.U | NYSE | Granite Real Estate Investment Trust | 2.85B | 45.85 | -3.48 | 11.35 | 0.05 |
| GLPI | NASDAQ | Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc | 13.70B | 49.86 | -0.58 | 17.49 | 0.06 |
| EPR | NYSE | EPR Properties | 3.96B | 52.01 | -1.28 | 32.12 | 0.07 |
| FR | NYSE | First Industrial Realty Trust Inc | 7.56B | 57.12 | 0.82 | 24.66 | 0.03 |
| O | NYSE | Realty Income Corp | 51.31B | 57.55 | 1.39 | 56.94 | 0.06 |
| SLG | NYSE | SL Green Realty Corp | 4.14B | 58.27 | -0.70 | 717.38 | 0.05 |
| LINE | NASDAQ | Lineage Inc | 13.75B | 60.25 | 0.99 | 1,000.00 | 0.02 |
| WPC | NYSE | W.P. Carey Inc | 13.57B | 62.01 | -0.96 | 29.42 | 0.06 |
| CSR | NYSE | Centerspace | 1.07B | 64.05 | 0.41 | 25.88 | 0.05 |
| TRNO | NYSE | Terreno Realty Corp | 6.72B | 65.22 | -1.69 | 32.65 | 0.03 |
| ELS | NYSE | Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc | 12.66B | 66.23 | 0.31 | 34.93 | 0.03 |
| VTR | NYSE | Ventas Inc | 29.22B | 66.85 | -1.27 | 351.84 | 0.03 |
| BXP | NYSE | BXP Inc | 10.61B | 67.06 | -1.43 | 759.33 | 0.06 |
| IIPR | NYSE | Innovative Industrial Properties Inc | 1.98B | 69.75 | -3.06 | 11.52 | 0.12 |
| NHI | NYSE | National Health Investors Inc | 3.23B | 70.70 | 2.53 | 23.43 | 0.05 |
| EQR | NYSE | Equity Residential | 27.17B | 71.56 | -0.14 | 25.67 | 0.04 |
| ADC | NYSE | Agree Realty Corp | 8.17B | 76.18 | -1.10 | 42.40 | 0.04 |
| REG | NASDAQ | Regency Centers Corp | 13.96B | 76.95 | -1.02 | 33.89 | 0.04 |
| IRM | NYSE | Iron Mountain Inc | 27.09B | 92.21 | -1.03 | 143.51 | 0.03 |
| RHP | NYSE | Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc | 5.76B | 96.18 | -0.09 | 21.57 | 0.05 |
| ARE | NYSE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | 16.86B | 97.41 | -1.00 | 53.48 | 0.05 |
| CCI | NYSE | Crown Castle Inc | 42.51B | 97.63 | -0.91 | 57.14 | 0.06 |
| FRT | NYSE | Federal Realty Investment Trust | 8.91B | 104.01 | -0.99 | 27.81 | 0.05 |
| LAMR | NASDAQ | Lamar Advertising Co | 11.75B | 114.75 | 0.25 | 31.59 | 0.05 |
| CPT | NYSE | Camden Property Trust | 13.01B | 121.82 | -2.09 | 79.47 | 0.03 |
| PLD | NYSE | Prologis Inc | 114.50B | 123.54 | -0.31 | 27.04 | 0.04 |
| SUI | NYSE | Sun Communities Inc | 16.76B | 131.60 | -0.01 | 184.48 | 0.03 |
| EXR | NYSE | Extra Space Storage Inc | 30.92B | 145.87 | -0.63 | 35.68 | 0.05 |
| DLR | NYSE | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 52.28B | 155.31 | -0.65 | 93.40 | 0.03 |
| WELL | NYSE | Welltower Inc | 100.60B | 156.86 | 2.19 | 91.58 | 0.02 |
| SPG | NYSE | Simon Property Group Inc | 59.57B | 182.58 | -0.91 | 22.33 | 0.05 |
| EGP | NYSE | EastGroup Properties Inc | 9.65B | 185.52 | 1.46 | 37.15 | 0.03 |
| AMT | NYSE | American Tower Corp | 88.46B | 189.24 | -2.17 | 31.29 | 0.03 |
| AVB | NYSE | AvalonBay Communities Inc | 30.09B | 211.50 | 0.32 | 27.57 | 0.03 |
| ALX | NYSE | Alexander's Inc | 1.08B | 212.18 | -1.16 | 25.08 | 0.08 |
| SBAC | NASDAQ | SBA Communications Corp | 23.65B | 219.79 | -1.51 | 31.92 | 0.02 |
| ESS | NYSE | Essex Property Trust Inc | 19.28B | 299.68 | -0.21 | 26.00 | 0.03 |
| EQIX | NASDAQ | Equinix Inc | 89.51B | 919.68 | -2.19 | 98.19 | 0.02 |
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are companies that own and operate income-producing real estate. Investors can buy shares of these companies on the stock market, giving them the opportunity to invest in real estate without having to actually own and manage properties themselves. REIT stocks can be a great addition to a diversified investment portfolio, offering the potential for long-term growth and regular income in the form of dividends.
REITs can invest in a wide range of properties, including office buildings, shopping centers, apartments, hotels, industrial facilities, and even infrastructure projects like cell towers and fiber optic networks. Some REITs focus on a specific property type, while others have diverse portfolios.
REITs make money primarily through rental income from their properties. They may also generate income from property sales, financing arrangements, and management fees. To qualify as a REIT for tax purposes, companies must distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders in the form of dividends.
Investing in REIT stocks can provide exposure to the real estate market without the need to manage properties directly. REITs often offer attractive dividend yields, making them a popular choice for income-oriented investors. Additionally, REITs can provide diversification benefits to a portfolio, as they may not move in sync with other asset classes like stocks and bonds.
The REITs industry offers investors a unique way to gain exposure to the real estate market through publicly traded companies. By investing in REIT stocks, individuals can benefit from potential capital appreciation, regular income streams, and diversification within their investment portfolios. It's important to conduct thorough research and due diligence before investing in any individual REIT, as the performance of these companies can vary based on factors like property location, tenant quality, and economic conditions. Overall, REIT stocks can be a valuable addition to a well-rounded investment strategy.