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REIT

REIT

9 6.8
A company that owns or rents out buildings and sells shares on a stock market
  • noun
  • /riːˈɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • These companies, an airline and a mall REIT, almost perfectly track each other.
  • REIT returns
  • REIT market
  • REIT index

So we also had their REITs, real estate investment trusts.

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Examples

  • The REIT invests in various types of properties, including shopping malls and office buildings, which can help generate consistent rental income.

  • There are 26 listed residential mortgage REITs with a market capitalization of $42.3 billion.

    Academic text (2016)

  • You don't actually have any control or knowledge of what that REIT is going to do next.

  • This is a REIT that invests in data storage and cloud computing centers.

  • Most experts recommend investing in REITs as part of a diverse portfolio.

  • There are approximately 150 listed equity REITs, almost all of which are traded on the NYSE.

    Academic text (2016)

  • A REIT allows investors to earn a share of the income produced through commercial real estate without having to buy and manage properties themselves.

  • Investing in a REIT can provide individuals with a way to diversify their investment portfolio while gaining exposure to real estate markets.

Synonyms

Real Estate Investment Trust
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  • Specialized
2 3.9

A company that owns buildings or land that make money and sells shares to investors

is the abbreviated form used in writing and speech

Surface Forms

REIT singular
REITs plural

Morphology

REIT = real + estate + investment + trust (opaque) = R + E + I + T

Formed as an initialism from multiple words; the letters do not transparently convey the meaning unless the acronym is expanded.

Etymology

REIT is a short name made from the first letters of Real, Estate, Investment, and Trust, which tells you what it does: 'real estate' means land and buildings, 'investment' means putting money to earn more, and 'trust' is a company that manages other people's property. So, a REIT is a company you can buy shares in that owns income property and gives money to the people who own those shares.