What is a REIT in real estate?

A REIT is a company that owns and typically operates income-producing real estate or related assets. These may include office buildings, shopping malls, apartments, hotels, resorts, self-storage facilities, warehouses, and mortgages or loans. Unlike other real estate companies, a REIT does not develop real estate properties to resell them.

What is an example of a REIT?

An example of a REIT is Healthpeak Properties (PEAK), a real estate investment trust and S&P 500 company that owns, operates, and develops high-quality real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery. Equity REITs. Most REITs are equity REITs, which own and manage income-producing real estate.

What is a mortgage REIT?

Mortgage REITs, or mREITs, provide financing for real estate by purchasing or originating mortgages and mortgage-backed securities and earning fixed income from the interest on these investments. They typically hold a portfolio of income-producing mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, or other real estate-backed loans.