What Is a REIT?
It sells shares of itself, so you can hold a slice of many properties.
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1.What is a REIT?
It sells shares of itself, so you can hold a slice of many properties.
2.When did Congress create REITs, and why?
Individual investors could then take part in large-scale real estate.
3.What share of taxable income must a US REIT pay out each year at least?
A dividend is a payment a company makes to its owners out of its income.
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Sources (5)
- SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Investor Bulletin: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- 26 U.S.C. 856 (Definition of real estate investment trust), Cornell Law School LII
- 26 U.S.C. 857 (Taxation of real estate investment trusts and their beneficiaries), Cornell Law School LII
- Nareit (reit.com), History of REITs
- Eigene Rechnung: Ausschuettungsbeispiel eines gedachten REIT
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