Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are popular long-term investments for their attractive yields. Some investors own REITs as a way to diversify their investment portfolios, too. Rather than buy ...

REITs allow investing in real estate without managing properties by pooling investor capital. Publicly-traded REITs provide easy entry and exit, enhancing portfolio liquidity. REITs must distribute at ...

Investing in real estate used to require saving up thousands to buy a rental property and then becoming a full-time landlord, collecting rent and trying to squeeze out a profit after paying the ...

The REIT sector continued to recover in June with a +1.12% average total return, but closed out the first half of the year in the red (-3.86%). Micro cap REITs (-3.79%) averaged a negative total ...

The REIT sector took a beating in December with an average total return of -6.85% but still finished in the black for full year 2024 (+3.70%). Small cap (-5.98%) and mid cap REITs (-6.62%) ...

These REIT subgroups have delivered the best returns. Congress created real estate investment trusts (REITs) in 1960 to level the playing field. REITs empower anyone to invest in wealth-creating, ...