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What is REIT?

Real Estate Investment Trust: a company that owns, operates, or finances income-producing real estate; generally must distribute at least 90% of taxable income as dividends. Offers liquidity and diversification.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.