What Is a REIT? How It Pays Dividends to Investors

By Drift Striker · February 27, 2026

A REIT — short for Real Estate Investment Trust — is a company that owns, operates, or finances income-producing real estate. Unlike traditional real estate ownership where you’d buy property directly, investing in a REIT gives you exposure to real estate markets through shares of a publicly traded company. Congress created the structure in 1960 […]