Discover the essentials of real estate investment trusts (REITs), their benefits and risks, and how to start investing wisely ...

Many real estate investment trusts (REITs) absorbed everything the market threw at them in 2025, including tariffs, inflation ...

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 ...

Matt DiLallo has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst specializing in covering dividend-paying companies, particularly in the energy and REIT sectors, since 2012. He also covers ...

There’s talk that the Fed may be looking to lower interest rates in September. That could impact some stocks more so than others. Because REITs tend to be debt-heavy, a decline in interest rates could ...

The REIT sector averaged a small negative return (-0.73%) in September and remains modestly in the red year-to-date (-1.74%). The average REIT came up short of the broader market, which saw solid ...

REIT valuations are historically low and interest rates are gradually being cut to lower levels, serving as a strong ...