When stock market volatility is high and uncertainty dominates Wall Street, investors often turn to dependable, income-producing securities. It's called a flight to safety, and the phenomenon can ...

Mortgage REITs finance real estate by originating and purchasing mortgages and other real estate debt securities. They face risks like interest rate changes and borrower prepayments. Despite risks ...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) let you invest in real estate without buying and managing properties yourself. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have long been a popular investment vehicle, allowing individual investors to access the benefits of the real estate market without the complexities and ...

REITs have outperformed stocks on 20- to 50-year horizons. Most REITs are less volatile than the S&P 500, with some only half as volatile as the market at large. Several individual REITs delivered ...

Laurence Dutton / Getty Images Real estate investment trusts (REITs) own a basket of properties, ranging from malls to movie theaters, apartment buildings to office parks, and hotels to hospitals.

Thank goodness for real estate investment trusts (REITs). The average investor simply doesn't have the resources to pursue some of the most common forms of real estate investment. Most people can ...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can be terrific investment vehicles. These entities hold a portfolio of income-generating commercial real estate. They use that income to pay dividends and ...

When the Fed started to aggressively hike the interest rates, REITs plunged. When the first signals emerged on the interest rate cut front, many REITs experienced a great recovery process.

Several factors contribute to REITs’ strong performance. The most immediately obvious one is the difference in the fees charged by REITs and private funds. Another, almost as evident ...