Real Estate Investment Trust

Equity REIT
An Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that invests directly in properties and earns income from their ownership and operation.
Mortgage REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)
A Mortgage REIT is a type of Real Estate Investment Trust that lends stockholder capital to real estate builders and buyers. Mortgage REITs also borrow from banks and relend that money at higher interest rates.
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a company resident in the UK that owns at least three properties let to third parties and distributes at least 90% of its profits to shareholders. REITs are exempt from UK corporation tax, and distributions are taxed as rental income to shareholders.
Regulated Investment Company (RIC)
A Regulated Investment Company (RIC), such as a mutual fund or Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), is eligible under Regulation M of the Internal Revenue Service to pass capital gains, dividends, and interest earned on fund investments directly to its shareholders to be taxed at the personal level, thereby avoiding double taxation on corporations and stockholders.

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