# 🥩 REIT

By [Let Them Eat Cake](https://paragraph.com/@ltecake) · 2022-06-21

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**TL,DR: An alternative investment, REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)- rhymes with meat and can be equally juicy**

Reit / Meat

*   Alternative to fruits and veggies
    
*   Rich, nutritious, and high yielding when high quality
    

Eatamology “REIT” stands for Real Estate Investment Trust, a product that allows people to invest in the income generated by rent payments and or mortgage payments made by companies and individuals. The net income of a bundle of properties is bundled into a pool, called an investment trust, that issues shares whose prices fluctuate similar to a stock.

Financials

High volatility in the real estate market adds significant risk to REIT products. For example, the coronavirus outbreak sent people home from work and the REIT’s associated with commercial offices plummeted. The outbreak also bolstered the residential market, sending home pricing soaring, allowing juicy REIT payouts during a real estate boom. In exchange for the risk, REITs come with significant dividends (leftovers).

Nutrition Facts Price: Premium Risk: High Yield: High

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*Originally published on [Let Them Eat Cake](https://paragraph.com/@ltecake/reit)*