Real Estate Investment Trust Education
Overview SmartCentres is a large Canadian REIT that specializes in value-oriented retail stores and shopping centers, many anchored by Walmart supercenters. The REIT’s main purpose is to develop, lease, construct, own and manage shopping centers and ... [Read More]
Overview RioCan is one of Canada’s largest REITs, with a market cap of $13.9B (all dollars are Canadian). It manages, owns and develops 294 retail and mixed-use properties throughout Canada containing 45.149M square feet of net leasable area. Retail ... [Read More]
Overview Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI.UN) is a Canadian publicly-traded REIT specializing in the acquisition, refurbishment, management and ownership of multi-family residential communities throughout Canada. It owns and operates more ... [Read More]
The health care REIT sector owns, manages and rents out real estate related to health care. The sector contains 19 equity REITs with a total market capitalization exceeding $101B. The major health care REIT property subsectors are: Medical office ... [Read More]
Self-storage REITs own and manage rental storage facilities. The REITs also collect rents from customers – both individuals and businesses. A self-storage facility (often called mini-storage or storage lockers), rents out storage units on (usually) a ... [Read More]
Data center REITs, also called data storage REITs, manage and own facilities that safely store digital resources for customers. The primary focus of data centers is to ensure reliable operation of information systems and safekeeping the data ... [Read More]
Lodging/resort (L/R) REITs are a type of equity REIT involved with the ownership and management of hotels, resorts and other accommodations that rent space to tenants. Hotels can be classified by their amenities and level of service, and different ... [Read More]
Industrial REITs own, manage and rent out space in industrial facilities. These REITs might have a wide range of industrial property types, but some specialize in warehouses, distribution centers, and pharmaceutical and scientific facilities. A ... [Read More]
Portfolios in the retail REIT sector contain freestanding stores, shopping centers and regional malls. These are equity industrial real estate investment trusts that own and manage retail properties. Net lease REITs specialize in freestanding retail ... [Read More]
The REIT office sector is composed of REITs that manage and/or own office real estate. Revenues are earned from leasing space to commercial tenants and by managing office buildings on behalf of third-party owners. Office REITs invest in properties ... [Read More]