A REIT or real estate investment trust is an investment partnership which involves investing in income-generating assets. There is a wide range of assets that include -- residential apartments, office buildings, shopping malls etc. There are a number of reasons why REITS can be chosen over other types of investment partnerships. The most popular reason being, that there's no need to pay corporate income tax on the earnings. But make sure you pay off 90% of the earnings as dividends to the shareholders.
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