REIT (US)

A US REIT is a listed company that owns income-producing property and must pay out at least 90% of taxable income as dividends. It trades like a stock and moves like a bond: a rate rise hits its dividend against Treasuries and its borrowing costs at once, which makes real estate one of the rate-sensitive sectors.

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