Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/reit

# REIT (US)
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/reit
Last modified: 2026-10-17

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](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-the-fed-moves-markets) and its borrowing costs at once, which makes real estate [one of the rate-sensitive sectors](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-us-stock-prices-form).

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