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Difference between Commercial Property and REITs

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Cherif Medawar
Difference between Commercial Property and REITs

Real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns and operates real estate investments. Real estate can be commercial, residential, or both.


There are two main types of REITs: equity REITs and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs purchase commercial properties directly from investors, while mortgage REITs borrow money to purchase properties and then sell them back to investors through securities called mortgage pass-through certificates (MPC).


REITs usually pay significant dividends because they must distribute their taxable income yearly.


The basic idea behind REITs is that they pool money from investors so that they can buy multiple properties and share the profits among their shareholders.


Commercial property is a real estate asset that can be used for business purposes. Commercial property includes office buildings, retail stores, warehouses, and industrial buildings. Commercial property can be owned by an individual or a group of investors who pool their money together to purchase commercial properties. The property may be owned by an individual, who pays rent to use the space, or it can be owned by a corporation or other entity that leases space to tenants.


Commercial property and real estate investment trust (REIT) are both investment vehicles that can be used for real estate. However, there are some major differences between the two that investors need to be aware of before deciding what type of investment vehicle to use.


The primary difference between commercial property and REITs is that commercial property is a tangible asset, while REITs are shares in a company that owns a portfolio of real estate assets. If you buy shares in a REIT, you will have no control over what properties it owns or how they are managed. However, if you buy commercial property directly, you will have more say over how it is managed and which properties it owns.


REITs also tend to pay out high dividends because they don't have to pay as much tax as regular companies because they are considered pass-through entities rather than C corporations. This means that they don't pay corporate tax at the corporate level but instead pass all their taxable income through to shareholders, who then pay taxes on it at their personal rates. This can make them attractive from an income standpoint but less so from an asset appreciation standpoint since most REITs don't typically retain earnings but instead distribute them as dividends each year

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