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Discover How REITs Benefit Your Destination

What is a REIT?

A REIT, or Real Estate Investment Trust, is a company that owns, operates or finances income-producing real estate. Established by Congress in 1960 and modeled after mutual funds, REITs provide Americans the chance to own valuable real estate, present the opportunity to access dividend-based income and total returns, and help communities grow, thrive, and revitalize.

Learn how REITs help you reach your destination

Hotels & Lodging

Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, hotel and lodging REITs provide your home away from home. REITs own hotels in cities across the country with accommodations targeting vacationers, business travelers or group events.

Number of U.S. REIT Hotel Properties

Limited-Service Hotels 895
Full-Service Hotels552
Extended Stay Hotels463
Budget Hotels1

Resort Destinations

REITs own some of the top resorts in the country’s most popular destinations including the New York Marriott Marquis, Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, and the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville.

Shopping & Dining

Next time you make a shopping list there is a good chance you will be heading to a REIT-owned property to purchase what you need. REIT-owned properties run the gamut of shopping experiences from grocery-anchored shopping plazas and outlet centers to local malls, restaurants and modern shopping/entertainment destinations.

Ski Resorts

REITs own popular attractions across the country in growing markets. Most of REIT EPR Properties’ 11 ski resorts are located in the Northeast. These resorts saw skier visits grow 27 percent to 11.8 million in the 2016/17 season.

Entertainment

Transformative investments by REITs have helped to redefine the shopping experience to changing consumer preferences often including entertainment-based options. In addition, REIT often provide the real estate for leisure activities like ski resorts, water parks, casinos, movie theaters, bowling alleys, golf facilities and much more.

Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo, New York-New York, Luxor and Excalibur on the Las Vegas Strip, are owned by MGM Growth Properties, a REIT.

Business Travel

Perfect for serving the needs of a diverse group of business travelers, REITs own a wide range of hotels in cities across the country and abroad. Ranging from large conference centers to extended-stay facilities, REITs can provide a convenient home away from home when traveling for work.

Wherever your travels take you, REITs are there.

REITs allow anyone to invest in portfolios of large-scale properties the same way they invest in other industries—through the purchase of stock. In the same way shareholders benefit by owning stocks in other corporations, the stockholders of a REIT earn a share of the income produced through real estate investment—without actually having to go out and buy or finance property.

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Copyright® 2020 by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit)
Sponsored by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts®, the worldwide representative voice for REITs and listed real estate companies with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets. All data is sourced from the “Economic Contribution of REITs in the United States,” EY study sponsored by Nareit, SNL or Nareit unless otherwise noted.

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