Equity REIT
An Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a type of REIT that holds ownership in real estate properties, generating income from rents and capital appreciation.
REIT terms for equity, mortgage, hybrid, traditional, non-traded, and UPREIT structures.
REIT Types and Structures covers REITs, FFO, AFFO, rental income, income property, investment property, property syndications, private real estate, and real-estate investment vehicles.
Use these pages when property exposure is held as an investment, security, fund, partnership, syndication, rental business, or income-producing asset. It sits inside REIT Structures and Performance Metrics, so readers can move up when the broader property-finance context matters.
Use the table below to choose the narrower mortgage or real-estate finance branch before applying a term to a loan file, closing record, servicing review, investor report, appraisal, or valuation model. Move into the term page when the document, calculation, party role, lien position, or property cash flow matters.
| Area | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Equity REIT | An Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a type of REIT that holds ownership in real estate properties, generating income from rents and capital appreciation. |
| Hybrid REITs | Hybrid REITs combine the investment strategies of both equity REITs and mortgage REITs, offering diversified real estate investment opportunities. |
| Mortgage REIT | REIT that invests mainly in mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, or mortgage credit rather than owning operating properties. |
| Non-Traded REIT | REIT not listed on a public exchange, making liquidity, valuation, fees, and redemption limits especially important. |
| Real Estate Investment Trust | Company or trust that owns or finances income-producing real estate and is commonly analyzed through REIT metrics. |
| Traditional REIT | Conventional REIT structure focused on owning, financing, or operating real estate assets for investor income exposure. |
| UPREIT | Umbrella partnership REIT structure that can let property owners contribute assets in exchange for operating partnership units. |
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An Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a type of REIT that holds ownership in real estate properties, generating income from rents and capital appreciation.
Hybrid REITs combine the investment strategies of both equity REITs and mortgage REITs, offering diversified real estate investment opportunities.
Mortgage REIT is a mortgage or real estate finance term used in property financing, underwriting, securitization, valuation, or ownership analysis.
Non-Traded REIT is a real-estate investment trust concept used to evaluate property income, distributions, and public market exposure.
Real Estate Investment Trust is a real-estate investment trust concept used to evaluate property income, distributions, and public market exposure.
Traditional REIT is a real-estate investment trust concept used to evaluate property income, distributions, and public market exposure.
UPREIT is a mortgage or real estate finance term used in property financing, underwriting, securitization, valuation, or ownership analysis.