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real-estate investment trust

American  

noun

  1. an unincorporated trust created for the purpose of investing in real property or to extend credit to those engaged in construction. REIT


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While in bankruptcy in 2017, the company decided to spin off properties into a real-estate investment trust named Vici Properties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A company looking to be a real-estate investment trust, which generates income from tenants, needs to have tenants to generate income.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

And last month, real estate focused activist Land & Buildings reiterated a previous push for Six Flags to sell or spin out its real estate into a real-estate investment trust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

That led to losses for telecom and real-estate investment trust shares.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2018

The resort is owned by EPR Properties, a real-estate investment trust based in Kansas City, Missouri.

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2016

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