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REITS HAVE PAID $2.801 BILLLION IN DIVIDENDS FOR 2009


Top Dividend Paying REITs For 2009

SymbolNameDividends
EQREquity Residential$261,447,436
UDRUDR, Inc.$217,207,084
AVBAvalon Bay Communities Inc.$208,008,006
SPGSimon Property Group, Inc.$203,228,992
AIVApartment Investment and Management Comp$178,089,599

Upcoming REIT Dividends Sorted by Payable Date

SymbolRecord DatePayable DateDividend
NHIJune 30, 2009August 10, 2009$0.5500

Upcoming REIT Dividends Sorted by Record Date

SymbolRecord DatePayable DateDividend




What is a REIT?

A Real Estate Investment Trust or REIT (ret, rhymes with treat) is a tax designation for a corporation investing in real estate that reduces or eliminates corporate income taxes. In return, REITs are required to distribute 90% of their income, which may be taxable in the hands of the investors. The REIT structure was designed to provide a similar structure for investment in real estate as mutual funds provide for investment in stocks.

Like other corporations, REITs can be publicly or privately held. Public REITs may be listed on public stock exchanges like shares of common stock in other firms.