Real Estate Investment Trust — a company or trust that owns, operates, or finances income-producing real estate. Investors buy units rather than directly managing properties. REITs are securities regulated by provincial securities commissions (public REITs are exchange-listed; private REITs rely on prospectus exemptions). Distributions are taxed as a mix of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital depending on the REIT's own activity, not as ordinary dividends. Returns are not guaranteed. LendCity does not offer or recommend REIT investments — consult a licensed investment advisor.
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