REIT stands for Real Estate Investment Trust and you can buy shares in specific ones on the stock market. There are various REITs, often specializing in particular types of real estate such as apartments, retail, hospitality, etc. They're certainly not safer in terms of potential loss. However they are safer in terms of being able to track their value and time your purchases and sales.
They are also much less complicated in terms of tax payments, as capital gains tax would apply for profits and you could deduct losses. I am personally wary of any investment with a private company that is not publicly traded because it can be hard to sell off when you want to and it's possible for the company to declare its own value for shares.
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Date: 2024-10-25 03:26 pm (UTC)They are also much less complicated in terms of tax payments, as capital gains tax would apply for profits and you could deduct losses. I am personally wary of any investment with a private company that is not publicly traded because it can be hard to sell off when you want to and it's possible for the company to declare its own value for shares.