Real Estate & REITs
How do investors use dividend yield to value REITs, and what is the key trap? Include the payout math.
Model answer
Because REITs are bought heavily for income, dividend yield versus peers, versus the REIT's own history, and versus bond yields is a common valuation shorthand - an unusually high yield suggests…
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