Listed real estate in a public wrapper
A REIT is a company or trust structure that owns and usually operates income-producing real estate or related assets, letting investors buy exposure through the market.
Exchange route
REITs
Public-market real-estate exposure without buying and managing a building yourself. This is usually the cleanest real-estate route for users who want liquidity, smaller ticket size, and portfolio allocation rather than property operations.
Overview
What REITs are built to solve
REITs give individual investors access to income-producing real estate through a listed vehicle. The main advantage is that you get public-market access and diversification without directly buying, financing, or operating the underlying property.
Real-estate exposure with better liquidity
Best for users who want smaller ticket size, easier diversification, and exchange access instead of owning an apartment, office, or retail unit directly.
Broker account first, structure second
In India, REITs trade through the normal broker and demat route. In the U.S., public REITs and REIT ETFs are bought inside a brokerage account, but public vs non-traded structure still matters.
Sector mix, leverage, occupancy, and liquidity profile
The wrong REIT can still be a bad fit if the debt load is high, lease rollover is weak, or the structure is non-traded and harder to exit than investors expect.
Cleaner route: public REITs are usually easier to understand than private real-estate stories because the liquidity, reporting, and market access are more visible.
How to start
REITs by country
Pick your country to see the regulated route, issuer or ETF references, and the brokerage access layer needed to act.
Choose Market
Country: India
Understand the REIT structure first
Use the SEBI and NSE explainers first so you understand the regulated listed route before looking at issuer stories or chasing yield headlines.
Open REIT Education Routes
Compare listed issuers and brokerage access
After the structure is clear, compare the listed Indian REITs and use a broker route that lets you access them through the exchange.
Open Issuer and Broker Routes
Understand public vs non-traded REITs first
The first filter in the U.S. is structure. Public REITs and non-traded REITs behave differently, especially on liquidity and exit flexibility.
Open U.S. REIT Education Routes
Use listed REIT products through a brokerage
Once the public REIT structure is clear, use a brokerage account and compare broad REIT ETFs rather than treating all real-estate sectors as interchangeable.
Open U.S. REIT Product Routes
Before you proceed, compare: public vs non-traded structure, sector exposure, occupancy, lease-expiry profile, debt load, sponsor quality, distribution history, fees, and market liquidity.
Disclosure: This page is for education and navigation, not personal investment advice. Read the official issuer, ETF, trust, and brokerage documents before acting. Check structure, fees, debt, liquidity, and tax treatment in your country.