What are Healthcare REITs?
Healthcare REITs invest in healthcare-related properties such as senior housing facilities, medical office buildings, life science laboratory office space, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Healthcare REITs do not provide healthcare services since healthcare REITs cannot typically operate the properties they own. What makes a publicly-traded REIT attractive to investors? • Access/Affordability: REITs allow everyday investors to invest in income-producing real estate by purchasing shares in a REIT rather than making the large capital investments typically required to purchase real estate. Investors can determine the level of their investment by adjusting the number of shares they purchase and hold. • Corporate Governance/Disclosure Obligations: REITs that have securities registered with the SEC and that are listed on a major securities exchange such as the NYSE are subject to SEC and NYSE rules and regular disclosure obligations. These obligations include quarterly and yearly fi
