Reit reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 295 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 47 posts to rank the best Reit brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/dividends, r/reits, r/stocks, r/CanadianInvestor, r/dividendscanada. Top-rated brands include O (4.3/5), REIT (3.8/5), Vici (4.0/5).
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Reviews295
Subreddits20
Posts47
Brands95
Products23
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#1
O
4.3
(20)
"$O and $ABR are my favorites."
"Pays monthly dividends and has a history of dividend growth every year, nearly 6% yield."
"The most popular one that should be out there for the long run is O"
"Using alreits.com/screener your search resulted in: O."
"Im in O, VICI, PCH, and STAG"
"I own 100 shares of O and 100 shares of GOOD."
"O, VICI are my two favorites."
"I hold a few stocks on Realty Income (O)"
"If there is better option than O, please don’t hesitate to share with me."
"I have O and STWD."
#2
REIT
3.8
(21)
"O is the best"
"I can’t comprehend that people aren’t recommending PLD and DRE."
"Cant go wrong with O"
"RITM,STWD,O,ADC"
"PSTL and GMRE."
"CDPYF & STAG"
"Its a goodreit!"
"I’ve done well on AGNC but I got in quite low last year."
"VICI"
"IIPR"
#3
Vici
4.0
(20)
"VICI or STAG. Also WPC and O may be ripe for a rebound."
"VICI, GMRE, CHCT, DEA, SLG, ADC, NNN. These are REITs with dividend yields of 4%+."
"VICI all the way for gambler in all of us"
"Die REITS sind schon ziemlich gut gestiegen."
"VICI is my number 2 and probably a safer option with lower return."
"I like VICI."
"VICI is one to research and consider."
"VICI. Great growth (revenue, income, free cash flow)."
"VICI"
"VICI, WPC."
#4
VNQ
4.3
(12)
"Please save yourself the hassle and invest into a reit fund like VNQ or something."
"VNQ which is a diverse REIT ETF."
"VNQ is the goat of reit ETFS. SCHH close 2nd."
"Some to look into: Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ)..."
"VNQ"
"A couple REIT ETF's you might take a look at are VNQ, XLRE, FREL."
"Get vnq - an etf- for reits."
"I just keep an allocation to VNQ."
"If you want RE exposure get VNQ and VNQI and be done with it"
"VNQ or IYR"
#5
Realty Income
4.1
(11)
"Realty Income. The all-time classic."
"Die REITS sind schon ziemlich gut gestiegen."
"I have O, VICI, stag and pch in my Roth."
"O replaces physical real estate in my portfolio."
"If you have done your research and think O is good then take it."
"O is great but dividend growth rate has slowed down compared to others."
"O is my favorite"
"O, NRZ, CIM and AMT"
"O"
"I have been happy with O"
#6
SCHH
4.4
(9)
"SCHH & IYR"
"SCHH"
"Either is fine, there is a ton of overlap between the two."
"I own SCHH and O."
"Low fee, low turnover, diversified and liquid etfs: FREL,SCHH and XLRE for passive, AVRE and PSR for active."
"I don’t own it any more but schh is an index etf of reits"
"Just buy a reit ETF schh"
"I personally do SCHH and have no issues. My monthly dividends are comfortable."
"Some are REITs like SCHH or ICF"
#7
Abr
4.3
(8)
"ABR"
"Abr is my go to."
"ABR"
"$ABR $IIPR"
"I like ABR."
"I bought a good bit of ABR when the hit piece articles came out."
"ABR"
"ABR or stag."
#8
Innovative Industrial Properties
4.6
(7)
"I own IIPR & am initiating a small position in NLCP with the recent dip in share price."
"IIPR has consistently paid dividends since 2017 and pay a current quarterly div of $1.82 and have increased the dividend annually. Current yield=7.45%."
"IIPR"
"IIPR"
"Also check out IIPR another cannabis reit."
"I will be adding IIPR that I used to own now that the price has bottomed."
"IIPR and SPG might be a good play."
#9
XLRE
4.5
(6)
"I like XLRE as my main pick........RDOG if i was going to try and get fancy with it"
"XLRE"
"XLRE hands down"
"There is XLRE which I like a little better than VNQ."
"Low fee, low turnover, diversified and liquid etfs: FREL,SCHH and XLRE for passive, AVRE and PSR for active."
"Started buying XLRE at the end of June and I'm up 13%."
#10
REITs
3.7
(7)
"Investing in REITs: Real Estate Investment Trusts"
"REITs can provide a better return compared to traditional rentals, especially with options selling."
"Just look at the top 5 REITs in any REiT ETF."
"I like to diversify my REITs among many."
"I prefer REITs. less risky, less headache, more diversification."
"Yes there will be downside pressure for REITs but it’s hard to time the bottom."
"Id keep REITS out of taxable accounts."
#11
CCI
3.8
(6)
"CCI looks really tempting atm, 6% div yield for a company going through temporary head winds."
"CCI is near a 5 year low and I'm thinking about getting in."
"Cci and bxp for me"
"I like CCI, SPG, MAIN, MAA, and PSA."
"I think Crown Castle CCI is an incredible value at the moment."
#12
NNN
4.4
(5)
"NNN, WPC, VICI, ADC, IIPR"
"I’m not a fan of REIT ETFs, I don’t think the extra layer adds any diversity."
"Using alreits.com/screener your search resulted in: NNN."
"NNN - 5.54%."
"I keep NNN, NHI, going to add STAG and SPG."
#13
CREIT
4.2
(5)
"I follow Dragonfi's Dividend Harvest Portfolio"
"I personally have CREIT. Im going to DCA solely because I believe in it."
"Semirara and CREIT. Tell yourself the solar offsets the coal so you can enjoy the dividends with a hedged conscience."
"CREIT - Owned by citicore/megawide, industrial reit na nagpapalease ng lupa to solar farms."
"CREIT is a reliable option for conservative investment."
#14
STAG
4.0
(5)
"MAIN, STAG, and APLE have done quite well."
"STAG"
"Stag is decent."
"$STAG & $WELL."
#15
Prologis
4.0
(5)
"PLD - Prologis - 3.69% yield."
"VTR, PLD, and DEA come to mind."
"Definitely PLD as they are at I think 13x FFO MTM."
"PLD - Prologis. Specializes in industrial."
"PLD & CCI"
#16
MPW
3.2
(5)
"I like MPW"
"MPW looks cheap! Lol"
"Why is no one recommending MPW. High risk, high reward"
"Mpw"
"MPW - absolute shit"
#17
Riocan
4.0
(4)
"I own riocan. Mainly commercial and mixed use properties."
"Riocan.
Source: I want you to help pump up my shares"
"RIOCAN"
"Riocan"
#18
FREL
4.0
(4)
"FREL"
"Low fee, low turnover, diversified and liquid etfs: FREL,SCHH and XLRE for passive, AVRE and PSR for active."
"FREL"
"No love for $FREL?"
#19
Nexus
4.7
(3)
"Nexus is also pretty attractive from a tax-efficiency perspective."
"This stock has been great for my portfolio."
"Nexus or Morguard!"
#20
Psa
4.7
(3)
"PSA is the largest and safest one because it has the lowest leverage metrics."
"I’m all in with PSA for storage."
"PSA has amazing balance sheet and they never dilute shareholders."
#21
Capitaland
4.7
(3)
"Buy the top 5 and you are sufficiently diversified. Now is a good time to go in. REITs are still sitting near their 5 year lows with dividends of 6-7%"
"Add Capitaland Ascott (residential) and Parkway Life (healthcare)"
"CICT is top in my list at the moment due to my rebalancing strategy."
#22
AREIT
4.3
(3)
"AREIT is a solid choice for conservative investors."
"AREIT - owned by Ayala, pretty diversed."
"I've been cost averaging AREIT since it came out."
#23
Agree Realty
4.3
(3)
"Agree Realty"
"Die REITS sind schon ziemlich gut gestiegen."
"Agree Realty has about 70% of their annualized base rent coming from investment grade tenants compared to less than 40% for Realty Income."
#24
VRE
4.3
(3)
"[Get VRE](https://www.vanguardcanada.ca/individual/indv/en/product.html#/fundDetail/etf/portId=9559/assetCode=EQUITY/?overview) (lowest MER) and keep your mindset of passively investing."
"VRE and HCRE are both nice."
"VRE and RIOCAN"
#25
RCR
4.3
(3)
"No loans + High div return!"
"RCR - owned by robinsons."
"RCR offers good returns for those looking into REITs."
#26
MAA
4.0
(3)
"ESS, CPT, MAA, AVB, UDR, EQR. for multifamily they all have different focuses."
"MAA and AMT."
"MAA"
#27
American Tower
4.0
(3)
"AMT - American Tower - 3.77% yield."
"AMT. there will always be demand for wireless towers."
"My biggest reit holdings are DLR AMT and FRT"
#28
H&R REIT
4.0
(3)
"I Like H&R reit right bnnow. It's been beaten down but they're in the midst of repositions."
"I have H&R, 6.3% Yield and a 51% payout ratio, NAV at 19$ and trading at 9.46, though they have been underperforming but it feels quite safe."
"HR.un is nice and cheap with lots of room to grow."
#29
ZRE
3.7
(3)
"I've got [ZRE.to](https://ZRE.to). I prefer ETFs and in this case I like my monthly DRIP."
"I have ZRE and looking forward to buy more shares for monthly dividends/distribution."
"Looks like a decent price and good way to start. Expensive MER but for the small amount I got it's fine."
#30
RFI
3.7
(3)
"XLRE or RFI which is closed end fund"
"I’m sticking with RFI and continuing to add to BX"
"Its not ETF its Closed end Fund"
#31
ARE
3.7
(3)
"Using alreits.com/screener your search resulted in: ARE."
"ARE, ADC, DLR."
"I have positions in ARE, ABR, O, WPC & VICI."
#32
Parkway Life
5.0
(2)
"Add Capitaland Ascott (residential) and Parkway Life (healthcare)"
"I'm holding -parkway life -capland ascendas -mapletree comm -aims apac -netlink nbn (well, not exactly a REIT)"
#33
Mapletree
5.0
(2)
"Buy the top 5 and you are sufficiently diversified. Now is a good time to go in. REITs are still sitting near their 5 year lows with dividends of 6-7%"
"Buy the top 5 and you are sufficiently diversified. Now is a good time to go in. REITs are still sitting near their 5 year lows with dividends of 6-7%"
#34
RioCan REIT
4.5
(2)
"I like RioCan because they have $600 million of condo sales that are going to be booked this year that will pay down 10% of their debt."
"I own some RioCann. I like it"
#35
IVR
4.5
(2)
"IVR"
"These 4 tend to come up on my recommendations a lot: IVR, RWT, MFA, TWO"
#36
BTB
4.5
(2)
"I’ve been collecting on BTB-UN for years. Fantastic yield at the moment."
"I like BTB. I've held them for many, many years. They've been pretty steady both price-wise and for divs."
#37
MREL
4.5
(2)
"MREL is the best REIT etf in my opinion, but it's 50% US, so there might some tax implications depending in which account it's being held."
"I have MREL in my rrsp and love it. The yield and risk level of it totally work for me."
#38
EFC
4.5
(2)
"I use EFC"
"The best 2 are is EFC and ARR."
#39
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT
4.5
(2)
"CAR.UN is my favorite. It's trading at well below its NAV and I think it has great upside. Management seems competent and has a nice monthly dividend as well."
"Car.un also good name another apartment on sale"
#40
RWT
4.0
(2)
"RWT has been amazing for me"
"Rwt has a price target of 14.50 has run a little in the last few months."
#41
AGNC
4.0
(2)
"AGNC?"
"AGNC, O, ARR, EFC"
#42
IUKP
4.0
(2)
"If you're new to REITs... start with something simple like IUKP."
"In the UK you could just buy IUKP, an ETF by iShares which buys all of them."
#43
ESS
4.0
(2)
"ESS, CPT, MAA, AVB, UDR, EQR. for multifamily they all have different focuses."
"Don’t dismiss ESS. It’s an aristocrat."
#44
ADC
4.0
(2)
"ADC"
"ADC is considered baby O."
#45
EQR
4.0
(2)
"Large and liquid individual REITs include: EQR and AVB for residential and BXP for office."
"ESS, CPT, MAA, AVB, UDR, EQR. for multifamily they all have different focuses."
#46
MAIN
4.0
(2)
"MAIN, STAG, and APLE have done quite well."
"MAIN is pretty good, slow and steady."
#47
AVB
4.0
(2)
"Large and liquid individual REITs include: EQR and AVB for residential and BXP for office."
"ESS, CPT, MAA, AVB, UDR, EQR. for multifamily they all have different focuses."
#48
Digital Realty
4.0
(2)
"DLR VICI AMT."
"DLR/O/AMT. Extra bullish on AMT."
#49
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
4.0
(2)
"VNQ."
"VNQ"
#50
WPC
4.0
(2)
"Wpc."
"WPC."
#51
NRZ
4.0
(2)
"Im currently looking at Nrz relatively new company more assets than debts and they posted good earnings today."
#52
Choice Properties REIT
4.0
(2)
"CHP.UN"
"I always liked CHP.un which is President's choice REITs and CRT.un which is Canadian Tire reit."
#53
Northwest Health
4.0
(2)
"$NWH - Northwest health."
"I bought Northwest Health in mid March. They seem as recession proof as any REIT."
#54
STWD
4.0
(2)
"STWD"
"Stwd"
#55
CFA
4.0
(2)
"CFA reit etf"
"Buy REITs ETF. Check out ticker "CFA". It is listed on SGX."
#56
NLY
4.0
(2)
"NLY"
"NLY, and O are mine. Just mine. That is all"
#57
National Retail Properties
4.0
(2)
"NNN is good."
"NNN and WPC."
#58
Medical Properties Trust
3.5
(2)
"MPW"
"Would you actually consider mpw, given what you know about it?"
#59
H&R
3.5
(2)
"Personally I am feeling H&R, but I also think Riocan, Brookfield and Smartcenters are worth some consideration at current prices."
"Diverse reits like H&R. I would stay away from riocan because their portfolio is based on malls which is on its deathbed."
#60
SPG
3.5
(2)
"I like SPG, WPC, PSA, and ESS."
"SPG or FRT but in my opinion i would be cautious."
#61
TNT
3.5
(2)
"Tnt /ino basically no interruption to rent 10% yield and still off 30% plus from feb which makes no sense"
"TNT-UN"
#62
BBRE
3.0
(2)
"I use BBRE as my reit etf holding. Not at 4% yield anymore though. Probably 3%"
"I use BBRE as my reit etf holding."
#63
Annaly Capital Management
2.5
(2)
"Nly"
"Not NLY."
#64
Nexus REIT
5.0
(1)
"Nexus REIT has never missed or reduced a payment. They're pivoting towards industrial sector so there will be lots of growth from datacenters in the future."
#65
APLE
4.0
(1)
"MAIN, STAG, and APLE have done quite well."
#66
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust
4.0
(1)
"First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust, (FCR-UN.TO). Owns a lot of commercial properties that are rented out by big names like Metro and TD, but is also well decently well diversified into residential."
#67
DOC
4.0
(1)
"$RMR, $DOC."
#68
RMR
4.0
(1)
"$RMR, $DOC."
#69
Northwest Healthcare REIT
4.0
(1)
"Northwest Healthcare NWH.UN is a long-term care focused REIT with a good dividend."
#70
IRM
4.0
(1)
"IRM because there will always be a need for storage of documents and they keep adding data centers."
#71
DEA
4.0
(1)
"VTR, PLD, and DEA come to mind."
#72
Public Storage
4.0
(1)
"PBA - Public Storage - 4.66%."
#73
VTR
4.0
(1)
"VTR, PLD, and DEA come to mind."
#74
NLCP
4.0
(1)
"NLCP is my favorite."
#75
RIT.TO
4.0
(1)
"If you are looking at REIT ETFs, RIT.TO is another one to consider. It has outperformed ZRE, XRE, and VRE."
#76
UDR
4.0
(1)
"ESS, CPT, MAA, AVB, UDR, EQR. for multifamily they all have different focuses."
#77
CPT
4.0
(1)
"ESS, CPT, MAA, AVB, UDR, EQR. for multifamily they all have different focuses."
#78
Rexford Industrial
4.0
(1)
"Has a yield of almost 4%, but has 20 per cent forward revenue growth rate, which is even higher than prologis."
#79
AMH
4.0
(1)
"Single family: INVH, AMH. Look at the dividend growth rates of those."
#80
INVH
4.0
(1)
"Single family: INVH, AMH. Look at the dividend growth rates of those."
#81
RS
4.0
(1)
"Just buy RS.TO"
#82
VREIT
4.0
(1)
"VREIT.. hindi kuripot sa dividends."
#83
Digital Realty Trust
4.0
(1)
"They manage data centres so with AI it’s looking very promising for the future."
#84
Lion Phillip
4.0
(1)
"Anyway maybe can look at reit etf like lion Phillip s-reit etf"
#85
KIM
4.0
(1)
"PECO or KIM for resilient retail. Grocery Anchored shopping centers are hot."
#86
SDY
4.0
(1)
"I like the ETF SDY."
#87
PECO
4.0
(1)
"PECO or KIM for resilient retail. Grocery Anchored shopping centers are hot."
#88
Rit
4.0
(1)
"Rit etf low volume great performance historically"
#89
BXP
4.0
(1)
"Large and liquid individual REITs include: EQR and AVB for residential and BXP for office."
#90
REIT ETF
4.0
(1)
"I found this good article on REIT ETF and Roth."
#91
VRE, XRE, ZRE
4.0
(1)
"So consider VRE, XRE, or ZRE, each is a little different."
#92
AVRE
3.0
(1)
"AVRE and PSR for active, though PSR has a relatively high turnover ratio, a higher but still reasonable expense ratio and is not as liquid as the others."
#93
SOT
3.0
(1)
"SOT.UN is another one"
#94
Hoya
3.0
(1)
"RIET just started up few weeks back..."
#95
IDWP
3.0
(1)
"I’ve been buying IDWP but also looking for alternatives since it’s a bit US-heavy, high ER."
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