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Q What is an A-REIT?

Owning an A-REIT (Australian real estate investment trust), also known as a listed property trust, is like owning a share in any listed company, albeit with an important difference. Instead of owning a small slice of a business, with an A-REIT you own an interest in a large building or property portfolio. A-REITs generate most of their income from the rent collected from the tenants of their retail, office and industrial properties. Because rents have to be paid whether a company makes money or not, A-REITs tend to offer a more reliable income stream than other listed companies, where

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