5 Top Dividend Stocks in Retail REITs

If you want stocks that pay high dividends and also have the potential for market-beating long-term growth, retail real estate is one smart place to look. Despite the common misconception that retail is inherently risky, there are several retail REITs that deliver consistently strong results year after year. With that in mind, here are five of the best retail REITs in the market, all of which pay dividend yields over 4%...

Realty Income (NYSE:O) primarily invests in freestanding retail properties which it leases to high-quality tenants on a net-lease basis. Mall REIT Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) is the largest REIT of any kind. Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) owns over 500 shopping center properties with about 86 million rentable square feet. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE:SKT) arguably has the most well-known brand name out of the REITs on the list as it owns 44 outlet centers in 22 states and Canada. National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN) actually has a very similar business model to Realty Income, which you can read above.

Source: Motley Fool

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