2 Surefire REITs to Hold for the Long Term

For tax reasons, REITs are required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends, and because of these investment vehicles tend to concentrate in specific industry segments, they can be solid picks for capital appreciation, too. Today, we are going to take a look at two REITs that have this potential. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is an office REIT, and one of the larger ones, but even in this specialized sector, it's not like all the others.