U.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide.
Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors.
KKR's real estate business is one of the big players in the REIT game.
The private equity firm manages multiple REIT funds.
The KKR Real Estate Select Trust, which currently manages $1.5 billion in assets, paid a dividend of 5.4% to its investors in July 2023.
But the benefits extend beyond returns.