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Question
What was the original legislative purpose of creating the REIT structure in the United States in 1960?
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To standardise property investment returns and allow government oversight of institutional real estate ownership
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To allow pension funds to avoid corporation tax on property holdings by using a pass-through vehicle
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To give ordinary investors access to large-scale, income-producing real estate portfolios — extending to retail investors the returns available to large institutional property owners
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To enable real estate developers to raise equity capital without going through the full IPO process
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