

Realty Income, Essential Properties, and Agree Realty are my top SWAN net lease REITs for dependable, growing retirement income. O, EPRT, and ADC offer sector-leading AFFO-per-share growth, conservative payout ratios, and attractive yields, trading below historical AFFO multiples. Scale, cost of capital, and disciplined underwriting are critical; sector consolidation favors larger REITs with diversified portfolios and capital access.

Not every stock that pays you every month is built the same way, and the gap between the safest name on this list and the riskiest one spans a yield difference that should raise serious questions before you buy either.

High-yield REITs with strong dividend security remain attractive despite rising Treasury yields and recent share price gains. Only seven REITs currently offer yields above 5.75% with reasonable to strong dividend safety, as rising share prices and treasury yields compress spreads. Dividend strength, as measured by Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings, is primarily supported by low debt, conservative payout ratios, and sector-relative revenue growth.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) today released its fifth annual Corporate Responsibility Report, marking five consecutive years of reporting on the Company's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. The 2025 report details the Company's continued progress across its experiential real estate portfolio, with disclosures aligned to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Real.

Investors looking for stocks in the REIT and Equity Trust - Retail sector might want to consider either EPR Properties (EPR) or Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

September historically punishes stock investors, and this year the warning signs are louder than usual. Five monthly dividend payers have quietly pulled back to yields that look compelling right now, and Wall Street analysts are taking notice.

Retirement income planning has a rhythm problem. Bills arrive monthly, but most dividend stocks pay quarterly, forcing retirees to manage lumpy cash flow across a smooth budget.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,094,415 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $63,487,000. Bank