Better Dividend Stock: Rexford Industrial vs. W.P. Carey

Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR) and W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) are slotted into different niches in the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector. Both have a focus on industrial assets, so investors looking at one might also want to consider the other. But when it comes to the way they run their respective businesses, these two REITs are polar opposites.Here's why some investors will love Rexford and hate W.P. Carey, and why other investors will hold the opposing view.Rexford is an industrial REIT, which means that it owns things like warehouses that it leases out to tenants. What sets the company apart from the pack, however, is that it is entirely focused in the Southern California region. This is a sharp business model. That said, the Southern California market is one of the largest and most important industrial markets in the world, because it's a gateway from Asia into the United States.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool