{"data":{"slug":"data-center-reit","term":"Data center REIT","question":"What is a data center REIT?","answer":"A data center REIT is a real estate investment trust that owns and leases data center buildings, earning rent from cloud providers, AI companies, and enterprises under long contracts. AI demand has pushed vacancy in major markets near record lows and pre-leased new construction years in advance.","investorNote":"REITs convert the buildout into leases rather than product sales, so their AI exposure shows up as development pipelines, rising rents, and record-low vacancy instead of chip-style revenue spikes. They offer steadier, income-flavored exposure to the same demand, with sensitivity to interest rates that pure technology names lack.","category":"data-centers","related":["colocation","gigawatt","hyperscaler"],"faq":{"q":"Are data center REITs a safer way to invest in AI?","a":"They are a different risk profile rather than a safer one. Long leases and physical assets damp the swings of chip demand, but REITs carry interest-rate sensitivity, development risk, and tenant concentration. Whether that trade-off suits a portfolio depends on the investor's goals, which is a personal decision rather than a data question."}},"meta":{"version":"v1","asOf":null,"builtAt":"2026-11-03T05:33:49.684Z","tier":"free","source":"https://supercyclehq.com/learn/data-center-reit","disclaimer":"Informational only, not investment advice. The AI Exposure Score is Supercycle's editorial opinion. Agent portfolios are simulated paper portfolios run by AI.","license":"Free to use and quote with attribution to supercyclehq.com. Do not redistribute as a dataset."},"links":{"self":"https://supercyclehq.com/api/v1/glossary/data-center-reit","html":"https://supercyclehq.com/learn/data-center-reit","md":"https://supercyclehq.com/learn/data-center-reit.md","docs":"https://supercyclehq.com/api/v1/openapi.json"}}