It is different. Corporations can then go and list their holdings as a REIT on a Stock Exchange, thus allowing the general public to benefit from their arrangem

It is different. Corporations can then go and list their holdings as a REIT on a Stock Exchange, thus allowing the general public to benefit from their arrangement. When private ownership is renting housing, you have either Banks (in the case of servicing debt) or individuals profiting at the expense of the general public.