Palmetto Real Estate Trust operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The trust owns, develops, and rents various commercial properties for restaurants, department stores, convenience food stores, grocery stores, and various other retail establishments. It owns and leases commercial properties throughout South Carolina, primarily in the Greenville, South Carolina. Palmetto Real Estate Trust qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes at least 85% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The trust, formerly known as Palmetto Industrial Corporation, was founded in 1972 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.