Registered as a real estate investment trust, the business owned and operated several real property and real estate related assets. These properties are owned by the company through their ownership of loans and assets that are secured by real property, debt securities and equities that are traded both privately and publicly. The operations of the business are divided into two reporting segments, namely real estate securities, operating properties and loans.
With the on-going liquidation process of all the assets of the business, Winthrop Realty Trust is no longer making any new investment. It publicly trades its stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. Common shares of the business are marketed using the ticker symbol FUR.