Highwoods Properties ( HIW - Free Report ) is paying out a dividend of 0.48 per share at the moment, with a dividend yield of 4.81% compared to the REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry's yield of 5.4% and the S&P 500's yield. Taking a look at the company's dividend growth, its current annualized dividend of $1.92 is up 1.05% from last year.