Higher-yielding dividend stocks took a hit in 2023. Rising interest rates made lower-risk income investments like bonds and bank CDs more attractive. That weighed on the value of many dividend stocks, pushing their yields higher.

Because of that, investors can lock in some pretty attractive yields heading into 2024. The RMR Group (NASDAQ: RMR), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) currently stand out to some Fool.com contributors for their enticing payouts. Here's why they believe these dividend stocks look like great buys for income-seeking investors as the new year approaches.

Tyler Crowe (The RMR Group): Not all real estate investment trusts (REITs) are the same. I don't mean because they invest in different types of properties. Some have their own management teams and in-house operations, while others are a pile of assets that hires an external manager to take care of day-to-day operations and its investment strategies. For many of those externally managed REITs, The RMR Group is their manager. As of this writing, RMR manages the affairs of five publicly traded REITs as well as several private commercial real estate companies. In total, it manages about 2,000 properties with a total asset value of about $36 billion.

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