Focused growth will power these REITs

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $43.94 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 100.3 million; Market cap: $4.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.6%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 147 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Most of those are classified as Class I buildings. Together, they comprise… Read More

A few holdings cut its appeal

ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX FUND $16.61 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 15 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.
The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.8%.
The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT… Read More

Here’s two buys for yield-seeking investors

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $41.53 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units o/s: 93.0 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Divd. yield: 3.8%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 146 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Most of those are classified as Class I buildings. Together, they comprise… Read More

Good way to buy REITs

ISHARES CDN REIT INDEX FUND $16.61 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index.

The fund has an MER of 0.61%, and it currently yields a high 4.9%.

The ETF’s top ten holdings… Read More

Our top three picks for 2018

Dear safe-money investor:

We’ve selected our top picks for 2018—one stock, one real estate investment trust (REIT) and one exchange-traded fund (ETF). Each offers an attractive combination of growth prospects and a reasonable price.

We feel that investors will profit the most by holding a well-balanced… Read More

These REITs take different paths to growth

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $41.12 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 92.7 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www. alliedreit.com) owns 157 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Most of those properties are classified as Class I.. Read More

Access Canada’s top REITs

ISHARES CDN REIT SECTOR INDEX FUND $16.23 (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) holds all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. The fund’s MER is 0.61%, and it yields 4.5%.

The ETF’s top ten holdings are RioCan REIT… Read More

This REIT has many good days at the office

This REIT has many good days at the office

This REIT has built a strong niche in commercial real estate through its concentration on converting century-old industrial buildings into contemporary offices. Focusing on Canada’s major urban centres, the company has followed a growth by acquisition strategy that has reinforced its revenue and cash flow.

While… Read More

Buy these REITs for growth and income

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $40.51 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 92.7 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www. alliedreit.com) owns 157 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Most of those properties are classified as Class I.. Read More