How Do You Find the Best Canadian REITs?

How Do You Find the Best Canadian REITs?

Look for Canadian REITs that focus on ‘investment inputs’ as well as ‘investment outputs’ especially in 2024’s higher interest rate environment. They should also meet these 9 key criteria.
Top-quality Canadian REITs are among the highest-yielding real estate investments. That’s because many REITs hold high-quality, non-depleting… Read More

Hold off on new buying

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $15.83, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a 4.7% yield.
The… Read More

REIT yields are currently very attractive

Higher interest rates in Canada, the U.S. and many other parts of the world have made high-yielding securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), much less appealing compared to bonds for income-seeking investors. In fact, over the past two years or so, ETFs focused on… Read More

This REIT ETF is a hold

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $16.23, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index. Investors pay an MER of 0.61%, and the fund gives you a high 5.1%… Read More

REIT spinoff will unlock Leon’s value

In the past few years, several big Canadian retailers, including Loblaw and Canadian Tire, have unlocked the hidden value of their real estate holdings by setting up publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Shares of furniture retailer Leon’s rose 10% after it announced its own… Read More