You can depend on these high-yield REITs

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Allied Properties REIT and RioCan REIT both continue to focus on Canada’s top markets. All in all, each trust remains attractive thanks to its high-quality properties and tenants. ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $17.23, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 10.5%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 199 office buildings and 13 properties under development, mainly in major Canadian cities. With the January 2023 payment, Allied raised your monthly distribution by 2.9%. The new annual rate of $1.80 a unit yields a high 10.5%. Allied’s revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2023, rose 4.1%, to $136.1 million from $130.8 million a year earlier. However, due to higher interest expenses, its cash flow decreased by 3.3%, to $82.2 million from $85.1 million a year earlier. With more shares outstanding, cash flow per unit decreased by 3.0%, to $0.588 from $0.606. The REIT has now completed the sale of its three datacentres in downtown Toronto for…