Topic: How To Invest

Q: Pat: Please could you give me your advice on Pure Multi-Family REIT LP. Thank you.

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A: Pure Multi-Family REIT LP, $8.45, symbol RUF.UN on the Toronto Venture Exchange (Units outstanding: 66.4 million; Market cap: $652.4 million, www.puremultifamily.com), is a Canadian based, publicly traded REIT that owns U.S. multi-family real estate assets. The REIT first sold units to the public and began trading on the Toronto Venture Exchange at $5.00 in July 2012. Pure Multi focuses on luxury resort-style apartment communities in sunbelt locations such as Dallas, Houston and Phoenix. Those markets rank high for both job and population growth. Pure Multi’s units are dually listed in U.S. dollars (RUF.U) and Canadian dollars (RUF.UN) on the TSX Venture Exchange, to give investors the flexibility of holding units in either currency. Mostly due to acquisitions, Pure Multi’s revenues have risen sharply over the last few years. From the company’s first full year of operations in 2013, revenue has risen from $31.5 million to $76.4 million in 2016. (All figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars.) Cash flow has also…