Investment Q&A

Q: Results look good. In my opinion I see 4 important tailwinds. 1. Credit tightening- making it more difficult for home ownership. 2. Housing shortage. 3. Interest rate peaking- improve margins in time, and re accelerate growth 4. Pricing power- ability pass rent increases on. Does this cover them or did I miss any others. Where do you see this company 3-5 years from now. Full purchase make sense at this time?

Q: Your thoughts on the quater please.

Thanks

Q: Hi Gang
Would you buy Slate at this time
Thanks Mike B

Q: Can you explain Dreams announcement at the close today. It seems DIR has done a bought deal of 12.5M shares at a price of $14.20 (a little below todays close) to raise money which they will then use to buy back 12.5M A class preferred shares? This is a confusing one, why would they do this? Also will this hurt the regular DIR share price since its diluting the shares? Would you buy or is this a bad move? Thx

Q: earnings didn't look great. Thoughts? What does future look like? Is this a one off?

Q: I noticed that Brookfield DTLA, a BAM subsidiary, has defaulted on a series of office building morgages with their preferred dropping from $30 to $0.50. Also I have read frequently that Brookfield's financial structure is highly integrated and complex.
Do you see see any risk here or should I maintain my position. Thanks

Q: Your thoughts on H & R as a long term hold for income, thanks

Q: Could you please provide your thoughts on the latest quarterly report from Allied Properties. Is the fair value loss of $78 million on investment properties and investment properties held for sale a paper loss at this point only to be realized after a sale? Thanks.

Q: Hello
Could you comment on REAL earnings?
Once the dark cloud of interest rate hikes subside it appears REAL may grow again, at least that is what management seem to be saying? Do they have enough cash to to holdout until then?

Many thanks for your expertise
Stephane

Q: Hi,

Your opinion on Allied's latest results ?

Thanks

Q: So NWH.UN announced a successful debenture issue today which will have the effect of reducing interest expense. On the surface this seems like good news, but I am wondering why someone would buy it. The interest rate is lower than the dividend yield and the convertible price is still about $2 higher than currently trading. I can see buying this if you were convinced there was going to be a dividend cut, but I doubt that will be the case at least in the near term given managements stated recent focus. What am I missing? Why would someone buy this debenture? I am an income investor and have a 2% weighting and am thinking of increasing it to 5%…..if I can figure out an answer to my question. Would you be ok with a 5% weighting in this stock under these circumstances?

Thanks in advance. Love the service.

Q: I have this as very small percentage of porfolio. Is there any hope or reasons to hold it or else take the tax loss and move to more attractive risk/reward. Could it recover well in a lower rates environment?
Thank you.

Q: REFI Although its exceptionally high distribution exceeds its current cash flow, this firm seems to otherwise be a decent turnaround possibility. What are your thoughts?

Q: I heard from a recent analyst that there is a lack of single family homes in the USA ? In the last 3 months, DFH has been on the move. What do you think of this stock or any other that might be worth looking at ?

Q: I am considering adding this stock to my portfolio in a size that would be about 3% of the total. I have not held and real estate for a while and this would be a first step back into that segment. Your views on Granite please and what are 3 other real estate alternatives and how do you rank them vs Granite. Take as many question credits as appropriate.

Q: I am down 35% in NWH.UN. Would you suggest holding or selling? Please provide your analysis for your suggestion.

Q: It has been a while since any questions on INO.UN. I have held it for a long time, but now am sitting with a 50% loss. I am reluctant to sell at this price and also lose the current high yield. Do you think this company will survive or should it be sold?

Q: I am considering adding some real estate to my portfolio. I expect interest rates to remain relatively steady or drop slightly over the next two years. Do you think now is a good time to purchase a REIT or is there more potential downside as the interest rates on their debt resets higher as the debt matures? I am specifically looking at residential real estate companies. Of the above companies which one or two do you prefer and why? Is there a real estate sector you would prefer over residential?

Q: Hi 5i team! Brookfield defaulted again yesterday on a dozen office buildings in Washington DC. In February it was on 2 buildings in Los Angeles. Should we be concerned or is this not material? Thanks

Q: Hello 5i team
Could I have your thoughts on Green Brick Partners please? If you could highlight what you see as positive and negative. If it falls into a growth catagory and if you would buy it right now compared to its peers (Please mention who has better prospects if you feel that way). If so to what weighting would you buy up to?
Thank you
Jeremy