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Q: I own grt, smu and dir. I notice that dir and grt are up very strongly today (so far) coinciding with the take-out of smu (announced today). I know you don't give personal advise, however, in principle, do you think it might be time to sell dir and especially grt while their share prices are inflated because of this take out? Perhaps buy them back later when their prices come back down?
Read Answer Asked by arnold on November 07, 2022
Q: Just read that SUMMIT is being taken over. Fortunate enough to own both Summit & Dream Industrial in my TFSA along with HOM-UN-T and TCN along with Interent, Killam . Thinking ahead what would you suggest I replace SMU with in the Cdn Reit space?
Thanks David
Read Answer Asked by David on November 07, 2022
Q: Hi There,
I am considering taking up a position in either DIR.UN or TSU.
After TSU's recent run up, which of the two would be your preference for a 3-5 year hold at current levels?
Additionally, in your opinion, what is the likelihood the the federal government will change the tax rules around REITS in the short term?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Kevin on November 07, 2022
Q: Thanks for the recent report on DIR.UN.

What is the current FFO payout ratio, and is it sustainable in a prolonged stagflationary environment should it occur ?

I was thinking of pairing this REIT with something in the Self Storage sector such as LSI. Would this be a good plan, or is there a better REIT pairing ?

In general, I thought REITs overall would be performing better in this current bout of inflation. Is it all about interest rates?
Read Answer Asked by James on November 03, 2022
Q: Hi 5i
I see you've added DIR.UN to the reports. That's good news.
I bought Dream Ind. 6 years ago because of your OK comments about Dream at that time. I'm up just over 100% and have nice dividends. So thank you very much Peter.
Do you have any other industrial reits that you feel are OK ?
Thx for your hard work
Gerry
Read Answer Asked by Gerry on November 02, 2022
Q: I have these Equities in a RIF Account and I would like to add cash I have available. Please let me know your preferences and maybe your reasons if possible.
Thank you as always.
Albert
Read Answer Asked by ALBERT on October 13, 2022
Q: This has really sold off, but from what I hear the industrial sector is doing really strong/there is a lot of demand and not much supply (at least in Canada).

Is this general market weakness or is there something else going on? Do they say if a lot of their debt is fixed rate or floating/are they getting crushed by higher rates? I though most real estate managers used mostly fixed rate.

What do you think of it at this price?
Read Answer Asked by Max on September 26, 2022
Q: I am looking at your answer to evaluating investment quality of REITS in which you note three important ratios to consider - Interest coverage ratio (EBITDA/interest of 3X or higher)), debt to equity - below 1.0x) and NOI or net operating income. I see you give EBIT margin and Net Profit margin in your company profiles but I was wondering if it was possible to calculate NOI from these tables. Are there any other important ratios one could use to compare various REITS. Finally, how would you rank the three REITS I have noted here. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Sue on September 08, 2022
Q: I currently own these two REITs and they have, as expected, performed very poorly in 2022 - both down more than 30% YTD. Against the backdrop of continuing rising interest rate would it be advisable to take the losses and exit the REIT sector for now?

At present prime is at 4.7% (and continues to rise, latest rumour is another 0.75% or even 1% increase), while GRT.UN yields 4.2% and DIR.UN yields about 6% these two REITs are hardly enticing investments. What is your advice on this situation? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on September 07, 2022
Q: Hi. could you please rank these REITs in order of safest business model during a recession and relative security of distribution. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Gary on September 01, 2022
Q: I have never owned a REIT but started looking at a couple. In doing so I realized that I really don’t know what to evaluate in a REIT (beyond type of asset - land, commercial, residential, specialty) and things I normally see as red flags may not be here. Can you tell me a few of the most important fundamentals to look at when comparing REITS (negatives to watch out for specifically, and positive indicators). For example my initial concerns were steady increases on common shares outstanding (seems acceptable and typical of all REITS) and what debt levels are acceptable. If you could tag your favourite REITS today I would appreciate. I have only looked at LAND and IIPR so far.
Read Answer Asked by Dan on August 30, 2022
Q: Hi, I own the three REIT's, I wanted to sell one or two, which would you recommend as having the best potential over the next five years.

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Kim on August 17, 2022
Q: Thank you for answering my question on NAV.
The unanswered part of the question is "of the 3 is DIR.un still your favourite. Lastly please rank by risk."
Read Answer Asked by Jeff on August 09, 2022
Q: I am wondering about the NAV for DIR.un as the company reported an updated value of $16.64 last week with its Q2. How often does a REIT update its own numbers for this as a rule? I note it trades at a 25% discount to this number now whereas a year ago it traded at a premium to NAV.

What comparable NAV numbers would SMU.un and GRT.un have and of the 3 is DIR.un still your favourite. Lastly please rank by risk.

Read Answer Asked by Jeff on August 09, 2022
Q: I'm considering taking tax losses. Which of these would you consider moving on from or selling and getting back into at a later date.

I'm an income investor with a long term horizon and have apparently have passed the iron gut test.

Read Answer Asked by Robert on August 08, 2022
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