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DREAM OFFICE REIT $24.75 (Toronto symbol D.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-365-3535; www.dream.ca/office; Units outstanding: 60.1 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%) owns and manages 38 office and retail properties in major Canadian cities. Altogether, they comprise 7.4 million square feet of leaseable space. This includes three projects now under development. The REIT’s overall occupancy rate is 91.8%. In early 2016, the REIT launched a three-year strategic plan to push up its unit price. That strategy includes selling non-essential properties in order to realize their full market value. As part of its plan, Dream has now sold roughly $3.2 billion in properties. It used $1.8 billion of the proceeds to pay down its high-interest debt. It also bought back $1.1 billion of its outstanding units. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the REIT’s overall revenue dropped 47.9%, to $68.0 million from $130.4 million a year earlier. Cash flow per share fell 24.5%, to $0.40 from $0.53. The declines reflect the sale of…