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ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $48 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 109.1 million; Market cap: $5.2 billion; Dividend yield: 3.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 147 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities. Most of the properties are classified as Class I buildings (19th- and early-20th-century industrial buildings now used as office space). Together, they comprise over 11.2 million square feet of leasable space. The REIT’s occupancy rate is 96.7%. With the January 2019 payment, Allied raised its monthly distribution by 2.3%. Investors now receive $0.133 a unit instead of $0.13. The new annual rate of $1.596 yields 3.3%. The REIT continues to grow steadily by acquisition. In 2017, it spent $122.7 million on six properties. In 2018, it spent $143.4 million on 11 more buildings. Due to those new properties, Allied’s revenue rose 4.1% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, to $112.9 million from $107.7 million a year earlier. The REIT’s cash flow…