We’re adding this REIT

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CHOICE PROPERTIES REIT $12.48 (Toronto symbol CHP.UN; Units outstanding: 277.2 million; Market cap: $8.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 5.9%; www.enbridge.com) acquired Canadian REIT (old symbol REF.UN), a recommendation of Canadian Wealth Advisor, on May 7, 2018. The merger created Canada’s biggest real estate investment trust: 757 properties for a total of 67.0 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space. Loblaw Companies Ltd. (Toronto symbol L) owns 62% of Choice Properties and is also the REIT’s largest tenant. In the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the combined REIT’s revenue jumped 41.1%, to $294.6 million from $208.8 million a year earlier. Cash flow per unit rose 4.7%, to $0.243 from $0.232. The new REIT’s units trade at a reasonable 15.0 times the forecast 2018 cash flow of $0.83 a unit. Choice currently pays monthly distributions of $0.061667 a unit. The annual distribution rate of $0.74 yields a high 5.9%. Choice Properties REIT is a buy. buy…