Topic: How To Invest

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, September 29, 2017

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RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $23.93, Toronto symbol REI.UN, owns all or part of 299 shopping centres in Canada. That includes 15 properties now under development. Investors receive a monthly distribution of $0.1175 per unit for an annual rate of $1.41. It yields a high 5.9%. In July 2012, RioCan formed a 50/50 joint venture with ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $39.84, Toronto symbol AP.UN. Their goal was to purchase buildings in urban areas and “intensify” their revenue and cash flow, mainly by adding tenants. RioCan manages the retail portion of these developments, while Allied handles the office portion. One of those projects is the King-Portland Centre in downtown Toronto. The partners announced this month that they will develop the residential portion as condominiums instead of rental units. That’s because the Ontario government has extended rent controls to all apartment buildings, not just those built before 1991. The partners expect to complete this project in the third quarter of 2018. RioCan also announced…