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Benj Gallander Lanesborough REIT LRT.UN-X COMMENT Aug 16, 2012

Loved the REIT sector a few years ago. He watched this one a little bit but it didn’t fit into his qualifications. When you have a sector that is in a recovery mode and you have some that are not only laggards but are real dogs, you have to take a really strong look at financial statements to see why.

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