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Biggest proxy for the Canadian REIT market. Great assets, executes well. Over time, their strategic decisions get sideswiped. Occupancy issues, but they're improving. Dynamic for retail is not great, AMZN stole many lunches. Canadian consumer is tapped out, interest rates still high.
You'll probably be OK, but he'd buy a couple of names ahead of this one. He owns SRU.UN instead, anchored by WMT.
Still a REIT giant. Leads in the retail-focused, mixed-property use. Definitely impacted by The Bay situation. Retail weakness over next 6-12 months could be an issue.
Saw 96% retail occupancy in Q4, and 1.5% rental growth. Pressure from e-commerce. Issued debt in January to bolster balance sheet, debt is still manageable. Rate cuts could continue to spark leasing demand. Yield is 6%, cash machine for income lovers. Still reliable.
Short term, he's constructive, likely more upside, a yield beneficiary. Medium term, might be one of the largest REITs in Canada, but one one of the smaller investors compared to pension plans, for example. Buying and developing assets is complex, expensive, and fraught with uncertainty. Fragile profile, despite good yield and recent rally.