Pure Multi-Family REIT LP (RUF.U-X)

They own apartments in the U.S. sunbelt like Dallas. They've done a good job of executing. The recent rogue takeover attempt did lead to a positive thing--the company has formed a committee to facilitate a possible sale. They own some good properties, but the stock is now expensive. Their last numbers were good. They raised rents and have few vacancies. But it's speculative now and you could lose.

(A Top Pick May 25/17 Up 4%). On Monday this week a US company said it has put a bid out for the company. The price is rumoured at $9.70 Canadian. He is one of the largest shareholders in this company. The largest shareholder group is encouraging management to engage in the offer.

Has a $7.25 target. We need rentals, which is where its cash flow comes from. Sustainable 6.3% yield. He hadn't heard of breaking news that Electra America proposes to acquire Pure at US$7.59 (CDN$9.79) per share.

Do you see any dividend increases? They had a couple of soft quarters. He thinks the easy money in the US is gone. He thinks they have the funding to expand and it trades at good value. There is no ability to go higher. Would stand pat.

Their asset class is one of the more coveted by institutions, because they are a form of lower income housing. Apartments, versus home ownership, is where a lot of people are migrating as people can’t get approval for mortgages. As a result, there has been significant rental growth in the US market, and homeownership continues to be at a multi-decade low. Hopefully that starts to reverse course, but in the interim, there is a lot of momentum for US apartments. Prefers Equity Residential (EQR-N). Dividend yield of 6%.

They report differently and more conservatively than other REITs and he believes the stock got hit inordinately. It will come back. One quarter does not change the business outlook. Don’t panic out of this. It will recover.

A multifamily REIT of Class A rentals in the US in the Sunbelt. The majority of assets are in Texas, one of the fastest-growing states in the US. Rental prices have been going up. Recently announced a couple of acquisitions in Arizona. Good management. Dividend yield of 5.4%. (Analysts’ price target is $7.25.)

(A Top Pick Feb 3/16. Up 46%.) This got a little extra kick because of the Milestone REIT transaction. Milestone was a similar REIT, Texas apartments, and a transaction created a lot of interest in this company. It is no longer a fair value stock as it is trading closer to value now. 4.2% dividend yield.

Mostly Texas and Sunbelt properties. Very high quality apartment blocks. He likes this a lot and continues to think it is good value. Good management and good real estate.

A small-cap apartment REIT, but all the apartments are in the US. The majority are in the Dallas area. You are benefiting from an amazing economy. Dallas is very vibrant and there are a lot of jobs.

(Market Call Minute.) A really undervalued REIT out of the US. Thinks there is significant upside in this. It is going to be hurt a little bit by rates, but the multi-family is going to be the best in this environment.