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Q: Hi guys

Thanks for all you great information.
I have held both Morguard Corp (both MRC and MRG.UN) and Mainstreet Equity for quite a time period and done quite well in both, more than doubling my initial investment.
All these stocks have always traded at substantial discounts to net asset value, which has given me downside risk protection, and at one time I thought they might trade closer to NAV. In the past year I have heard from multiple BNN guests that Rai Sahi who runs Morguard, and apparently owns more than 50% of Morguard, could pay much more attention to delivering shareholder value, including moving the share price closer to NAV. So my question is, looking 5 years out, which company, MRC or MEQ, do you feel: 1) has better MGMT, 2) is in the better real estate sector to deliver value and 3) is most likely to see the share price come closer to NAV. A last question would be do you think either company is likely to receive an offer and be taken over by another REIT or pension fund, and if so would it be at NAV or above?

Thanks in advance

Stuart
Read Answer Asked by Stuart on January 22, 2020
Q: Hi guys
This recent option exercise at Mainstreet does not seem to be in the interests of shareholders other than Bob Dhillon.
http://reitreport.ca/mainstreet-announces-exercise-of-stock-options/

Your thoughts? Is it anything less than standard? I would see less issues if other directors had also been involved but it would appear to involve just the principle owner of stock.

I have held Mainstreet for quite a while. Other than a sale of the company, is there anything else that could move the stock price closer to book value?

I also own Moreguard and am considering selling MEQ for Moreguard - your thoughts.

Thanks guys
Read Answer Asked by Stuart on March 04, 2019
Q: In a previous question in March you answered that MEQ was a much more expensive stock then Boardwalk BEI-un. MEQs book value was .5 at the time vs a .7 from Boardwalk. How did you make that judgement that MEQ was much more expensive? Since March boardwalk is down 15%, does that make it significantly less expensive then MEQ at the moment?

Also is it safe to assume IIP.un has pretty much has the same strategy as MEQ albeit an Eastern Canada concentration? Its book value is 1.1 vs a .6 from MEQ. Its ROE is significantly better then MEQ but P/E ratios are roughly the same? Does that justify the lower book value of MEQ or am I looking at things wrong?

What are your 3 favorite stocks in the real estate market.

thanks
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on September 11, 2017
Q: Would you be kind enough to rank these companies as to your current preference & explain why? How does the insider ownership play a factor? Would the long term chart comparisons, figure into your decision? With interest rates possibly moving up in the USA & the Canadian real estate mkt. rather extended & a Federal budget on our doorstep, your comments greatly appreciated. Thanks for the hard work. Ken
Read Answer Asked by Ken on March 16, 2017
Q: Regarding MEQ. Could I get your thoughts on this company. If I recall correctly its a play on multi family housing in western Canada. How does their valuation look against say Boardwalk. Why don't they pay a dividend? If they were to pay a dividend on the same payout as boardwalk what would the yield look like.

Thanks, Rob
Read Answer Asked by Rob on April 26, 2016
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