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Q: Your thoughts on latest quarter for MRG.UN please. I have owned it for about a dozen years and like the higher yield I get than from other residential reits I own, which seems based not on risk but perhaps on large ownership position by morguard corp - do you agree? Can you explain how they can have a payout ratio below 50% when we are told that reits must payout the bulk of their cash flows or risk paying corporate taxes. And with their payout ratio having been much lower than most other reits for years can you further explain what they have been doing with these funds that they haven’t been forwarding on to shareholders. The dividend growth has been modest and sporadic and I don’t recall that many acquisitions or significant buybacks. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Geoff on November 06, 2024
Q: Can you provide your input on these REITS ?
Please sort them for buying first to least preferred.

Also, suggest which of these you wouldn't buy, if any ? and why ?
Read Answer Asked by Jabs on July 19, 2024
Q: Would appreciate your comments on their just-released quarter financials. Dividend back over 5% after this day's drop. Payout ratio of about 43%. I am wanting to own residential, but have been put off by the low dividends from most. This one is now looking good to me, but do you see any red flags here? Are there any others you might suggest (but please, with a reasonable dividend!)
Thanks!
Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on February 14, 2024
Q: Greetings:
It has been some time since a question has been asked about MRG.UN. I am looking for a replacement when my Tricon shares are taken from me!!!! Would you be so kind as to give me your opinion on: Growth expected, growth if any --past two years, even though price fell with advance in interest rates, analysts covering it. They have recently put an NCIB in place. Anything else you might think of. Multiple X cash flow. Any chance of a takeout? How does it compare to MRC and MRT.UN. Thanks, Ben.
Read Answer Asked by BEN on January 29, 2024
Q: Would you please provide an updated view of MRC and its constituent companies. I bought many years ago hoping to see an improvement in the BV ratio. Given the high level of insider ownership is there one company more likely to get taken out? Take question credits as appropriate.
Read Answer Asked by Jim on January 17, 2023
Q: In my non-registered account, I have had small holdings in MRG.UN and NWH.UN for years, as well as larger holdings in ZRE and FIE. I was wondering if I should consider selling all four and splitting the proceeds between GRT.UN, CAR.UN, CPX, and SLF. I am looking for income but would also like some capital appreciation.
What do you think? Note that I also hold ZRE and FIE in my RRSP and plan to keep both in that account. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Kim on September 22, 2022
Q: Hello 5i Team
Thank you for the new update on Interrent REIT.
Reviewing the new report on Interrent REIT, the Peer Relative Evaluation section compares Interrent against ten REITs, however only two of the ten REITs (CAR.UN & NVU.UN) are in the residential apartment sector.
1 - Please comment on how companies are selected for the Peer Relative Evaluation section.
2 - Would it be more appropriate to compare Interrent against the major residential apartment REITs (BEI.UN, CAR.UN, KMP.UN, MI.UN, MRG.UN, NVU.UN) than to the Office, Industrial, Retail REIT section?
3 - Also given NVU.UN is subject to a takeover, is this a reasonable comparison?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on July 21, 2020
Q: What is your opinion and outlook on the above noted REITs? Is now a good time to buy? If you where to get into REITs now what order would you put the above companies in?
Read Answer Asked by Frank on May 28, 2020
Q: Does you portfolio allocation as referred to country investment recognize that some companies despite designated as domestic (Canadian) have and derive significant income from abroad ?
Therefore these are more diversified by the location as it appears in the Portfolio Analytics summaries.Basically the summary understates the total portfolio diversification by the country .I give the two above companies as an example but there are more companies to which this would apply.
Read Answer Asked by Miroslaw on May 27, 2020
Q: These 4 have been beaten badly , way more than the TSX drop. What do you think about their prospects to go bankrupt ? Can you rank them from the lowest to highest risk ?
which ones will have their cash affected more ?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Alejandro (Alex) on March 26, 2020
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. I have held this apartment REIT for some time with about 7% capital loss. The distribution is quite low so that is not helping my overall return either. Disappointing in that Apartment REITS have been generally doing well. Any hope the Morguard management team will get some better returns for the REIT shareholders. Perhaps a recent purchase of a luxury Chicago building is an indicator of better things to come? Hold (patiently) or sell? Thanks.
Gerald
Read Answer Asked by Gerald on January 17, 2020
Q: I would like to add one of AP.UN, MRG.UN, or SMU.UN to my REIT holdings. Can you rank them in terms of which one will likely provide the best combined return (on yield and growth) for a three year hold? Or if there others I should also consider? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Victor on May 21, 2019
Q: I would like to invest in a REIT geared toward residential apartment rentals and have narrowed it down to CAR.UN and MRG.UN. With a smaller market cap and lower payout ratio, would you agree MRG.UN has a larger runway for growth?
Thanks,
Curtis Q
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on May 08, 2019
Q: I have the above Reits which I would like to consolidate into much smaller number. Appreciate your opinion on your preference of which ones I should keep/switch to, based on expectation of total return over 3-5 years period.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Saad on January 15, 2019
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