As part of potentially investing in Manulife US REIT, I am writing a set of posts to determine whether this could be an addition to my stock portfolio. In the spirit of trying to be objective (though I already have some bias toward buying the stock), I am going to try to approach this investment decision to buy Manulife US REIT with a blank slate. I will try to let the REIT speak for itself, and at the end of the day determine if it’s worth the addition. What is Manulife US REIT Manulife US REIT has assets in 5 places – Figueroa, Michelson, Peachtree, Plaza and Exchange. Also read: Capitaland’s sale of 20 China malls Their 3Q2017 presentation slides does not include Exchange as it was recently acquired. At 30 Sept 2017, the value of their investment properties stood at US$975m. I find this a comfortable size as it’s not too ......