Now is the time to load upIf you can stomach the near term worries, the yield is now 9.3%. And the housing market? CREA reports that March activity was 2nd highest of all-time, about 25% above the 10-year average. I think peope are way too pessimistic.
BRE has maintained (or increased) it's dividend consistently since it converted to a corp in 2010. Almost 12 years, plus 6 years previous as an income trust, that's a pretty solid track record.