Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust Announces August 2017 Distribution

TORONTO, ON --(Marketwired - August 16, 2017) - Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust ("CREIT") (TSX: REF.UN) today announced its August 2017 monthly distribution in the amount of 15.58 cents per unit (C$1.87 annualized). The August distribution will be payable on September 15, 2017 to Unitholders of record as at August 31, 2017.

CREIT is a real estate investment trust focused on accumulating and aggressively managing a portfolio of high-quality real estate assets and delivering the benefits of real estate ownership to Unitholders. The primary benefit is a reliable and, over time, increasing monthly cash distribution. CREIT owns a diversified portfolio of retail, industrial and office properties.