Federal Realty (FRT) is poised to ride the growth curve on its properties' upscale locations with well-off communities and favorable demographics. Efforts to diversify its portfolio and strengthen its mixed-use assets, backed by a solid balance sheet, seem encouraging for long-term growth. However, higher e-commerce adoption and the choppiness in the job market raise concerns. What's Aiding Federal Realty? Federal Realty owns properties in the first-ring suburbs of the nine major metropolitan markets of the ...