Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, October 9th: Clipper Realty (CLPR) : This real estate investment trust which specializes in acquiring, owning, repositioning, operating and managing asset, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 43.6% over the last 60 days. This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 6.6%, compared with the industry average of 4.3%. United Microelectronics (U ...