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 high interest rates raise concerns.What’s Aiding FRT?Federal Realty owns properties in the first-ring suburbs of the nine major metropolitan markets of the United States, mainly in ...