** Janney upgrades real estate investment trust (REIT)
Community Healthcare Trust Inc CHCT.N to 'buy'
** Brokerage raises fair value est to $44 from $39
** New fair value implies an upside of ~12% on last close
** "We like CHCT's business model and management team" -
Janney
** Says ~91% of co's properties were leased by Sept. 30
** Adds co has investments in 161 properties and mortgages
totaling ~3.5 mln sq ft
** YTD, stock is up ~10%, as of last close
(Reporting by Anirban Chakroborti in Bengaluru)
((Anirban.Chakroborti@thomsonreuters.com;))