IRET Announces Distributions for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018

MINOT, N.D., Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IRET (NYSE: IRET) announced today that its Board of Trustees declared a regular quarterly distribution of $0.07 per share/unit payable on January 16, 2018, to common shareholders and unitholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2018.  This distribution will be the 187th consecutive quarterly distribution paid by IRET since its inception in 1970.

The Board of Trustees also declared a distribution of $0.41866 per share on the 6.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: IRET PRC) payable on January 2, 2018, to holders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2017.  Series C preferred share distributions are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears at an annual rate of $1.65625 per share.

About IRET
IRET focuses on the acquisition, development, redevelopment and management of multifamily communities located primarily in select growth markets.  As of July 31, 2017, IRET owned interests in 130 properties that were held for investment, including 88 multifamily properties consisting of 13,076 units and 42 commercial properties, which includes 29 healthcare properties, containing a total of approximately 2.6 million square feet of leasable space.  IRET's common shares and Series C preferred shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbols: IRET and IRET PRC, respectively).  IRET's press releases and supplemental information are available on its website at www.iretapartments.com or by calling Investor Relations at 701-837-7104.

Contact Information
Matthew Volpano
Senior Vice President – Capital Markets
Phone: 701-837-7104
E-mail: IR@iret.com

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