AvalonBay
AvalonBay Communities owns a portfolio of 295 apartment communities with almost 90,000 units and is developing 20 additional properties with approximately 7,300 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties in major metropolitan areas of New England, New York/New Jersey, Washington, D.C., California, and the Pacific Northwest.www.avaloncommunities.com
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Sep 25, 2026
Robert CroakHOST
Even the merger activity tells the story.
Robert CroakHOST
Avalon Bay and Equity Residential agreed in May to a $69 billion combination, partly to lean less on the expensive debt that is bringing them all down as we speak.
Robert CroakHOST
So Austin, a lot of numbers there, a lot of scary things happening.
Robert CroakHOST
What does this mean for you and your money?
Michael GarzaHOST
Welcome back to the REIT Report.
Michael GarzaHOST
Today we're looking at Equity Residential, ticker symbol EQR, one of the biggest apartment REITs in the United States.
Michael GarzaHOST
Equity Residential is not a flashy REIT.
Michael GarzaHOST
It does not own casinos, cell towers, data centers, or warehouses.
Michael GarzaHOST
It owns apartments, man.
Michael GarzaHOST
The downside is that these markets can also come with more regulation.
Michael GarzaHOST
higher expenses, political pressure around rent affordability, and slower population growth compared to some of the Sunbelt markets.
Michael GarzaHOST
So right away, equity residential is a quality apartment REIT, but it is not risk-free.
Steve EismanHOST
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Steve EismanHOST
the, the, I buy AvalonBay-
George NobleGUEST
Correct
Steve EismanHOST
... like as, as example.
Jody ChapnickGUEST
And we grew our REAP in the 90s.
Jody ChapnickGUEST
So we had individual properties and we just created a platform, rolled them all together, I traded on the American Stock Exchange, sold out in 2002 to Sam Zell Equity Residential.
Jody ChapnickGUEST
You really don't want to be on the other side of a trade of Sam Zell, but I lucked out and we sold our company for about $500 million back in 2002, which is a lot of money.
Jody ChapnickGUEST
We did an IPO for 30 million, we did a secondary for 70 million, and things worked out, so we sold it off.