CAPREIT Acquires Apartment Portfolio in Calgary Alberta

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 31, 2013) - Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust ("CAPREIT") (TSX:CAR.UN) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a luxury apartment portfolio in Calgary, Alberta, consisting of three mid-rise buildings totaling 114 residential suites and three commercial units. The purchase price for the property was approximately $25.3 million, satisfied by the assumption of existing mortgages of approximately $11.1 million bearing an effective weighted average interest rate at 4.24% and weighted average term to maturity of 1.6 years, with the balance funded from CAPREIT's Acquisition and Operating credit facility.

The property is located in downtown Calgary and is close to all major services including shopping, restaurants, parks, libraries and Calgary's LRT transit system.

"We continue to grow our Calgary portfolio by purchasing properties close to our existing portfolio and leveraging our management presence in the city to capture cost synergies and economies of scale," commented Thomas Schwartz, President and CEO.

About CAPREIT

As one of Canada's largest residential landlords, CAPREIT is a growth-oriented investment trust owning interests in 37,998 residential units, comprising 34,628 residential suites and 14 manufactured home communities comprising 3,370 land lease sites located in and near major urban centres across Canada. For more information about CAPREIT, its business and its investment highlights, please refer to our website at www.capreit.net and our public disclosure, which can be found under our profile at www.sedar.com.

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