WASHINGTON, April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (“WashREIT” or the “Company”) (NYSE: WRE), a multifamily REIT with properties in the Washington metro area and the Southeast, reported financial and operating results today for the quarter ended March 31, 2022:
Financial Results
Net loss was $7.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted shareNAREIT FFO was $14.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted shareCore FFO was $0.20 per diluted share
Operational Highlights
Net Operating Income (NOI) was $30.7 millionSame-store multifamily NOI increased by 7.9% compared to the prior year period and is building for the second half of 2022Effective new Lease Rate Growth was 10.0%, effective renewal Lease Rate Growth was 9.2%, and effective blended Lease Rate Growth was 9.5% during the quarter for our same-store portfolioEffective new Lease Rate Growth was 16.0%, effective renewal Lease Rate Growth was 12.5%, and effective blended Lease Rate Growth was 13.8% during the quarter for our Atlanta portfolioFor leases signed thus far in April, we achieved blended effective lease rate growth of 20.5% for our Atlanta portfolio and 11.5% for our same-store portfolioSame-store retention increased to 71% compared to 51% in the first quarter of 2021Same-store multifamily Average Occupancy increased 150 basis points from the first quarter of 2021 to 95.8%Same-store multifamily Ending Occupancy increased 80 basis points from the first quarter of 2021 to 95.7% as of March 31, 2022 and 96.0% as of April 18, 2022
Transformation Update
Expect to close on the acquisition of two multifamily communities in Cobb County, Georgia for a combined purchase price of approximately $178 million in early May, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.