WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 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 and year ended December 31, 2021:
Full-Year 2021 Financial and Operational Results
Net income was $16.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted shareNAREIT FFO was $65.5 million, or $0.77 per diluted shareCore FFO was $1.06 per diluted shareNet Operating Income (NOI) was $108.4 millionSame-store Multifamily NOI decreased by 1.8% for the year and 0.9% on a cash basis for the yearSame-store Other NOI increased by 0.6% for the year
Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial and Operational Results
Net loss was $6.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted shareNAREIT FFO was $13.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted shareCore FFO was $0.17 per diluted shareNOI was $29.1 millionSame-store Multifamily NOI increased by 4.2% year-over-year and 8.0% on a cash basisEffective new Lease Rate Growth was 8.7%, effective renewal Lease Rate Growth was 8.2%, and effective blended Lease Rate Growth was 8.4% during the quarter for our same-store portfolioRetention increased to 72% compared to 51% in the fourth quarter of 2020 driven by a reduction in move-outs related to home purchases and transfers within our apartment communitiesSame-store Average Occupancy increased 1.9% from the fourth quarter of 2020 to 95.9%, and same-store Ending Occupancy increased 1.7% from the fourth quarter of 2020 to 96.0%Trove stabilized during the fourth quarter and ended the year with occupancy of 94.5%.