EQR 10-Q Quarterly Report Sept. 30, 2024 | Alphaminr

EQR 10-Q Quarter ended Sept. 30, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-12252 (Equity Residential)

Commission File Number: 0-24920 (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (Equity Residential)

13-3675988 (Equity Residential)

Illinois (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

36-3894853 (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Two North Riverside Plaza , Chicago , Illinois 60606

( 312 ) 474-1300

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest,
$0.01 Par Value (Equity Residential)

EQR

New York Stock Exchange

7.57% Notes due August 15, 2026
(ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

N/A

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Equity Residential Yes No

ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Equity Residential Yes No

ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Equity Residential:

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

l

ERP Operating Limited Partnership:

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Equity Residential

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Equity Residential Yes No

ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes No

The number of EQR Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value, outstanding on October 28, 2024 was 379,429,476 .


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 of Equity Residential and ERP Operating Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “EQR” mean Equity Residential, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to “ERPOP” mean ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP. The following chart illustrates the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s corporate structure:

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EQR is the general partner of, and as of September 30, 2024 owned an approximate 97.0% ownership interest in, ERPOP. The remaining 3.0% interest is owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of ERPOP, EQR has exclusive control of ERPOP’s day-to-day management. Management operates the Company and the Operating Partnership as one business. The management of EQR consists of the same members as the management of ERPOP.

The Company is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT (“UPREIT”) and EQR contributes all net proceeds from its various equity offerings to ERPOP. In return for those contributions, EQR receives a number of OP Units (see definition below) in ERPOP equal to the number of Common Shares it has issued in the equity offering. The Company may acquire properties in transactions that include the issuance of OP Units as consideration for the acquired properties. Such transactions may, in certain circumstances, enable the sellers to defer in whole or in part, the recognition of taxable income or gain that might otherwise result from the sales. This is one of the reasons why the Company is structured in the manner shown above. Based on the terms of ERPOP’s partnership agreement, OP Units can be exchanged with Common Shares on a one-for-one basis because the Company maintains a one-for-one relationship between the OP Units of ERPOP issued to EQR and the outstanding Common Shares.

The Company believes that combining the reports on Form 10-Q of EQR and ERPOP into this single report provides the following benefits:

enhances investors’ understanding of the Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;

eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership; and

creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.


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The Company believes it is important to understand the few differences between EQR and ERPOP in the context of how EQR and ERPOP operate as a consolidated company. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR’s primary function is acting as the general partner of ERPOP. EQR also issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP. EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from equity offerings by EQR (which are contributed to the capital of ERPOP in exchange for additional partnership interests in ERPOP (“OP Units”) (on a one-for-one Common Share per OP Unit basis) or additional preference units in ERPOP (on a one-for-one preferred share per preference unit basis)), the Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company’s business. These sources include the Operating Partnership’s working capital, net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under its revolving credit facility and/or commercial paper program, the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and partnership interests, and proceeds received from disposition of certain properties and joint venture interests.

Shareholders’ equity, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the Company and those of the Operating Partnership. The limited partners of the Operating Partnership are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s financial statements and as noncontrolling interests in the Company’s financial statements. The noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership’s financial statements include the interests of unaffiliated partners in various consolidated partnerships. The noncontrolling interests in the Company’s financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Operating Partnership level and limited partner OP Unit holders of the Operating Partnership. The differences between shareholders’ equity and partners’ capital result from differences in the equity issued at the Company and Operating Partnership levels.

To help investors understand the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report provides separate consolidated financial statements for the Company and the Operating Partnership; a single set of consolidated notes to such financial statements that includes separate discussions of each entity’s debt, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity or partners’ capital, as applicable; and a combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section that includes discrete information related to each entity.

This report also includes separate Part I, Item 4, Controls and Procedures , sections and separate Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the requisite certifications have been made and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and 18 U.S.C. §1350.

In order to highlight the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, the separate sections in this report for the Company and the Operating Partnership specifically refer to the Company and the Operating Partnership. In the sections that combine disclosure of the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the Company. Although the Operating Partnership is generally the entity that directly or indirectly enters into contracts and joint ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the Company is appropriate because the Company is one business and the Company operates that business through the Operating Partnership.

As general partner with control of ERPOP, EQR consolidates ERPOP for financial reporting purposes, and EQR essentially has no assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Company and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. The separate discussions of the Company and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.


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PART I.

Item 1. Financial Statements of Equity Residential:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

2

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

3

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

5

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

9

Financial Statements of ERP Operating Limited Partnership :

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

11

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

12

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

14

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Capital for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

18

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Equity Residential and ERP Operating Limited Partnership

20

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

38

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

48

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

48

PART II.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

49

Item 1A. Risk Factors

49

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

49

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

49

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

49

Item 5. Other Information

49

Item 6. Exhibits

49

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED B ALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands except for share amounts)

(Unaudited)

September 30,

December 31,

2024

2023

ASSETS

Land

$

5,675,037

$

5,581,876

Depreciable property

24,148,043

22,938,426

Projects under development

222,055

78,036

Land held for development

65,113

114,300

Investment in real estate

30,110,248

28,712,638

Accumulated depreciation

( 10,386,783

)

( 9,810,337

)

Investment in real estate, net

19,723,465

18,902,301

Investments in unconsolidated entities

359,810

282,049

Cash and cash equivalents

28,610

50,743

Restricted deposits

97,949

89,252

Right-of-use assets

458,673

457,266

Other assets

257,314

252,953

Total assets

$

20,925,821

$

20,034,564

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities:

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

1,633,414

$

1,632,902

Notes, net

5,945,670

5,348,417

Line of credit and commercial paper

786,561

409,131

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

165,787

87,377

Accrued interest payable

50,633

65,716

Lease liabilities

306,119

311,640

Other liabilities

294,543

272,596

Security deposits

74,350

69,178

Distributions payable

263,425

259,231

Total liabilities

9,520,502

8,456,188

Commitments and contingencies

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

351,803

289,248

Equity:

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $ 0.01 par value;
100,000,000 shares authorized; 343,100 shares issued and
outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and
745,600 shares issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2023

17,155

37,280

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $ 0.01 par value;
1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 379,354,738 shares issued
and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and
379,291,417
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023

3,794

3,793

Paid in capital

9,584,539

9,601,866

Retained earnings

1,244,953

1,437,185

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

3,534

5,704

Total shareholders’ equity

10,853,975

11,085,828

Noncontrolling Interests:

Operating Partnership

199,206

202,306

Partially Owned Properties

335

994

Total Noncontrolling Interests

199,541

203,300

Total equity

11,053,516

11,289,128

Total liabilities and equity

$

20,925,821

$

20,034,564

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF O PERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

REVENUES

Rental income

$

2,213,329

$

2,146,464

$

748,348

$

724,067

EXPENSES

Property and maintenance

396,349

391,437

135,221

129,087

Real estate taxes and insurance

320,452

312,607

105,954

102,858

Property management

100,381

90,314

31,412

28,169

General and administrative

48,902

49,135

14,551

14,094

Depreciation

688,041

661,921

237,948

224,736

Total expenses

1,554,125

1,505,414

525,086

498,944

Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties

227,829

127,034

( 165

)

26,912

Interest and other income

26,501

11,296

15,844

7,627

Other expenses

( 59,094

)

( 20,517

)

( 13,971

)

( 4,958

)

Interest:

Expense incurred, net

( 205,762

)

( 200,882

)

( 72,722

)

( 68,891

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

( 5,784

)

( 7,023

)

( 1,948

)

( 3,027

)

Income before income and other taxes, income (loss) from
investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss)
on sales of land parcels

642,894

550,958

150,300

182,786

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

( 925

)

( 892

)

( 290

)

( 258

)

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

( 4,865

)

( 3,847

)

( 1,493

)

( 1,242

)

Net income

637,104

546,219

148,517

181,286

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:

Operating Partnership

( 17,290

)

( 17,174

)

( 4,012

)

( 5,561

)

Partially Owned Properties

( 3,098

)

( 5,299

)

( 1,059

)

( 3,217

)

Net income attributable to controlling interests

616,716

523,746

143,446

172,508

Preferred distributions

( 1,258

)

( 2,318

)

( 356

)

( 773

)

Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares

( 1,444

)

Net income available to Common Shares

$

614,014

$

521,428

$

143,090

$

171,735

Earnings per share – basic:

Net income available to Common Shares

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

378,718

378,614

378,756

378,853

Earnings per share – diluted:

Net income available to Common Shares

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

390,688

391,135

391,026

391,351

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIO NS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Comprehensive income:

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

148,517

$

181,286

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

( 3,989

)

4,514

( 3,989

)

460

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
income

1,819

3,132

609

931

Other comprehensive income (loss)

( 2,170

)

7,646

( 3,380

)

1,391

Comprehensive income

634,934

553,865

145,137

182,677

Comprehensive (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

( 20,330

)

( 22,712

)

( 4,980

)

( 8,822

)

Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interests

$

614,604

$

531,153

$

140,157

$

173,855

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEM ENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation

688,041

661,921

Amortization of deferred financing costs

5,784

7,023

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt

3,823

2,815

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments

1,811

3,123

Amortization of right-of-use assets

11,320

9,572

Write-off of pursuit costs

1,905

2,739

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities

4,865

3,847

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return on capital

446

436

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

( 227,829

)

( 127,034

)

Realized (gain) loss on investment securities

1,316

( 1,511

)

Unrealized (gain) loss on investment securities

( 19,880

)

( 4,461

)

Compensation paid with Company Common Shares

26,781

26,948

Changes in assets and liabilities:

(Increase) decrease in other assets

5,551

11,887

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

71,360

71,334

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

( 15,083

)

( 18,791

)

Increase (decrease) in lease liabilities

( 3,363

)

( 1,077

)

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

20,258

( 7,024

)

Increase (decrease) in security deposits

5,172

558

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,219,382

1,188,524

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Investment in real estate – acquisitions

( 1,320,592

)

( 324,497

)

Investment in real estate – development/other

( 90,718

)

( 60,179

)

Capital expenditures to real estate

( 230,107

)

( 229,763

)

Non-real estate capital additions

( 1,572

)

( 1,457

)

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development

( 10,697

)

( 9,579

)

Proceeds from disposition of real estate, net

360,850

191,718

Investments in unconsolidated entities – acquisitions

( 31,286

)

( 989

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other

( 48,360

)

( 34,076

)

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return of capital

1,409

15

Purchase of investment securities and other investments

( 2,500

)

Proceeds from sale of investment securities

7,457

2,952

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

( 1,363,616

)

( 468,355

)

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Debt financing costs

$

( 5,307

)

$

( 4,106

)

Mortgage notes payable, net:

Proceeds

572,896

Lump sum payoffs

( 932,598

)

Scheduled principal repayments

( 2,400

)

( 554

)

Notes, net:

Proceeds

597,954

Line of credit and commercial paper:

Line of credit proceeds

198,000

Line of credit repayments

( 198,000

)

Commercial paper proceeds

8,610,430

4,393,568

Commercial paper repayments

( 8,233,000

)

( 4,025,887

)

Proceeds from (payments on) settlement of derivative instruments

( 3,989

)

25,169

Finance ground lease principal payments

( 2,158

)

( 1,995

)

Proceeds from Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

2,830

2,591

Proceeds from exercise of options

17,315

11,474

Common Shares repurchased and retired

( 38,474

)

Redemption of Preferred Shares

( 20,125

)

Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares

( 1,444

)

Other financing activities, net

( 52

)

( 37

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 3,737

)

Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

458

9

Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

2

1

Distributions:

Common Shares

( 762,990

)

( 738,584

)

Preferred Shares

( 2,031

)

( 2,319

)

Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

( 23,058

)

( 22,969

)

Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 3,163

)

( 3,536

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

130,798

( 730,614

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits

( 13,436

)

( 10,445

)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period

139,995

137,172

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

$

126,559

$

126,727

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

Cash and cash equivalents

$

28,610

$

39,250

Restricted deposits

97,949

87,477

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

$

126,559

$

126,727

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

$

197,587

$

206,080

Net cash paid (received) for income and other taxes

$

1,097

$

1,035

Real estate acquisitions/dispositions/other:

Mortgage loans assumed

$

$

42,256

Amortization of deferred financing costs:

Investment in real estate, net

$

$

( 211

)

Other assets

$

2,089

$

2,089

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

786

$

2,265

Notes, net

$

2,909

$

2,880

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt:

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

2,126

$

1,129

Notes, net

$

1,697

$

1,686

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments:

Other liabilities

$

( 8

)

$

( 9

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

$

1,819

$

3,132

Write-off of pursuit costs:

Investment in real estate, net

$

401

$

421

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

1,292

$

1,667

Other assets

$

212

$

651

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities:

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

3,927

$

2,909

Other liabilities

$

938

$

938

Realized/unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments:

Other assets

$

$

( 3,749

)

Other liabilities

$

3,989

$

( 765

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

$

( 3,989

)

$

4,514

Investment in real estate – acquisitions:

Investment in real estate, net

$

( 1,307,865

)

$

( 324,497

)

Right-of-use assets

$

( 12,727

)

$

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development:

Investment in real estate, net

$

( 4,308

)

$

( 3,468

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

( 6,389

)

$

( 6,111

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other:

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

( 47,160

)

$

( 32,667

)

Other liabilities

$

( 1,200

)

$

( 1,409

)

Debt financing costs:

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

$

( 4,106

)

Notes, net

$

( 5,307

)

$

Proceeds from (payments on) settlement of derivative instruments:

Other assets

$

$

25,613

Other liabilities

$

( 3,989

)

$

( 444

)

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities initial measurement and reclassifications:

Right-of-use assets

$

$

( 7,105

)

Lease liabilities

$

$

7,105

Non-cash share distribution and other transfers from unconsolidated entities:

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

$

539

Other assets

$

$

( 539

)

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

Non-cash change in Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) balances:

Other assets

$

( 1,362

)

$

33,970

Other liabilities

$

1,959

$

( 66,048

)

Paid in capital

$

( 597

)

$

32,078

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT S OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

PREFERRED SHARES

Balance, beginning of period

$

37,280

$

37,280

$

17,155

$

37,280

Partial redemption of 8.29 % Series K Cumulative Redeemable

( 20,125

)

Balance, end of period

$

17,155

$

37,280

$

17,155

$

37,280

COMMON SHARES, $ 0.01 PAR VALUE

Balance, beginning of period

$

3,793

$

3,784

$

3,791

$

3,790

Conversion of OP Units into Common Shares

2

9

1

7

Exercise of share options

3

2

2

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

1

Common Shares repurchased and retired

( 7

)

Share-based employee compensation expense:

Restricted shares

2

2

Balance, end of period

$

3,794

$

3,797

$

3,794

$

3,797

PAID IN CAPITAL

Balance, beginning of period

$

9,601,866

$

9,476,085

$

9,590,105

$

9,472,628

Common Share Issuance:

Conversion of OP Units into Common Shares

8,232

13,907

3,185

9,250

Exercise of share options

17,312

11,472

10,833

116

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

2,829

2,591

381

467

Share-based employee compensation expense:

Restricted shares

11,753

10,292

2,372

2,349

Share options

2,973

3,904

466

779

ESPP discount

589

481

88

83

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)

( 597

)

32,078

1

31,930

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 900

)

Change in market value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –
Operating Partnership

( 64,541

)

18,613

( 25,483

)

57,736

Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interests ownership in Operating
Partnership

4,123

20,534

2,591

13,719

Balance, end of period

$

9,584,539

$

9,589,057

$

9,584,539

$

9,589,057

RETAINED EARNINGS

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,437,185

$

1,658,837

$

1,357,922

$

1,506,460

Net income attributable to controlling interests

616,716

523,746

143,446

172,508

Common Share distributions

( 767,779

)

( 753,633

)

( 256,059

)

( 251,563

)

Preferred Share distributions

( 1,258

)

( 2,318

)

( 356

)

( 773

)

Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares – cash charge

( 1,444

)

Common Shares repurchased and retired

( 38,467

)

Balance, end of period

$

1,244,953

$

1,426,632

$

1,244,953

$

1,426,632

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Balance, beginning of period

$

5,704

$

( 2,547

)

$

6,914

$

3,708

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative
instruments:

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

( 3,989

)

4,514

( 3,989

)

460

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
income

1,819

3,132

609

931

Balance, end of period

$

3,534

$

5,099

$

3,534

$

5,099

DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding

$

2.025

$

1.9875

$

0.675

$

0.6625

See accompanying notes

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

Balance, beginning of period

$

202,306

$

209,961

$

204,032

$

207,405

Issuance of restricted units to Noncontrolling Interests

2

1

Conversion of OP Units held by Noncontrolling Interests into OP
Units held by General Partner

( 8,234

)

( 13,916

)

( 3,186

)

( 9,257

)

Equity compensation associated with Noncontrolling Interests

13,215

14,205

2,979

3,338

Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

17,290

17,174

4,012

5,561

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

( 23,236

)

( 22,924

)

( 7,361

)

( 7,284

)

Change in carrying value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –
Operating Partnership

1,986

21,878

1,321

19,801

Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interests ownership in Operating
Partnership

( 4,123

)

( 20,534

)

( 2,591

)

( 13,719

)

Balance, end of period

$

199,206

$

205,845

$

199,206

$

205,845

PARTIALLY OWNED PROPERTIES

Balance, beginning of period

$

994

$

( 721

)

$

( 295

)

$

( 4,728

)

Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

3,098

5,299

1,059

3,217

Contributions by Noncontrolling Interests

458

9

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

( 3,215

)

( 3,573

)

( 429

)

( 312

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 2,837

)

Other

( 1,000

)

Balance, end of period

$

335

$

( 1,823

)

$

335

$

( 1,823

)

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ERP OPERATING LI MITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED B ALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

September 30,

December 31,

2024

2023

ASSETS

Land

$

5,675,037

$

5,581,876

Depreciable property

24,148,043

22,938,426

Projects under development

222,055

78,036

Land held for development

65,113

114,300

Investment in real estate

30,110,248

28,712,638

Accumulated depreciation

( 10,386,783

)

( 9,810,337

)

Investment in real estate, net

19,723,465

18,902,301

Investments in unconsolidated entities

359,810

282,049

Cash and cash equivalents

28,610

50,743

Restricted deposits

97,949

89,252

Right-of-use assets

458,673

457,266

Other assets

257,314

252,953

Total assets

$

20,925,821

$

20,034,564

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

Liabilities:

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

1,633,414

$

1,632,902

Notes, net

5,945,670

5,348,417

Line of credit and commercial paper

786,561

409,131

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

165,787

87,377

Accrued interest payable

50,633

65,716

Lease liabilities

306,119

311,640

Other liabilities

294,543

272,596

Security deposits

74,350

69,178

Distributions payable

263,425

259,231

Total liabilities

9,520,502

8,456,188

Commitments and contingencies

Redeemable Limited Partners

351,803

289,248

Capital:

Partners’ Capital:

Preference Units

17,155

37,280

General Partner

10,833,286

11,042,844

Limited Partners

199,206

202,306

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

3,534

5,704

Total partners’ capital

11,053,181

11,288,134

Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

335

994

Total capital

11,053,516

11,289,128

Total liabilities and capital

$

20,925,821

$

20,034,564

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERA TIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

REVENUES

Rental income

$

2,213,329

$

2,146,464

$

748,348

$

724,067

EXPENSES

Property and maintenance

396,349

391,437

135,221

129,087

Real estate taxes and insurance

320,452

312,607

105,954

102,858

Property management

100,381

90,314

31,412

28,169

General and administrative

48,902

49,135

14,551

14,094

Depreciation

688,041

661,921

237,948

224,736

Total expenses

1,554,125

1,505,414

525,086

498,944

Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties

227,829

127,034

( 165

)

26,912

Interest and other income

26,501

11,296

15,844

7,627

Other expenses

( 59,094

)

( 20,517

)

( 13,971

)

( 4,958

)

Interest:

Expense incurred, net

( 205,762

)

( 200,882

)

( 72,722

)

( 68,891

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

( 5,784

)

( 7,023

)

( 1,948

)

( 3,027

)

Income before income and other taxes, income (loss) from
investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss)
on sales of land parcels

642,894

550,958

150,300

182,786

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

( 925

)

( 892

)

( 290

)

( 258

)

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

( 4,865

)

( 3,847

)

( 1,493

)

( 1,242

)

Net income

637,104

546,219

148,517

181,286

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned
Properties

( 3,098

)

( 5,299

)

( 1,059

)

( 3,217

)

Net income attributable to controlling interests

$

634,006

$

540,920

$

147,458

$

178,069

ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME:

Preference Units

$

1,258

$

2,318

$

356

$

773

Premium on redemption of Preference Units

$

1,444

$

$

$

General Partner

$

614,014

$

521,428

$

143,090

$

171,735

Limited Partners

17,290

17,174

4,012

5,561

Net income available to Units

$

631,304

$

538,602

$

147,102

$

177,296

Earnings per Unit – basic:

Net income available to Units

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

Weighted average Units outstanding

389,379

389,991

389,379

390,087

Earnings per Unit – diluted:

Net income available to Units

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

Weighted average Units outstanding

390,688

391,135

391,026

391,351

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIO NS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Comprehensive income:

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

148,517

$

181,286

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

( 3,989

)

4,514

( 3,989

)

460

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
income

1,819

3,132

609

931

Other comprehensive income (loss)

( 2,170

)

7,646

( 3,380

)

1,391

Comprehensive income

634,934

553,865

145,137

182,677

Comprehensive (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests –
Partially Owned Properties

( 3,098

)

( 5,299

)

( 1,059

)

( 3,217

)

Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interests

$

631,836

$

548,566

$

144,078

$

179,460

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STA TEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation

688,041

661,921

Amortization of deferred financing costs

5,784

7,023

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt

3,823

2,815

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments

1,811

3,123

Amortization of right-of-use assets

11,320

9,572

Write-off of pursuit costs

1,905

2,739

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities

4,865

3,847

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return on capital

446

436

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

( 227,829

)

( 127,034

)

Realized (gain) loss on investment securities

1,316

( 1,511

)

Unrealized (gain) loss on investment securities

( 19,880

)

( 4,461

)

Compensation paid with Company Common Shares

26,781

26,948

Changes in assets and liabilities:

(Increase) decrease in other assets

5,551

11,887

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

71,360

71,334

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

( 15,083

)

( 18,791

)

Increase (decrease) in lease liabilities

( 3,363

)

( 1,077

)

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

20,258

( 7,024

)

Increase (decrease) in security deposits

5,172

558

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,219,382

1,188,524

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Investment in real estate – acquisitions

( 1,320,592

)

( 324,497

)

Investment in real estate – development/other

( 90,718

)

( 60,179

)

Capital expenditures to real estate

( 230,107

)

( 229,763

)

Non-real estate capital additions

( 1,572

)

( 1,457

)

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development

( 10,697

)

( 9,579

)

Proceeds from disposition of real estate, net

360,850

191,718

Investments in unconsolidated entities – acquisitions

( 31,286

)

( 989

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other

( 48,360

)

( 34,076

)

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return of capital

1,409

15

Purchase of investment securities and other investments

( 2,500

)

Proceeds from sale of investment securities

7,457

2,952

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

( 1,363,616

)

( 468,355

)

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Debt financing costs

$

( 5,307

)

$

( 4,106

)

Mortgage notes payable, net:

Proceeds

572,896

Lump sum payoffs

( 932,598

)

Scheduled principal repayments

( 2,400

)

( 554

)

Notes, net:

Proceeds

597,954

Line of credit and commercial paper:

Line of credit proceeds

198,000

Line of credit repayments

( 198,000

)

Commercial paper proceeds

8,610,430

4,393,568

Commercial paper repayments

( 8,233,000

)

( 4,025,887

)

Proceeds from (payments on) settlement of derivative instruments

( 3,989

)

25,169

Finance ground lease principal payments

( 2,158

)

( 1,995

)

Proceeds from EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

2,830

2,591

Proceeds from exercise of EQR options

17,315

11,474

OP Units repurchased and retired

( 38,474

)

Redemption of Preference Units

( 20,125

)

Premium on redemption of Preference Units

( 1,444

)

Other financing activities, net

( 52

)

( 37

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 3,737

)

Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

458

9

Contributions – Limited Partners

2

1

Distributions:

OP Units – General Partner

( 762,990

)

( 738,584

)

Preference Units

( 2,031

)

( 2,319

)

OP Units – Limited Partners

( 23,058

)

( 22,969

)

Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 3,163

)

( 3,536

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

130,798

( 730,614

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits

( 13,436

)

( 10,445

)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period

139,995

137,172

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

$

126,559

$

126,727

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

Cash and cash equivalents

$

28,610

$

39,250

Restricted deposits

97,949

87,477

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

$

126,559

$

126,727

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

$

197,587

$

206,080

Net cash paid (received) for income and other taxes

$

1,097

$

1,035

Real estate acquisitions/dispositions/other:

Mortgage loans assumed

$

$

42,256

Amortization of deferred financing costs:

Investment in real estate, net

$

$

( 211

)

Other assets

$

2,089

$

2,089

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

786

$

2,265

Notes, net

$

2,909

$

2,880

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt:

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

2,126

$

1,129

Notes, net

$

1,697

$

1,686

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments:

Other liabilities

$

( 8

)

$

( 9

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

$

1,819

$

3,132

Write-off of pursuit costs:

Investment in real estate, net

$

401

$

421

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

1,292

$

1,667

Other assets

$

212

$

651

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities:

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

3,927

$

2,909

Other liabilities

$

938

$

938

Realized/unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments:

Other assets

$

$

( 3,749

)

Other liabilities

$

3,989

$

( 765

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

$

( 3,989

)

$

4,514

Investment in real estate – acquisitions:

Investment in real estate, net

$

( 1,307,865

)

$

( 324,497

)

Right-of-use assets

$

( 12,727

)

$

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development:

Investment in real estate, net

$

( 4,308

)

$

( 3,468

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

( 6,389

)

$

( 6,111

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other:

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

( 47,160

)

$

( 32,667

)

Other liabilities

$

( 1,200

)

$

( 1,409

)

Debt financing costs:

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

$

( 4,106

)

Notes, net

$

( 5,307

)

$

Proceeds from (payments on) settlement of derivative instruments:

Other assets

$

$

25,613

Other liabilities

$

( 3,989

)

$

( 444

)

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities initial measurement and reclassifications:

Right-of-use assets

$

$

( 7,105

)

Lease liabilities

$

$

7,105

Non-cash share distribution and other transfers from unconsolidated entities:

Investments in unconsolidated entities

$

$

539

Other assets

$

$

( 539

)

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

Non-cash change in Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) balances:

Other assets

$

( 1,362

)

$

33,970

Other liabilities

$

1,959

$

( 66,048

)

Paid in capital

$

( 597

)

$

32,078

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT S OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

PREFERENCE UNITS

Balance, beginning of period

$

37,280

$

37,280

$

17,155

$

37,280

Partial redemption of 8.29 % Series K Cumulative Redeemable

( 20,125

)

Balance, end of period

$

17,155

$

37,280

$

17,155

$

37,280

GENERAL PARTNER

Balance, beginning of period

$

11,042,844

$

11,138,706

$

10,951,818

$

10,982,878

OP Unit Issuance:

Conversion of OP Units held by Limited Partners into OP Units
held by General Partner

8,234

13,916

3,186

9,257

Exercise of EQR share options

17,315

11,474

10,835

116

EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

2,830

2,591

381

467

Share-based employee compensation expense:

EQR restricted shares

11,755

10,294

2,372

2,349

EQR share options

2,973

3,904

466

779

EQR ESPP discount

589

481

88

83

OP Units repurchased and retired

( 38,474

)

Net income available to Units – General Partner

614,014

521,428

143,090

171,735

OP Units – General Partner distributions

( 767,779

)

( 753,633

)

( 256,059

)

( 251,563

)

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)

( 597

)

32,078

1

31,930

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 900

)

Change in market value of Redeemable Limited Partners

( 64,541

)

18,613

( 25,483

)

57,736

Adjustment for Limited Partners ownership in Operating Partnership

4,123

20,534

2,591

13,719

Balance, end of period

$

10,833,286

$

11,019,486

$

10,833,286

$

11,019,486

LIMITED PARTNERS

Balance, beginning of period

$

202,306

$

209,961

$

204,032

$

207,405

Issuance of restricted units to Limited Partners

2

1

Conversion of OP Units held by Limited Partners into OP Units held
by General Partner

( 8,234

)

( 13,916

)

( 3,186

)

( 9,257

)

Equity compensation associated with Units – Limited Partners

13,215

14,205

2,979

3,338

Net income available to Units – Limited Partners

17,290

17,174

4,012

5,561

Units – Limited Partners distributions

( 23,236

)

( 22,924

)

( 7,361

)

( 7,284

)

Change in carrying value of Redeemable Limited Partners

1,986

21,878

1,321

19,801

Adjustment for Limited Partners ownership in Operating Partnership

( 4,123

)

( 20,534

)

( 2,591

)

( 13,719

)

Balance, end of period

$

199,206

$

205,845

$

199,206

$

205,845

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Balance, beginning of period

$

5,704

$

( 2,547

)

$

6,914

$

3,708

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative
instruments:

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

( 3,989

)

4,514

( 3,989

)

460

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
income

1,819

3,132

609

931

Balance, end of period

$

3,534

$

5,099

$

3,534

$

5,099

DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions declared per Unit outstanding

$

2.025

$

1.9875

$

0.675

$

0.6625

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS – PARTIALLY OWNED
PROPERTIES

Balance, beginning of period

$

994

$

( 721

)

$

( 295

)

$

( 4,728

)

Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

3,098

5,299

1,059

3,217

Contributions by Noncontrolling Interests

458

9

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

( 3,215

)

( 3,573

)

( 429

)

( 312

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 2,837

)

Other

( 1,000

)

Balance, end of period

$

335

$

( 1,823

)

$

335

$

( 1,823

)

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.
Business

Equity Residential (“EQR”) is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters, a business that is conducted on its behalf by ERP Operating Limited Partnership (“ERPOP”). EQR is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) formed in March 1993 and ERPOP is an Illinois limited partnership formed in May 1993. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP. Unless otherwise indicated, the notes to consolidated financial statements apply to both the Company and the Operating Partnership.

EQR is the general partner of, and as of September 30, 2024 owned an approximate 97.0 % ownership interest in, ERPOP. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP, but does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company, directly or indirectly through investments in title holding entities, owned all or a portion of 312 properties located in 10 states and the District of Columbia consisting of 84,018 apartment units . The ownership breakdown includes (table does not include any uncompleted development properties):

Properties

Apartment Units

Wholly Owned Properties

297

80,749

Partially Owned Properties – Consolidated

14

3,060

Partially Owned Properties – Unconsolidated

1

209

312

84,018

2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) and certain reclassifications considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.

In preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The balance sheets at December 31, 2023 have been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

For further information, including definitions of capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 .

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Income and Other Taxes

EQR has elected to be taxed as a REIT. This, along with the nature of the operations of its operating properties, resulted in no provision for federal income taxes at the EQR level. In addition, ERPOP generally is not liable for federal income taxes as the partners recognize their allocable share of income or loss in their tax returns; therefore no provision for federal income taxes has been made at the ERPOP level. Historically, the Company has generally only incurred certain state and local income, excise and franchise taxes. The Company has elected taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) status for certain of its corporate subsidiaries and, as a result, these entities will incur both federal and state income taxes on any taxable income of such entities after consideration of any net operating losses.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted final rules that will require certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports. In April 2024, the SEC voluntarily stayed the new rules as a result of pending legal challenges. The new rules include a requirement to disclose material climate-related risks, descriptions of board and management oversight and risk management activities, the material impacts of these risks on a registrant’s strategy, business model and outlook, and any material climate-related targets or goals, as well as material effects and costs of severe weather events and other natural conditions and greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to the stay of the new rules, they would have been effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2025, except for the greenhouse gas emissions disclosures, which would have been effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new rules on its disclosures.

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment to the income tax standards which requires disclosure enhancements and further transparency to certain income tax disclosures, most notably the tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The new standard will be effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2025 and will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

In November 2023, the FASB issued an amendment to the segment reporting standards which requires disclosure for each reportable segment, on an interim and annual basis, of the significant expense categories and amounts that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. Additionally, it requires disclosure of the title and position of the individual or the name of the group or committee identified as the chief operating decision maker. The new standard will be effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning January 1, 2025 on a retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its segment disclosures.

In March 2020, the FASB issued an amendment to the reference rate reform standard which provides the option for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, reference rate reform on contract modifications and hedge accounting. The new standard was effective for the Company upon issuance and elections could be made through December 31, 2024. The Company elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients and application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation.

3.
Equity, Capital and Other Interests

The Company refers to “Common Shares” and “Units” (which refer to both OP Units and restricted units) as equity securities for EQR and “General Partner Units” and “Limited Partner Units” as equity securities for ERPOP. To provide a streamlined and more readable presentation of the disclosures for the Company and the Operating Partnership, several sections below refer to the respective terminology for each with the same financial information and separate sections are provided, where needed, to further distinguish any differences in financial information and terminology.

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The following table presents the changes in the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares and Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

2024

2023

Common Shares

Common Shares outstanding at January 1,

379,291,417

378,429,708

Common Shares Issued:

Conversion of OP Units

191,019

862,596

Exercise of share options

284,021

234,395

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

54,061

48,835

Restricted share grants, net

186,672

148,304

Common Shares Other:

Repurchased and retired

( 652,452

)

Common Shares outstanding at September 30,

379,354,738

379,723,838

Units

Units outstanding at January 1,

11,581,306

12,429,737

Restricted unit grants, net

172,667

166,344

Conversion of OP Units to Common Shares

( 191,019

)

( 862,596

)

Units outstanding at September 30,

11,562,954

11,733,485

Total Common Shares and Units outstanding at September 30,

390,917,692

391,457,323

Units Ownership Interest in Operating Partnership

3.0

%

3.0

%

The following table presents the changes in the Operating Partnership’s issued and outstanding General Partner Units and Limited Partner Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

2024

2023

General and Limited Partner Units

General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,

390,872,723

390,859,445

Issued to General Partner:

Exercise of EQR share options

284,021

234,395

EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

54,061

48,835

EQR’s restricted share grants, net

186,672

148,304

Issued to Limited Partners:

Restricted unit grants, net

172,667

166,344

General Partner Other:

OP Units repurchased and retired

( 652,452

)

General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at September 30,

390,917,692

391,457,323

Limited Partner Units

Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,

11,581,306

12,429,737

Limited Partner restricted unit grants, net

172,667

166,344

Conversion of Limited Partner OP Units to EQR Common Shares

( 191,019

)

( 862,596

)

Limited Partner Units outstanding at September 30,

11,562,954

11,733,485

Limited Partner Units Ownership Interest in Operating Partnership

3.0

%

3.0

%

The equity positions of various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units, as well as the equity positions of the holders of restricted units, are collectively referred to as the “Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership” and “Limited Partners Capital,” respectively, for the Company and the Operating Partnership. Subject to certain exceptions (including the “book-up” requirements of restricted units), the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital may exchange their Units with EQR for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis. The carrying value of the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital (including redeemable interests) is allocated based on the number of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital in total in proportion to the number of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital in total plus the total number of Common Shares/General Partner Units. Net income is allocated to the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital based on the weighted average ownership percentage during the period.

The Operating Partnership has the right but not the obligation to make a cash payment instead of issuing Common Shares to any and all holders of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital requesting an exchange of their Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital with EQR. Once the Operating Partnership elects not to redeem the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital for cash, EQR is obligated to deliver Common Shares to the exchanging holder of the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital.

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The Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital are classified as either mezzanine equity or permanent equity. If EQR is required, either by contract or securities law, to deliver registered Common Shares, such Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital are differentiated and referred to as “Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership” and “Redeemable Limited Partners,” respectively. Instruments that require settlement in registered shares cannot be classified in permanent equity as it is not always completely within an issuer’s control to deliver registered shares. Therefore, settlement in cash is assumed and that responsibility for settlement in cash is deemed to fall to the Operating Partnership as the primary source of cash for EQR, resulting in presentation in the mezzanine section of the balance sheet. The Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners are adjusted to the greater of carrying value or fair market value based on the Common Share price of EQR at the end of each respective reporting period. EQR has the ability to deliver unregistered Common Shares for the remaining portion of the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital that are classified in permanent equity at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The carrying value of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners is allocated based on the number of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners in proportion to the number of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital in total. Such percentage of the total carrying value of Units/Limited Partner Units which is ascribed to the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners is then adjusted to the greater of carrying value or fair market value as described above. As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners have a redemption value of approximately $ 351.8 million and $ 277.8 million, respectively, which represents the value of Common Shares that would be issued in exchange for the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners.

The following table presents the changes in the redemption value of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively (amounts in thousands):

2024

2023

Balance at January 1,

$

289,248

$

318,273

Change in market value

64,541

( 18,613

)

Change in carrying value

( 1,986

)

( 21,878

)

Balance at September 30,

$

351,803

$

277,782

Net proceeds from EQR Common Share and Preferred Share (see definition below) offerings and proceeds from exercise of options for Common Shares are contributed by EQR to ERPOP. In return for those contributions, EQR receives a number of OP Units in ERPOP equal to the number of Common Shares it has issued in the equity offering (or in the case of a preferred equity offering, a number of preference units in ERPOP equal in number and having the same terms as the Preferred Shares issued in the equity offering). As a result, the net proceeds from Common Shares and Preferred Shares are allocated for the Company between shareholders’ equity and Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership and for the Operating Partnership between General Partner’s Capital and Limited Partners Capital to account for the change in their respective percentage ownership of the underlying equity.

The Company’s declaration of trust authorizes it to issue up to 100,000,000 preferred shares of beneficial interest, $ 0.01 par value per share (the “Preferred Shares”), with specific rights, preferences and other attributes as the Board of Trustees may determine, which may include preferences, powers and rights that are senior to the rights of holders of the Company’s Common Shares.

The following table presents the Company’s issued and outstanding Preferred Shares/Preference Units as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

Amounts in thousands

Annual

Call

Dividend Per

September 30,

December 31,

Date (1)

Share/Unit (2)

2024

2023

Preferred Shares/Preference Units of beneficial interest, $ 0.01 par value;
100,000,000 shares authorized:

8.29 % Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares/Preference
Units; liquidation value $
50 per share/unit; 343,100 shares/units issued
and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and
745,600 shares/units issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 (3)

12/10/2026

$

4.145

$

17,155

$

37,280

$

17,155

$

37,280

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(1)
On or after the call date, redeemable Preferred Shares/Preference Units may be redeemed for cash at the option of the Company or the Operating Partnership, respectively, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the liquidation price per share/unit, plus accrued and unpaid distributions, if any.
(2)
Dividends on Preferred Shares/Preference Units are payable quarterly.
(3)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 , the Company repurchased and retired 402,500 Series K Preferred Shares/Preference Units with a liquidation value of approximately $ 20.1 million for total cash consideration of approximately $ 21.8 million, inclusive of premiums and accrued dividends through the redemption date. As a result of this partial redemption, the Company incurred a cash charge of approximately $ 1.4 million which was recorded as a premium on the redemption of Preferred Shares/Preference Units.

Other

EQR and ERPOP currently have an active universal shelf registration statement for the issuance of equity and debt securities that automatically became effective upon filing with the SEC in May 2022 and expires in May 2025. Per the terms of ERPOP’s partnership agreement, EQR contributes the net proceeds of all equity offerings to the capital of ERPOP in exchange for additional OP Units (on a one-for-one Common Share per OP Unit basis) or preference units (on a one-for-one preferred share per preference unit basis).

The Company has an At-The-Market (“ATM”) share offering program which allows EQR to issue Common Shares from time to time into the existing trading market at current market prices or through negotiated transactions, including under forward sale arrangements. The current program matures in May 2025 and gives us the authority to issue up to 13.0 million shares, all of which remain available for issuance as of September 30, 2024.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 , the Company repurchased and subsequently retired approximately $ 38.5 million ( 652,452 shares at a weighted average price per share of $ 58.95 ) of its Common Shares in the open market under its share repurchase program. Concurrent with these transactions, ERPOP repurchased and retired the same amount of OP Units previously issued to EQR. Prior to the share repurchase activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 , the Company had the authority to repurchase up to 13.0 million Common Shares under its share repurchase program, of which 12,347,548 shares remain authorized to repurchase as of September 30, 2024 .

4.
Real Estate

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for the Company’s investment in real estate (at cost) as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Land

$

5,675,037

$

5,581,876

Depreciable property:

Buildings and improvements

20,760,047

19,809,432

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

2,822,816

2,609,600

In-Place lease intangibles

565,180

519,394

Projects under development:

Land

40,031

3,201

Construction-in-progress

182,024

74,835

Land held for development:

Land

46,160

82,026

Construction-in-progress

18,953

32,274

Investment in real estate

30,110,248

28,712,638

Accumulated depreciation

( 10,386,783

)

( 9,810,337

)

Investment in real estate, net

$

19,723,465

$

18,902,301

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company acquired the following from unaffiliated parties (purchase price and purchase price allocation in thousands):

Purchase Price Allocation (1)

Properties

Apartment Units

Purchase Price

Land

Depreciable Property

Lease Intangible (2)

Rental Properties – Consolidated

15

4,578

$

1,317,845

$

154,777

$

1,152,251

$

12,727

(1)
Purchase price allocation includes capitalized closing costs.
(2)
One of the properties is subject to fully prepaid below market long-term ground and parking leases, recorded as a lease intangible asset included in right-of-use assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company disposed of the following to unaffiliated parties (sales price and net gain in thousands):

Properties

Apartment Units

Sales Price

Net Gain

Rental Properties – Consolidated

6

969

$

365,500

$

227,829

5.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities

The Company has invested in various entities with unrelated third parties which are either consolidated or accounted for under the equity method of accounting (unconsolidated).

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)

In accordance with accounting standards for consolidation of VIEs, the Company consolidates ERPOP on EQR’s financial statements. As the sole general partner of ERPOP, EQR has exclusive control of ERPOP’s day-to-day management. The limited partners are not able to exercise substantive kick-out or participating rights. As a result, ERPOP qualifies as a VIE. EQR has a controlling financial interest in ERPOP and, thus, is ERPOP’s primary beneficiary. EQR has the power to direct the activities of ERPOP that most significantly impact ERPOP’s economic performance as well as the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from ERPOP that could potentially be significant to ERPOP.

The Company has various equity interests in certain joint ventures that have been deemed to be VIEs, and the Company is the VIEs’ primary beneficiary. As a result, the joint ventures are required to be consolidated on the Company’s financial statements. The following table summarizes the Company’s consolidated joint ventures as of September 30, 2024:

Operating Properties (1)

Projects Under Development (2)

Properties

Apartment Units

Projects

Apartment Units (3)

Consolidated Joint Ventures (VIE)

14

3,060

1

440

(1)
The land parcel under one of the properties is subject to a long-term ground lease.
(2)
Represents separate consolidated joint ventures for the purpose of developing multifamily rental properties.
(3)
Represents the intended number of apartment units to be developed.

The following table provides consolidated assets and liabilities related to the Company's VIEs as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Consolidated Assets

$

631,890

$

599,788

Consolidated Liabilities

$

47,373

$

41,153

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

The Company has various equity interests in certain joint ventures that are unconsolidated and accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Most of these have been deemed to be VIEs and the Company is not the VIEs' primary beneficiary. The remaining have been deemed not to be VIEs and the Company does not have a controlling voting interest.

The following table and information summarizes the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands except for ownership percentage):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Ownership Percentage

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities:

Various Real Estate Holdings (VIE)

$

34,915

$

35,421

Varies

Projects Under Development and Land Held for Development (VIE)

297,480

220,192

62 % - 95 % (1)

Real Estate Technology Funds/Companies (VIE)

27,666

26,691

Varies

Other

( 251

)

( 255

)

Varies

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

$

359,810

$

282,049

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(1)
In certain instances, the joint venture agreements contain provisions for promoted interests in favor of our joint venture partner. If the terms of the promoted interest are attained, then our share of the proceeds from a sale or other capital event of the unconsolidated entity may be less than the indicated ownership percentage.

The following table summarizes the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures that were deemed to be VIEs as of September 30, 2024:

Operating Properties

Real Estate Holdings (1)

Projects Under Development (2), (5)

Projects Held for Development (2), (3)

Properties

Apartment Units

Entities

Projects

Apartment Units (4)

Projects

Apartment Units (4)

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (VIE)

1

209

3

7

2,412

2

526

(1)
Represents entities that hold various real estate investments.
(2)
Represents separate unconsolidated joint ventures for the purpose of developing multifamily rental properties.
(3)
Represents separate unconsolidated joint ventures that have not yet started.
(4)
Represents the intended number of apartment units to be developed.
(5)
The land parcel under one of the projects is subject to a long-term ground lease.
6.
Restricted Deposits

The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Mortgage escrow deposits:

Real estate taxes and insurance

$

456

$

307

Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds

33,124

29,270

Mortgage escrow deposits

33,580

29,577

Restricted cash:

Earnest money on pending acquisitions

524

Restricted deposits on real estate investments

2,231

2,181

Resident security and utility deposits

42,624

40,149

Replacement reserves

17,439

15,571

Other

2,075

1,250

Restricted cash

64,369

59,675

Restricted deposits

$

97,949

$

89,252

7.
Leases

Lessor Accounting

The Company is the lessor for its residential and non-residential leases and these leases are accounted for as operating leases under the lease standard.

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The following tables present the lease income types relating to lease payments for residential and non-residential leases along with the total other rental income for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Income Type

Residential
Leases

Non-Residential
Leases

Total

Residential
Leases

Non-Residential
Leases

Total

Residential and non-residential rent

$

1,978,847

$

48,658

$

2,027,505

$

1,926,869

$

46,642

$

1,973,511

Utility recoveries (RUBS income) (1)

67,731

752

68,483

64,007

662

64,669

Parking rent

34,738

1,027

35,765

32,955

354

33,309

Other lease revenue (2)

( 15,417

)

( 1,070

)

( 16,487

)

( 19,172

)

330

( 18,842

)

Total lease revenue

$

2,065,899

$

49,367

2,115,266

$

2,004,659

$

47,988

2,052,647

Parking revenue

32,553

30,033

Other revenue

65,510

63,784

Total other rental income (3)

98,063

93,817

Rental income

$

2,213,329

$

2,146,464

Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Income Type

Residential
Leases

Non-Residential
Leases

Total

Residential
Leases

Non-Residential
Leases

Total

Residential and non-residential rent

$

670,450

$

14,948

$

685,398

$

650,531

$

14,669

$

665,200

Utility recoveries (RUBS income) (1)

22,275

317

22,592

21,221

243

21,464

Parking rent

11,703

394

12,097

11,062

129

11,191

Other lease revenue (2)

( 4,685

)

( 589

)

( 5,274

)

( 5,752

)

( 404

)

( 6,156

)

Total lease revenue

$

699,743

$

15,070

714,813

$

677,062

$

14,637

691,699

Parking revenue

10,838

9,638

Other revenue

22,697

22,730

Total other rental income (3)

33,535

32,368

Rental income

$

748,348

$

724,067

(1)
RUBS income primarily consists of variable payments representing the recovery of utility costs from residents.
(2)
Other lease revenue consists of the revenue adjustment related to bad debt (see below for further discussion) and other miscellaneous lease revenue.
(3)
Other rental income is accounted for under the revenue recognition standard and primarily consists of third-party transient parking revenue and ancillary income such as cable and laundry revenue.

The following table presents residential accounts receivable and straight-line receivable balances for the Company’s properties as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

Balance Sheet (Other assets):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Residential accounts receivable balances

$

16,281

$

21,477

Allowance for doubtful accounts

( 10,044

)

( 15,846

)

Net receivable balances

$

6,237

$

5,631

Straight-line receivable balances

$

9,141

$

9,183

The following table presents residential bad debt for the Company’s properties for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

Income Statement (Rental income):

2024

2023

2024

2023

Bad debt, net (1)

$

25,045

$

28,862

$

7,906

$

9,042

% of residential rental income

1.2

%

1.4

%

1.1

%

1.3

%

(1)
Bad debt, net benefited from additional resident payments due to governmental rental assistance programs of approximately $ 1.2 mi llion and $ 2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $ 0.4 million and $ 0.5 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , respectively.

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Lessee Accounting

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 , the Company acquired below market long-term ground and parking leases, each fully prepaid at $ 1 and expiring in 2110 , in connection with an apartment property acquisition as described in Note 4 and recorded a lease intangible asset of approximately $ 12.7 million, which is included in right-of-use assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

8.
Debt

EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. Weighted average interest rates noted below for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 include the effect of any derivative instruments and amortization of premiums/discounts/OCI (other comprehensive income) on debt and derivatives.

Mortgage Notes Payable

The following table summarizes the Company’s mortgage notes payable activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

Mortgage notes
payable, net as of
December 31, 2023

Proceeds

Lump sum
payoffs

Scheduled
principal
repayments

Amortization
of premiums/
discounts

Amortization
of deferred
financing
costs, net (1)

Mortgage notes
payable, net as of
September 30, 2024

Fixed Rate Debt:

Secured – Conventional

$

1,398,598

$

$

$

$

1,193

$

681

$

1,400,472

Floating Rate Debt:

Secured – Tax Exempt

234,304

( 2,400

)

933

105

232,942

Total

$

1,632,902

$

$

$

( 2,400

)

$

2,126

$

786

$

1,633,414

(1)
Represents amortization of deferred financing costs, net of debt financing costs.

The following table summarizes certain interest rate and maturity date information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

September 30, 2024

Interest Rate Ranges (ending)

0.10 % - 5.25 %

Weighted Average Interest Rate

3.85 %

Maturity Date Ranges

2029 - 2061

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $ 244.3 million of secured tax-exempt bonds subject to third-party credit enhancement.

Notes

The following table summarizes the Company’s notes activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

Notes, net as of
December 31, 2023

Proceeds

Lump sum
payoffs

Amortization
of premiums/
discounts

Amortization
of deferred
financing
costs, net (1)

Notes, net as of
September 30, 2024

Fixed Rate Debt:

Unsecured – Public

$

5,348,417

$

597,954

(2)

$

$

1,697

$

( 2,398

)

$

5,945,670

(1)
Represents amortization of deferred financing costs, net of debt financing costs.
(2)
Issued $ 600.0 million of ten-year 4.65 % unsecured notes, receiving net proceeds before underwriting fees, hedge termination costs and other expenses.

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The following table summarizes certain interest rate and maturity date information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

September 30, 2024

Interest Rate Ranges (ending)

1.85 % - 7.57 %

Weighted Average Interest Rate

3.52 %

Maturity Date Ranges

2025 - 2047

The Company’s unsecured public notes contain certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, maintenance of certain financial ratios. The Company was in compliance with its unsecured public debt covenants for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Line of Credit and Commercial Paper

The Company has a $ 2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing on October 26, 2027 . The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $ 750.0 million by adding lenders to the facility, obtaining the agreement of existing lenders to increase their commitments or incurring one or more term loans. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a spread (currently 0.715 %), or based on bids received from the lending group, and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently 0.125 %). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit rating and other terms and conditions per the agreement. The weighted average interest rate on the revolving credit facility was 6.14 % for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

The Company has an unsecured commercial paper note program under which it may borrow up to a maximum of $ 1.0 billion subject to market conditions. The notes will be sold under customary terms in the United States commercial paper note market and will rank pari passu with all of the Company’s other unsecured senior indebtedness.

The following table summarizes certain weighted average interest rate, maturity and amount outstanding information for the commercial paper program as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

September 30, 2024

Weighted Average Interest Rate (1)

5.51 %

Weighted Average Maturity (in days)

22

Weighted Average Amount Outstanding

$ 420.5 million

(1)
The notes bear interest at various floating rates.

The Company limits its utilization of the revolving credit facility in order to maintain liquidity to support its $ 1.0 billion commercial paper program along with certain other obligations. The following table presents the availability on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024

Unsecured revolving credit facility commitment

$

2,500,000

Commercial paper balance outstanding

( 789,000

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility balance outstanding

Other restricted amounts

( 3,438

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility availability

$

1,707,562

Other

The following table summarizes the Company's total debt extinguishment costs recorded as additional expense for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs

$

$

1,143

$

$

1,096

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9.
Fair Value Measurements

The valuation of financial instruments requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. The Company, where possible, bases the fair values of its financial instruments on listed market prices and third-party quotes. Where these are not available, the Company bases its estimates on current instruments with similar terms and maturities or on other factors relevant to the financial instruments.

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to the effect of interest rate changes. The Company may seek to manage these risks by following established risk management policies and procedures including the use of derivatives to hedge interest rate risk on debt instruments. The Company may also use derivatives to manage commodity prices in the daily operations of the business.

A three-level valuation hierarchy exists for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The following table summarizes the inputs to the valuations for each type of fair value measurement:

Fair Value Measurement Type

Valuation Inputs

Employee holdings (other than Common Shares) within the supplemental executive retirement plan (the “SERP”)

Quoted market prices for identical assets. These holdings are included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners

Quoted market price of Common Shares.

Mortgage notes payable and private unsecured debt (including its commercial paper and line of credit, if applicable)

Indicative rates provided by lenders of similar loans.

Public unsecured notes

Quoted market prices for each underlying issuance.

Derivatives

Readily observable market parameters such as forward yield curves and credit default swap data.

The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments (other than the items listed above and the investments disclosed below ) approximate their carrying or contract value. The following table provides a summary of the carrying and fair values for the Company’s mortgage notes payable and unsecured debt (including its commercial paper and line of credit, if applicable) at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Carrying Value

Estimated Fair
Value (Level 2)

Carrying Value

Estimated Fair
Value (Level 2)

Mortgage notes payable, net

$

1,633,414

$

1,556,724

$

1,632,902

$

1,509,706

Unsecured debt, net

6,732,231

6,450,650

5,757,548

5,346,488

Total debt, net

$

8,365,645

$

8,007,374

$

7,390,450

$

6,856,194

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The following tables provide a summary of the fair value measurements for each major category of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the location within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively (amounts in thousands):

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

Description

Balance Sheet
Location

9/30/2024

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Assets

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Other Assets

$

109,840

$

109,840

$

$

Liabilities

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Other Liabilities

$

109,840

$

109,840

$

$

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –

Operating Partnership/Redeemable

Limited Partners

Mezzanine

$

351,803

$

$

351,803

$

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

Description

Balance Sheet
Location

12/31/2023

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Assets

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Other Assets

$

108,478

$

108,478

$

$

Liabilities

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Other Liabilities

$

108,478

$

108,478

$

$

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –

Operating Partnership/Redeemable

Limited Partners

Mezzanine

$

289,248

$

$

289,248

$

The following tables provide a summary of the effect of cash flow hedges on the Company’s accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024
Type of Cash Flow Hedge

Amount of
Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in OCI
on Derivative

Location of
Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Income

Amount of
Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated
OCI into Income

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

Interest Rate Contracts:

Forward Starting Swaps

$

( 3,989

)

Interest expense

$

( 1,819

)

Total

$

( 3,989

)

$

( 1,819

)

September 30, 2023
Type of Cash Flow Hedge

Amount of
Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in OCI
on Derivative

Location of
Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Income

Amount of
Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated
OCI into Income

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

Interest Rate Contracts:

Forward Starting Swaps

$

4,514

Interest expense

$

( 3,132

)

Total

$

4,514

$

( 3,132

)

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As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 , there were approximately $ 3.5 million and $ 5.7 million in deferred gains, net, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), respectively, related to previously settled and/or unsettled derivative instruments, of which an estimated $ 1.7 million may be recognized as additional interest expense during the twelve months ending September 30, 2025.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 , the Company paid approximately $ 4.0 million to settle four forward starting swaps in conjunction with the issuance of $ 600.0 million of ten-year unsecured public notes. The entire $ 4.0 million was initially deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will be recognized as an increase to interest expense over the ten-year term of the notes.

Other

The Company has invested in various equity securities without readily determinable fair values and has elected to measure them using the measurement alternative in accordance with the applicable accounting standards for equity securities. These investments are carried at cost less any impairment and adjusted to fair value if there are observable price changes for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

The following table summarizes the Company’s real estate technology investment securities included in other assets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Real Estate Technology Investments

$

30,419

$

19,312

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold a portion of one of these investment securities for proceeds of approximatel y $ 7.5 million and realized a loss on sale of approximately $ 1.3 million, which is included in interest and other income in the consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company adjusted certain of these investment securities to observable market prices and recorded a net unrealized gain of approximately $ 19.9 million, which is included in interest and other income in the consolidated statements of operations.

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10.
Earnings Per Share and Earnings Per Unit

Equity Residential

The following tables set forth the computation of net income per share – basic and net income per share – diluted for the Company (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Numerator for net income per share – basic:

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

148,517

$

181,286

Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

( 17,290

)

( 17,174

)

( 4,012

)

( 5,561

)

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling
Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 3,098

)

( 5,299

)

( 1,059

)

( 3,217

)

Preferred distributions

( 1,258

)

( 2,318

)

( 356

)

( 773

)

Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares

( 1,444

)

Numerator for net income per share – basic

$

614,014

$

521,428

$

143,090

$

171,735

Numerator for net income per share – diluted:

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

148,517

$

181,286

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling
Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 3,098

)

( 5,299

)

( 1,059

)

( 3,217

)

Preferred distributions

( 1,258

)

( 2,318

)

( 356

)

( 773

)

Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares

( 1,444

)

Numerator for net income per share – diluted

$

631,304

$

538,602

$

147,102

$

177,296

Denominator for net income per share – basic and diluted:

Denominator for net income per share – basic

378,718

378,614

378,756

378,853

Effect of dilutive securities:

OP Units

10,661

11,377

10,623

11,234

Long-term compensation shares/units

1,309

1,144

1,647

1,264

Denominator for net income per share – diluted

390,688

391,135

391,026

391,351

Net income per share – basic

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

Net income per share – diluted

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

The following tables set forth the computation of net income per Unit – basic and net income per Unit – diluted for the Operating Partnership (amounts in thousands except per Unit amounts):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted:

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

148,517

$

181,286

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling
Interests – Partially Owned Properties

( 3,098

)

( 5,299

)

( 1,059

)

( 3,217

)

Allocation to Preference Units

( 1,258

)

( 2,318

)

( 356

)

( 773

)

Allocation to premium on redemption of Preference Units

( 1,444

)

Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted

$

631,304

$

538,602

$

147,102

$

177,296

Denominator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted:

Denominator for net income per Unit – basic

389,379

389,991

389,379

390,087

Effect of dilutive securities:

Dilution for Units issuable upon assumed exercise/vesting
of the Company’s long-term compensation shares/units

1,309

1,144

1,647

1,264

Denominator for net income per Unit – diluted

390,688

391,135

391,026

391,351

Net income per Unit – basic

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

Net income per Unit – diluted

$

1.62

$

1.38

$

0.38

$

0.45

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11.
Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Real Estate Development Commitments

As of September 30, 2024 , the Company has both consolidated and unconsolidated real estate projects under development. The following table summarizes the gross remaining total project costs for the Company’s projects under development at September 30, 2024 (total project costs remaining in thousands):

Projects

Apartment Units

Total Project Costs Remaining (1)

Projects Under Development

Consolidated

2

665

$

162,738

Unconsolidated

7

2,412

269,964

Total Projects Under Development

9

3,077

$

432,702

(1)
The Company’s share of the $ 432.7 million in total project costs remaining approximates $ 231.3 million, with the balance funded by the Company’s joint venture partners (approximately $ 8.5 million) and/or applicable construction loans (approximately $ 192.9 million).

We have entered into, and may continue in the future to enter into, joint venture agreements with third-party partners for the development of multifamily rental properties. The joint venture agreements with each development partner include buy-sell provisions that provide the right, but not the obligation, for the Company to acquire each respective partner’s interests or sell its interests at any time following the occurrence of certain pre-defined events described in the joint venture agreements. See Note 5 for additional discussion.

Other Commitments

We have entered into, and may continue in the future to enter into, real estate technology and other real estate fund investments. As of September 30, 2024 , the Company has invested in ten separate such investments totaling $ 41.6 million with aggregate remaining commitments of approximately $ 16.4 million.

Contingencies

Litigation and Legal Matters

The Company, as an owner of real estate, is subject to various federal, state and local laws. Compliance by the Company with existing laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Company. However, the Company cannot predict the impact of new or changed laws or regulations on its current properties or on properties that it may acquire in the future.

The Company is involved in various pending and threatened legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates these litigation matters on an ongoing basis, but in no event less than quarterly, in assessing the adequacy of its accruals and disclosures. For legal proceedings in which it has been determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, the Company records new accruals and/or adjusts existing accruals that represent its best estimate of the loss incurred based on the facts and circumstances known at that time. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 , the Company’s litigation accruals approximated $ 42.4 million and $ 17.1 million, respectively, and are included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Actual losses may differ materially from the amounts noted above and the ultimate outcome of these legal proceedings is generally not yet determinable. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against it that, either individually or in the aggregate and inclusive of the matters accrued for as noted above, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition.

The Company has been named as a defendant in a number of cases filed in late 2022 and 2023 alleging antitrust violations by RealPage, Inc., a seller of revenue management software products, and various owners and/or operators of multifamily housing, including us, that have utilized these products. The complaints allege collusion among the defendants to illegally fix and inflate the pricing of multifamily rents and seek monetary damages, injunctive relief, fees and costs. All of the cases except for one have been consolidated into a single putative class action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. On December 28, 2023, motions to dismiss this consolidated action, filed by RealPage, Inc. as well as us and our multifamily co-defendants, were denied by the Court and the case is proceeding. Another case with similar allegations has been filed by the District of Columbia against RealPage, Inc. and a number of multifamily owners and/or operators, including us. We believe these various lawsuits are without merit and we intend to vigorously defend against them. As these proceedings are in the early stages, it is not possible for the Company to predict the outcome nor is it possible to estimate the amount of loss, if any, which may be associated with an adverse decision in any of

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these cases.

The Company is named as a defendant in a class action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California filed in 2016 which alleges that the amount of late fees charged by the Company were improperly determined under California law. The plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages and other relief. On April 8, 2024, the Court issued certain findings of facts and conclusions of law that are adverse to the Company’s legal position. At this time, the Company is continuing to defend the action. While the resolution of this matter cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe that the eventual outcome will have a material adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition.

12.
Reportable Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses and about which discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker decides how resources are allocated and assesses performance on a recurring basis at least quarterly.

The Company’s primary business is the acquisition, development and management of multifamily residential properties, which includes the generation of rental and other related income through the leasing of apartment units to residents. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the Company’s operating performance geographically by market for same store properties and on a portfolio basis for non-same store properties. While the Company does maintain a non-residential presence, it accounts for less than 4.0 % of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and is designed as an amenity for our residential residents. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the performance of each property on a consolidated residential and non-residential basis. The Company’s geographic consolidated same store operating segments represent its reportable segments.

The Company’s development activities are other business activities that do not constitute an operating segment and as such, have been aggregated in the “Other” category in the tables presented below.

All revenues are from external customers and there is no customer who contributed 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues during the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The primary financial measure for the Company’s rental real estate segment is net operating income (“NOI”), which represents rental income less: 1) property and maintenance expense and 2) real estate taxes and insurance expense (all as reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income). The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of its operating performance because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Company’s apartment properties. Revenues for all leases are reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the current and comparable periods.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income per the consolidated statements of operations to NOI for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

148,517

$

181,286

Adjustments:

Property management

100,381

90,314

31,412

28,169

General and administrative

48,902

49,135

14,551

14,094

Depreciation

688,041

661,921

237,948

224,736

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

( 227,829

)

( 127,034

)

165

( 26,912

)

Interest and other income

( 26,501

)

( 11,296

)

( 15,844

)

( 7,627

)

Other expenses

59,094

20,517

13,971

4,958

Interest:

Expense incurred, net

205,762

200,882

72,722

68,891

Amortization of deferred financing costs

5,784

7,023

1,948

3,027

Income and other tax expense (benefit)

925

892

290

258

(Income) loss from investments in
unconsolidated entities

4,865

3,847

1,493

1,242

Total NOI

$

1,496,528

$

1,442,420

$

507,173

$

492,122

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The following tables present NOI from our rental real estate for each segment for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, as well as total assets and capital expenditures at September 30, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Rental
Income

Operating
Expenses

NOI

Rental
Income

Operating
Expenses

NOI

Same store (1)

Los Angeles

$

359,597

$

111,273

$

248,324

$

348,595

$

108,917

$

239,678

Orange County

93,760

21,113

72,647

90,080

20,188

69,892

San Diego

77,784

17,731

60,053

74,183

17,371

56,812

Subtotal - Southern California

531,141

150,117

381,024

512,858

146,476

366,382

Washington, D.C.

347,229

110,104

237,125

331,425

107,050

224,375

San Francisco

325,999

99,012

226,987

321,310

98,504

222,806

New York

369,642

151,331

218,311

356,157

145,192

210,965

Boston

244,474

69,882

174,592

234,291

69,072

165,219

Seattle

223,656

65,197

158,459

218,574

62,055

156,519

Denver

53,522

16,190

37,332

53,324

16,161

37,163

Other Expansion Markets

55,612

22,509

33,103

55,768

24,123

31,645

Total same store

2,151,275

684,342

1,466,933

2,083,707

668,633

1,415,074

Non-same store/other

Non-same store (2)

54,874

22,230

32,644

22,406

10,893

11,513

Other (3)

7,180

10,229

( 3,049

)

40,351

24,518

15,833

Total non-same store/other

62,054

32,459

29,595

62,757

35,411

27,346

Totals

$

2,213,329

$

716,801

$

1,496,528

$

2,146,464

$

704,044

$

1,442,420

(1)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to January 1, 2023, less properties subsequently sold, which represented 76,916 apartment units.
(2)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after January 1, 2023, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2023, and any properties undergoing major renovations.
(3)
Other includes development, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition for properties sold.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Rental
Income

Operating
Expenses

NOI

Rental
Income

Operating
Expenses

NOI

Same store (1)

Los Angeles

$

120,211

$

37,670

$

82,541

$

118,812

$

36,343

$

82,469

Orange County

31,488

7,248

24,240

30,663

6,792

23,871

San Diego

25,969

6,071

19,898

25,258

5,820

19,438

Subtotal - Southern California

177,668

50,989

126,679

174,733

48,955

125,778

Washington, D.C.

117,306

38,351

78,955

112,681

35,616

77,065

San Francisco

108,957

33,313

75,644

107,808

32,769

75,039

New York

123,506

50,011

73,495

118,327

48,055

70,272

Boston

81,941

23,156

58,785

78,562

22,875

55,687

Seattle

75,032

21,907

53,125

72,778

20,883

51,895

Denver

19,649

6,062

13,587

19,802

5,937

13,865

Other Expansion Markets

18,249

6,309

11,940

18,679

7,957

10,722

Total same store

722,308

230,098

492,210

703,370

223,047

480,323

Non-same store/other

Non-same store (2)

25,391

9,371

16,020

8,059

4,099

3,960

Other (3)

649

1,706

( 1,057

)

12,638

4,799

7,839

Total non-same store/other

26,040

11,077

14,963

20,697

8,898

11,799

Totals

$

748,348

$

241,175

$

507,173

$

724,067

$

231,945

$

492,122

(1)
For the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 , same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to July 1, 2023, less properties subsequently sold, which represented 77,203 apartment units.

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(2)
For the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after July 1, 2023, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of July 1, 2023, and any properties undergoing major renovations.
(3)
Other includes development, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition for properties sold.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

Total Assets

Capital Expenditures

Same store (1)

Los Angeles

$

2,441,079

$

39,778

Orange County

334,057

12,059

San Diego

335,471

12,061

Subtotal - Southern California

3,110,607

63,898

Washington, D.C.

2,980,055

35,160

San Francisco

2,996,799

42,555

New York

3,241,250

19,683

Boston

2,028,747

21,954

Seattle

2,023,139

22,405

Denver

799,928

3,036

Other Expansion Markets

872,501

5,154

Total same store

18,053,026

213,845

Non-same store/other

Non-same store (2)

1,998,651

15,724

Other (3)

874,144

538

Total non-same store/other

2,872,795

16,262

Totals

$

20,925,821

$

230,107

(1)
Same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to January 1, 2023, less properties subsequently sold, which represente d 76,916 ap artment units.
(2)
Non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after January 1, 2023, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2023, and any properties undergoing major renovations.
(3)
Other includes development, other corporate operations and capital expenditures for properties sold.
13.
Subsequent Events

Subsequent to September 30, 2024, the Company:

Acquired the following from unaffiliated parties (purchase price in thousands):

Properties

Apartment Units

Purchase Price

Rental Properties – Consolidated

1

274

$

89,500

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

For further information including definitions for capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions made by management. While the Company’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties and may involve certain risks, which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control. Additional factors that might cause such differences are discussed in Part I of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, particularly those under Item 1A, Risk Factors. Forward-looking statements and related uncertainties are also included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report . Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement these forward-looking statements.

Overview

Equity Residential (“EQR”) is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. ERP Operating Limited Partnership (“ERPOP”) is focused on conducting the multifamily property business of EQR. EQR is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) formed in March 1993 and ERPOP is an Illinois limited partnership formed in May 1993. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP.

EQR is the general partner of, and as of September 30, 2024 owned an approximate 97.0% ownership interest in, ERPOP. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP, but does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity.

The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois and the Company also operates regional property management offices in most of its markets.

Available Information

You may access our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, our proxy statements and any amendments to any of those reports/statements we file with or furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) free of charge on our website, www.equityapartments.com. These reports/statements are made available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with or furnish them to the SEC. The information contained on our website, including any information referred to in this report as being available on our website, is not a part of or incorporated into this report.

Business Objectives and Operating and Investing Strategies

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s overall business objectives and operating and investing strategies have not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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Results of Operations

2024 Transactions

In conjunction with our business objectives and operating and investing strategies, the following table provides a rollforward of the transactions that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

Portfolio Rollforward

($ in thousands)

Properties

Apartment
Units

Purchase
Price

Acquisition
Cap Rate

12/31/2023

302

80,191

Acquisitions:

Consolidated Rental Properties

14

4,418

$

1,255,250

5.1

%

Consolidated Rental Properties – Not Stabilized

1

160

$

62,595

5.7

%

Unconsolidated Land Parcels

$

33,394

Sales Price

Disposition
Yield

Dispositions:

Consolidated Rental Properties

(6

)

(969

)

$

(365,500

)

(5.7

%)

Completed Developments – Unconsolidated

1

209

Configuration Changes

9

9/30/2024

312

84,018

Acquisitions

The consolidated properties acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are located in the Atlanta (5), Boston, Dallas/Ft. Worth (5) and Denver (4) markets.

Dispositions

The consolidated properties disposed of during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were located in the Boston, Orange County, San Francisco (2) and Washington, D.C. (2) markets.

Developments

Consolidated:
The Company commenced construction on one partially owned consolidated apartment property during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, located in the Boston market, consisting of 440 apartment units totaling approximately $232.2 million of expected development costs;
The Company stabilized one partially owned consolidated apartment property during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, located in the Washington, D.C. market, consisting of 312 apartment units totaling approximately $106.0 million of development costs; and
The Company spent approximately $90.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily for consolidated development projects.
Unconsolidated:
The Company completed construction on one unconsolidated apartment property during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, located in the Denver market, consisting of 209 apartment units totaling approximately $70.0 million of development costs;
The Company spent approximately $75.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily for unconsolidated development projects; and
The Company previously entered into two separate unconsolidated joint ventures for the purpose of developing vacant land parcels in the Boston and Seattle markets. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the joint ventures acquired their respective land parcels for the total purchase price listed above. The Company commenced construction on these two apartment properties, which are expected to contain 639 total apartment units. Total expected development cost for these projects is $307.2 million, and the Company's total investment in these two joint ventures is approximately

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$69.0 million as of September 30, 2024.

See Notes 4 and 5 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the Company’s real estate investments and investments in partially owned entities.

Comparison of the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2024 to the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2023

The following table presents a reconciliation of diluted earnings per share/unit for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the same periods in 2023:

Nine Months Ended
September 30

Quarter Ended
September 30

Diluted earnings per share/unit for period ended 2023

$

1.38

$

0.45

Property NOI

0.12

0.04

Interest expense

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

Corporate overhead (1)

(0.02

)

(0.01

)

Net gain/loss on property sales

0.27

(0.06

)

Non-operating asset gains/losses

0.03

0.03

Depreciation expense

(0.08

)

(0.04

)

Other

(0.07

)

(0.02

)

Diluted earnings per share/unit for period ended 2024

$

1.62

$

0.38

(1)
Corporate overhead includes property management and general and administrative expenses.

The Company’s primary financial measure for evaluating each of its apartment communities is net operating income (“NOI”). NOI represents rental income less direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance). The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of its operating performance because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Company’s apartment properties.

The following tables present reconciliations of net income per the consolidated statements of operations to NOI, along with rental income, operating expenses and NOI per the consolidated statements of operations allocated between same store and non-same store/other results (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

$
Change

%
Change

2024

2023

$
Change

%
Change

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

90,885

16.6

%

$

148,517

$

181,286

$

(32,769

)

(18.1

)%

Adjustments:

Property management

100,381

90,314

10,067

11.1

%

31,412

28,169

3,243

11.5

%

General and administrative

48,902

49,135

(233

)

(0.5

)%

14,551

14,094

457

3.2

%

Depreciation

688,041

661,921

26,120

3.9

%

237,948

224,736

13,212

5.9

%

Net (gain) loss on sales of real
estate properties

(227,829

)

(127,034

)

(100,795

)

79.3

%

165

(26,912

)

27,077

(100.6

)%

Interest and other income

(26,501

)

(11,296

)

(15,205

)

134.6

%

(15,844

)

(7,627

)

(8,217

)

107.7

%

Other expenses

59,094

20,517

38,577

188.0

%

13,971

4,958

9,013

181.8

%

Interest:

Expense incurred, net

205,762

200,882

4,880

2.4

%

72,722

68,891

3,831

5.6

%

Amortization of deferred
financing costs

5,784

7,023

(1,239

)

(17.6

)%

1,948

3,027

(1,079

)

(35.6

)%

Income and other tax expense
(benefit)

925

892

33

3.7

%

290

258

32

12.4

%

(Income) loss from investments in
unconsolidated entities

4,865

3,847

1,018

26.5

%

1,493

1,242

251

20.2

%

Total NOI

$

1,496,528

$

1,442,420

$

54,108

3.8

%

$

507,173

$

492,122

$

15,051

3.1

%

Rental income:

Same store

$

2,151,275

$

2,083,707

$

67,568

3.2

%

$

722,308

$

703,370

$

18,938

2.7

%

Non-same store/other

62,054

62,757

(703

)

(1.1

)%

26,040

20,697

5,343

25.8

%

Total rental income

2,213,329

2,146,464

66,865

3.1

%

748,348

724,067

24,281

3.4

%

Operating expenses:

Same store

684,342

668,633

15,709

2.3

%

230,098

223,047

7,051

3.2

%

Non-same store/other

32,459

35,411

(2,952

)

(8.3

)%

11,077

8,898

2,179

24.5

%

Total operating expenses

716,801

704,044

12,757

1.8

%

241,175

231,945

9,230

4.0

%

NOI:

Same store

1,466,933

1,415,074

51,859

3.7

%

492,210

480,323

11,887

2.5

%

Non-same store/other

29,595

27,346

2,249

8.2

%

14,963

11,799

3,164

26.8

%

Total NOI

$

1,496,528

$

1,442,420

$

54,108

3.8

%

$

507,173

$

492,122

$

15,051

3.1

%

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Note: See Note 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for detail by reportable segment/market.

The increase in same store rental income is primarily driven by good demand and modest supply across most of our markets.
The increase in year-to-date same store operating expenses is due primarily to:
Real estate taxes – An $8.0 million increase due to escalation in rates and assessed values including an approximately one percentage point contribution to growth from 421-a tax abatement burnoffs in New York City. Once the burnoffs are completed, previously rent-restricted apartment units will transition to market;
Other on-site operating expenses – A $2.6 million increase primarily driven by higher property-related legal expenses;
Insurance – A $2.5 million increase due to higher premiums on property insurance renewal due to conditions in the insurance market that while less difficult than recent years, remain challenging; and
Utilities – A $1.7 million increase primarily driven by higher water, sewer and trash expense, partially offset by lower commodity prices for gas and electric.
Non-same store/other NOI results consist primarily of properties acquired in calendar years 2023 and 2024, operations from the Company’s development properties, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition from 2023 and 2024 sold properties.
The increase in consolidated total NOI is primarily a result of the Company’s higher NOI from same store properties, largely due to improvement in same store revenues as noted above and the Company's continued focus on same store expense efficiency.

See the Same Store Results section below for additional discussion of those results. See the reconciliation table of net income per the consolidated statements of operations to NOI above for the dollar and percentage changes related to the comparison discussions provided below.

Property management expenses include off-site expenses associated with the self-management of the Company’s properties as well as management fees paid to any third-party management companies. The increases during the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year periods are primarily attributable to increases in payroll-related costs, information technology expenses and legal and professional fees.

General and administrative expenses, which include corporate operating expenses, decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to decreases in payroll-related costs, partially offset by increases in other public company costs. General and administrative expenses increased during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increases in travel costs and other public company expenses.

Depreciation expense, which includes depreciation on non-real estate assets, increased during the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year periods, primarily as a result of additional depreciation expense on properties acquired in 2023 and 2024 and development properties placed in service during 2023 and 2024, partially offset by lower depreciation from properties sold in 2023 and 2024.

Net gain on sales of real estate properties increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period, primarily as a result of the sale of six consolidated apartment properties for a higher gain in 2024 as compared to the sale of eight consolidated apartment properties in the same period in 2023. Net gain on sales of real estate properties decreased during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to a loss on sale of one consolidated apartment property in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to a gain on sale of one consolidated apartment property in the same period in 2023.

Interest and other income increased during the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to a net increase in realized/unrealized gains of $12.6 million and $8.1 million, respectively, on various investment securities as well as short-term investment income on restricted deposit accounts due to a higher rate environment and higher overall invested balances.

Other expenses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increases in litigation accruals and advocacy contributions, partially offset by decreases in data transformation project costs that occurred during 2023 but not during 2024. Other expenses increased during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increases in advocacy contributions.

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Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, increased during the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to higher overall debt balances outstanding and higher rates on floating debt. The effective interest cost on all indebtedness, excluding debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 3.90% as compared to 3.81% for the prior year period, and for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was 3.92% as compared to 3.81% for the prior year period. The Company capitalized interest of approximately $10.7 million and $9.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $3.8 million and $2.6 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Loss from investments in unconsolidated entities increased during the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year periods, primarily as a result of losses incurred on our unconsolidated development properties which recently started lease-up activities, partially offset by increases in net income of unconsolidated operating properties and a gain on sale of an unconsolidated operating property.

Same Store Results

Properties that the Company owned and were stabilized for all of both of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, which represented 76,916 apartment units, drove the Company’s results of operations. Properties are considered “stabilized” when they have achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months.

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The following table provides results and statistics related to our Residential same store operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

September YTD 2024 vs. September YTD 2023

Same Store Residential Results/Statistics by Market

Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year

Markets/Metro Areas

Apartment
Units

Sept. YTD 24
% of
Actual
NOI

Sept. YTD 24
Average
Rental
Rate

Sept. YTD 24
Weighted
Average
Physical
Occupancy %

Sept. YTD 24
Turnover

Average
Rental
Rate

Physical
Occupancy

Turnover

Los Angeles

14,135

17.5

%

$

2,932

95.6

%

33.7

%

3.0

%

0.2

%

0.1

%

Orange County

3,718

5.2

%

2,917

96.0

%

28.9

%

4.3

%

(0.3

%)

0.0

%

San Diego

2,878

4.2

%

3,119

95.9

%

32.1

%

4.0

%

0.4

%

0.0

%

Subtotal – Southern California

20,731

26.9

%

2,955

95.7

%

32.6

%

3.4

%

0.1

%

0.0

%

Washington, D.C.

14,416

16.5

%

2,716

96.9

%

32.6

%

4.6

%

0.2

%

0.1

%

San Francisco

11,188

15.9

%

3,321

96.2

%

33.8

%

1.0

%

0.5

%

0.3

%

New York

8,536

14.3

%

4,624

97.3

%

27.1

%

3.1

%

0.5

%

(3.2

%)

Boston

7,077

11.2

%

3,597

96.2

%

33.8

%

3.9

%

0.2

%

(1.7

%)

Seattle

9,266

10.4

%

2,602

96.2

%

36.0

%

0.7

%

1.0

%

(3.8

%)

Denver

2,505

2.6

%

2,418

96.3

%

42.7

%

0.8

%

0.0

%

(3.9

%)

Other Expansion Markets

3,197

2.2

%

1,958

95.2

%

45.8

%

(1.4

%)

0.4

%

0.9

%

Total

76,916

100.0

%

$

3,108

96.3

%

33.5

%

2.7

%

0.4

%

(1.1

%)

Note: The above table reflects Residential same store results only. Residential operations account for approximately 96.3% of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had solid performance in its operating business, with healthy demand across most of our markets supported by a continuing solid job market, high employment levels among our target affluent renter demographic and wage growth across the economy. Competitive new supply has also been modest in most of our existing coastal markets yet has been elevated in our expansion markets. As expected, our East Coast markets continue to be our best performers. On the West Coast, Seattle has continued to show improvement, while San Francisco has improved but at a more modest pace. Our Southern California markets (namely the city of Los Angeles) have shown good demand but greater price sensitivity during the third quarter of 2024.

The Company continued to make progress in move-out activity related to delinquent residents during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. While the eviction process remains challenging, we have made additional progress in reducing delinquencies in our portfolio. We expect this trend to continue through the remainder of 2024.

We are seeing an increasingly active transaction market providing us with opportunities to acquire properties in our expansion markets. We are excited to grow our portfolio and create operating scale in these markets as we execute on our strategy to better balance our portfolio.

Overall, the fundamentals of our business are healthy. Long-term, we expect elevated single family home ownership costs, positive household formation trends, manageable competitive new supply in our established coastal markets and the overall deficit in housing across the country to buffer the impact on our business from the risks of potential economic weakness. We also see our affluent resident base as being resilient to economic uncertainty, including elevated inflation, due to higher levels of disposable income and lower relative rent-to-income ratios.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

With approximately $1.7 billion in readily available liquidity, a strong balance sheet, limited near-term debt maturities, very strong credit metrics and ample access to capital markets, the Company believes it is well positioned to meet its future obligations and take advantage of opportunities. See further discussion below.

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Statements of Cash Flows

The following table sets forth our sources and uses of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2024

2023

Cash flows provided by (used for):

Operating activities

$

1,219,382

$

1,188,524

Investing activities

$

(1,363,616

)

$

(468,355

)

Financing activities

$

130,798

$

(730,614

)

The following provides information regarding the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Operating Activities

Our operating cash flows are primarily impacted by NOI and its components, such as Average Rental Rates, Physical Occupancy levels and operating expenses related to our properties. Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year period increased by approximately $30.9 million primarily as a result of the NOI and other changes discussed above in Results of Operations .

Investing Activities

Our investing cash flows are primarily impacted by our transaction activity (acquisitions/dispositions), development spend and capital expenditures. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, key drivers were:

Acquired fifteen consolidated rental properties for approximately $1.3 billion;
Disposed of six consolidated rental properties, receiving net proceeds of approximately $360.9 million;
Invested $90.7 million primarily in consolidated development projects;
Invested $230.1 million in capital expenditures to real estate; and
Invested $79.6 million primarily in unconsolidated development joint venture entities as well as unconsolidated investments in real estate technology funds/companies for various technology initiatives.

Financing Activities

Our financing cash flows primarily relate to our borrowing activity (debt proceeds or repayment), distributions/dividends to shareholders/unitholders and other Common Share activity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, key drivers were:

Issued Common Shares related to share option exercises and ESPP purchases and received net proceeds of $20.1 million;
Paid dividends/distributions on Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Units (including OP Units and restricted units) and noncontrolling interests in partially owned properties totaling approximately $791.2 million;
Repurchased and retired 652,452 Common Shares, at a weighted average purchase price of $58.95 per share, for an aggregate purchased amount of approximately $38.5 million. See Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion;
Repurchased and retired 402,500 Series K Preferred Shares/Preference Units with a liquidation value of approximately $20.1 million for total cash consideration of approximately $21.8 million, inclusive of premiums and accrued dividends through the redemption date. See Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion; and
Issued $600.0 million of ten-year 4.65% unsecured notes, receiving net proceeds of approximately $598.0 million before underwriting fees, hedge termination costs and other expenses. The proceeds from this issuance were used to partially fund the Company’s acquisition activity during the third quarter of 2024.

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Short-Term Liquidity and Cash Proceeds

The Company generally expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements, including capital expenditures related to maintaining its existing properties and scheduled unsecured note and mortgage note repayments, through its working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility and commercial paper program. Currently, the Company considers its cash provided by operating activities to be adequate to meet operating requirements and payments of distributions.

The following table presents the Company’s balances for cash and cash equivalents, restricted deposits and the available borrowing capacity on its revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Cash and cash equivalents

$

28,610

$

50,743

Restricted deposits

$

97,949

$

89,252

Unsecured revolving credit facility availability

$

1,707,562

$

2,086,585

Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program

The Company has a $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing October 26, 2027. The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $750.0 million by adding lenders to the facility, obtaining the agreement of existing lenders to increase their commitments or incurring one or more term loans. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a spread (currently 0.715%), or based on bids received from the lending group, and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently 0.125%). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit rating and other terms and conditions per the agreement. See Note 8 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the Company’s credit facility.

The Company may borrow up to a maximum of $1.0 billion under its commercial paper program subject to market conditions. The notes will be sold under customary terms in the United States commercial paper note market and will rank pari passu with all of the Company’s other unsecured senior indebtedness.

The Company limits its utilization of the revolving credit facility in order to maintain liquidity to support its $1.0 billion commercial paper program along with certain other obligations. The following table presents the availability on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility as of October 28, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

October 28, 2024

Unsecured revolving credit facility commitment

$

2,500,000

Commercial paper balance outstanding

(994,985

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility balance outstanding

(23,000

)

Other restricted amounts

(3,438

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility availability

$

1,478,577

Dividend Policy

The Company declared a dividend/distribution for the first, second and third quarters of 2024 of $0.675 per share/unit in each quarter, an annualized increase of 2.0% over the amount paid in 2023. All future dividends/distributions remain subject to the discretion of the Company’s Board of Trustees.

Total dividends/distributions paid in October 2024 amounted to $263.4 million (excluding distributions on Partially Owned Properties), which consisted of certain distributions declared during the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

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Long-Term Financing and Capital Needs

The Company expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements, such as lump sum unsecured note and mortgage debt maturities, property acquisitions and financing of development activities, through the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and equity securities (including additional OP Units), proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties and joint ventures, along with cash generated from operations after all distributions. The Company has a significant number of unencumbered properties available to secure additional mortgage borrowings should unsecured capital be unavailable or the cost of alternative sources of capital be too high. The value of and cash flow from these unencumbered properties are in excess of the requirements the Company must maintain in order to comply with covenants under its unsecured notes and line of credit. Of the $30.1 billion in investment in real estate on the Company’s balance sheet at September 30, 2024, $26.9 billion or 89.5% was unencumbered. However, there can be no assurances that these sources of capital will be available to the Company in the future on acceptable terms or otherwise. For additional details, see Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

EQR issues equity and guarantees certain debt of the Operating Partnership from time to time. EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership.

The Company’s total debt summary schedule as of September 30, 2024 is as follows:

Debt Summary as of September 30, 2024

($ in thousands)

Debt
Balances

% of Total

Secured

$

1,633,414

19.5

%

Unsecured

6,732,231

80.5

%

Total

$

8,365,645

100.0

%

Fixed Rate Debt:

Secured – Conventional

$

1,400,472

16.7

%

Unsecured – Public

5,945,670

71.1

%

Fixed Rate Debt

7,346,142

87.8

%

Floating Rate Debt:

Secured – Tax Exempt

232,942

2.8

%

Unsecured – Revolving Credit Facility

Unsecured – Commercial Paper Program

786,561

9.4

%

Floating Rate Debt

1,019,503

12.2

%

Total

$

8,365,645

100.0

%

The Company’s long-term financing and capital needs and sources have not changed materially from the information included in the Company's and the Operating Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

The following is the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s reconciliation of net income to FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

(Amounts in thousands)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Quarter Ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net income

$

637,104

$

546,219

$

148,517

$

181,286

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling
Interests – Partially Owned Properties

(3,098

)

(5,299

)

(1,059

)

(3,217

)

Preferred/preference distributions

(1,258

)

(2,318

)

(356

)

(773

)

Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares/Preference Units

(1,444

)

Net income available to Common Shares and Units / Units

631,304

538,602

147,102

177,296

Adjustments:

Depreciation

688,041

661,921

237,948

224,736

Depreciation – Non-real estate additions

(2,839

)

(3,291

)

(942

)

(1,032

)

Depreciation – Partially Owned Properties

(1,645

)

(1,599

)

(556

)

(544

)

Depreciation – Unconsolidated Properties

3,881

1,921

2,429

695

Net (gain) loss on sales of unconsolidated entities - operating assets

(710

)

(710

)

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

(227,829

)

(127,034

)

165

(26,912

)

Noncontrolling Interests share of gain (loss) on sales
of real estate properties

2,336

2,336

FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (1) (3) (4)

1,090,203

1,072,856

385,436

376,575

Adjustments:

Write-off of pursuit costs

1,905

2,739

536

746

Debt extinguishment and preferred share/preference unit redemption
(gains) losses

1,444

1,143

1,096

Non-operating asset (gains) losses

(17,452

)

(4,735

)

(14,236

)

(5,766

)

Other miscellaneous items

53,432

14,831

12,758

3,488

Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (2) (3) (4)

$

1,129,532

$

1,086,834

$

384,494

$

376,139

FFO (1) (3)

$

1,092,905

$

1,075,174

$

385,792

$

377,348

Preferred/preference distributions

(1,258

)

(2,318

)

(356

)

(773

)

Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares/Preference Units

(1,444

)

FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (1) (3) (4)

$

1,090,203

$

1,072,856

$

385,436

$

376,575

Normalized FFO (2) (3)

$

1,130,790

$

1,089,152

$

384,850

$

376,912

Preferred/preference distributions

(1,258

)

(2,318

)

(356

)

(773

)

Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units (2) (3) (4)

$

1,129,532

$

1,086,834

$

384,494

$

376,139

(1)
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”) defines funds from operations (“FFO”) (December 2018 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”)), excluding gains or losses from sales and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate and land when connected to the main business of a REIT, impairment write-downs of investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity and depreciation and amortization related to real estate. Adjustments for partially owned consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.
(2)
Normalized funds from operations (“Normalized FFO”) begins with FFO and excludes:

the impact of any expenses relating to non-operating real estate asset impairment;

pursuit cost write-offs;

gains and losses from early debt extinguishment and preferred share/preference unit redemptions;

gains and losses from non-operating assets; and

other miscellaneous items.

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(3)
The Company believes that FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company, because they are recognized measures of performance by the real estate industry and by excluding gains or losses from sales and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate and excluding depreciation related to real estate (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units can help compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies. The Company also believes that Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company because they allow investors to compare the Company’s operating performance to its performance in prior reporting periods and to the operating performance of other real estate companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company’s actual operating results. FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units do not represent net income, net income available to Common Shares / Units or net cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units should not be exclusively considered as alternatives to net income, net income available to Common Shares / Units or net cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. The Company’s calculation of FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units may differ from other real estate companies due to, among other items, variations in cost capitalization policies for capital expenditures and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other real estate companies.
(4)
FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units are calculated on a basis consistent with net income available to Common Shares / Units and reflects adjustments to net income for preferred distributions and premiums on redemption of preferred shares/preference units in accordance with GAAP. The equity positions of various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units are collectively referred to as the “Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership”. Subject to certain restrictions, the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership may exchange their OP Units for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitat ive Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s market risk has not changed materially from the amounts and information reported in Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk , to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Equity Residential

(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

Effective as of September 30, 2024, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

(b)
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There were no changes to the internal control over financial reporting of the Company identified in connection with the Company’s evaluation referred to above that occurred during the third quarter of 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

Effective as of September 30, 2024, the Operating Partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Operating Partnership’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of EQR, of the effectiveness of the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Operating Partnership in its Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

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(b)
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There were no changes to the internal control over financial reporting of the Operating Partnership identified in connection with the Operating Partnership’s evaluation referred to above that occurred during the third quarter of 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Other than as disclosed below, there have been no changes to the legal proceedings discussed in Part I, Item 3 of the Company's and the Operating Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2024, the Company does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against it that, either individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition. See Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

The Company is named as a defendant in a class action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California filed in 2016 which alleges that the amount of late fees charged by the Company were improperly determined under California law. The plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages and other relief. On April 8, 2024, the Court issued certain findings of facts and conclusions of law that are adverse to the Company’s legal position. At this time, the Company is continuing to defend the action. While the resolution of this matter cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe that the eventual outcome will have a material adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition.

Item 1A. R isk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors that were discussed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equi ty Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Common Shares Issued in the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024 (Equity Residential)

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, EQR issued 100,888 Common Shares in exchange for 100,888 OP Units held by various limited partners of ERPOP. OP Units are generally exchangeable into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis or, at the option of ERPOP, the cash equivalent thereof, at any time one year after the date of issuance. These shares were either registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as these were transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. In light of the manner of the sale and information obtained by EQR from the limited partners in connection with these transactions, EQR believes it may rely on these exemptions.

Item 3. Defaults Up on Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Saf ety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024 , no trustee or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

Item 6. Exhibits – S ee the Exhibit Index.

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EXHIBI T INDEX

The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this report. References to exhibits or other filings under the caption “Location” indicate that the exhibit or other filing has been filed, that the indexed exhibit and the exhibit referred to are the same and that the exhibit referred to is incorporated by reference. The Commission file numbers for our Exchange Act filings referenced below are 1-12252 (Equity Residential) and 0-24920 (ERP Operating Limited Partnership).

Exhibit

Description

Location

3.1

Ninth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Equity Residential, effective September 19, 2024.

Included as Exhibit 3.1 to Equity Residential's Form 8-K dated September 19, 2024, filed on September 24, 2024.

4.1

Form of 4.650% Note due September 15, 2034.

Included as Exhibit 4.1 to Equity Residential's and ERP Operating Limited Partnership's Form 8-K dated September 9, 2024, filed on September 10, 2024.

31.1

Equity Residential – Certification of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer.

Attached herein.

31.2

Equity Residential – Certification of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer.

Attached herein.

31.3

ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.

Attached herein.

31.4

ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.

Attached herein.

32.1

Equity Residential – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Attached herein.

32.2

Equity Residential – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Attached herein.

32.3

ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.

Attached herein.

32.4

ERP Operating Limited Partnership – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.

Attached herein.

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Date:

November 4, 2024

By:

/s/ Robert A. Garechana

Robert A. Garechana

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:

November 4, 2024

By:

/s/ Ian S. Kaufman

Ian S. Kaufman

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BY: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ITS GENERAL PARTNER

Date:

November 4, 2024

By:

/s/ Robert A. Garechana

Robert A. Garechana

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:

November 4, 2024

By:

/s/ Ian S. Kaufman

Ian S. Kaufman

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)


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Item 2. Management S Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of OperationsItem 2. Management S Discussion and Analysis OfItem 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 3. Quantitative and QualitatItem 4. Controls and ProceduresItem 4. ControlsPart II. Other InformationPart II. OtherItem 1. Legal ProceedingsItem 1. LegaItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 1A. RItem 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities and Use Of ProceedsItem 2. Unregistered Sales Of EquiItem 3. Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesItem 3. Defaults UpItem 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresItem 4. Mine SafItem 5. Other InformationItem 5. OtherItem 6. Exhibits See The Exhibit IndexItem 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

3.1 Ninth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Equity Residential, effective September 19, 2024. Included as Exhibit 3.1 to Equity Residential's Form 8-K dated September 19, 2024, filed on September 24, 2024. 4.1 Form of 4.650% Note due September 15, 2034. Included as Exhibit 4.1 to Equity Residential's and ERP Operating Limited Partnership's Form 8-K dated September 9, 2024, filed on September 10, 2024. 31.1 Equity Residential Certification of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer. Attached herein. 31.2 Equity Residential Certification of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer. Attached herein. 31.3 ERP Operating Limited Partnership Certification of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of Registrants General Partner. Attached herein. 31.4 ERP Operating Limited Partnership Certification of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of Registrants General Partner. Attached herein. 32.1 Equity Residential Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Attached herein. 32.2 Equity Residential Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Attached herein. 32.3 ERP Operating Limited Partnership Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Mark J. Parrell, Chief Executive Officer of Registrants General Partner. Attached herein. 32.4 ERP Operating Limited Partnership Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Robert A. Garechana, Chief Financial Officer of Registrants General Partner. Attached herein.