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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K


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

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012

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 000-14851


Investors Real Estate Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


North Dakota

45-0311232

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1400 31 st Avenue SW, Suite 60

Post Office Box 1988

Minot, ND 58702-1988

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


701-837-4738

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (no par value) - NASDAQ Global Select Market

Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (no par value) -

NASDAQ Global Select Market


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

None

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Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

o

Yes

No

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

o

Yes

No

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.

Yes

o

No



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Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes

o

No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

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

o Large accelerated filer

☑ Accelerated filer

o Non-accelerated filer

o Smaller reporting Company

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

o

Yes

No

The aggregate market value of the Registrant's outstanding common shares of beneficial interest held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of October 31, 2011 was $608,961,193 based on the last reported sale price on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October 31, 2011. For purposes of this calculation, the Registrant has assumed that its trustees and executive officers are affiliates.

The number of common shares of beneficial interest outstanding as of June 25, 2012, was 90,265,194.

References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the "Company," "IRET," "we," "us," or "our" include consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Documents Incorporated by Reference: Portions of IRET's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on September 18, 2012 are incorporated by reference into Part III (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) hereof.


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST

INDEX

PAGE

PART I

Item 1.    Business

5

Item 1A. Risk Factors

11

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

22

Item 2.    Properties

22

Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

34

Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures

35

PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

35

Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

37

Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

37

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

65

Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

66

Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

66

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

67

Item 9B. Other Information

69

PART III

Item 10.  Trustees, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

69

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

69

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

69

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Trustee Independence

69

Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services

69

PART IV

Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

70

Exhibit Index

70

Signatures

72

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Financial Statements

F-1 to F-44


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Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated into this document by reference are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Such forward-looking statements include statements about our belief that we have the liquidity and capital resources necessary to meet our known obligations and to make additional real estate acquisitions and capital improvements when appropriate to enhance long term growth; and other statements preceded by, followed by or otherwise including words such as "believe," "expect," "intend," "project," "plan," "anticipate," "potential," "may," "designed," "estimate," "should," "continue" and other similar expressions. These statements indicate that we have used assumptions that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results or performance to differ materially from those projected.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements include:

the economic health of the markets in which we own and operate multi-family and commercial properties, in particular the states of Minnesota and North Dakota, or other markets in which we may invest in the future;

the economic health of our commercial tenants;

market rental conditions, including occupancy levels and rental rates, for multi-family residential and commercial properties;

our ability to identify and secure additional multi-family residential and commercial properties that meet our criteria for investment;

the level and volatility of prevailing market interest rates and the pricing of our common shares of beneficial interest;

financing risks, such as our inability to obtain debt or equity financing on favorable terms, or at all;

compliance with applicable laws, including those concerning the environment and access by persons with disabilities; and

the availability and cost of casualty insurance for losses.

Readers should carefully review our financial statements and the notes thereto, as well as the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

In light of these uncertainties, the events anticipated by our forward-looking statements might not occur. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should not be construed as exhaustive.


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PART I

Item 1. Business

Overview

Investors Real Estate Trust ("IRET" or the "Company") is a self-advised equity Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") organized under the laws of North Dakota. Since our formation in 1970, our business has consisted of owning and operating income-producing real estate properties. We are structured as an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust or UPREIT and we conduct our day-to-day business operations through our operating partnership, IRET Properties, a North Dakota Limited Partnership ("IRET Properties" or the "Operating Partnership"). Our investments consist of multi-family residential properties and commercial office, commercial medical, commercial industrial and commercial retail properties. These properties are located primarily in the upper Midwest states of Minnesota and North Dakota. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, our real estate investments in these two states accounted for 69.0% of our total gross revenue. Our principal executive office is located in Minot, North Dakota. We also have corporate offices in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota, and additional property management offices in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

We seek to diversify our investments among multi-family residential, commercial office, commercial medical, commercial industrial and commercial retail properties. As of April 30, 2012, our real estate portfolio consisted of:

84 multi-family residential properties containing 9,161 apartment units and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $411.0 million;

68 commercial office properties containing approximately 5.1 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $483.9 million;

65 commercial medical properties (including senior housing) containing approximately 2.9 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $421.5 million;

19 commercial industrial properties containing approximately 2.9 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $98.3 million; and

30 commercial retail properties containing approximately 1.4 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $103.8 million.

Our residential leases are generally for a one-year term. Our commercial properties are typically leased to tenants under long-term lease arrangements. As of April 30, 2012, no individual tenant accounted for more than 10% of our total real estate rentals, although affiliated entities of Edgewood Vista together accounted for approximately 12.4% of our total commercial segments' minimum rents.

Structure

We were organized as a REIT under the laws of North Dakota on July 31, 1970.

Since our formation, we have operated as a REIT under Sections 856-858 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), and since February 1, 1997, we have been structured as an UPREIT. Since restructuring as an UPREIT, we have conducted our daily business operations primarily through IRET Properties. IRET Properties is organized under the laws of North Dakota pursuant to an Agreement of Limited Partnership dated January 31, 1997. IRET Properties is principally engaged in acquiring, owning, operating and leasing multi-family residential and commercial real estate. The sole general partner of IRET Properties is IRET, Inc., a North Dakota corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary. All of our assets (except for qualified REIT subsidiaries) and liabilities were contributed to IRET Properties, through IRET, Inc., in exchange for the sole general partnership interest in IRET Properties. As of April 30, 2012, IRET, Inc. owned an 81.5% interest in IRET Properties. The remaining ownership of IRET Properties is held by individual limited partners.


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Investment Strategy and Policies

Our business objective is to increase shareholder value by employing a disciplined investment strategy. This strategy is focused on growing assets in desired geographical markets, achieving diversification by property type and location, and adhering to targeted returns in acquiring properties.

We generally use available cash or short-term floating rate debt to acquire real estate. We then replace such cash or short-term floating rate debt with fixed-rate secured debt. In appropriate circumstances, we also may acquire one or more properties in exchange for our common shares of beneficial interest ("common shares") or for limited partnership units of IRET Properties ("limited partnership units" or "UPREIT Units"), which are convertible, after the expiration of a minimum holding period of one year, into cash or, at our sole discretion, into our common shares on a one-to-one basis.

Our investment strategy is to invest in multi-family residential properties, and in commercial office, commercial medical, commercial industrial and commercial retail properties that are leased to single or multiple tenants, usually for five years or longer, and are located throughout the upper Midwest. We operate mainly within the states of North Dakota and Minnesota, although we also have real estate investments in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

In order to implement our investment strategy we have certain investment policies. Our significant investment policies are as follows:

Investments in the securities of, or interests in, entities primarily engaged in real estate activities and other securities. While we are permitted to invest in the securities of other entities engaged in the ownership and operation of real estate, as well as other securities, we currently have no plans to make any investments in other securities.

Any policy, as it relates to investments in other securities, may be changed by a majority of the members of our Board of Trustees at any time without notice to or a vote of our shareholders.

Investments in real estate or interests in real estate. We currently own multi-family residential properties and/or commercial properties in 12 states. We may invest in real estate, or interests in real estate, located anywhere in the United States; however, we currently plan to focus our investments in those states in which we already have property, with specific concentration in Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Kansas. Similarly, we may invest in any type of real estate or interest in real estate including, but not limited to, office buildings, apartment buildings, shopping centers, industrial and commercial properties, special purpose buildings and undeveloped acreage. Under our Third Restated Trustees' Regulations (Bylaws), however, we may not invest more than 10.0% of our total assets in unimproved real estate, excluding property being developed or property where development will be commenced within one year.

It is not our policy to acquire assets primarily for capital gain through sale in the short term. Rather, it is our policy to acquire assets with an intention to hold such assets for at least a 10-year period. During the holding period, it is our policy to seek current income and capital appreciation through an increase in value of our real estate portfolio, as well as increased revenue as a result of higher rents.

Any policy, as it relates to investments in real estate or interests in real estate may be changed by our Board of Trustees at any time without notice to or a vote of our shareholders.

Investments in real estate mortgages. While not our primary business focus, from time to time we make loans to others that are secured by mortgages, liens or deeds of trust covering real estate. We have no restrictions on the type of property that may be used as collateral for a mortgage loan; provided, however, that except for loans insured or guaranteed by a government or a governmental agency, we may not invest in or make a mortgage loan unless an appraisal is obtained concerning the value of the underlying property.  Unless otherwise approved by our Board of Trustees, it is our policy that we will not invest in mortgage loans on any one property if in the aggregate the total indebtedness on the property, including our mortgage, exceeds 85.0% of the property's appraised value.  We can invest in junior mortgages without notice to, or the approval of, our shareholders.  As of April 30, 2012 and 2011, we had no junior mortgages


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outstanding.  We had no investments in real estate mortgages at April 30, 2012. We had one contract for deed outstanding as of April 30, 2011, with a balance due to us, net of reserves, of approximately $156,000.

Our policies relating to mortgage loans, including second mortgages, may be changed by our Board of Trustees at any time, or from time to time, without notice to, or a vote of, our shareholders.

Policies With Respect to Certain of Our Activities

Our current policies as they pertain to certain of our activities are described as follows:

Distributions to shareholders and holders of limited partnership units. One of the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code for a REIT is that it distribute 90% of its net taxable income, excluding net capital gains, to its shareholders. There is a separate requirement to distribute net capital gains or pay a corporate level tax in lieu thereof. Our general policy has been to make cash distributions to our common shareholders and the holders of limited partnership units of approximately 65.0% to 90.0% of our funds from operations and to use the remaining funds for capital improvements or the purchase of additional properties. This policy may be changed at any time by our Board of Trustees without notice to, or approval of, our shareholders. Distributions to our common shareholders and unitholders in fiscal years 2012 and 2011 totaled approximately 86.4% and 108.9%, respectively, on a per share and unit basis of our funds from operations.

Issuing senior securities. On April 26, 2004, we issued 1,150,000 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the "Series A preferred shares"). Depending on future interest rate and market conditions, we may issue additional preferred shares or other senior securities which would have dividend and liquidation preference over our common shares.

Borrowing money. We rely on borrowed funds in pursuing our investment objectives and goals. It is generally our policy to seek to borrow up to 65.0% to 75.0% of the appraised value of all new real estate acquired or developed. This policy concerning borrowed funds is vested solely with our Board of Trustees and can be changed by our Board of Trustees at any time, or from time to time, without notice to, or a vote of, our shareholders. Such policy is subject, however, to the limitation in our Bylaws, which provides that unless approved by a majority of the independent members of our Board of Trustees and disclosed to our shareholders in our next quarterly report along with justification for such excess, we may not borrow in excess of 300.0% of our total Net Assets (as such term is used in our Bylaws, which usage is not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), "Net Assets" means our total assets at cost before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities). Our Bylaws do not impose any limitation on the amount that we may borrow against any one particular property.  As of April 30, 2012, our ratio of total indebtedness to total real estate investments was 70.7% while our ratio of total indebtedness as compared to our Net Assets (computed in accordance with our Bylaws) was 117.2%.

Offering securities in exchange for property. Our organizational structure allows us to issue shares and to offer limited partnership units of IRET Properties in exchange for real estate. The limited partnership units are convertible into cash, or, at our option, common shares on a one-for-one basis after a minimum one-year holding period. All limited partnership units receive the same cash distributions as those paid on common shares. Limited partners are not entitled to vote on any matters affecting us until they convert their limited partnership units to common shares.

Our declaration of trust, as amended (our "Declaration of Trust"), does not contain any restrictions on our ability to offer limited partnership units of IRET Properties in exchange for property. As a result, any decision to do so is vested solely in our Board of Trustees. This policy may be changed at any time, or from time to time, without notice to, or a vote of, our shareholders. For the three most recent fiscal years ended April 30, we have issued the following limited partnership units of IRET Properties in exchange for properties:

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

Limited partnership units issued

1,024 555 390

Value at issuance

$ 8,055 $ 4,996 $ 3,897

Acquiring or repurchasing shares. As a REIT, it is our intention to invest only in real estate assets. Our Declaration of Trust does not prohibit the acquisition or repurchase of our common or preferred shares or other securities so long as such activity does not prohibit us from operating as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. Any policy


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regarding the acquisition or repurchase of shares or other securities is vested solely in our Board of Trustees and may be changed at any time, or from time to time, without notice to, or a vote of, our shareholders.

During fiscal year 2012, we did not repurchase any of our outstanding common shares, preferred shares or limited partnership units, except for the redemption of a nominal amount of fractional common shares held by shareholders.

To make loans to other persons. Our organizational structure allows us to make loans to other persons, subject to certain conditions and subject to our election to be taxed as a REIT. All loans must be secured by real property or limited partnership units of IRET Properties. Our mortgage loans receivable (including contracts for deed), net of reserves, totaled $0 as of April 30, 2012, and approximately $156,000 as of April 30, 2011.

To invest in the securities of other issuers for the purpose of exercising control. We have not, for the past three years, engaged in, and we are not currently engaging in, investment in the securities of other issuers for the purpose of exercising control. Our Declaration of Trust does not impose any limitation on our ability to invest in the securities of other issuers for the purpose of exercising control. Any decision to do so is vested solely in our Board of Trustees and may be changed at any time, or from time to time, without notice to, or a vote of, our shareholders.

Information about Segments

We currently operate in five reportable real estate segments: multi-family residential, commercial office, commercial medical (including senior housing), commercial industrial and commercial retail. For further information on these segments and other related information, see Note 11 of our consolidated financial statements, and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Executive Officers of the Company

Set forth below are the names, ages, titles and biographies of each of our executive officers as of July 1, 2012.

Name

Age

Title

Timothy P. Mihalick

53

President and Chief Executive Officer

Thomas A. Wentz, Jr.

46

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Diane K. Bryantt

48

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Michael A. Bosh

41

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Mark W. Reiling

54

Executive Vice President of Asset Management

Charles A. Greenberg

53

Senior Vice President, Commercial Asset Management

Ted E. Holmes

41

Senior Vice President, Finance

Andrew Martin

39

Senior Vice President, Residential Property Management

Timothy P. Mihalick joined us as a financial officer in May 1981, after graduating from Minot State University. He has served in various capacities with us over the years and was named Vice President in 1992. Mr. Mihalick served as the Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 2009, as a Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2009, and as a member of our Board of Trustees since 1999. In September 2009, Mr. Mihalick was named President and Chief Executive Officer.

Thomas A. Wentz, Jr. is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of North Dakota School of Law, and joined us as General Counsel and Vice President in January 2000. He served as Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Finance from 2002 to 2009 and as a member of our Board of Trustees since 1996. In September 2009, Mr. Wentz was named Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and in June 2012 Mr. Wentz was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to 2000, Mr. Wentz was a shareholder in the law firm of Pringle & Herigstad, P.C. from 1992 to 1999. Mr. Wentz is a member of the American Bar Association and the North Dakota Bar Association, and he is a Director of SRT Communications, Inc.

Diane K. Bryantt is a graduate of Minot State University. Ms. Bryantt joined us in June 1996, and served as our Controller and Corporate Secretary before being appointed to the positions of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2002 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in June 2012. Prior to joining us, Ms. Bryantt was employed by First American Bank, Minot, North Dakota.


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Michael A. Bosh joined us as Associate General Counsel and Secretary in September 2002, and was named General Counsel in September 2003 and Executive Vice President and General Counsel in June 2012. Prior to 2002, Mr. Bosh was a shareholder in the law firm of Pringle & Herigstad, P.C. Mr. Bosh graduated from Jamestown College in 1992 and from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 1995. Mr. Bosh is a member of the American Bar Association and the North Dakota Bar Association.

Mark W. Reiling joined IRET in June 2012 as Executive Vice President of Asset Management. Mr. Reiling holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, and has over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate. He was associated with the Towle Real Estate Company and its successors (now Cassidy Turley) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for approximately 18 years as President of Towle Properties, Inc., providing asset management services to commercial property owners, and as Senior Vice President at Cassidy Turley, responsible for new business development (brokerage and property management services).

Charles A. Greenberg joined IRET in August 2005 as Director of Commercial Asset Management, and was named Senior Vice President, Commercial Asset Management in November 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has over 26 years of experience in both asset and property management of institutional-grade real estate investments. From 1989 to 2005, Mr. Greenberg was General Manager at Northco Corporation, a Minneapolis-based real estate investment firm.

Ted E. Holmes joined us in 2009 as Vice President of Finance, and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance in December 2010.  Mr. Holmes has over 15 years of experience in the finance industry, including the placement of debt and equity as a commercial and multi-family mortgage banker. From 1994 to 2002 Mr. Holmes was an Analyst and Assistant Vice President with Towle Financial Services/Midwest, a privately held mortgage banking company in Minneapolis, and he served as Director with Wells Fargo Bank, NA from 2003 to 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Cloud State University and is a licensed Minnesota Broker.

Andrew Martin joined IRET in December 2009 to lead the Company's Residential Property Management division. In May 2011 Mr. Martin was promoted to Senior Vice President of Residential Property Management.   He has over 17 years of experience in the commercial and multi-family property management industry.  Prior to his employment with IRET, Mr. Martin was a partner with INH Companies, a property management firm based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and also worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota for United Properties as a regional property manager.  Mr. Martin holds a bachelors degree in Real Estate and a Master's degree in Business Administration from St. Cloud State University, and has earned the designation of Certified Property Manager from the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Employees

As of April 30, 2012, we had 400 employees, of whom 322 were full-time and 78 part-time employees. Of these 400 employees, 55 are corporate staff in our Minot, North Dakota and Minneapolis, Minnesota offices, and 345 are property management employees based at our properties or in local property management offices.

Environmental Matters and Government Regulation

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances released at a property, and may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage or personal injuries and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred in connection with any contamination. In addition, some environmental laws create a lien on a contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and costs it incurs in connection with the contamination. These laws often impose liability without regard to whether the current owner was responsible for, or even knew of, the presence of such substances. It is generally our policy to obtain from independent environmental consultants a "Phase I" environmental audit (which involves visual inspection but not soil or groundwater analysis) on all properties that we seek to acquire. We do not believe that any of our properties are subject to any material environmental contamination. However, no assurances can be given that:

a prior owner, operator or occupant of the properties we own or the properties we intend to acquire did not create a material environmental condition not known to us, which might have been revealed by more in-depth study of the properties; and


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future uses or conditions (including, without limitation, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations) will not result in the imposition of environmental liability upon us.

In addition to laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, many other laws and governmental regulations are applicable to our properties, and changes in the laws and regulations, or in their interpretation by agencies and the courts, occur frequently. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA"), all places of public accommodation are required to meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. In addition, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (the "FHAA") requires apartment communities first occupied after March 13, 1990, to be accessible to the handicapped. Non-compliance with the ADA or the FHAA could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. We believe that those of our properties to which the ADA and/or FHAA apply are substantially in compliance with present ADA and FHAA requirements.

Competition

Investing in and operating real estate is a very competitive business. We compete with other owners and developers of multi-family and commercial properties to attract tenants to our properties. Ownership of competing properties is diversified among other REITs, financial institutions, individuals and public and private companies who are actively engaged in this business. Our multi-family properties compete directly with other rental apartments, as well as with condominiums and single-family homes that are available for rent or purchase in the areas in which our properties are located. Our commercial properties compete with other commercial properties for tenants. Additionally, we compete with other real estate investors, including other REITs, pension and investment funds, partnerships and investment companies, to acquire properties. This competition affects our ability to acquire properties we want to add to our portfolio and the price we pay for acquisitions. We do not believe we have a dominant position in any of the geographic markets in which we operate, but some of our competitors may be dominant in selected markets. Many of our competitors have greater financial and management resources than we have. We believe, however, that the geographic diversity of our investments, the experience and abilities of our management, the quality of our assets and the financial strength of many of our commercial tenants affords us some competitive advantages that have in the past and will in the future allow us to operate our business successfully despite the competitive nature of our business.

Corporate Governance

Our Board of Trustees has adopted various policies and initiatives to strengthen the Company's corporate governance and increase the transparency of financial reporting.  Each of the committees of the Board of Trustees operates under written charters, and the Company's independent trustees meet regularly in executive sessions at which only the independent trustees are present.  The Board of Trustees has also adopted a Code of Conduct applicable to trustees, officers and employees, and a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, and has established processes for shareholder communications with the Board of Trustees.

Additionally, the Company's Audit Committee has established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, including procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by Company employees of concerns regarding accounting or auditing matters. The Audit Committee also maintains a policy requiring Audit Committee approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Company by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

The Company will disclose any amendment to its Code of Ethics for Senior Financial officers on its website. In the event the Company waives compliance by any of its trustees or officers subject to the Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct, the Company will disclose such waiver in a Form 8-K filed within four business days.

Website and Available Information

Our internet address is www.iret.com. We make available, free of charge, through the "SEC filings" tab under the Investors/Financial Reporting section of our website, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such forms are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Current copies of our Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, and Charters for the Audit, Compensation, Executive and Nominating and Governance Committees of our Board of Trustees are also available on our website under the heading "Corporate Governance" in the Investors/Corporate Overview section of


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our website. Copies of these documents are also available to shareholders upon request addressed to the Secretary at Investors Real Estate Trust, P.O. Box 1988, Minot, North Dakota 58702-1988. Information on our internet website does not constitute part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

Risks Related to Our Properties and Business

Our performance and share value are subject to risks associated with the real estate industry.   Our results of operations and financial condition, the value of our real estate assets, and the value of an investment in us are subject to the risks normally associated with the ownership and operation of real estate properties.  These risks include, but are not limited to, the following factors which, among others, may adversely affect the income generated by our properties:

downturns in national, regional and local economic conditions (particularly increases in unemployment);

competition from other commercial and multi-family residential properties;

local real estate market conditions, such as oversupply or reduction in demand for commercial and multi-family residential space;

changes in interest rates and availability of attractive financing;

declines in the economic health and financial condition of our tenants and our ability to collect rents from our tenants;

vacancies, changes in market rental rates and the need periodically to repair, renovate and re-lease space;

increased operating costs, including real estate taxes, state and local taxes, insurance expense, utilities, and security costs;

significant expenditures associated with each investment, such as debt service payments, real estate taxes and insurance and maintenance costs, which are generally not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in revenues from a property;

weather conditions, civil disturbances, natural disasters, terrorist acts or acts of war which may result in uninsured or underinsured losses;  and

decreases in the underlying value of our real estate.

Adverse global market and economic conditions may continue to adversely affect us and could cause us to recognize additional impairment charges or otherwise harm our performance.   Market and economic conditions have been challenging for several years, with tighter credit conditions developing at the end of 2008 and continuing in 2009 and 2010, and an uneven economic recovery and persistent high unemployment continuing into 2012.  Continued concerns about unemployment and public debt levels, geopolitical issues and declining real estate markets have contributed to increased market instability and diminished expectations for the U.S. economy. The commercial real estate sector in particular has been negatively affected by these market and economic conditions. These conditions may result in our tenants delaying lease commencements, requesting rent reductions, declining to extend or renew leases upon expiration and/or renewing at lower rates. These conditions also have forced some weaker tenants, in some cases, to declare bankruptcy and/or vacate leased premises. We may be unable to re-lease vacated space at attractive rents or at all.  We are unable to predict whether, or to what extent or for how long, these adverse market and economic conditions will persist.  The continuation and/or intensification of these conditions may impede our ability to generate sufficient operating cash flow to pay expenses, maintain properties, pay distributions and repay debt.

The federal conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and related efforts, along with any changes in laws and regulations affecting the relationship between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the U.S. Government, may adversely affect our business .  We depend on the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) for financing for the majority of our multi-family


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residential properties.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are U.S. Government-sponsored entities, or GSEs, but their guarantees are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.  In recent years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have reported substantial losses and a need for substantial amounts of additional capital. In response to the deteriorating financial condition of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and credit market disruptions, Congress and the U.S. Treasury have undertaken a series of actions to stabilize these GSEs and the financial markets generally.  In September 2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in federal conservatorship.  The problems faced by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac resulting in their being placed into federal conservatorship have stirred debate among some federal policy makers regarding the continued role of the U.S. Government in providing liquidity for the residential mortgage market. In February 2011, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a report entitled "Reforming America's Housing Finance Market."  The report outlines recommendations for reforming the U.S. housing system, including the financing of multi-family residential properties, and discusses specifically the roles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in that system.  It is unclear how future legislation may impact Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's involvement in multi-family residential financing.  The scope and nature of the actions that the U.S. Government will ultimately undertake with respect to the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are unknown and will continue to evolve. It is possible that each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be dissolved and the U.S. Government could decide to stop providing liquidity support of any kind to the multi-family residential mortgage market.  Future legislation could further change the relationship between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the U.S. Government, and could also nationalize or eliminate such GSEs entirely. Any law affecting these GSEs may create market uncertainty and have the effect of reducing the credit available for financing multi-family residential properties.  The loss or reduction of this important source of credit would be likely to result in higher loan costs for us, and could result in inability to borrow or refinance maturing debt, all of which could materially adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition.

Our property acquisition activities subject us to various risks which could adversely affect our operating results. We have acquired in the past and intend to continue to pursue the acquisition of properties and portfolios of properties, including large portfolios that could increase our size and result in alterations to our capital structure. Our acquisition activities and their success are subject to numerous risks, including, but not limited to:

even if we enter into an acquisition agreement for a property, it is subject to customary closing conditions, including completion of due diligence investigations, and we may be unable to complete that acquisition after making a non-refundable deposit and incurring other acquisition-related costs;

we may be unable to obtain financing for acquisitions on favorable terms or at all;

acquired properties may fail to perform as expected;

the actual costs of repositioning or redeveloping acquired properties may be greater than our estimates; and

we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions into our existing operations.

These risks could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition and the amount of cash available for payment of distributions.

Acquired properties may subject us to unknown liabilities which could adversely affect our operating results. We may acquire properties subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse against prior owners or other third parties, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if liability were asserted against us based upon ownership of these properties, we might have to pay substantial sums to settle or contest it, which could adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows. Unknown liabilities with respect to acquired properties might include liabilities for clean-up of undisclosed environmental contamination; claims by tenants, vendors or other persons against the former owners of the properties; liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business; and claims for indemnification by general partners, directors, officers and others indemnified by the former owners of the properties.

Our geographic concentration in Minnesota and North Dakota may result in losses due to our significant exposure to the effects of economic and real estate conditions in those markets.   For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, we received approximately 69.0% of our gross revenue from properties in Minnesota and North Dakota.  As a result of this concentration, we are subject to substantially greater risk than if our investments were more geographically dispersed. Specifically, we are more significantly exposed to the effects of economic and real estate conditions in those particular markets, such as building by competitors, local vacancy and rental rates and general levels of


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employment and economic activity.  To the extent that weak economic or real estate conditions affect Minnesota and/or North Dakota more severely than other areas of the country, our financial performance could be negatively impacted.

If we are not able to renew leases or enter into new leases on favorable terms or at all as our existing leases expire, our revenue, operating results and cash flows will be reduced.   We may be unable to renew leases with our existing tenants or enter into new leases with new tenants due to economic and other factors as our existing leases expire or are terminated prior to the expiration of their current terms.  As a result, we could lose a significant source of revenue while remaining responsible for the payment of our obligations.  In addition, even if we were able to renew existing leases or enter into new leases in a timely manner, the terms of those leases may be less favorable to us than the terms of expiring leases, because the rental rates of the renewal or new leases may be significantly lower than those of the expiring leases, or tenant installation costs, including the cost of required renovations or concessions to tenants, may be significant.  If we are unable to enter into lease renewals or new leases on favorable terms or in a timely manner for all or a substantial portion of space that is subject to expiring leases, our revenue, operating results and cash flows will be adversely affected. As a result, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest may be adversely affected. As of April 30, 2012, approximately 1.6 million square feet, or 12.6% of our total commercial property square footage, was vacant. Approximately 580 of our 9,161 apartment units, or 6.3%, were vacant. As of April 30, 2012, leases covering approximately 7.9% of our total commercial segments net rentable square footage will expire in fiscal year 2013, 11.7% in fiscal year 2014, 9.6% in fiscal year 2015, 13.3% in fiscal year 2016, and 11.0% in fiscal year 2017.

We face potential adverse effects from commercial tenant bankruptcies or insolvencies.   The bankruptcy or insolvency of our commercial tenants may adversely affect the income produced by our properties.  If a tenant defaults, we may experience delays and incur substantial costs in enforcing our rights as landlord.  If a tenant files for bankruptcy, we cannot evict the tenant solely because of such bankruptcy.  A court, however, may authorize the tenant to reject and terminate its lease with us.  In such a case, our claim against the tenant for unpaid future rent would be subject to a statutory cap that might be substantially less than the remaining rent actually owed under the lease, and it is unlikely that a bankrupt tenant would pay in full amounts it owes us under a lease.  This shortfall could adversely affect our cash flow and results of operations.  If a tenant experiences a downturn in its business or other types of financial distress, it may be unable to make timely rental payments.  Under some circumstances, we may agree to partially or wholly terminate the lease in advance of the termination date in consideration for a lease termination fee that is less than the agreed rental amount.  Additionally, without regard to the manner in which a lease termination occurs, we are likely to incur additional costs in the form of tenant improvements and leasing commissions in our efforts to lease the space to a new tenant, as well as possibly lower rental rates reflective of declines in market rents.

Because real estate investments are generally illiquid, and various factors limit our ability to dispose of assets, we may not be able to sell properties when appropriate.   Real estate investments are relatively illiquid and, therefore, we have limited ability to vary our portfolio quickly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, the prohibitions under the federal income tax laws on REITs holding property for sale and related regulations may affect our ability to sell properties. Our ability to dispose of assets may also be limited by constraints on our ability to utilize disposition proceeds to make acquisitions on financially attractive terms, and the requirement that we take additional impairment charges on certain assets. More specifically, we are required to distribute or pay tax on all capital gains generated from the sale of assets, and, in addition, a significant number of our properties were acquired using limited partnership units of IRET Properties, our operating partnership, and are subject to certain agreements which restrict our ability to sell such properties in transactions that would create current taxable income to the former owners. As a result, we are motivated to structure the sale of these assets as tax-free exchanges. To accomplish this we must identify attractive re-investment opportunities. These considerations impact our decisions on whether or not to dispose of certain of our assets.

Capital markets and economic conditions can materially affect our financial condition and results of operations, the value of our equity securities, and our ability to sustain payment of our distribution at current levels. Many factors affect the value of our equity securities and our ability to make or maintain at current levels distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest, including the state of the capital markets and the economy, which in recent years have negatively affected substantially all businesses, including ours. Demand for office, industrial, and retail space has declined nationwide due to bankruptcies, downsizing, layoffs and cost cutting. The availability of credit has been and may in the future again be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets. Regulatory pressures and the burden of troubled and uncollectible loans led some lenders and institutional investors to reduce, and in


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some cases, cease to provide funding to borrowers. If these market conditions recur, they may limit our ability and the ability of our tenants to timely refinance maturing liabilities and access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs, which may materially affect our financial condition and results of operations and the value of our equity securities.  Declining rental revenues from our properties due to persistent negative economic conditions may have a material adverse effect on our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest.  In fiscal years 2012 and 2011, distributions to our common shareholders and unitholders of the Operating Partnership in cash and common shares pursuant to our Distribution Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (DRIP) totaled approximately 88.7% and 115.1%, respectively, of our net cash provided by operating activities.

Inability to manage rapid growth effectively may adversely affect our operating results. We have experienced significant growth at various times in the past; principally through the acquisition of additional real estate properties. Subject to our continued ability to raise equity capital and issue limited partnership units of IRET Properties and identify suitable investment properties, we intend to continue our acquisition of real estate properties. Effective management of rapid growth presents challenges, including:

the need to expand our management team and staff;

the need to enhance internal operating systems and controls; and

the ability to consistently achieve targeted returns on individual properties.

We may not be able to maintain similar rates of growth in the future, or manage our growth effectively. Additionally, an inability to make accretive property acquisitions may adversely affect our ability to increase our net income. The acquisition of additional real estate properties is critical to our ability to increase our net income.  If we are unable to make real estate acquisitions on terms that meet our financial and strategic objectives, whether due to market conditions, a changed competitive environment or unavailability of capital, our ability to increase our net income may be materially and adversely affected. Our failure to do so may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations and ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest.

Competition may negatively impact our earnings. We compete with many kinds of institutions, including other REITs, private partnerships, individuals, pension funds and banks, for tenants and investment opportunities. Many of these institutions are active in the markets in which we invest and have greater financial and other resources that may be used to compete against us. With respect to tenants, this competition may affect our ability to lease our properties, the price at which we are able to lease our properties and the cost of required renovations or tenant improvements. With respect to acquisition and development investment opportunities, this competition may cause us to pay higher prices for new properties than we otherwise would have paid, or may prevent us from purchasing a desired property at all.

High leverage on our overall portfolio may result in losses. As of April 30, 2012, our ratio of total indebtedness to total Net Assets (as that term is used in our Bylaws, which usage is not in accordance with GAAP, "Net Assets" means our total assets at cost before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities) was approximately 117.2%. As of April 30, 2011 and 2010, our percentage of total indebtedness to total Net Assets was approximately 117.9% and 122.9%, respectively. Under our Bylaws we may increase our total indebtedness up to 300.0% of our Net Assets, or by an additional approximately $1.7 billion. There is no limitation on the increase that may be permitted if approved by a majority of the independent members of our Board of Trustees and disclosed to the holders of our securities in the next quarterly report, along with justification for any excess.

This amount of leverage may expose us to cash flow problems if rental income decreases. Under those circumstances, in order to pay our debt obligations we might be required to sell properties at a loss or be unable to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest. A failure to pay amounts due may result in a default on our obligations and the loss of the property through foreclosure.  Additionally, our degree of leverage could adversely affect our ability to obtain additional financing and may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common shares.

Our inability to renew, repay or refinance our debt may result in losses. We incur a significant amount of debt in the ordinary course of our business and in connection with acquisitions of real properties. In addition, because we have a limited ability to retain earnings as a result of the REIT distribution requirements, we will generally be required to


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refinance debt that matures with additional debt or equity.  We are subject to the normal risks associated with debt financing, including the risk that:

our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest;

we will not be able to renew, refinance or repay our indebtedness when due; and

the terms of any renewal or refinancing will be less favorable than the terms of our current indebtedness.

These risks increase when credit markets are tight; in general, when the credit markets are constrained, we may encounter resistance from lenders when we seek financing or refinancing for properties or proposed acquisitions, and the terms of such financing or refinancing are likely to be less favorable to us than the terms of our current indebtedness.

We anticipate that only a small portion of the principal of our debt will be repaid prior to maturity.  Therefore, we are likely to need to refinance a significant portion of our outstanding debt as it matures.  We cannot guarantee that any refinancing of debt with other debt will be possible on terms that are favorable or acceptable to us.  If we cannot refinance, extend or pay principal payments due at maturity with the proceeds of other capital transactions, such as new equity capital, our cash flows may not be sufficient in all years to repay debt as it matures.  Additionally, if we are unable to refinance our indebtedness on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be forced to dispose of one or more of our properties on disadvantageous terms, which may result in losses to us. These losses could have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt. Furthermore, if a property is mortgaged to secure payment of indebtedness and we are unable to meet mortgage payments, the mortgagee could foreclose upon the property, appoint a receiver and receive an assignment of rents and leases or pursue other remedies, all with a consequent loss of our revenues and asset value. Foreclosures could also create taxable income without accompanying cash proceeds, thereby hindering our ability to meet the REIT distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

As of April 30, 2012, approximately 4.9% of our mortgage debt is due for repayment in fiscal year 2013.  As of April 30, 2012, we had approximately $51.1 million of principal payments and approximately $59.9 million of interest payments due in fiscal year 2013 on fixed and variable-rate mortgages secured by our real estate. Additionally, as of April 30, 2012, we had $39.0 million outstanding under our $60.0 million multi-bank line of credit, which has a maturity date of August 12, 2013.

The cost of our indebtedness may increase. Portions of our fixed-rate indebtedness incurred for past property acquisitions come due on a periodic basis.  Rising interest rates could limit our ability to refinance this existing debt when it matures, and would increase our interest costs, which could have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt.  In addition, we have incurred, and we expect to continue to incur, indebtedness that bears interest at a variable rate. As of April 30, 2012, $16.2 million, or approximately 1.5%, of the principal amount of our total mortgage indebtedness was subject to variable interest rate agreements. Additionally, our $60.0 million multi-bank line of credit bears interest at a rate of 1.25% over the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, with a floor of 5.15% and a cap of 8.65%. If short-term interest rates rise, our debt service payments on adjustable rate debt would increase, which would lower our net income and could decrease our distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest.

We depend on distributions and other payments from our subsidiaries that they may be prohibited from making to us, which could impair our ability to make distributions to holders of our shares of beneficial interest.   Substantially all of our assets are held through IRET Properties, our operating partnership, and other of our subsidiaries. As a result, we depend on distributions and other payments from our subsidiaries in order to satisfy our financial obligations and make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest. As an equity investor in our subsidiaries, our right to receive assets upon their liquidation or reorganization effectively will be subordinated to the claims of their creditors.  To the extent that we are recognized as a creditor of such subsidiaries, our claims may still be subordinate to any security interest in or other lien on their assets and to any of their debt or other obligations that are senior to our claims.

Our current or future insurance may not protect us against possible losses. We carry comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage and rental loss insurance with respect to our properties at levels that we believe to be adequate and comparable to coverage customarily obtained by owners of similar properties. However, the coverage limits of our current or future policies may be insufficient to cover the full cost of repair or replacement of all potential losses.


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Moreover, this level of coverage may not continue to be available in the future or, if available, may be available only at unacceptable cost or with unacceptable terms.  Additionally, there may be certain extraordinary losses, such as those resulting from civil unrest, terrorism or environmental contamination, that are not generally, or fully, insured against because they are either uninsurable or not economically insurable. For example, we do not currently carry insurance against losses as a result of environmental contamination. Should an uninsured or underinsured loss occur to a property, we could be required to use our own funds for restoration or lose all or part of our investment in, and anticipated revenues from, the property. In any event, we would continue to be obligated on any mortgage indebtedness on the property. Any loss could have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt.  In addition, in most cases we have to renew our insurance policies on an annual basis and negotiate acceptable terms for coverage, exposing us to the volatility of the insurance markets, including the possibility of rate increases.  Any material increase in insurance rates or decrease in available coverage in the future could adversely affect our business and financial condition and results of operations, which could cause a decline in the market value of our securities.

We have significant investments in commercial medical properties and adverse trends in healthcare provider operations may negatively affect our lease revenues from these properties. We have acquired a significant number of specialty medical properties (including senior housing) and may acquire more in the future. As of April 30, 2012, our real estate portfolio consisted of 65 commercial medical properties, with a total real estate investment amount, net of accumulated depreciation, of $421.5 million, or approximately 27.8% of the total real estate investment amount, net of accumulated depreciation, of our entire real estate portfolio.  The healthcare industry continues to experience: changes in the demand for, and methods of delivery of, healthcare services; changes in third-party reimbursement policies; significant unused capacity in certain areas, which has created substantial competition for patients among healthcare providers in those areas; continuing pressure by private and governmental payors to reduce payments to providers of services; and increased scrutiny of billing, referral and other practices by federal and state authorities. Sources of revenue for our commercial medical property tenants may include the federal Medicare program, state Medicaid programs, private insurance carriers and health maintenance organizations, among others. Efforts by such payors to reduce healthcare costs will likely continue, which may result in reductions or slower growth in reimbursement for certain services provided by some of our tenants.  These factors may adversely affect the economic performance of some or all of our commercial medical services tenants and, in turn, our lease revenues. In addition, if we or our tenants terminate the leases for these properties, or our tenants lose their regulatory authority to operate such properties, we may not be able to locate suitable replacement tenants to lease the properties for their specialized uses. Alternatively, we may be required to spend substantial amounts to adapt the properties to other uses. Any loss of revenues and/or additional capital expenditures occurring as a result could hinder our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest.

New federal healthcare reform laws may adversely affect the operators and tenants of our commercial medical (including senior housing) properties.   In March 2010, the President signed into law The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") and The Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the "Reconciliation Act"), which amends the PPACA (collectively, the "Health Reform Acts").  The Health Reform Acts contain various provisions that may affect us directly as an employer, and that may affect the operators and tenants of commercial medical (including senior housing) properties.  While some of the provisions of these laws may have a positive impact on operators' or tenants' revenues, by increasing coverage of uninsured individuals, other provisions may have a negative effect on operator or tenant reimbursements, for example by changing the "market basket" adjustments for certain types of healthcare facilities.  The Health Reform Acts also enhance certain fraud and abuse penalty provisions that could apply to our operators and tenants in the event of one or more violations of complex federal healthcare laws.  Additionally, provisions in the Health Reform Acts may affect the health coverage that we and our operators and tenants provide to our respective employees.  We currently cannot predict the impact that this far-reaching, landmark legislation will have on our business and the businesses and operations of our tenants. Any loss of revenues and/or additional expenditures incurred by us or by operators and tenants of our properties as a result of the Health Reform Acts could adversely affect our cash flow and results of operations and have a material adverse effect on our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest.

Adverse changes in applicable laws may affect our potential liabilities relating to our properties and operations. Increases in real estate taxes and income, service and transfer taxes cannot always be passed through to all tenants in the form of higher rents. As a result, any increase may adversely affect our cash available for distribution, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt. Similarly, changes in laws that increase the potential liability for environmental conditions existing on


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properties, that increase the restrictions on discharges or other conditions or that affect development, construction and safety requirements may result in significant unanticipated expenditures that could have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt. In addition, future enactment of rent control or rent stabilization laws or other laws regulating multi-family residential properties may reduce rental revenues or increase operating costs.

Complying with laws benefiting disabled persons or other safety regulations and requirements may affect our costs and investment strategies. Federal, state and local laws and regulations designed to improve disabled persons' access to and use of buildings, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, may require modifications to, or restrict renovations of, existing buildings. Additionally, these laws and regulations may require that structural features be added to buildings under construction.  Legislation or regulations that may be adopted in the future may impose further burdens or restrictions on us with respect to improved access to, and use of these buildings by, disabled persons. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines by government authorities or the award of damages to private litigants.  The costs of complying with these laws and regulations may be substantial, and limits or restrictions on construction, or the completion of required renovations, may limit the implementation of our investment strategy or reduce overall returns on our investments. This could have an adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt.  Our properties are also subject to various other federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as state and local fire and life safety requirements.  If we fail to comply with these requirements, we could incur fines or private damage awards.  Additionally, in the event that existing requirements change, compliance with future requirements may require significant unanticipated expenditures that may adversely affect our cash flow and results of operations.

We may be responsible for potential liabilities under environmental laws. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, we, as a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal of, or remediation of, hazardous or toxic substances in, on, around or under that property. These laws may impose liability without regard to whether we knew of, or were responsible for, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. The presence of these substances, or the failure to properly remediate any property containing these substances, may adversely affect our ability to sell or rent the affected property or to borrow funds using the property as collateral. In arranging for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances, we may also be liable for the costs of removal of, or remediation of, these substances at that disposal or treatment facility, whether or not we own or operate the facility. In connection with our current or former ownership (direct or indirect), operation, management, development and/or control of real properties, we may be potentially liable for removal or remediation costs with respect to hazardous or toxic substances at those properties, as well as certain other costs, including governmental fines and claims for injuries to persons and property. A finding of liability for an environmental condition as to any one or more properties could have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt.

Environmental laws also govern the presence, maintenance and removal of asbestos, and require that owners or operators of buildings containing asbestos properly manage and maintain the asbestos; notify and train those who may come into contact with asbestos; and undertake special precautions if asbestos would be disturbed during renovation or demolition of a building.  Indoor air quality issues may also necessitate special investigation and remediation.  These air quality issues can result from inadequate ventilation, chemical contaminants from indoor or outdoor sources, or biological contaminants such as molds, pollen, viruses and bacteria.  Such asbestos or air quality remediation programs could be costly, necessitate the temporary relocation of some or all of the property's tenants or require rehabilitation of an affected property.

It is generally our policy to obtain a Phase I environmental study on each property that we seek to acquire.  A Phase I environmental study generally includes a visual inspection of the property and the surrounding areas, an examination of current and historical uses of the property and the surrounding areas and a review of relevant state and federal documents, but does not involve invasive techniques such as soil and ground water sampling. If the Phase I indicates any possible environmental problems, our policy is to order a Phase II study, which involves testing the soil and ground water for actual hazardous substances. However, Phase I and Phase II environmental studies, or any other environmental studies undertaken with respect to any of our current or future properties, may not reveal the full extent of potential environmental liabilities. We currently do not carry insurance for environmental liabilities.


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We may be unable to retain or attract qualified management. We are dependent upon our senior officers for essentially all aspects of our business operations. Our senior officers have experience in the specialized business segments in which we operate, and the loss of them would likely have a material adverse effect on our operations, and could adversely impact our relationships with lenders, industry personnel and potential tenants.  We do not have employment contracts with any of our senior officers. As a result, any senior officer may terminate his or her relationship with us at any time, without providing advance notice.  If we fail to manage effectively a transition to new personnel, or if we fail to attract and retain qualified and experienced personnel on acceptable terms, our business and prospects could be harmed.  The location of our company headquarters in Minot, North Dakota, may make it more difficult and expensive to attract, relocate and retain current and future officers and employees.

If the level of drilling and production in the Bakken Shale Formation declines substantially near our North Dakota real estate assets, our physical occupancy levels and revenues could decline. We have significant existing real estate assets in our home market of North Dakota, and we are committing additional resources to the development of multi-family residential and commercial real estate in North Dakota in a response to unprecedented demand for office and residential space resulting from the development of the Bakken Shale Formation. We believe that our ability to maintain or increase physical occupancy levels and rental revenues at our commercial and multi-family residential properties in North Dakota will be significantly affected by the level of drilling and production by third parties in the Bakken Shale Formation.  Drilling and production are impacted by factors beyond our control, including:  the demand for and prices of crude oil and natural gas; environmental regulation and enforcement; producers' finding and development costs of reserves; producers' desire and ability to obtain necessary permits in a timely and economic manner; oil and natural gas field characteristics and production performance; and transportation and capacity constraints on natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids pipelines from the producing areas. Oil field activity could decline precipitously and substantially in North Dakota as a result of any or all of these factors, which could have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest, and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt.

Risks related to properties under construction or development may adversely affect our financial performance. Our development and construction activities involve significant risks that may adversely affect our cash flow and results of operations, and consequently our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt. In connection with our renovation, redevelopment, development and related construction activities, we may be unable to obtain, or may suffer delays in obtaining, necessary zoning, land-use, building, occupancy and other required governmental permits and authorizations. These denials or delays could result in increased costs or our abandonment of projects. In addition, we may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms, which may prevent us from proceeding with our development activities, and we may not be able to complete construction and lease-up of a property on schedule, which could result in increased debt service expense or construction costs. Additionally, the time required for development, construction and lease-up means that we may have to wait years for significant cash returns. Because we are required to make cash distributions to our shareholders, if our cash flow from operations or refinancings is not sufficient, we may be forced to borrow additional money to fund such distributions. Newly developed properties may not produce the cash flow that we expect, which could adversely affect our overall financial performance. In deciding whether to develop a particular property, we make assumptions regarding the expected future performance of that property. In particular, we estimate the return on our investment based on expected occupancy and rental rates. If our financial projections with respect to a new property are inaccurate, and the property is unable to achieve the expected occupancy and rental rates, it may fail to perform as we had expected. Our estimate of the costs of repositioning or redeveloping an acquired property may also prove to be inaccurate, which may result in our failure to meet our profitability goals.

Risks related to joint ventures may adversely affect our financial performance and results of operations. We have entered into, and may continue in the future to enter into, partnerships or joint ventures with other persons or entities. Joint venture investments involve risks that may not be present with other methods of ownership, including the possibility:  that our partner might become insolvent, refuse to make capital contributions when due or otherwise fail to meet its obligations, which may result in certain liabilities to us for guarantees and other commitments; that our partner might at any time have economic or other business interests or goals that are or become inconsistent with our interests or goals; that we could become engaged in a dispute with our partner, which could require us to expend additional resources to resolve such disputes and could have an adverse impact on the operations and profitability of the joint venture; and that our partner may be in a position to take action or withhold consent contrary to our instructions or requests. In addition, our ability to transfer our interest in a joint venture to a third party may be restricted. In some instances, we and/or our partner may have the right to trigger a buy-sell arrangement, which could cause us to sell our interest, or acquire our partner's interest, at a time when we otherwise would not have


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initiated such a transaction. Our ability to acquire our partner's interest may be limited if we do not have sufficient cash, available borrowing capacity or other capital resources. In such event, we may be forced to sell our interest in the joint venture when we would otherwise prefer to retain it. Joint ventures may require us to share decision-making authority with our partners, which could limit our ability to control the properties in the joint ventures. Even when we have a controlling interest, certain major decisions may require partner approval, such as the sale, acquisition or financing of a property.

Risks Related to Our Structure and Organization

We may incur tax liabilities as a consequence of failing to qualify as a REIT. Although our management believes that we are organized and have operated and are operating in such a manner to qualify as a "real estate investment trust," as that term is defined under the Internal Revenue Code, we may not in fact have operated, or may not be able to continue to operate, in a manner to qualify or remain so qualified. Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations.  Even a technical or inadvertent mistake could endanger our REIT status.  The determination that we qualify as a REIT requires an ongoing analysis of various factual matters and circumstances, some of which may not be within our control. For example, in order to qualify as a REIT, at least 95% of our gross income in any year must come from certain passive sources that are itemized in the REIT tax laws, and we are prohibited from owning specified amounts of debt or equity securities of some issuers.  Thus, to the extent revenues from non-qualifying sources, such as income from third-party management services, represent more than five percent of our gross income in any taxable year, we will not satisfy the 95% income test and may fail to qualify as a REIT, unless certain relief provisions contained in the Internal Revenue Code apply. Even if relief provisions apply, however, a tax would be imposed with respect to excess net income. We are also required to make distributions to the holders of our securities of at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, excluding net capital gains.  The fact that we hold substantially all of our assets (except for qualified REIT subsidiaries) through IRET Properties, our operating partnership, and its subsidiaries, and our ongoing reliance on factual determinations, such as determinations related to the valuation of our assets, further complicates the application of the REIT requirements for us.  Additionally, if IRET Properties, our operating partnership, or one or more of our subsidiaries is determined to be taxable as a corporation, we may fail to qualify as a REIT. Either our failure to qualify as a REIT, for any reason, or the imposition of taxes on excess net income from non-qualifying sources, could have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt. Furthermore, new legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions could change the tax laws with respect to our qualification as a REIT or the federal income tax consequences of our qualification.

If we failed to qualify as a REIT, we would be subject to federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on our taxable income at regular corporate rates, which would likely have a material adverse effect on us, our ability to make distributions to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest and our ability to pay amounts due on our debt. In addition, we could be subject to increased state and local taxes, and, unless entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions, we would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which we lost our qualification. This treatment would reduce funds available for investment or distributions to the holders of our securities because of the additional tax liability to us for the year or years involved. In addition, we would no longer be able to deduct, and would not be required to make, distributions to holders of our securities. To the extent that distributions to the holders of our securities had been made in anticipation of qualifying as a REIT, we might be required to borrow funds or to liquidate certain investments to pay the applicable tax.

Failure of our operating partnership to qualify as a partnership would have a material adverse effect on us.   We believe that IRET Properties, our operating partnership, qualifies as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.  No assurance can be given, however, that the Internal Revenue Service will not challenge its status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.  If the Internal Revenue Service were to be successful in treating IRET Properties as an entity that is taxable as a corporation (such as a publicly-traded partnership taxable as a corporation), we would cease to qualify as a REIT because the value of our ownership interest in IRET Properties would exceed 5% of our assets, and because we would be considered to hold more than 10% of the voting securities and value of the outstanding securities of another corporation.  Also, the imposition of a corporate tax on IRET Properties would reduce significantly the amount of cash available for distribution by it.


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Certain provisions of our Declaration of Trust may limit a change in control and deter a takeover. In order to maintain our qualification as a REIT, our Declaration of Trust provides that any transaction, other than a transaction entered into through the NASDAQ National Market, (renamed the NASDAQ Global Market), or other similar exchange, that would result in our disqualification as a REIT under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code, including any transaction that would result in (i) a person owning in excess of the ownership limit of 9.8%, in number or value, of our outstanding securities, (ii) less than 100 people owning our securities, (iii) our being "closely held" within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (iv) 50% or more of the fair market value of our securities being held by persons other than "United States persons," as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code, will be void ab initio. If the transaction is not void ab initio, then the securities in excess of the ownership limit, that would cause us to be closely held, that would result in 50% or more of the fair market value of our securities to be held by persons other than United States persons or that otherwise would result in our disqualification as a REIT, will automatically be exchanged for an equal number of excess shares, and these excess shares will be transferred to an excess share trustee for the exclusive benefit of the charitable beneficiaries named by our Board of Trustees. These limitations may have the effect of preventing a change in control or takeover of us by a third party, even if the change in control or takeover would be in the best interests of the holders of our securities.

In order to maintain our REIT status, we may be forced to borrow funds during unfavorable market conditions.   In order to maintain our REIT status, we may need to borrow funds on a short-term basis to meet the REIT distribution requirements, even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings.  To qualify as a REIT, we generally must distribute to our shareholders at least 90% of our net taxable income each year, excluding net capital gains.  In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which certain distributions made by us with respect to the calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of our ordinary income, 95% of our capital gain net income for that year, and any undistributed taxable income from prior periods.  We intend to make distributions to our shareholders to comply with the 90% distribution requirement and to avoid the nondeductible excise tax and will rely for this purpose on distributions from our operating partnership.  However, we may need short-term debt or long-term debt or proceeds from asset sales or sales of common shares to fund required distributions as a result of differences in timing between the actual receipt of income and the recognition of income for federal income tax purposes, or the effect of non-deductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt or amortization payments.  The inability of our cash flows to cover our distribution requirements could have an adverse impact on our ability to raise short and long-term debt or sell equity securities in order to fund distributions required to maintain our REIT status.

Complying with REIT requirements may force us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities or liquidate otherwise attractive investments.   To qualify and maintain our status as a REIT, we must satisfy certain requirements with respect to the character of our assets.  If we fail to comply with these requirements at the end of any quarter, we must correct such failure within 30 days after the end of the quarter (by, possibly, selling assets notwithstanding their prospects as an investment) to avoid losing our REIT status.  If we fail to comply with these requirements at the end of any quarter, and the failure exceeds a minimum threshold, we may be able to preserve our REIT status if (a) the failure was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, (b) we dispose of the assets causing the failure within six months after the last day of the quarter in which we identified the failure, (c) we file a schedule with the IRS describing each asset that caused the failure, and (d) we pay an additional tax of the greater of $50,000 or the product of the highest applicable tax rate multiplied by the net income generated on those assets.  As a result, compliance with the REIT requirements may require us to liquidate or forego otherwise attractive investments.  These actions could have the effect of reducing our income and amounts available for distribution to our shareholders.

Even if we qualify as a REIT, we may face other tax liabilities that reduce our cash flow.   Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on our income and assets, including taxes on any undistributed income, tax on income from some activities conducted a result of a foreclosure, and state or local income, property and transfer taxes, such as mortgage recording taxes.  Any of these taxes would decrease cash available for distribution to our shareholders.  In addition, in order to meet the REIT qualification requirements, or to avert the imposition of a 100% tax that applies to certain gains derived by a REIT from dealer property or inventory, we may hold some of our assets through a taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS"). While the TRS structure would allow the economic benefits of ownership to flow to us, a TRS is subject to tax on its income from the operations of the assisted living facilities at the federal and state level. In addition, a TRS is subject to detailed tax regulations that affect how it may be capitalized and operated.


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We may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could reduce the market price of our common shares.   At any time, the federal income tax laws governing REITs or the administrative interpretations of those laws may be amended.  Any of those new laws or interpretations may take effect retroactively and could adversely affect us or the market price of our common shares of beneficial interest.

The U.S. federal income tax laws governing REITs are complex.   We intend to operate in a manner that will qualify us as a REIT under the U.S. federal income tax laws.  The REIT qualification requirements are extremely complex, however, and interpretations of the U.S. federal income tax laws governing qualification as a REIT are limited. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that we will be successful in operating so we can continue to qualify as a REIT.  At any time, new laws, interpretations, or court decisions may change the federal tax laws or the U.S. federal income tax consequences of our qualification as a REIT.

Our Board of Trustees may make changes to our major policies without approval of the holders of our shares of beneficial interest . Our operating and financial policies, including policies relating to development and acquisition of real estate, financing, growth, operations, indebtedness, capitalization and distributions, are exclusively determined by our Board of Trustees. Our Board of Trustees may amend or revoke those policies, and other policies, without advance notice to, or the approval of, the holders of our shares of beneficial interest.  Accordingly, our shareholders do not control these policies, and policy changes could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to the Purchase of our Shares of Beneficial Interest

Our future growth depends, in part, on our ability to raise additional equity capital, which will have the effect of diluting the interests of the holders of our common shares. Our future growth depends upon, among other things, our ability to raise equity capital and issue limited partnership units of IRET Properties. The issuance of additional common shares, and of limited partnership units for which we subsequently issue common shares upon the redemption of the limited partnership units, will dilute the interests of the current holders of our common shares.  Additionally, sales of substantial amounts of our common shares or preferred shares in the public market, or issuances of our common shares upon redemption of limited partnership units in our operating partnership, or the perception that such sales or issuances might occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common shares.

We may issue additional classes or series of our shares of beneficial interest with rights and preferences that are superior to the rights and preferences of our common shares. Without the approval of the holders of our common shares, our Board of Trustees may establish additional classes or series of our shares of beneficial interest, and such classes or series may have dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences or other rights and preferences that are superior to the rights of the holders of our common shares.

Payment of distributions on our shares of beneficial interest is not guaranteed. Our Board of Trustees must approve our payment of distributions and may elect at any time, or from time to time, and for an indefinite duration, to reduce the distributions payable on our shares of beneficial interest or to not pay distributions on our shares of beneficial interest. Our Board of Trustees may reduce distributions for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, the following:

operating and financial results below expectations that cannot support the current distribution payment;

unanticipated costs or cash requirements; or

a conclusion that the payment of distributions would cause us to breach the terms of certain agreements or contracts, such as financial ratio covenants in our debt financing documents.

Our distributions are not eligible for the lower tax rate on dividends except in limited situations. The tax rate applicable to qualifying corporate dividends received by shareholders taxed at individual rates has been reduced to a maximum rate of 15%.  This special tax rate is generally not applicable to distributions paid by a REIT, unless such distributions represent earnings on which the REIT itself had been taxed. As a result, distributions (other than capital gain distributions) paid by us to shareholders taxed at individual rates will generally be subject to the tax rates that are otherwise applicable to ordinary income which, currently, are as high as 35%.  Although the earnings of a REIT that are distributed to its shareholders are still generally subject to less federal income taxation than earnings of a non-REIT C corporation that are distributed to its shareholders net of corporate-level income tax, this law change


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may make an investment in our securities comparatively less attractive relative to an investment in the shares of other entities which pay dividends but are not formed as REITs.

Changes in market conditions could adversely affect the price of our securities . As is the case with any publicly-traded securities, certain factors outside of our control could influence the value of our common shares, Series A preferred shares and any other securities to be issued in the future. These conditions include, but are not limited to:

market perception of REITs in general;

market perception of REITs relative to other investment opportunities;

market perception of our financial condition, performance, distributions and growth potential;

prevailing interest rates;

general economic and business conditions;

government action or regulation, including changes in the tax laws; and

relatively low trading volumes in securities of REITS.

Higher market interest rates may adversely affect the market price of our securities, and low trading volume on the NASDAQ Global Select Market may prevent the timely resale of our securities . One of the factors that investors may consider important in deciding whether to buy or sell shares of a REIT is the distribution with respect to such REIT's shares as a percentage of the price of those shares, relative to market interest rates.  If market interest rates rise, prospective purchasers of REIT shares may expect a higher distribution rate in order to maintain their investment.  Higher market interest rates would likely increase our borrowing costs and might decrease funds available for distribution.  Thus, higher market interest rates could cause the market price of our common shares to decline.  In addition, although our common shares of beneficial interest are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the daily trading volume of our shares may be lower than the trading volume for other companies.  The average daily trading volume for the period of May 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012 was 345,965 shares and the average monthly trading volume for the period of May 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012 was 7,265,262 shares.  As a result of this trading volume, an owner of our common shares may encounter difficulty in selling our shares in a timely manner and may incur a substantial loss.

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

IRET is organized as a REIT under Section 856-858 of the Internal Revenue Code, and is in the business of owning, leasing, developing and acquiring real estate properties. These real estate investments are managed by our own employees and by third-party professional real estate management companies on our behalf.

Total Real Estate Rental Revenue

As of April 30, 2012, our real estate portfolio consisted of 84 multi-family residential properties and 182 commercial properties, consisting of commercial office, commercial medical, commercial industrial and commercial retail properties, comprising 27.1%, 31.9%, 27.7%, 6.5%, and 6.8%, respectively, of our total real estate portfolio, based on the dollar amount of our original investment plus capital improvements, net of accumulated depreciation, through April 30, 2012. Gross annual rental revenue and percentages of total annual real estate rental revenue by property type for each of the three most recent fiscal years ended April 30, are as follows:


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Fiscal Year

Ended April

30,

(in thousands)

Multi-

Family

Residential

Gross

Revenue

%

Commercial

Office

Gross

Revenue

%

Commercial

Medical

Gross

Revenue

%

Commercial

Industrial

Gross

Revenue

%

Commercial

Retail

Gross

Revenue

%

All

Segments

Gross

Revenue

2012

$ 74,190 30.7 % $ 74,334 30.7 % $ 65,531 27.1 % $ 14,325 5.9 % $ 13,408 5.6 % $ 241,788

2011

$ 66,838 28.2 % $ 77,747 32.8 % $ 66,048 27.8 % $ 13,165 5.6 % $ 13,156 5.6 % $ 236,954

2010

$ 65,478 28.3 % $ 82,079 35.5 % $ 57,439 24.9 % $ 13,095 5.7 % $ 12,852 5.6 % $ 230,943

Average Effective Annual Rent

The table below sets out the average effective annual rent per square foot or unit for each of the last five fiscal years in each of our five segments:

Average Effective Annual Rent per square foot or unit

As of April 30

Multi-family

Residential (1)

Commercial

Office (2)

Commercial

Medical (2)

Commercial

Industrial (2)

Commercial

Retail (2)

2012

$ 738 $ 13 $ 17 $ 4 $ 8

2011

$ 688 $ 13 $ 19 $ 4 $ 8

2010

$ 680 $ 13 $ 18 $ 4 $ 9

2009

$ 673 $ 13 $ 18 $ 4 $ 8

2008

$ 654 $ 13 $ 18 $ 3 $ 9

(1)  

Monthly rent per unit, calculated as annualized rental revenue divided by the occupied units as of April 30.

(2)  

Monthly rental rate per square foot calculated as annualized contractual base rental income, net of free rent, divided by the leased square feet as of April 30.

Physical Occupancy Rates

Physical occupancy levels on a stabilized property and all-property basis are shown below for each property type in each of the three most recent fiscal years ended April 30. Stabilized properties are those properties owned for the entirety of both periods being compared, and, in the case of development or re-development properties, which have achieved a target level of occupancy.  In the case of multi-family residential properties, lease arrangements with individual tenants vary from month-to-month to one-year leases. Leases on commercial properties generally vary from month-to-month to 20 years.

Segments

Stabilized Properties

All Properties

Fiscal Year Ended April 30,

Fiscal Year Ended April 30,

2012

2011

2010

2012

2011

2010

Multi-Family Residential

94.2%

92.8%

89.7%

93.7%

92.8%

89.7%

Commercial Office

78.4%

79.5%

83.9%

78.6%

79.7%

83.4%

Commercial Medical

93.8%

95.8%

95.7%

94.5%

96.0%

95.1%

Commercial Industrial

95.4%

90.0%

90.6%

95.5%

90.1%

90.7%

Commercial Retail

86.6%

83.2%

82.7%

87.1%

82.2%

82.7%

Certain Lending Requirements

In certain instances, in connection with the acquisition of investment properties, the lender financing such properties may require, as a condition of the loan, that the properties be owned by a "single asset entity." Accordingly, we have organized a number of wholly-owned subsidiary corporations, and IRET Properties has organized several limited partnerships, for the purpose of holding title in an entity that complies with such lending conditions. All financial statements of these subsidiaries are consolidated into our financial statements.

Management and Leasing of Our Real Estate Assets

We conduct our corporate operations from offices in Minot, North Dakota and Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota.  We also have property management offices in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The day-to-day management of our properties is carried out by our own employees and in certain cases by third-party property management companies. In markets where the amount of rentable square footage we own does not justify self-management, when properties acquired have effective pre-existing property management in place, or when for other reasons particular properties are in our judgment not attractive candidates


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for self-management, we utilize third-party professional management companies for day-to-day management.  However, all decisions relating to purchase, sale, insurance coverage, capital improvements, approval of commercial leases, annual operating budgets and major renovations are made exclusively by our employees and implemented by the third-party management companies.  The management and leasing of our multi-family residential properties previously was generally handled by locally-based, third-party management companies, but during fiscal year 2010 we began implementing our previously-announced plan to transfer the management of the majority of our commercial and multi-family residential properties to our own employees, and that transfer is now substantially complete. Generally, our management contracts provide for compensation ranging from 2.5% to 6.0% of gross rent collections and, typically, we may terminate these contracts in 60 days or less or upon the property manager's failure to meet certain specified financial performance goals. With respect to multi-tenant commercial properties, we rely almost exclusively on third-party brokers to locate potential tenants. As compensation, brokers may receive a commission that is generally calculated as a percentage of the net rent to be paid over the term of the lease. We believe that the broker commissions paid by us conform to market and industry standards, and accordingly are commercially reasonable.

Summary of Real Estate Investment Portfolio

As of April 30, (in thousands, except percentages)

2012

%

2011

%

2010

%

Real estate investments

Property owned

$ 1,892,009 $ 1,770,798 $ 1,800,519

Less accumulated depreciation

(373,490 ) (328,952 ) (308,626 )
$ 1,518,519 97.5 % $ 1,441,846 98.9 % $ 1,491,893 99.4 %

Development in progress

27,599 1.8 % 9,693 0.7 % 2,831 0.2 %

Unimproved land

10,990 0.7 % 6,550 0.4 % 6,007 0.4 %

Mortgage loans receivable

0 0.0 % 156 0.0 % 158 0.0 %

Total real estate investments

$ 1,557,108 100.0 % $ 1,458,245 100.0 % $ 1,500,889 100.0 %

Summary of Individual Properties Owned as of April 30, 2012

The following table presents information regarding our 266 residential and commercial properties as well as unimproved land and development properties owned as of April 30, 2012. We own the following interests in real estate either through our wholly-owned subsidiaries or by ownership of a controlling interest in an entity owning the real estate. We account for these interests on a consolidated basis. Additional information is included in Schedule III to our financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

* = Real estate not owned in fee; all or a portion is leased under a ground or air rights lease .

Property Name and Location

Units

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

11th Street 3 Plex - Minot, ND

3 $ 74 100.0 %

4th Street 4 Plex - Minot, ND

4 102 100.0 %

Apartments on Main - Minot, ND

10 1,301 90.0 %

Arbors - S Sioux City, NE

192 8,118 87.0 %

Ashland - Grand Forks, ND

84 8,310 100.0 %

Boulder Court - Eagan, MN

115 9,072 95.7 %

Brookfield Village - Topeka, KS

160 8,388 96.9 %

Brooklyn Heights - Minot, ND

72 2,327 100.0 %

Campus Center - St. Cloud, MN

92 2,776 88.0 %

Campus Heights - St. Cloud, MN

49 785 40.8 %

Campus Knoll - St. Cloud, MN

71 1,854 87.3 %

Campus Plaza - St. Cloud, MN

24 404 100.0 %

Campus Side - St. Cloud, MN

48 798 83.3 %

Campus View - St. Cloud, MN

48 788 68.8 %

Candlelight - Fargo, ND

66 1,889 87.9 %

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Property Name and Location

Units

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - continued

Canyon Lake - Rapid City, SD

109 $ 5,062 96.3 %

Castlerock - Billings, MT

166 7,223 98.2 %

Chateau - Minot, ND (1)

32 2,090 n/a

Cimarron Hills - Omaha, NE

234 14,557 95.7 %

Colonial Villa - Burnsville, MN

240 17,320 75.0 %

Colton Heights - Minot, ND

18 1,110 94.4 %

Cornerstone - St. Cloud, MN

24 407 58.3 %

Cottage West Twin Homes - Sioux Falls, SD

50 4,763 100.0 %

Cottonwood - Bismarck, ND

268 21,085 100.0 %

Country Meadows - Billings, MT

133 9,367 97.0 %

Crestview - Bismarck, ND

152 5,785 100.0 %

Crown - Rochester, MN

48 3,678 97.9 %

Crown Colony - Topeka, KS

220 12,472 97.3 %

East Park - Sioux Falls, SD

84 3,201 98.8 %

Evergreen - Isanti, MN

36 3,172 94.4 %

Evergreen II - Isanti, MN

36 3,477 80.6 %

Fairmont - Minot, ND

12 408 100.0 %

Forest Park - Grand Forks, ND

269 12,563 99.3 %

Gables Townhomes - Sioux Falls, SD

24 2,293 91.7 %

Grand Gateway - St. Cloud, MN

116 7,914 87.1 %

Greenfield - Omaha, NE

96 5,212 100.0 %

Heritage Manor - Rochester, MN

182 9,515 91.2 %

Indian Hills - Sioux City, IA

120 6,202 92.5 %

Kirkwood Manor - Bismarck, ND

108 4,517 100.0 %

Lancaster - St. Cloud, MN

83 4,056 74.7 %

Landmark - Grand Forks, ND

90 2,543 100.0 %

Legacy - Grand Forks, ND

361 28,536 100.0 %

Mariposa - Topeka, KS

54 5,843 100.0 %

Monticello Village - Monticello, MN

60 4,645 100.0 %

North Pointe - Bismarck, ND

73 4,503 98.6 %

Northern Valley - Rochester, MN

16 769 87.5 %

Oakmont Estates - Sioux Falls, SD

80 5,670 97.5 %

Oakwood Estates - Sioux Falls, SD

160 7,339 97.5 %

Olympic Village - Billings, MT

274 13,882 98.5 %

Olympik Village - Rochester, MN

140 8,494 92.9 %

Oxbow Park - Sioux Falls, SD

120 5,951 97.5 %

Park Meadows - Waite Park, MN

360 14,423 85.0 %

Pebble Springs - Bismarck, ND

16 856 93.8 %

Pinehurst - Billings, MT

21 919 95.2 %

Pines - Minot, ND

16 399 100.0 %

Plaza - Minot, ND

71 15,821 98.6 %

Pointe West - Rapid City, SD

90 4,896 98.9 %

Prairie Winds - Sioux Falls, SD

48 2,393 91.7 %

Prairiewood Meadows - Fargo, ND

85 3,764 100.0 %

Quarry Ridge - Rochester, MN

156 15,255 98.7 %

Regency Park Estates - St. Cloud, MN

147 11,040 83.0 %

Ridge Oaks - Sioux City, IA

132 6,187 97.0 %

Rimrock West - Billings, MT

78 5,175 98.7 %

Rocky Meadows - Billings, MT

98 7,253 99.0 %

Rum River - Isanti, MN

72 5,740 88.9 %

Sherwood - Topeka, KS

300 18,329 96.3 %

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Property Name and Location

Units

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - continued

Sierra Vista - Sioux Falls, SD

44 $ 2,394 100.0 %

South Pointe - Minot, ND

196 12,237 100.0 %

Southview - Minot, ND

24 949 95.8 %

Southwind - Grand Forks, ND

164 7,807 99.4 %

Summit Park - Minot, ND

95 3,081 98.9 %

Sunset Trail - Rochester, MN

146 15,364 95.2 %

Sycamore Village - Sioux Falls, SD

48 1,875 100.0 %

Temple - Minot, ND

4 226 100.0 %

Terrace Heights - Minot, ND

16 424 100.0 %

Terrace On The Green - Moorhead, MN

116 3,306 93.1 %

The Meadows - Jamestown, ND

81 6,172 96.3 %

Thomasbrook - Lincoln, NE

264 13,659 99.2 %

University Park Place - St. Cloud, MN

35 582 42.9 %

Valley Park - Grand Forks, ND

168 6,912 96.4 %

Village Green - Rochester, MN

36 3,111 94.4 %

West Stonehill - Waite Park, MN

313 15,333 80.8 %

Westridge - Minot, ND

33 2,010 97.0 %

Westwood Park - Bismarck, ND

65 3,621 100.0 %

Williston Garden - Williston, ND

72 9,678 98.6 %

Winchester - Rochester, MN

115 7,807 97.4 %

Woodridge - Rochester, MN

110 8,175 98.2 %

TOTAL MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

9,161 $ 539,783 93.7 %

Property Name and Location

Approximate

 Net Rentable

 Square Footage

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 improvements)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

COMMERCIAL OFFICE

1st Avenue Building - Minot, ND

4,427 $ 71 100.0 %

2030 Cliff Road - Eagan, MN

13,374 1,071 100.0 %

610 Business Center IV - Brooklyn Park, MN

78,190 9,403 100.0 %

7800 West Brown Deer Road - Milwaukee, WI

175,610 12,472 98.0 %

American Corporate Center - Mendota Heights, MN

138,959 21,540 87.4 %

Ameritrade - Omaha, NE

73,742 8,349 100.0 %

Benton Business Park - Sauk Rapids, MN

30,464 1,528 70.2 %

Bismarck 715 East Broadway - Bismarck, ND

22,187 2,778 100.0 %

Bloomington Business Plaza - Bloomington, MN

121,669 8,968 55.4 %

Brenwood - Minnetonka, MN

176,800 17,501 59.0 %

Brook Valley I - La Vista, NE

30,000 2,099 50.1 %

Burnsville Bluffs II - Burnsville, MN

45,019 3,415 67.2 %

Cold Spring Center - St. Cloud, MN

77,634 9,398 98.0 %

Corporate Center West - Omaha, NE

141,724 22,330 100.0 %

Crosstown Centre - Eden Prairie, MN

181,224 19,073 66.5 %

Dewey Hill Business Center - Edina, MN

73,338 5,399 35.7 %

Farnam Executive Center - Omaha, NE

94,832 13,592 100.0 %

Flagship - Eden Prairie, MN

138,825 24,476 95.6 %

Gateway Corporate Center - Woodbury, MN

59,827 9,838 33.2 %

Golden Hills Office Center - Golden Valley, MN

190,758 24,811 90.7 %

Great Plains - Fargo, ND

122,040 15,376 100.0 %

Highlands Ranch I - Highlands Ranch, CO

71,430 11,057 100.0 %

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Property Name and Location

Approximate

 Net Rentable

 Square Footage

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 Improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

COMMERCIAL OFFICE - continued

Highlands Ranch II - Highlands Ranch, CO

81,173 $ 12,383 88.7 %

Interlachen Corporate Center - Edina, MN

105,084 18,624 67.5 %

Intertech Building - Fenton, MO

64,749 6,603 78.1 %

Mendota Office Center I - Mendota Heights, MN

59,852 7,371 71.3 %

Mendota Office Center II - Mendota Heights, MN

88,398 12,680 88.2 %

Mendota Office Center III - Mendota Heights, MN

60,776 6,962 65.3 %

Mendota Office Center IV - Mendota Heights, MN

72,231 9,283 100.0 %

Minnesota National Bank - Duluth, MN

18,869 1,912 100.0 %

Minot 2505 16th Street SW - Minot, ND

15,000 2,318 100.0 %

Miracle Hills One - Omaha, NE

83,448 13,375 76.9 %

Nicollett VII - Burnsville, MN

118,125 7,790 94.1 %

Northgate I - Maple Grove, MN

79,297 8,252 100.0 %

Northgate II - Maple Grove, MN

26,000 2,447 32.7 %

Northpark Corporate Center - Arden Hills, MN

146,087 17,933 33.1 %

Omaha 10802 Farnam Dr - Omaha, NE

58,574 6,836 98.6 %

Pacific Hills - Omaha, NE

143,075 17,983 79.9 %

Pillsbury Business Center - Bloomington, MN

42,929 2,010 61.2 %

Plaza 16 - Minot, ND

50,610 9,582 100.0 %

Plaza VII - Boise, ID

28,994 3,800 32.9 %

Plymouth 5095 Nathan Lane - Plymouth, MN

20,528 1,939 100.0 %

Plymouth I - Plymouth, MN

26,186 1,705 100.0 %

Plymouth II - Plymouth, MN

26,186 1,672 100.0 %

Plymouth III - Plymouth, MN

26,186 2,361 100.0 %

Plymouth IV & V - Plymouth, MN

126,930 15,705 92.1 %

Prairie Oak Business Center - Eden Prairie, MN

36,421 6,240 75.8 %

Rapid City 900 Concourse Drive - Rapid City, SD

75,815 7,388 59.4 %

Riverport - Maryland Heights, MO

121,316 21,569 64.6 %

Southeast Tech Center - Eagan, MN

58,300 6,475 30.4 %

Spring Valley IV - Omaha, NE

15,700 1,154 100.0 %

Spring Valley V - Omaha, NE

24,171 1,586 100.0 %

Spring Valley X - Omaha, NE

24,000 1,258 80.0 %

Spring Valley XI - Omaha, NE

24,000 1,273 100.0 %

Superior Office Building - Duluth, MN

20,000 2,619 100.0 %

TCA Building - Eagan, MN

103,640 10,005 85.2 %

Three Paramount Plaza - Bloomington, MN

75,526 9,293 73.3 %

Thresher Square - Minneapolis, MN

117,144 12,826 38.7 %

Timberlands - Leawood, KS

90,388 15,342 65.1 %

UHC Office - International Falls, MN

30,000 2,565 100.0 %

US Bank Financial Center - Bloomington, MN

153,311 17,077 92.6 %

Viromed - Eden Prairie, MN

48,700 4,864 100.0 %

Wells Fargo Center - St Cloud, MN

86,477 10,672 91.7 %

West River Business Park - Waite Park, MN

24,075 1,480 69.2 %

Westgate - Boise, ID

103,342 13,529 100.0 %

Whitewater Plaza - Minnetonka, MN

61,138 6,174 49.8 %

Wirth Corporate Center - Golden Valley, MN

74,568 9,561 15.7 %

Woodlands Plaza IV - Maryland Heights, MO

61,820 6,297 80.5 %

TOTAL COMMERCIAL OFFICE

5,061,212 $ 605,318 78.6 %


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Property Name and Location

Approximate

 Net Rentable

 Square Footage

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 Improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

COMMERCIAL MEDICAL

2800 Medical Building - Minneapolis, MN

53,750 $ 9,523 89.2 %

2828 Chicago Avenue - Minneapolis, MN

56,239 17,672 100.0 %

Airport Medical - Bloomington, MN*

24,218 4,678 100.0 %

Barry Pointe Office Park - Kansas City, MO

18,502 2,854 76.8 %

Billings 2300 Grant Road - Billings, MT

14,705 1,865 100.0 %

Burnsville 303 Nicollet Medical (Ridgeview) - Burnsville, MN

53,896 9,307 100.0 %

Burnsville 305 Nicollet Medical (Ridgeview South) - Burnsville, MN

36,199 5,994 100.0 %

Casper 1930 E 12th Street (Park Place) - Casper, WY

65,160 6,381 100.0 %

Casper 3955 E 12th Street (Meadow Wind) - Casper, WY

57,822 10,250 100.0 %

Cheyenne 4010 N College Drive (Aspen Wind) - Cheyenne, WY

47,509 11,160 100.0 %

Cheyenne 4606 N College Drive (Sierra Hills) - Cheyenne, WY

54,072 8,189 100.0 %

Denfeld Clinic - Duluth, MN

20,512 3,099 100.0 %

Eagan 1440 Duckwood Medical - Eagan, MN

17,640 2,587 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Belgrade, MT

5,192 814 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Billings, MT

11,800 1,882 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Bismarck, ND

74,112 9,740 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Brainerd, MN

82,535 9,620 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Columbus, NE

5,194 867 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - East Grand Forks, MN

18,488 1,642 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Fargo, ND

167,391 21,645 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Fremont, NE

6,042 588 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Grand Island, NE

5,185 807 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Hastings, NE

6,042 606 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Hermantown I, MN

119,349 11,660 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Hermantown II, MN

160,485 11,269 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Kalispell, MT

5,895 644 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Minot, ND

108,503 12,635 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Missoula, MT

10,150 999 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Norfolk, NE

5,135 764 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Omaha, NE

6,042 676 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Sioux Falls, SD

11,800 1,289 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Spearfish, SD

84,126 8,942 100.0 %

Edgewood Vista - Virginia, MN

147,183 12,146 100.0 %

Edina 6363 France Medical - Edina, MN*

70,934 14,202 55.7 %

Edina 6405 France Medical  - Edina, MN*

55,478 12,201 100.0 %

Edina 6517 Drew Avenue - Edina, MN

12,140 1,542 100.0 %

Edina 6525 Drew Avenue - Edina, MN

3,431 505 88.7 %

Edina 6525 France SMC II - Edina, MN

67,409 14,754 100.0 %

Edina 6545 France SMC I - Edina MN*

227,626 45,467 85.8 %

Fresenius - Duluth, MN

9,052 1,572 100.0 %

Garden View - St. Paul, MN*

43,404 7,819 100.0 %

Gateway Clinic - Sandstone, MN*

12,444 1,766 100.0 %

Healtheast St John & Woodwinds - Maplewood & Woodbury, MN

114,316 21,601 100.0 %

High Pointe Health Campus - Lake Elmo, MN

60,364 13,462 75.4 %

Laramie 1072 N 22nd Street (Spring Wind) - Laramie, WY

35,629 7,057 100.0 %

Mariner Clinic - Superior, WI*

28,928 3,864 100.0 %

Minneapolis 701 25th Avenue Medical - Minneapolis, MN*

57,212 8,682 100.0 %

Missoula 3050 Great Northern - Missoula, MT

14,640 1,971 100.0 %

Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital - Omaha, NE*

61,758 21,887 100.0 %

Park Dental - Brooklyn Center, MN

9,998 2,952 100.0 %

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Property Name and Location

Approximate

 Net Rentable

 Square Footage

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 Improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

COMMERCIAL MEDICAL – continued

Pavilion I - Duluth, MN*

45,081 $ 10,174 100.0 %

Pavilion II - Duluth, MN

73,000 19,325 100.0 %

Plaza 16-Trinity - Minot, ND

24,795 9,535 100.0 %

Ritchie Medical Plaza - St Paul, MN

52,116 10,718 37.8 %

Sartell 2000 23rd Street South - Sartell, MN*

59,760 12,716 32.3 %

Spring Creek-American Falls - American Falls, ID

17,273 4,015 100.0 %

Spring Creek-Soda Springs - Soda Springs, ID

15,571 2,233 100.0 %

Spring Creek-Eagle - Eagle, ID

15,559 4,038 100.0 %

Spring Creek-Meridian - Meridian, ID

31,820 7,148 100.0 %

Spring Creek-Overland - Overland, ID

26,605 6,628 100.0 %

Spring Creek-Boise - Boise, ID

16,311 5,004 100.0 %

Spring Creek-Ustick - Meridian, ID

26,605 4,300 100.0 %

St Michael Clinic - St Michael, MN

10,796 2,851 100.0 %

Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI

47,950 14,825 100.0 %

Wells Clinic - Hibbing, MN

18,810 2,660 100.0 %

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MEDICAL

2,927,688 $ 500,268 94.5 %


Property Name and Location

Approximate

 Net Rentable

 Square Footage

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 Improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

API Building - Duluth, MN

35,000 $ 1,723 100.0 %

Bloomington 2000 W 94th Street - Bloomington, MN

100,850 7,337 100.0 %

Bodycote Industrial Building - Eden Prairie, MN

41,880 2,152 100.0 %

Brooklyn Park 7401 Boone Avenue - Brooklyn Park, MN

322,751 15,132 87.3 %

Cedar Lake Business Center - St. Louis Park, MN

50,400 3,771 73.8 %

Clive 2075 NW 94th Street - Clive, IA

42,510 3,067 100.0 %

Dixon Avenue Industrial Park - Des Moines, IA

606,006 13,808 100.0 %

Eagan 2785 & 2795 Highway 55 - Eagan, MN

198,600 5,628 74.3 %

Fargo 1320 45th Street N - Fargo, ND

42,244 4,159 100.0 %

Lexington Commerce Center - Eagan, MN

90,260 6,647 79.2 %

Lighthouse - Duluth, MN

59,292 1,885 100.0 %

Metal Improvement Company - New Brighton, MN

49,620 2,507 100.0 %

Minnetonka 13600 County Road 62 - Minnetonka, MN

69,984 3,702 100.0 %

Roseville 2929 Long Lake Road - Roseville, MN

172,057 10,960 100.0 %

Stone Container - Fargo, ND

195,075 7,141 100.0 %

Stone Container - Roseville, MN

229,072 8,452 100.0 %

Urbandale 3900 106th Street - Urbandale, IA

528,353 14,262 98.1 %

Winsted Industrial Building - Winsted, MN

41,685 1,049 100.0 %

Woodbury 1865 Woodlane - Woodbury, MN

69,600 5,620 100.0 %

TOTAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

2,945,239 $ 119,002 95.5 %


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Property Name and Location

Approximate

 Net Rentable

 Square Footage

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 Improvements less impairment)

Physical

 Occupancy as of April 30, 2012

COMMERCIAL RETAIL

17 South Main - Minot, ND

2,454 $ 287 100.0 %

Anoka Strip Center - Anoka, MN

10,625 750 28.2 %

Burnsville 1 Strip Center - Burnsville, MN

8,526 1,188 100.0 %

Burnsville 2 Strip Center - Burnsville, MN

8,400 974 47.5 %

Champlin South Pond - Champlin, MN

26,020 3,603 77.2 %

Chan West Village - Chanhassen, MN

137,572 21,595 92.2 %

Dakota West Plaza - Minot , ND

16,921 615 94.9 %

Duluth Denfeld Retail - Duluth, MN

37,770 5,097 73.6 %

Duluth NAPA - Duluth, MN

15,582 1,934 30.5 %

Eagan Community - Eagan, MN

23,187 3,167 84.5 %

Fargo Express Community - Fargo, ND

34,226 2,489 100.0 %

Forest Lake Auto - Forest Lake, MN

6,836 509 100.0 %

Forest Lake Westlake Center - Forest Lake, MN

100,570 8,237 97.6 %

Grand Forks Carmike - Grand Forks, ND

28,528 2,546 100.0 %

Grand Forks Medpark Mall - Grand Forks, ND

59,117 5,740 91.7 %

Jamestown Buffalo Mall - Jamestown, ND

213,271 8,640 88.4 %

Jamestown Business Center - Jamestown, ND

100,249 2,654 80.9 %

Kalispell Retail Center - Kalispell, MT

52,000 3,473 100.0 %

Lakeville Strip Center - Lakeville, MN

9,488 2,040 76.0 %

Minot 1400 31st Ave - Minot, ND

48,960 11,425 100.0 %

Minot Arrowhead - Minot, ND (1)

78,095 6,101 n/a

Minot Plaza - Minot, ND

10,843 650 100.0 %

Monticello C Store - Monticello, MN

3,575 872 100.0 %

Omaha Barnes & Noble - Omaha, NE

26,985 3,699 100.0 %

Pine City C-Store - Pine City, MN

4,800 452 100.0 %

Pine City Evergreen Square - Pine City, MN

63,225 3,382 75.2 %

Rochester Maplewood Square - Rochester, MN

118,398 13,284 75.6 %

St. Cloud Westgate - St. Cloud, MN

105,446 8,099 100.0 %

Weston Retail - Weston, WI

25,644 1,681 0.0 %

Weston Walgreens - Weston, WI

14,820 2,455 100.0 %

TOTAL COMMERCIAL RETAIL

1,392,133 $ 127,638 87.1 %

SUBTOTAL

12,335,433 $ 1,892,009


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Property Name and Location

(in thousands)

 Investment

 (initial cost plus

 improvements less impairment)

UNIMPROVED LAND

Bismarck 2130 S 12th St - Bismarck, ND

$ 589

Bismarck 700 E Main - Bismarck, ND

871

Eagan Unimproved Land - Eagan, MN

423

Georgetown Square Undeveloped - Grand Chute, WI

1,860

Kalispell Unimproved Land - Kalispell, MT

1,424

Monticello Unimproved Land - Monticello, MN

117

Renaissance Heights - Williston, ND

4,600

River Falls Unimproved Land - River Falls, WI

180

Urbandale Unimproved Land - Urbandale, IA

114

Weston Unimproved Land - Weston, WI

812

TOTAL UNIMPROVED LAND

$ 10,990

DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS

1st Avenue Building - Minot, ND

$ 321

Chateau 2nd Floor Renovation - Minot, ND

1,407

Jamestown Medical Office Building - Jamestown, ND*

1,611

Laramie 1072 Expansion - Laramie, WY

1,810

Minot Arrowhead Outlot - Minot, ND

75

Minot IPS - Minot, ND

2,250

Quarry Ridge 2 - Rochester, MN

15,436

Williston Garden - Williston, ND

4,689

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS

$ 27,599

TOTAL UNITS – RESIDENTIAL SEGMENT

9,161

TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE – COMMERCIAL SEGMENTS

12,326,272

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

$ 1,930,598

(1)  

Property was damaged by flooding and/or fire during fiscal year 2012. See Involuntary Conversion of Assets section in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Mortgages Payable and Line of Credit

As of April 30, 2012, individual first mortgage loans on the above properties totaled $1.0 billion. Of the $1.0 billion total of mortgage indebtedness on April 30, 2012, $16.2 million, or 1.5%, is represented by variable rate mortgages on which the future interest rate will vary based on changes in the interest rate index for each respective loan. Principal payments due on our mortgage indebtedness are as follows:

(in thousands)

Year Ended April 30,

Mortgage Principal

2013

$ 51,162

2014

74,572

2015

106,483

2016

86,464

2017

199,089

Thereafter

530,919

Total

$ 1,048,689

As of April 30, 2012, the Company has a multi-bank line of credit with First International Bank & Trust as lead bank.  This line of credit has lending commitments of $60.0 million as of April 30, 2012, with a minimum outstanding principal balance requirement of $10.0 million.  The Company had $39.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the line as of April 30, 2012.  The facility has a maturity date of August 12, 2013, and is secured


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by mortgages on various properties owned by IRET Properties and its subsidiaries.  The interest rate on borrowings under the facility during fiscal year 2012 was Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.0%, with a floor of 5.65% and a cap of 8.65%; interest-only payments are due monthly based on the total amount of advances outstanding.  The line of credit may be prepaid at par at any time. The facility includes covenants and restrictions requiring the Company to achieve on a calendar quarter basis a debt service coverage ratio on borrowing base collateral of 1.25x in the aggregate and 1.00x on individual assets in the collateral pool, and the Company is also required to maintain minimum depository account(s) totaling $6.0 million with the lead bank, of which $1.5 million is to be held in a non-interest bearing account. As of April 30, 2012, the Company believes it is in compliance with the facility covenants. Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, effective June 15, 2012, IRET Properties agreed to an amendment to the line of credit to increase the interest rate spread on borrowings to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.25% and to lower the floor interest rate to 5.15%. All other terms of the line of credit remain unchanged.

Future Minimum Lease Receipts

The future minimum lease receipts to be received under leases for commercial properties in place as of April 30, 2012, assuming that no options to renew or buy out the leases are exercised, are as follows:

(in thousands)

Year Ended April 30,

Lease Payments

2013

$ 112,174

2014

102,100

2015

90,119

2016

79,637

2017

65,030

Thereafter

206,791

Total

$ 655,851

Capital Expenditures

Each year we review the physical condition of each property we own. In order for our properties to remain competitive, attract new tenants, and retain existing tenants, we plan for a reasonable amount of capital improvements. For the year ended April 30, 2012, we spent approximately $35.2 million on capital improvements, tenant improvements and other capital expenditures.

The following table shows total and weighted average per square foot/unit recurring and non-recurring capital expenditures (excluding capital expenditures recoverable from tenants), and, for our commercial segment properties, tenant improvements (excluding tenant-funded tenant improvements) and leasing costs for the three years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010.  We define recurring capital expenditures as those made on a regular or recurring basis to maintain a property's competitive position within its market, generally with a depreciable life of 5 to 12 years, but excluding (a) capital expenditures made in the year of acquisition and the following two years (i.e., excluding capital expenditures on non-stabilized properties), (b) improvements associated with the expansion or re-development of a building, (c) renovations to a building which change the underlying classification of the building (for example, from industrial to office or Class C office to Class A office) or (d) capital improvements that represent the addition of something new to a property, rather than the replacement of an existing item.  We believe that recurring capital expenditures is a useful measure of performance because it provides an indication of the expenses that we can expect to incur on an on-going basis. Non-recurring capital expenditures correspond to major capital expenditures for items such as roof replacements or items that result in something new being added to the property (for example, the addition of a new heating and air conditioning unit that is not replacing one previously there), generally with a depreciable life of 20 to 40 years, and include expenditures completed in the year of acquisition and the following two years (i.e., including capital expenditures on non-stabilized properties).


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(in thousands except per SF or Unit data)

Years Ended April 30,

2012

2011

2010

Amount

Rate/SF

or Unit

Amount

Rate/SF

or Unit

Amount

Rate/SF

or Unit

Commercial Office Properties:

Non-Recoverable Capital Expenditures

Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 148 0.03 $ 371 0.08 $ 361 0.07

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 992 0.20 $ 985 0.19 $ 1,853 0.37

Tenant Improvements

$ 5,179 1.02 $ 4,547 0.90 $ 4,877 0.97

Leasing Commissions

$ 1,683 0.33 $ 2,097 0.41 $ 1,801 0.36

Commercial Medical Properties:

Non-Recoverable Capital Expenditures

Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 86 0.03 $ 78 0.03 $ 115 0.05

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 562 0.19 $ 81 0.03 $ 185 0.07

Tenant Improvements

$ 3,736 1.28 $ 2,090 0.77 $ 4,306 1.66

Leasing Commissions

$ 557 0.19 $ 186 0.07 $ 425 0.16

Commercial Industrial Properties:

Non-Recoverable Capital Expenditures

Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 5 0.00 $ 0 0.00 $ 52 0.02

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 256 0.09 $ 511 0.17 $ 1,035 0.35

Tenant Improvements

$ 1,179 0.40 $ 1,870 0.63 $ 528 0.18

Leasing Commissions

$ 317 0.11 $ 398 0.13 $ 377 0.13

Commercial Retail Properties:

Non-Recoverable Capital Expenditures

Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 49 0.04 $ 67 0.05 $ 131 0.09

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 1,062 0.76 $ 174 0.12 $ 33 0.02

Tenant Improvements

$ 214 0.15 $ 775 0.53 $ 420 0.29

Leasing Commissions

$ 215 0.15 $ 280 0.19 $ 228 0.16

Multi-Family Residential Properties:

Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 6,416 752 $ 4,997 586 $ 4,488 488

Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

$ 5,001 546 $ 5,025 580 $ 5,336 551

Contracts or Options to Purchase

We have granted options to purchase certain of our properties to tenants in these properties, under lease agreements with the tenant. In general, these options grant the tenant the right to purchase the property at the greater of such property's appraised value or an annual compounded increase of a specified percentage of the initial cost to us. As of April 30, 2012, our properties subject to purchase options, the cost, plus improvements, of each such property and its gross rental revenue are as follows:


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(in thousands)

Gross Rental Revenue

Property

Investment Cost

2012

2011

2010

Billings 2300 Grant Road - Billings, MT

$ 2,522 $ 291 $ 226 $ n/a

Fargo 1320 45 th Street N - Fargo, ND

4,160 400 333 n/a

Great Plains - Fargo, ND

15,375 1,843 1,876 1,876

Healtheast St John & Woodwinds - Maplewood & Woodbury, MN

21,601 2,152 2,152 2,152

Minnesota National Bank - Duluth, MN

2,272 127 105 164

Missoula 3050 Great Northern - Missoula, MT

2,723 315 243 n/a

Sartell 2000 23 rd Street South - Sartell, MN

12,716 868 1,209 1,173

Spring Creek American Falls- American Falls, ID

4,070 234 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Boise - Boise, ID

5,075 293 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Eagle - Eagle, ID

4,100 237 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Meridian - Meridian, ID

7,250 417 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Overland - Overland, ID

6,725 387 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Soda Springs - Soda Springs, ID

2,262 130 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Ustick - Meridian, ID

4,300 246 n/a n/a

St. Michael Clinic - St. Michael, MN

2,851 248 244 241

Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI

15,020 1,020 1,104 1,356

Winsted Industrial Building - Winsted, MN

1,049 32 n/a n/a

Total

$ 114,071 $ 9,240 $ 7,492 $ 6,962

Properties by State

The following table presents, as of April 30, 2012, the total amount of property owned, net of accumulated depreciation, by state of each of the five major segments of properties owned by us - multi-family residential, commercial office, commercial medical, commercial industrial and commercial retail:

(in thousands)

State (1)

Multi-Family

 Residential

Commercial

 Office

Commercial

 Medical

Commercial

 Industrial

Commercial

 Retail

All Segments

% of All Segments

Minnesota

$ 141,553 $ 290,160 $ 242,428 $ 63,259 $ 61,093 $ 798,493 52.6 %

North Dakota

129,049 24,308 49,317 8,685 34,122 245,481 16.1 %

Nebraska

32,403 77,680 21,330 0 2,421 133,834 8.8 %

South Dakota

33,765 5,348 9,073 0 0 48,186 3.2 %

Kansas

33,413 13,163 0 0 0 46,576 3.1 %

Idaho

0 13,303 32,828 0 0 46,131 3.0 %

Montana

30,882 0 7,312 0 2,790 40,984 2.7 %

Wyoming

0 0 40,768 0 0 40,768 2.7 %

Iowa

9,884 0 0 26,365 0 36,249 2.4 %

Missouri

0 30,440 2,525 0 0 32,965 2.2 %

Wisconsin

0 9,619 15,943 0 3,415 28,977 1.9 %

Colorado

0 19,875 0 0 0 19,875 1.3 %

Total

$ 410,949 $ 483,896 $ 421,524 $ 98,309 $ 103,841 $ 1,518,519 100.0 %

(2)  

As of April 30, 2012, we also owned a retail property in Michigan that was classified as held for sale .

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of our operations, we become involved in litigation. At this time, we know of no material pending or threatened legal proceedings, or other proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities, that would have a material impact upon us.


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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Quarterly Share and Distribution Data

Our common shares of beneficial interest trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol IRET. On June 25, 2012, the last reported sales price per share of our common shares on the NASDAQ was $7.59. The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low closing sales prices per share of our common shares as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and the distributions per common share and limited partnership unit declared with respect to each period.

Quarter Ended

High

Low

Distributions Declared

(per share and unit)

Fiscal Year 2012

April 30, 2012

$ 7.97 $ 7.22 $ 0.1300

January 31, 2012

7.64 6.89 0.1300

October 31, 2011

8.12 6.92 0.1300

July 31, 2011

9.69 8.07 0.1715

Quarter Ended

High

Low

Distributions Declared

(per share and unit)

Fiscal Year 2011

April 30, 2011

$ 9.54 $ 8.92 $ 0.1715

January 31, 2011

9.26 8.74 0.1715

October 31, 2010

8.90 7.97 0.1715

July 31, 2010

9.20 8.25 0.1715

It is IRET's policy to pay quarterly distributions to our common shareholders and unitholders, at the discretion of our Board of Trustees, based on our funds from operations, financial condition and capital requirements, annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and such other factors as our Board of Trustees deems relevant. Since July 1, 1971, IRET has paid quarterly cash distributions in the months of January, April, July and October.

Shareholders

As of June 25, 2012, the Company had 4,218 common shareholders of record, and 90,265,194 common shares of beneficial interest (plus 21,260,038 limited partnership units potentially convertible into 21,260,038 common shares) were outstanding.

Unregistered Sales of Shares

Sales of Unregistered Securities. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, we issued an aggregate of 518,019, 221,573 and 431,737 unregistered common shares to holders of limited partnership units of IRET Properties upon redemption and conversion of an aggregate of 518,019, 221,573 and 431,737 limited partnership units of IRET Properties on a one-for-one basis. All such issuances of our common shares were exempt from registration as private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, including Regulation D promulgated thereunder. We have registered the re-sale of such common shares under the Securities Act.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. The Company did not repurchase any of its equity securities during fiscal year 2012, except for repurchases of nominal amounts of fractional shares, at shareholder request.


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Comparative Stock Performance

The information contained in this Comparative Stock Performance section shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or "filed" or incorporated by reference in future filings with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Set forth below is a graph that compares, for the five fiscal years commencing May 1, 2007, and ending April 30, 2012, the cumulative total returns for the Company's common shares with the comparable cumulative total return of two indexes, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ("S&P 500"), and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, which is an index prepared by the FTSE Group for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, which includes all tax-qualified equity REITs listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Market.

The performance graph assumes that at the close of trading on April 30, 2007, the last trading day of fiscal year 2007, $100 was invested in the Company's common shares and in each of the indexes.  The comparison assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.  Cumulative total shareholder returns for the Company's common shares, the S&P 500 and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index are based on the Company's fiscal year ending April 30.



FY07

FY08

FY09

FY10

FY11

FY12

Investors Real Estate Trust

100.00

103.55

100.36

102.15

118.95

97.85

S&P 500

100.00

95.32

61.66

85.61

100.36

105.13

FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs

100.00

87.49

45.31

76.43

93.43

102.60


Source:  SNL Financial LC



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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Set forth below is selected financial data on a historical basis for the Company for the five most recent fiscal years ended April 30. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(in thousands, except per share data)

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Consolidated Income Statement Data

Revenue

$ 241,788 $ 236,954 $ 230,943 $ 227,477 $ 208,847

Gain on sale of real estate, land, and other investments

$ 349 $ 19,365 $ 68 $ 54 $ 556

Income from continuing operations

$ 9,914 $ 4,519 $ 6,094 $ 10,008 $ 14,109

(Loss) income from discontinued operations

$ (208 ) $ 19,832 $ (1,509 ) $ 705 $ 1,520

Net income

$ 9,706 $ 24,351 $ 4,585 $ 10,713 $ 15,629

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership

$ (1,359 ) $ (4,449 ) $ (562 ) $ (2,227 ) $ (3,677 )

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust

$ 8,212 $ 20,082 $ 4,001 $ 8,526 $ 12,088

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

Total real estate investments

$ 1,557,108 $ 1,458,245 $ 1,500,889 $ 1,472,575 $ 1,456,178

Total assets

$ 1,714,367 $ 1,615,363 $ 1,660,930 $ 1,605,091 $ 1,618,026

Mortgages payable

$ 1,048,689 $ 993,803 $ 1,057,619 $ 1,070,158 $ 1,063,858

Revolving lines of credit

$ 39,000 $ 30,000 $ 6,550 $ 5,500 $ 0

Total Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders' equity

$ 432,989 $ 411,690 $ 409,523 $ 333,009 $ 344,074

Consolidated Per Common Share Data (basic and diluted)

Income from continuing operations - Investors Real Estate Trust

$ .07 $ .02 $ .04 $ .10 $ .16

Income (loss) from discontinued operations - Investors Real Estate Trust

$ .00 $ .20 $ (.01 ) $ .01 $ .02

Net income

$ .07 $ .22 $ .03 $ .11 $ .18

Distributions

$ .56 $ .69 $ .68 $ .68 $ .67

CALENDAR YEAR

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Tax status of distributions

Capital gain

37.48%

0.00%

0.09%

0.00%

1.49%

Ordinary income

18.04%

28.53%

39.17%

53.43%

51.69%

Return of capital

44.48%

71.47%

60.74%

46.57%

46.82%

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, IRET recognized approximately $1.3 million of net capital gain for federal income tax purposes. IRET designates the entire $1.3 million of net capital gain as capital gain dividends.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following information is provided in connection with, and should be read in conjunction with, the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We operate on a fiscal year ending on April 30. The following discussion and analysis is for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012.

Overview

We are a self-advised equity real estate investment trust engaged in owning and operating income-producing real properties. Our investments include multi-family residential properties and commercial properties located primarily in the upper Midwest states of Minnesota and North Dakota. Our properties are diversified in property type and location. As of April 30, 2012, our real estate portfolio consisted of 84 multi-family residential properties containing 9,161 apartment units and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $411.0


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million, and 182 commercial properties containing approximately 12.3 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $1.5 billion. Our commercial properties consist of:

68 commercial office properties containing approximately 5.1 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $483.9 million;

65 commercial medical properties (including senior housing) containing approximately 2.9 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $421.5 million;

19 commercial industrial properties containing approximately 2.9 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $98.3 million; and

30 commercial retail properties containing approximately 1.4 million square feet of leasable space and having a total real estate investment amount net of accumulated depreciation of $103.8 million.

Our primary source of income and cash is rents associated with multi-family residential and commercial leases.  Our business objective is to increase shareholder value by employing a disciplined investment strategy.  This strategy is focused on growing assets in desired geographical markets, achieving diversification by property type and location, and adhering to targeted returns in acquiring properties.

Total revenues of IRET Properties, our operating partnership, increased by $4.8 million to $241.8 million in fiscal year 2012, compared to $237.0 million in fiscal year 2011.  This increase was primarily attributable to the addition of new real estate properties.  We estimate that rent concessions offered to tenants during the twelve months ended April 30, 2012 lowered our operating revenues by approximately $5.7 million, compared to $4.5 million for fiscal year 2011.

On an all-property basis, physical occupancy levels in our total commercial property segments increased to 87.4% in fiscal year 2012 from 86.2% in fiscal year 2011.  Physical occupancy rates in our commercial industrial and commercial retail segments increased; physical occupancy in our commercial office and commercial medical segments decreased.  Physical occupancy in our multi-family residential segment increased to 93.7% in fiscal year 2012 on an all-property basis, from 92.8% in fiscal year 2011.

We continued to experience a challenging market environment in fiscal year 2012. Real estate operating fundamentals remained under pressure in our commercial office segment in particular, as the U.S. economy and local economies in many of our markets continued to be negatively affected by a number of adverse macro conditions. We expect that the ongoing recovery will remain slow and uneven, and that unemployment levels will remain elevated, with consequent challenges to the operating results in our commercial office segment in particular. Our multi-family residential properties continue to perform well, but while we expect to see continued favorable results in this segment in fiscal year 2013, our ability to maintain occupancy levels and selectively raise rents remains dependent on continued economic recovery and employment growth, and many economic forecasts, including those of the Federal Reserve, are predicting lingering high unemployment and slow growth through 2013.  We plan during fiscal year 2013 to continue to pursue the selective disposition of assets in non-core markets, and to work to increase our multi-family residential properties in our identified core markets in the Midwest.

Additional information and more detailed discussions of our fiscal year 2012 operating results are found in the following sections of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

Set forth below is a summary of the accounting policies that management believes are critical to the preparation of the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Real Estate . Real estate is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation, less an adjustment for impairment, if any. Depreciation requires an estimate by management of the useful life of each property as well as an allocation of the costs associated with a property to its various components. As described further below, the process of allocating property costs to its components involves a considerable amount of subjective judgments to be made by Company management. If the Company does not allocate these costs appropriately or incorrectly estimates the useful lives of


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its real estate, depreciation expense may be misstated. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company uses a 20-40 year estimated life for buildings and improvements and a 5-12 year estimated life for furniture, fixtures and equipment. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Renovations and improvements that improve and/or extend the useful life of the asset are capitalized over their estimated useful life, generally five to ten years.

Upon acquisitions of real estate, the Company assesses the fair value of acquired tangible assets (including land, buildings and personal property), which is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, and considers whether there were significant intangible assets acquired (for example, above-and below-market leases, the value of acquired in-place leases, and tenant relationships) and acquired liabilities, and allocates the purchase price based on these assessments. The as-if-vacant value is allocated to land, buildings, and personal property based on management's determination of the relative fair value of these assets. The estimated fair value of the property is the amount that would be recoverable upon the disposition of the property. Techniques used to estimate fair value include discounted cash flow analysis and reference to recent sales of comparable properties. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property. Land value is assigned based on the purchase price if land is acquired separately, or based on estimated market value if acquired in a merger or in a portfolio acquisition.

Above-market and below-market in-place lease values for acquired properties are estimated based on the present value of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management's estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease. The Company performs this analysis on a lease-by-lease basis. The capitalized above-market or below-market intangible is amortized to rental income over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases.

Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based upon the Company's evaluation of the specific characteristics of the leases. Factors considered in these analyses include an estimate of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods, considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. The Company also considers information about each property obtained during its pre-acquisition due diligence and marketing and leasing activities in estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired.

Property sales or dispositions are recorded when title transfers and sufficient consideration is received by the Company and the Company has no significant continuing involvement with the property sold.

Real Estate Held For Sale.   Real estate held for sale is stated at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less disposal costs. Depreciation is not recorded on assets classified as held for sale.

The application of current accounting principles that govern the classification of any of our properties as held-for-sale on the balance sheet requires management to make certain significant judgments. The Company makes a determination as to the point in time that it is probable that a sale will be consummated. It is not unusual for real estate sales contracts to allow potential buyers a period of time to evaluate the property prior to formal acceptance of the contract. In addition, certain other matters critical to the final sale, such as financing arrangements, often remain pending even upon contract acceptance. As a result, properties under contract may not close within the expected time period, or may not close at all. Due to these uncertainties, it is not likely that the Company can meet the criteria of the current accounting principles governing the classification of properties as held-for-sale prior to a sale formally closing. Therefore, any properties categorized as held-for-sale represent only those properties that management has determined are probable to close within the requirements set forth in current accounting principles.

The Company reports, in discontinued operations, the results of operations and the related gains or losses of a property that has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale and otherwise meets the classification of a discontinued operation.

Impairment.   The Company's long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment quarterly if events or changes in circumstances (such as adverse market conditions, including conditions resulting from an ongoing economic recession) indicate that a long-lived asset might be impaired. Judgments regarding existence of impairment indicators are based on factors such as operational performance, market conditions, expected holding period of each asset and events that occur that affect the financial strength of significant tenants of the assets, including tenants who


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have filed for bankruptcy.  For long-lived assets in which an impairment indicator is present, the Company compares the expected future undiscounted cash flows for the long-lived asset against the carrying amount of the asset, including any associated intangibles, subject to evaluation. The evaluation of undiscounted cash flows is subjective and reflects assumptions regarding current market conditions relative to the long-lived asset being evaluated, such as future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results.  A worsening real estate market may cause the Company to re-evaluate the assumptions used in our impairment analysis.  If there is an indication of impairment based on this evaluation because the expected undiscounted cash flows plus reversion are less than the asset's carrying value, impairment is recorded based on the estimated fair value (typically based on a current independent appraisal) of the long-lived asset in comparison to its carrying value.  The results of the Company's evaluation of impairment analysis could be material to the Company's financial statements.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The Company periodically evaluates the collectibility of amounts due from tenants and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts (approximately $154,000 as of April 30, 2012) for estimated losses resulting from the inability of tenants to make required payments under their respective lease agreements. The Company also maintains an allowance for deferred rents receivable arising from the straight-lining of rents (approximately $1.2 million as of April 30, 2012) and from mortgage loans ($0 as of April 30, 2012). The straight-lining of rents receivable arises from earnings recognized in excess of amounts currently due under lease agreements. Management exercises judgment in establishing these allowances and considers payment history and current credit status in developing these estimates. If estimates differ from actual results this would impact reported results.

Revenue Recognition - The Company has the following revenue sources and revenue recognition policies:

Base Rents - income arising from tenant leases. These rents are recognized over the non-cancelable term of the related leases on a straight-line basis, which includes the effects of rent increases and abated rent under the leases.  Certain leases provide for tenant occupancy during periods for which no rent is due or where minimum rent payments increase during the term of the lease. Rental revenue is recorded for the full term of each lease on a straight-line basis. Accordingly, the Company records a receivable from tenants for rents that it expects to collect over the remaining lease term as deferred rents receivable. When the Company acquires a property, the term of the existing leases is considered to commence as of the acquisition date for the purposes of this calculation. Revenue recognition is considered to be critical because the evaluation of the reliability of such deferred rents receivable involves management's assumptions relating to such tenant's viability.

Percentage Rents - income arising from retail tenant leases which are contingent upon the sales of the tenant exceeding a defined threshold. These rents are recognized only after the contingency has been removed (i.e., sales thresholds have been achieved).

Expense Reimbursement Income – revenue arising from tenant leases, which provide for the recovery of all or a portion of the operating expenses and real estate taxes of the respective property. This revenue is accrued in the same periods as the expenses are incurred.

Income Taxes. The Company operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code. Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income as a distribution to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to its shareholders. The Company intends to distribute to its shareholders 100% of its taxable income. Therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes is required. If the Company fails to distribute the required amount of income to its shareholders, it would fail to qualify as a REIT and substantial adverse tax consequences may result.

The Company's taxable income is affected by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the following:  that the Company's tenants perform their obligations under their leases with the Company and that the Company's tax and accounting positions do not change.  These factors, which impact the Company's taxable income, are subject to change, and many are outside the control of the Company.  If actual results vary, the Company's taxable income may change.


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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For disclosure regarding recent accounting pronouncements and the anticipated impact they will have on our operations, please refer to Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The discussion that follows is based on our consolidated results of operations for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

Revenues

Total revenues for fiscal year 2012 were $241.8 million, compared to $237.0 million in fiscal year 2011 and $230.9 million in fiscal year 2010. Revenues during fiscal year 2012 were $4.8 million greater than revenues in fiscal year 2011 and revenues during fiscal year 2011 were $6.0 million greater than in fiscal year 2010.

For fiscal 2012, the increase in revenue of $4.8 million resulted from:

(in thousands)

Rent in Fiscal 2012 from 8 properties acquired in fiscal year 2011 in excess of that received in 2011 from the same 8 properties

$ 2,342

Rent from 16 properties acquired in fiscal year 2012

4,707

Decrease in rental income on stabilized properties due primarily to a decrease in occupancy

(3,788 )

Increase in straight line rent

2,723

Increase in tenant concessions

(1,150 )
$ 4,834

For fiscal 2011, the increase in revenue of $6.0 million resulted from:

(in thousands)

Rent in Fiscal 2011 from 10 properties acquired in fiscal year 2010 in excess of that received in 2010 from the same 10 properties

$ 7,799

Rent from 8 properties acquired in fiscal year 2011

2,356

Decrease in rental income on stabilized properties due primarily to a decrease in occupancy

(4,144 )
$ 6,011

As illustrated above, the majority of the increase in our gross revenue for fiscal years 2012 and 2011 ($7.0 million and $10.2 million respectively) resulted from the addition of new real estate properties to the IRET Properties' portfolio. Rental revenue in fiscal years 2012 and 2011 from stabilized properties decreased $3.8 and $4.1 million, respectively. For the next 12 months, we continue to look to acquisitions and development of new properties and recovery in our stabilized portfolio to be the most significant factors in any increases in our revenues and ultimately our net income.  However, identifying attractive acquisition possibilities remains a continuing challenge.

Gain on Sale of Real Estate

The Company realized a gain on sale of real estate, land and other investments for fiscal year 2012 of approximately $349,000. This compares to an approximately $19.4 million gain on sale of real estate recognized in fiscal year 2011 and approximately $68,000 recognized in fiscal year 2010.  Properties sold in fiscal years 2012 and 2011 are detailed below in the section captioned "Property Dispositions."

Changes in Expenses and Net Income

Net income available to common shareholders for fiscal year 2012 was $5.8 million, compared to $17.7 million in fiscal year 2011 and $1.6 million in fiscal year 2010. On a per common share basis, net income was $.07 per common share in fiscal year 2012, compared to $.22 per common share in fiscal year 2011 and $.03 in fiscal year 2010.


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These changes in net income result from the changes in revenues and expenses detailed below:

Changes in net income available to common shareholders for fiscal year 2012 resulted from:

(in thousands)

An increase in net operating income (defined below in the Net Operating Income section) primarily due to acquisitions (not including gain on involuntary conversion)

$ 8,358

A decrease in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - Operating Partnership

3,090

An increase in gain on involuntary conversion

274

An increase in other income

356

These increases were offset by :

A decrease in income from discontinued operations

(20,040 )

An increase in depreciation/amortization expense related to real estate investments

(1,342 )

An increase in interest expense primarily due to the revolving line of credit

(1,293 )

An increase in amortization related to non-real estate investments

(537 )

A decrease in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - consolidated real estate entities

(315 )

An increase in other expenses, administrative, advisory and trustee services

(310 )

A decrease in interest income

(111 )

Total decrease in fiscal 2012 net income available to common shareholders

$ (11,870 )

Changes in net income available to common shareholders for fiscal year 2011 resulted from:

(in thousands)

An increase in income from discontinued operations

$ 21,341

A decrease in interest expense primarily due to debt refinancing

1,622

An increase in net operating income (defined below in the Net Operating Income section) (not including gain on involuntary conversion)

351

An increase in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - consolidated real estate entities

202

These increases were offset by :

An increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - Operating Partnership

(3,887 )

A decrease in gain on involuntary conversion

(1,660 )

An increase in depreciation/amortization expense related to real estate investments

(980 )

An increase in amortization related to non-real estate investments

(317 )

A decrease in interest income

(280 )

An increase in other expenses, administrative, advisory and trustee services

(238 )

A decrease in other income

(73 )

Total increase in fiscal 2011 net income available to common shareholders

$ 16,081

Net Operating Income

Net Operating Income ("NOI") is a non-GAAP measure which we define as total real estate revenues less real estate expenses and real estate taxes (excluding depreciation and amortization related to real estate investments and impairment of real estate investments).  We believe that NOI is an important supplemental measure of operating performance for a REIT's operating real estate because it provides a measure of core operations that is unaffected by depreciation, amortization, financing and general and administrative expense.  NOI does not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income, net income available for commons shareholders or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of financial performance.

The following tables show real estate revenues, real estate operating expenses and NOI by reportable operating segment for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010.  For a reconciliation of net operating income of reportable segments to net income as reported, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.

The tables also show net operating income by reportable operating segment on a stabilized property and non-stabilized property basis.  Stabilized properties are properties owned for the entirety of the periods being compared, and, in the case of development or re-development properties, which have achieved a target level of occupancy.  This comparison allows the Company to evaluate the performance of existing properties and their contribution to net


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income. Management believes that measuring performance on a stabilized property basis is useful to investors because it enables evaluation of how the Company's properties are performing year over year.  Management uses this measure to assess whether or not it has been successful in increasing net operating income, renewing the leases of existing tenants, controlling operating costs and appropriately handling capital improvements. The discussion below focuses on the main factors affecting real estate revenue and real estate expenses from stabilized properties, since changes from one fiscal year to another in real estate revenue and expenses from non-stabilized properties are due to the addition of those properties to the Company's real estate portfolio, and accordingly provide less useful information for evaluating the ongoing operational performance of the Company's real estate portfolio.  

Fiscal Year 2012 Compared to Fiscal Year 2011


All Segments

The following table of selected operating data reconciles NOI to net income and provides the basis for our discussion of NOI by segment in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011.

(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30

2012

2011

$ Change

% Change

All Segments

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 231,735 $ 233,942 $ (2,207 ) (0.9 )%

Non-stabilized (1)

10,053 3,012 7,041 233.8 %

Total

$ 241,788 $ 236,954 $ 4,834 2.0 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 95,832 $ 101,191 $ (5,359 ) (5.3 )%

Non-stabilized (1)

2,446 611 1,835 300.3 %

Total

$ 98,278 $ 101,802 $ (3,524 ) (3.5 )%

Gain on involuntary conversion

Stabilized

$ 274 $ 0 $ 274 100.0 %

Non-stabilized (1)

0 0 0 n/a

Total

$ 274 $ 0 $ 274 100.0 %

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 136,177 $ 132,751 $ 3,426 2.6 %

Non-stabilized (1)

7,607 2,401 5,206 216.8 %

Total

$ 143,784 $ 135,152 $ 8,632 6.4 %

Depreciation/amortization

(60,264 ) (58,385 )

Administrative, advisory and trustee services

(7,381 ) (7,222 )

Other expenses

(1,898 ) (1,747 )

Interest expense

(65,113 ) (63,820 )

Interest and other income

786 541

Income from continuing operations

9,914 4,519

(Loss) income from discontinued operations (2)

(208 ) 19,832

Net income

$ 9,706 $ 24,351

(1)       Non-stabilized properties include:

FY2012 -    Multi-Family Residential -

Ashland Apartment Homes, Grand Forks, ND; Chateau, Minot, ND; Cottage West Twin Homes, Sioux Falls, SD; Evergreen II, Isanti, MN; Gables Townhomes, Sioux Falls, SD; Grand Gateway Apartment Homes, St Cloud, MN; North Pointe II, Bismarck, ND; Regency Park Estates, St Cloud, MN; Sierra Vista, Sioux Falls, SD and Williston Garden Apartments, Williston, ND.

Commercial Office -

1 st Avenue Building, Minot, ND and Omaha 10802 Farnam Drive, Omaha, NE.

Commercial Medical -

Billings 2300 Grant Road, Billings, MT; Edgewood Vista-Minot, Minot, ND; Edina 6525 Drew Avenue, Edina, MN; Missoula 3050 Great Northern Avenue, Missoula, MT; Spring Creek American Falls, American Falls, ID; Spring Creek Soda Springs, Soda Springs, ID; Spring Creek Eagle, Eagle, ID; Spring Creek Meridian, Meridian, ID; Spring Creek Overland, Boise, ID; Spring Creek Boise, Boise, ID; Spring Creek Ustick, Meridian, ID and Trinity at Plaza 16, Minot, ND.

Commercial Industrial -

Fargo 1320 45 th Street North, Fargo, ND.

Commercial Retail -

Minot 1400 31 st Ave, Minot, ND.


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FY2011 -    Multi-Family Residential -

Chateau, Minot, ND; North Pointe II, Bismarck, ND and Sierra Vista, Sioux Falls, SD.

Commercial Office -

1 st Avenue Building, Minot, ND and Omaha 10802 Farnam Drive, Omaha, NE.

Commercial Medical -

Billings 2300 Grant Road, Billings, MT; Edgewood Vista-Minot, Minot, ND and Missoula 3050 Great Northern Avenue, Missoula, MT  .

Commercial Industrial -

Fargo 1320 45 th Street North, Fargo, ND.

Commercial Retail -

Minot 1400 31 st Ave, Minot, ND.

(2)       Discontinued operations include gain on disposals and income from operations for:

2012 Dispositions and Properties Held for Sale – Livingston Pamida, East Grand Station, Georgetown Square Condos and Kentwood Thomasville Furniture.

2011 Dispositions – Miramont Apartments, Neighborhood Apartments, Pinecone Apartments, Waconia, Dakota Hill, Edgewood Vista Fargo and Ladysmith Pamida.

An analysis of NOI by segment follows.

Multi-Family Residential

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our multi-family residential segment increased by approximately $4.9 million in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011.  Approximately $2.9 million of this increase was due to increased occupancy across our multifamily portfolio; increased occupancy in some instances allows for rental rate increases, which accounted for approximately $1.1 million of additional revenue in this segment in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011. The remainder of the real estate revenue increase is attributable to a decrease of $405,000 in allowances and concessions and an increase of $495,000 in other fee revenue items.

Real estate expenses at stabilized properties decreased by $422,000 in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011.  The mild winter season permitted overall lower utilities usage for a reduction in expense of approximately $61,000, and reduced snow removal expenses by $529,000. Additionally, of the $422,000 decrease in real estate expenses in this segment in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011, approximately $293,000 was due to lower property management expense, which includes lower fees to third party managers, savings from the Company's internal marketing initiative and less bad debt write-off.   These decreases in expenses were offset by an increase in insurance expense of $440,000, in under-deductible losses of $329,000, and in $114,000 of other expense items.



(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2012

2011

$ Change

% Change

Multi-Family Residential

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 70,982 $ 66,080 $ 4,902 7.4 %

Non-stabilized

3,208 758 2,450 323.2 %

Total

$ 74,190 $ 66,838 $ 7,352 11.0 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 33,371 $ 33,793 $ (422 ) (1.2 )%

Non-stabilized

1,419 336 1,083 322.3 %

Total

$ 34,790 $ 34,129 $ 661 1.9 %

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 37,611 $ 32,287 $ 5,324 16.5 %

Non-stabilized

1,789 422 1,367 323.9 %

Total

$ 39,400 $ 32,709 $ 6,691 20.5 %

Occupancy

2012

2011

Stabilized

94.2%

92.8%

Non-stabilized

86.8%

93.9%

Total

93.7%

92.8%



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Commercial Office

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial office segment decreased by approximately $4.3 million in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011, due to a continued decrease in occupancy which resulted in a reduction in rental revenue of $1.3 million and in tenant reimbursements of $2.8 million. Allowances and concessions increased by $1.2 million, further reducing revenue. These reductions in revenue were offset by an increase in straight line rents of $615,000 and an increase in lease termination fees of $313,000.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties decreased by approximately $1.6 million in fiscal year 2012 as compared to fiscal 2011, primarily due to maintenance expense decreasing by $1.4 million, mainly as a result of lower snow removal costs, a reduction in real estate taxes of $267,000 due to successful appeals, and a reduction of $283,000 in third party management fees due to bringing property management in-house; offset by an increase in insurance expense of $405,000 and an increase in other expense items of $55,000.


(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2012

2011

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Office

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 72,995 $ 77,257 $ (4,262 ) (5.5 )%

Non-stabilized

1,339 490 849 173.3 %

Total

$ 74,334 $ 77,747 $ (3,413 ) (4.4 )%

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 34,256 $ 35,855 $ (1,599 ) (4.5 )%

Non-stabilized

560 200 360 180.0 %

Total

$ 34,816 $ 36,055 $ (1,239 ) (3.4 )%

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 38,739 $ 41,402 $ (2,663 ) (6.4 )%

Non-stabilized

779 290 489 168.6 %

Total

$ 39,518 $ 41,692 $ (2,174 ) (5.2 )%

Occupancy

2012

2011

Stabilized

78.4%

79.5%

Non-stabilized

98.7%

98.7%

Total

78.6%

79.7%



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Commercial Medical

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial medical segment decreased by approximately $3.8 million in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011.  The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in revenue of $2.2 million at our Wyoming senior living facilities following the sale of our TRS and a change to a triple net lease structure in December 2011. The decrease was also due to a reduction of $1.9 million in scheduled rent at some assisted living facilities, following amendment of the leases to shorten terms and remove purchase options. Lower occupancy also decreased revenue by approximately $883,000, offset by an increase in straight line rent of $1.5 million and an increase in other revenue items of $298,000.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties decreased by approximately $2.1 million, primarily due to the operating change from a TRS structure to a triple net lease structure, which reduced real estate expenses by approximately $2.2 million, and to a decrease in maintenance expense of $382,000, primarily due to lower snow removal costs, a reduction in utilities expense of $110,000, and other total expense reductions of $130,000. These expense reductions were offset by an increase in real estate taxes of $234,000 and an increase in insurance expense of $228,000.


(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2012

2011

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Medical

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 61,046 $ 64,886 $ (3,840 ) (5.9 )%

Non-stabilized

4,485 1,162 3,323 286.0 %

Total

$ 65,531 $ 66,048 $ (517 ) (0.8 )%

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 20,342 $ 22,428 $ (2,086 ) (9.3 )%

Non-stabilized

313 23 290 1,260.9 %

Total

$ 20,655 $ 22,451 $ (1,796 ) (8.0 )%

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 40,704 $ 42,458 $ (1,754 ) (4.1 )%

Non-stabilized

4,172 1,139 3,033 266.3 %

Total

$ 44,876 $ 43,597 $ 1,279 2.9 %

Occupancy

2012

2011

Stabilized

93.8%

95.8%

Non-stabilized

99.9%

100.0%

Total

94.5%

96.0%



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Commercial Industrial

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial industrial segment increased by approximately $1.1 million in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011. The increase was primarily due to increased occupancy, which provided for additional revenue from rents of $717,000 and additional tenant reimbursements of $599,000, offset by an increase in allowance and concessions of $197,000 and an increase in other revenue items of $19,000.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties decreased by $778,000 in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011, primarily due to a recovered bad debt from a former tenant in bankruptcy of approximately $700,000 and reduced utility expense of $325,000, offset by an increase in real estate taxes of $167,000, an increase in insurance expense of $108,000, and an increase in other total expenses of $42,000.


(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2012

2011

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Industrial

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 13,884 $ 12,797 $ 1,087 8.5 %

Non-stabilized

441 368 73 19.8 %

Total

$ 14,325 $ 13,165 $ 1,160 8.8 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 3,543 $ 4,321 $ (778 ) (18.0 )%

Non-stabilized

6 7 (1 ) (14.3 )%

Total

$ 3,549 $ 4,328 $ (779 ) (18.0 )%

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 10,341 $ 8,476 $ 1,865 22.0 %

Non-stabilized

435 361 74 20.5 %

Total

$ 10,776 $ 8,837 $ 1,939 21.9 %

Occupancy

2012

2011

Stabilized

95.4%

90.0%

Non-stabilized

100.0%

100.0%

Total

95.5%

90.1%



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Commercial Retail

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial retail segment decreased by approximately $94,000 in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011. Occupancy increased as a percentage of square feet leased; however, lease renewal rates were lower for new or existing tenants.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties decreased by $474,000, primarily due to decreased maintenance expense of $513,000, mainly as a result of reduced snow removal expense, and to utility expenses decreasing by $68,000, offset by an increase in real estate tax of $83,000, an increase in insurance expense of $106,000 and an increase in other property management expense items of $82,000.


(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2012

2011

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Retail

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 12,828 $ 12,922 $ (94 ) (0.7 )%

Non-stabilized

580 234 346 147.9 %

Total

$ 13,408 $ 13,156 $ 252 1.9 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 4,320 $ 4,794 $ (474 ) (9.9 )%

Non-stabilized

148 45 103 228.9 %

Total

$ 4,468 $ 4,839 $ (371 ) (7.7 )%

Gain on involuntary conversion

Stabilized

$ 274 $ 0 $ 274 100.0 %

Non-stabilized

0 0 0 n/a

Total

$ 274 $ 0 $ 274 100.0 %

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 8,782 $ 8,128 $ 654 8.0 %

Non-stabilized

432 189 243 128.6 %

Total

$ 9,214 $ 8,317 $ 897 10.8 %

Occupancy

2012

2011

Stabilized

86.6%

83.2%

Non-stabilized

100.0%

53.6%

Total

87.1%

82.2%



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Fiscal Year 2011 Compared to Fiscal Year 2010

All Segments

The following table of selected operating data reconciles NOI to net income and provides the basis for our discussion of NOI by segment in fiscal year 2011 compared to fiscal year 2010.

(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30

2011

2010

$ Change

% Change

All Segments

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 222,537 $ 226,681 $ (4,144 ) (1.8 )%

Non-stabilized (1)

14,417 4,262 10,155 238.3 %

Total

$ 236,954 $ 230,943 $ 6,011 2.6 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 93,020 $ 93,164 $ (144 ) (0.2 )%

Non-stabilized (1)

8,782 2,978 5,804 194.9 %

Total

$ 101,802 $ 96,142 $ 5,660 5.9 %

Gain on involuntary conversion

Stabilized

$ 0 $ 1,660 $ (1,660 ) (100.0 )%

Non-stabilized (1)

0 0 0 n/a

Total

$ 0 $ 1,660 $ (1,660 ) (100.0 )%

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 129,517 $ 135,177 $ (5,660 ) (4.2 )%

Non-stabilized (1)

5,635 1,284 4,351 338.9 %

Total

$ 135,152 $ 136,461 $ (1,309 ) (1.0 )%

Depreciation/amortization

(58,385 ) (57,088 )

Administrative, advisory and trustee services

(7,222 ) (6,218 )

Other expenses

(1,747 ) (2,513 )

Interest expense

(63,820 ) (65,442 )

Interest and other income

541 894

Income from continuing operations

4,519 6,094

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

19,832 (1,509 )

Net income

$ 24,351 $ 4,585

(1)

Non-stabilized properties include:

FY2011 -    Multi-Family Residential -

Crown Apartments, Rochester, MN; Northern Valley Apartments, Rochester, MN; North Pointe II, Bismarck, ND and Sierra Vista, Sioux Falls, SD.

Commercial Office -

IRET Corporate Plaza, Minot, ND; Minot 2505 16 th St SW, Minot, ND; 1 st Avenue Building, Minot, ND and Omaha 10802 Farnam Drive, Omaha, NE.

Commercial Medical -

Casper 1930 E 12 th Street (Park Place), Casper, WY; Casper 3955 E 12 th Street (Meadow Wind), Casper, WY; Cheyenne 4010 N College Drive (Aspen Wind), Cheyenne, WY; Cheyenne 4060 N College Drive (Sierra Hills), Cheyenne, WY; Laramie 1072 N 22 nd Street (Spring Wind), Laramie, WY; Billings 2300 Grant Road, Billings, MT; Missoula 3050 Great Northern Avenue, Missoula, MT and Edgewood Vista-Minot, Minot, ND.

Commercial Industrial -

Clive 2075 NW 94 th St., Clive, IA and Fargo 1320 45 th Street North, Fargo, ND.

Commercial Retail -

Minot 1400 31 st Ave, Minot, ND.

FY2010 -    Multi-Family Residential -

Crown Apartments, Rochester, MN and Northern Valley Apartments, Rochester, MN.

Commercial Office -

IRET Corporate Plaza, Minot, ND; Minot 2505 16 th St SW, Minot, ND and 1 st Avenue Building, Minot, ND.

Commercial Medical -

Casper 1930 E 12 th Street (Park Place), Casper, WY; Casper 3955 E 12 th Street (Meadow Wind), Casper, WY; Cheyenne 4010 N College Drive (Aspen Wind), Cheyenne, WY; Cheyenne 4060 N College Drive (Sierra Hills), Cheyenne, WY; Laramie 1072 N 22 nd Street (Spring Wind), Laramie, WY; Billings 2300 Grant Road, Billings, MT; Missoula 3050 Great Northern Avenue, Missoula, MT and Fox River.

Commercial Industrial -

Clive 2075 NW 94 th St., Clive, IA.


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(1)

Discontinued operations include gain on disposals and income from operations for:

2012 Dispositions and Properties Held for Sale – Livingston Pamida, East Grand Station, Georgetown Square Condos and Kentwood Thomasville Furniture.

2011 Dispositions – Miramont Apartments, Neighborhood Apartments, Pinecone Apartments, Waconia, Dakota Hill, Edgewood Vista Fargo and Ladysmith Pamida.

2010 Dispositions – 12 South Main and Sweetwater Grafton.

An analysis of NOI by segment follows.

Multi-Family Residential

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our multi-family residential segment increased by $818,000 in fiscal year 2011 compared to fiscal year 2010, due to an increase in rent of $723,000 and in other rent income of $548,000, offset by an increase of $379,000 in allowances and concessions.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties increased by approximately $1.2 million, due to an increase in maintenance expense of  $1.1 million, in property management expense of  $275,000, in real estate tax expense of $156,000, and in utilities expense of $118,000, offset by a decrease of $470,000 in insurance expense.


(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2011

2010

$ Change

% Change

Multi-Family Residential

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 66,235 $ 65,417 $ 818 1.3 %

Non-stabilized

603 61 542 888.5 %

Total

$ 66,838 $ 65,478 $ 1,360 2.1 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 33,768 $ 32,603 $ 1,165 3.6 %

Non-stabilized

361 12 349 2,908.3 %

Total

$ 34,129 $ 32,615 $ 1,514 4.6 %

Gain on involuntary conversion

Stabilized

0 $ 1,660 $ (1,660 ) (100.0 )%

Non-stabilized

0 0 0 n/a

Total

$ 0 $ 1,660 $ (1,660 ) (100.0 )%

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 32,467 $ 34,474 $ (2,007 ) (5.8 )%

Non-stabilized

242 49 193 393.9 %

Total

$ 32,709 $ 34,523 $ (1,814 ) (5.3 )%

Occupancy

2011

2010

Stabilized

92.8%

89.7%

Non-stabilized

91.7%

95.3%

Total

92.8%

89.7%



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Commercial Office

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial office segment decreased by approximately $5.1 million in fiscal year 2011 compared to fiscal year 2010, primarily due to a decrease in occupancy which resulted in a reduction in rental revenue of $2.7 million, a decrease in tenant reimbursements of $1.4 million and an increase in allowance and concessions of $1.3 million, offset by an increase in straight line rents of $240,000 and in other rent income of $67,000.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties decreased by approximately $1.0 million due to a decrease in property management expenses of $623,000, in insurance expense of $553,000 and in real estate taxes of $348,000, offset by an increase in utilities expense of $290,000 and in maintenance expense of $229,000.

(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2011

2010

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Office

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 76,820 $ 81,942 $ (5,122 ) (6.3 )%

Non-stabilized

927 137 790 576.6 %

Total

$ 77,747 $ 82,079 $ (4,332 ) (5.3 )%

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 35,633 $ 36,638 $ (1,005 ) (2.7 )%

Non-stabilized

422 195 227 116.4 %

Total

$ 36,055 $ 36,833 $ (778 ) (2.1 )%

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 41,187 $ 45,304 $ (4,117 ) (9.1 )%

Non-stabilized

505 (58 ) 563 970.7 %

Total

$ 41,692 $ 45,246 $ (3,554 ) (7.9 )%

Occupancy

2011

2010

Stabilized

79.2%

83.9%

Non-stabilized

99.4%

51.0%

Total

79.7%

83.4%




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Commercial Medical

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial medical segment increased by $475,000 in fiscal year 2011 compared to fiscal year 2010, primarily due to an increase in tenant reimbursements of $1.0 million and in rent of $303,000, and to a decrease in allowance and concessions of $160,000. An increase in occupancy increased revenue by $150,000, offset by a decrease in straight line rents of $558,000 and in other revenue items of $612,000.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties decreased by $519,000, due to a decrease in property management expense of $1.2 million and in insurance expense of $267,000, offset by an increase in real estate taxes of $636,000, in maintenance expense of $209,000 and in utilities expense of $78,000.


(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2011

2010

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Medical

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 54,128 $ 53,653 $ 473 0.9 %

Non-stabilized

11,920 3,786 8,134 214.8 %

Total

$ 66,048 $ 57,439 $ 8,609 15.0 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 14,610 $ 15,129 $ (519 ) (3.4 )%

Non-stabilized

7,841 2,700 5,141 190.4 %

Total

$ 22,451 $ 17,829 $ 4,622 25.9 %

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 39,518 $ 38,524 $ 994 2.6 %

Non-stabilized

4,079 1,086 2,993 275.6 %

Total

$ 43,597 $ 39,610 $ 3,987 10.1 %

Occupancy

2011

2010

Stabilized

95.3%

95.7%

Non-stabilized

100.0%

90.0%

Total

96.0%

95.1%



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Commercial Industrial

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial industrial segment decreased by approximately $385,000 in fiscal year 2011 compared to fiscal year 2010, due to a decrease in scheduled rent of $493,000, an increase in allowance and concessions of $290,000, and a decrease in tenant reimbursements of $141,000, offset by an increase in straight line rents of $380,000 and in other rent income of $159,000.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties increased by $166,000 due to an increase in utility expense of $203,000, in real estate taxes of  $28,000, in maintenance expense of  $23,000 and in property management expenses of $9,000, offset by a decrease in insurance expense of $97,000.

(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2011

2010

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Industrial

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 12,432 $ 12,817 $ (385 ) (3.0 )%

Non-stabilized

733 278 455 163.7 %

Total

$ 13,165 $ 13,095 $ 70 0.5 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 4,216 $ 4,050 $ 166 4.1 %

Non-stabilized

112 71 41 57.7 %

Total

$ 4,328 $ 4,121 $ 207 5.0 %

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 8,216 $ 8,767 $ (551 ) (6.3 )%

Non-stabilized

621 207 414 200.0 %

Total

$ 8,837 $ 8,974 $ (137 ) (1.5 )%

Occupancy

2011

2010

Stabilized

89.8%

90.6%

Non-stabilized

100.0%

100.0%

Total

90.1%

90.7%



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Commercial Retail

Real estate revenue from stabilized properties in our commercial retail segment increased by approximately $70,000 in fiscal year 2011 compared to fiscal year 2010, due to an increase in tenant reimbursements of $439,000, an increase in occupancy resulting in an increase in revenue of $230,000, an increase in straight line rents of $96,000 and an increase in other rent income of $42,000, offset by a decrease in scheduled rent of $525,000 due to leasing up space at lower rental rates and an increase in allowances and concessions of $212,000.

Real estate expenses from stabilized properties increased by $49,000 due to an increase in maintenance expense of $338,000, offset by a decrease in insurance expense of $113,000, in real estate taxes of $98,000,  in property management expenses of $74,000 and in utilities expense of $4,000.


(in thousands, except percentages)

Years Ended April 30,

2011

2010

$ Change

% Change

Commercial Retail

Real estate revenue

Stabilized

$ 12,922 $ 12,852 $ 70 0.5 %

Non-stabilized

234 0 234 100.0 %

Total

$ 13,156 $ 12,852 $ 304 2.4 %

Real estate expenses

Stabilized

$ 4,793 $ 4,744 $ 49 1.0 %

Non-stabilized

46 0 46 100.0 %

Total

$ 4,839 $ 4,744 $ 95 2.0 %

Net operating income

Stabilized

$ 8,129 $ 8,108 $ 21 0.3 %

Non-stabilized

188 0 188 100.0 %

Total

$ 8,317 $ 8,108 $ 209 2.6 %

Occupancy

2011

2010

Stabilized

83.2%

82.7%

Non-stabilized

53.6%

n/a

Total

82.2%

82.7%


Comparison of Results from Commercial and Residential Properties

The following table presents an analysis of the relative investment in (corresponding to "Property owned" on the balance sheet, i.e., cost), and net operating income of, our commercial and multi-family residential properties over the past three fiscal years:

(in thousands, except percentages)

Fiscal Years Ended April 30

2012

%

2011

%

2010

%

Real Estate Investments – (cost before depreciation)

Multi-Family Residential

$ 539,783 28.5 % $ 484,815 27.4 % $ 556,867 30.9 %

Commercial Office

605,318 32.0 % 595,491 33.6 % 582,943 32.4 %

Commercial Medical

500,268 26.4 % 447,831 25.3 % 430,229 23.9 %

Commercial Industrial

119,002 6.3 % 117,602 6.6 % 113,249 6.3 %

Commercial Retail

127,638 6.8 % 125,059 7.1 % 117,231 6.5 %

Total

$ 1,892,009 100.0 % $ 1,770,798 100.0 % $ 1,800,519 100.0 %

Net Operating Income

Multi-Family Residential

$ 39,400 27.4 % $ 32,709 24.2 % $ 34,523 25.3 %

Commercial Office

39,518 27.5 % 41,692 30.8 % 45,246 33.2 %

Commercial Medical

44,876 31.2 % 43,597 32.3 % 39,610 29.0 %

Commercial Industrial

10,776 7.5 % 8,837 6.5 % 8,974 6.6 %

Commercial Retail

9,214 6.4 % 8,317 6.2 % 8,108 5.9 %

Total

$ 143,784 100.0 % $ 135,152 100.0 % $ 136,461 100.0 %

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Analysis of Lease Expirations and Credit Risk

The following table shows the annual lease expiration percentages and base rent of expiring leases for the total commercial segments properties (including real estate held for sale) owned by us as of April 30, 2012, for fiscal years 2013 through 2022, and the leases that will expire during fiscal year 2023 and beyond. Our multi-family residential properties are excluded from this table, since residential leases are generally for a one-year term.

Fiscal Year of Lease Expiration

Square Footage of

 Expiring Leases

Percentage of Total

 Commercial Segments

Leased Square Footage

Annualized Base

Rent of Expiring

Leases at Expiration

Percentage of Total

 Commercial Segments

Annualized Base Rent

2013

971,511 9.4 % $ 10,885,609 9.0 %

2014

1,449,127 14.1 % 15,815,281 13.1 %

2015

1,190,948 11.6 % 12,159,254 10.0 %

2016

1,645,734 16.0 % 16,623,282 13.7 %

2017

1,360,739 13.2 % 18,498,152 15.3 %

2018

398,760 3.9 % 6,600,155 5.5 %

2019

874,526 8.5 % 10,368,301 8.6 %

2020

429,403 4.2 % 5,266,278 4.3 %

2021

181,175 1.8 % 2,504,072 2.1 %

2022

1,428,414 13.9 % 14,827,636 12.3 %

Thereafter

350,872 3.4 % 7,378,013 6.1 %

Totals

10,281,209 100.0 % $ 120,926,033 100.0 %

The following table lists our top ten commercial tenants on April 30, 2012, for all commercial properties owned by us, measured by percentage of total commercial segments' minimum rents as of April 1, 2012.  Our results of operations are dependent on, among other factors, the economic health of our tenants. We attempt to mitigate tenant credit risk by working to secure creditworthy tenants that meet our underwriting criteria and monitoring our portfolio to identify potential problem tenants. We believe that our credit risk is also mitigated by the fact that no individual tenant accounts for more than approximately 10% of our total real estate rentals, although affiliated entities of Edgewood Vista together accounted for approximately 12.4% of our total commercial segments' minimum rents as of April 1, 2012.

Lessee

% of Total Commercial

 Segments Minimum

Rents as of April 1, 2012

Affiliates of Edgewood Vista

12.4%

St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth, Inc.

3.5%

Fairview Health Services

3.4%

Applied Underwriters

2.2%

Affiliates of Siemens USA

1.6%

HealthEast Care System

1.6%

Affiliates of Hewlett Packard

1.4%

Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital

1.3%

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

1.3%

Arcadis Corporate Services, Inc.

1.2%

All Others

70.1%

Total Monthly Commercial Rent as of April 1, 2012

100.0%



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Property Acquisitions

IRET Properties paid approximately $97.1 million for real estate properties added to its portfolio during fiscal year 2012, compared to $45.6 million in fiscal year 2011. The fiscal year 2012 and 2011 additions are detailed below.

Fiscal 2012 ( May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012 )

(in thousands)

Acquisitions and Development Projects Placed in Service

Date Acquired

Land

Building

Intangible Assets

Acquisition Cost

Multi-Family Residential

147 unit - Regency Park Estates - St. Cloud, MN

8/1/11

$ 702 $ 10,198 $ 0 $ 10,900

50 unit - Cottage West Twin Homes - Sioux Falls, SD

10/12/11

968 3,762 0 4,730

24 unit - Gables Townhomes - Sioux Falls, SD

10/12/11

349 1,921 0 2,270

36 unit - Evergreen II - Isanti, MN

11/1/11

691 2,784 0 3,475

116 unit - Grand Gateway - St. Cloud MN

2/16/12

814 7,086 0 7,900

84 unit - Ashland - Grand Forks, ND

3/16/12

741 7,569 0 8,310

72 unit - Williston Garden Buildings 1 and 2 - Williston, ND (1)

4/27/12

700 8,978 0 9,678
4,965 42,298 0 47,263

Commercial Medical

17,273 sq. ft Spring Creek American Falls - American Falls, ID

9/1/11

145 3,870 55 4,070

15,571 sq. ft Spring Creek Soda Springs - Soda Springs, ID

9/1/11

66 2,134 30 2,230

15,559 sq. ft Spring Creek Eagle - Eagle, ID

9/1/11

263 3,775 62 4,100

31,820 sq. ft Spring Creek Meridian - Meridian, ID

9/1/11

424 6,724 102 7,250

26,605 sq. ft Spring Creek Overland - Boise, ID

9/1/11

687 5,941 97 6,725

16,311 sq. ft Spring Creek Boise - Boise, ID

9/1/11

708 4,296 71 5,075

26,605 sq. ft Spring Creek Ustick - Meridian, ID

9/1/11

467 3,833 0 4,300

Meadow Wind Land - Casper, WY

9/1/11

50 0 0 50

24,795 sq. ft Trinity at Plaza 16 - Minot, ND (2)

9/23/11

0 5,685 0 5,685

3,431 sq. ft Edina 6525 Drew Ave S - Edina, MN

10/13/11

388 117 0 505

22,193 sq. ft Meadow Winds Addition - Casper, WY (3)

12/30/11

0 3,952 0 3,952
3,198 40,327 417 43,942

Commercial Retail

19,037 sq. ft. Jamestown Buffalo Mall - Jamestown, ND (4)

6/15/11

0 879 0 879

Unimproved Land

Industrial-Office Build-to-Suit - Minot, ND

9/7/11

416 0 0 416

Renaissance Heights - Williston, ND

4/11/12

4,600 0 0 4,600
5,016 0 0 5,016

Total Property Acquisitions

$ 13,179 $ 83,504 $ 417 $ 97,100

(1)  

Development property placed in service April 27, 2012. Buildings 3 and 4 of this project are expected to be placed in service during the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.

(2)  

Development property placed in service September 23, 2011. Additional costs paid in fiscal year 2011 totaled $3.3 million, for a total project cost at April 30, 2012 of $9.0 million.

(3)  

Expansion project placed in service December 30, 2011.

(4)  

Construction project placed in service June 15, 2011. Additional costs paid in fiscal year 2011 totaled $1.4 million, for a total project cost at April 30, 2012 of $2.3 million.


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Fiscal 2011 ( May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011 )

(in thousands)

Acquisitions and Development Projects Placed in Service

Date Acquired

Land

Building

Intangible Assets

Acquisition Cost

Multi-Family Residential

24 unit - North Pointe 2 - Bismarck, ND

2/3/11

$ 159 $ 1,713 $ 0 $ 1,872

44 unit - Sierra Vista - Sioux Falls, SD

2/28/11

241 2,097 0 2,338
400 3,810 0 4,210

Commercial Office

58,574 sq. ft. Omaha 10802 Farnam Dr - Omaha, NE

12/16/10

2,462 4,374 1,459 8,295

Commercial Medical

14,705 sq. ft. Billings 2300 Grant Road - Billings, MT

7/15/10

649 1,216 657 2,522

14,640 sq. ft. Missoula 3050 Great Northern - Missoula, MT

7/15/10

640 1,331 752 2,723

108,503 sq. ft. Edgewood Vista Minot - Minot, ND

11/10/10

1,046 11,590 2,545 15,181

23,965 sq. ft. Edgewood Vista Spearfish Expansion - Spearfish, SD 1

1/10/11

0 2,777 0 2,777
2,335 16,914 3,954 23,203

Commercial Industrial

42,244 sq. ft. Fargo 1320 45th St N - Fargo, ND 2

6/22/10

0 1,634 0 1,634

Commercial Retail

47,709 sq. ft. Minot 1400 31st Ave - Minot, ND

12/10/10

1,026 6,143 1,081 8,250

Total Property Acquisitions

$ 6,223 $ 32,875 $ 6,494 $ 45,592

(1)

Expansion project placed in service January 10, 2011. Approximately $497,000 of this cost was incurred in the three months ended April 30, 2011.

(2)

Development property placed in service June 22, 2010. Additional costs incurred in fiscal year 2010 totaled $2.3 million, for a total project cost at April 30, 2011 of $3.9 million.

Property Dispositions

During fiscal year 2012, the Company disposed of two retail properties for an aggregate sales price of $3.2 million, compared to dispositions totaling $83.3 million in fiscal year 2011.  The fiscal year 2012 and 2011 dispositions are detailed below.

Fiscal 2012 ( May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012 )

(in thousands)

Dispositions

Sales Price

Book Value

and Sales Cost

Gain/(Loss)

Commercial Retail

41,200 sq ft. Livingstone Pamida - Livingston, MT

$ 2,175 $ 1,586 $ 589

12,556 sq ft. East Grand Station – East Grand Forks, MN

$ 1,062 $ 1,302 $ (240 )

Total Property Dispositions

$ 3,237 $ 2,888 $ 349


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Fiscal 2011 ( May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011 )

(in thousands)

Dispositions

Sales Price

Book Value

and Sales Cost

Gain/(Loss)

Multi-Family Residential

504 unit - Dakota Hill at Valley Ranch - Irving, TX

$ 36,100 $ 30,909 $ 5,191

192 unit - Neighborhood Apartments - Colorado Springs, CO

11,200 9,664 1,536

195 unit - Pinecone Apartments - Fort Collins, CO

15,875 10,422 5,453

210 unit - Miramont Apartments - Fort Collins, CO

17,200 10,732 6,468
80,375 61,727 18,648

Commercial Medical

1,410 sq. ft. Edgewood Vista Patio Home 4330 - Fargo, ND

205 220 (15 )

Commercial Industrial

29,440 sq. ft. Waconia Industrial Building - Waconia, MN

2,300 1,561 739

Commercial Retail

41,000 sq. ft. Ladysmith Pamida - Ladysmith, WI

450 457 (7 )

Total Property Dispositions

$ 83,330 $ 63,965 $ 19,365

Funds From Operations

IRET considers Funds from Operations ("FFO") a useful measure of performance for an equity REIT. IRET uses the definition of FFO adopted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. ("NAREIT"). NAREIT defines FFO to mean "net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis." In addition, in October 2011 NAREIT clarified its computation of FFO so as to exclude impairment charges for all periods presented. Because of limitations of the FFO definition adopted by NAREIT, IRET has made certain interpretations in applying the definition. IRET believes all such interpretations not specifically provided for in the NAREIT definition are consistent with the definition.

IRET management considers that FFO, by excluding depreciation costs, the gains or losses from the sale of operating real estate properties and extraordinary items as defined by GAAP, is useful to investors in providing an additional perspective on IRET's operating results. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes, through depreciation, that the value of real estate assets decreases predictably over time.  However, real estate asset values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions.  NAREIT's definition of FFO, by excluding depreciation costs, reflects the fact that depreciation charges required by GAAP may not reflect underlying economic realities. Additionally, the exclusion, in NAREIT's definition of FFO, of gains and losses from the sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, assists IRET management and investors in identifying the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of IRET's investments, and assists in comparing those operating results between periods.  FFO is used by IRET's management and investors to identify trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs.

While FFO is widely used by REITs as a primary performance metric, not all real estate companies use the same definition of FFO or calculate FFO in the same way. Accordingly, FFO presented here is not necessarily comparable to FFO presented by other real estate companies.

FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of IRET's performance, but rather should be considered as an additional, supplemental measure, and should be viewed in conjunction with net income as presented in the consolidated financial statements included in this report.


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FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, and is not necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of IRET's needs or its ability to service indebtedness or make distributions.

FFO applicable to common shares and limited partnership units for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 was $67.3 million, compared to $62.2 million and $63.2 million for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust to Funds From Operations

For the years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

(in thousands, except per share and unit amounts)

Fiscal Years Ended April 30,

2012

2011

2010

Amount

Weighted Avg

 Shares and

 Units (2)

Per

 Share

 and

 Unit (3)

Amount

Weighted Avg

 Shares and

 Units (2)

Per

 Share

 and

 Unit (3)

Amount

Weighted Avg

 Shares and

 Units (2)

Per

Share

and

Unit (3)

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust

$ 8,212 $ $ 20,082 $ $ 4,001 $

Less dividends to preferred shareholders

(2,372 ) (2,372 ) (2,372 )

Net income available to common shareholders

5,840 83,557 0.07 17,710 78,628 0.22 1,629 69,093 0.03

Adjustments:

Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership

1,359 19,875 4,449 20,154 562 20,825

Depreciation and amortization (1)

60,057 59,402 59,383

Impairment of real estate

428 0 1,678

Gains on depreciable property sales

(349 ) (19,365 ) (68 )

Funds from operations applicable to common shares and Units

$ 67,335 103,432 $ 0.65 $ 62,196 98,782 $ 0.63 $ 63,184 89,918 $ 0.70

(1)

Real estate depreciation and amortization consists of the sum of depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments and amortization related to non-real estate investments from the Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaling $60,264, $58,385 and $57,088 and depreciation/amortization from Discontinued Operations of $60, $1,289 and $2,675, less corporate-related depreciation and amortization on office equipment and other assets of $267, $272 and $380 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

(2)

UPREIT Units of the Operating Partnership are exchangeable for common shares of beneficial interest on a one-for-one basis.

(3)

Net income is calculated on a per share basis. FFO is calculated on a per share and unit basis.

Cash Distributions

The following cash distributions were paid to our common shareholders and UPREIT unitholders during fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010:

Fiscal Years

Quarters

2012

2011

2010

First

$ .1715 $ .1715 $ .1705

Second

.1300 .1715 .1710

Third

.1300 .1715 .1715

Fourth

.1300 .1715 .1715
$ .5615 $ .6860 $ .6845

The fiscal year 2012 cash distributions decreased 18.1% over the cash distributions paid during fiscal year 2011, and fiscal year 2011 cash distributions increased 0.2% over the cash distributions paid during fiscal year 2010.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

The Company's principal liquidity demands are maintaining distributions to the holders of the Company's common and preferred shares of beneficial interest and UPREIT Units, capital improvements and repairs and maintenance to the Company's properties, acquisition of additional properties, property development, tenant improvements and debt service and repayments.

The Company has historically met its short-term liquidity requirements through net cash flows provided by its operating activities, and, from time to time, through draws on its unsecured lines of credit. Management considers the Company's ability to generate cash from property operating activities, cash-out refinancing of existing properties and, from time to time, draws on its line of credit to be adequate to meet all operating requirements and to make distributions to its shareholders in accordance with the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Budgeted expenditures for ongoing maintenance and capital improvements and renovations to our real estate portfolio are also generally expected to be funded from existing cash on hand, cash flow generated from property operations, cash-out refinancing of existing properties, and/or new borrowings, and the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to meet its commitments over the next twelve months. However, the commercial and residential real estate markets continue to experience significant challenges including reduced occupancies and rental rates as well as restrictions on the availability of financing.  In the event of further deterioration in property operating results, or absent the Company's ability to successfully continue cash-out refinancing of existing properties and/or new borrowings, the Company may need to consider additional cash preservation alternatives, including scaling back development activities, capital improvements and renovations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Company paid distributions totaling $46.9 million in cash and $10.8 million in common shares pursuant to our DRIP to common shareholders and unitholders of the Operating Partnership, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $65.1 million and funds from operations of $67.3 million.

To the extent the Company does not satisfy its long-term liquidity requirements, which consist primarily of maturities under the Company's long-term debt, construction and development activities and potential acquisition opportunities, through net cash flows provided by operating activities and its credit facilities, the Company intends to satisfy such requirements through a combination of funding sources which the Company believes will be available to it, including the issuance of UPREIT Units, additional common or preferred equity, proceeds from the sale of properties, and additional long-term secured or unsecured indebtedness.  However, our ability to raise funds through the sale of equity securities, the sale of properties, and additional long-term secured or unsecured borrowings is dependent on, among other things, general economic conditions, general market conditions for REITs, our operating performance, and the current trading price of our common shares, and the capital and debt markets may not consistently be available at all or on terms that we consider attractive. In particular, as a result of the economic downturn and turmoil in the capital markets, the availability of secured and unsecured loans was for a time sharply curtailed. We cannot predict whether these conditions will recur. As a result of general economic conditions in our markets, economic downturns affecting the ability to attract and retain tenants, unfavorable fluctuations in interest rates or our share price, unfavorable changes in the supply of competing properties, or our properties not performing as expected, we may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations or otherwise have access to capital on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain capital from other sources, we may not be able to pay the distribution required to maintain our status as a REIT, make required principal and interest payments, make strategic acquisitions or make necessary routine capital improvements or undertake re-development opportunities with respect to our existing portfolio of operating assets. In addition, if a property is mortgaged to secure payment of indebtedness and we are unable to meet mortgage payments, the holder of the mortgage could foreclose on the property, resulting in loss of income and asset values.

Sources and Uses of Cash

As of April 30, 2012, the Company had one secured line of credit with First International Bank and Trust, Watford City, North Dakota, as lead bank. This line of credit matures on August 12, 2013, and had, as of April 30, 2012, lending commitments of $60.0 million. Participants in this secured credit facility as of April 30, 2012 included, in addition to First International Bank, the following financial institutions:  The Bank of North Dakota; First Western Bank and Trust; Dacotah Bank; United Community Bank of North Dakota; American State Bank & Trust Company


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and Town & Country Credit Union. As of April 30, 2012, the Company had advanced $39.0 million under the line of credit. The line of credit has a minimum outstanding principal balance requirement of $10.0 million. The interest rate on borrowings under the facility during fiscal year 2012 was Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.0%, with a floor of 5.65% and a cap of 8.65%; interest-only payments are due monthly based on the total amount of advances outstanding.  The line of credit may be prepaid at par at any time. The facility includes covenants and restrictions requiring the Company to achieve on a calendar quarter basis a debt service coverage ratio on borrowing base collateral of 1.25x in the aggregate and 1.00x on individual assets in the collateral pool, and the Company is also required to maintain minimum depository account(s) totaling $6.0 million with First International, of which $1.5 million is to be held in a non-interest bearing account. As of April 30, 2012, 23 properties with a total cost of $114.6 million collateralized this line of credit. As of April 30, 2012, the Company believes it is in compliance with the facility covenants. Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, effective June 15, 2012, IRET Properties agreed to an amendment to the line of credit to increase the interest rate spread on borrowings to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.25% and to lower the floor interest rate to 5.15%. All other terms of the line of credit remain unchanged.

The Company maintains compensating balances, not restricted as to withdrawal, with several financial institutions in connection with financing received from those institutions and/or to ensure future credit availability. At April 30, 2012, the Company's compensating balances consisted of the following: Dacotah Bank, Minot, North Dakota, deposit of $350,000; United Community Bank , Minot, North Dakota, deposit of $275,000; Commerce Bank, A Minnesota Banking Corporation, deposit of $250,000; First International Bank, Watford City, North Dakota, deposit of $6.1 million; Peoples State Bank of Velva, North Dakota, deposit of $225,000; Equity Bank, Minnetonka, Minnesota, deposit of $300,000; Associated Bank, Green Bay, Wisconsin, deposit of $500,000; Venture Bank, Eagan, Minnesota, deposit of $500,000; and American National Bank, Omaha, Nebraska, deposit of $400,000.

The Company has an effective shelf registration statement under which it has registered common and preferred shares of beneficial interest with an aggregate public offering price of up to $150.0 million. On January 20, 2012, the Company entered into a continuous equity offering program under this shelf registration statement with BMO Capital Markets Corp. ("BMO") as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may from time to time offer and sell its common shares of beneficial interest having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $100.0 million. Sales of common shares, if any, under the program will depend upon market conditions and other factors to be determined by IRET.  During fiscal year 2012, IRET issued 3.3 million common shares under this program for gross proceeds of $24.5 million and net proceeds (before offering expenses but after underwriting discounts and commissions) of $24.0 million. We use net proceeds from the sale of common shares under this program for the repayment of borrowings under our line of credit, acquisitions and developments and general corporate purposes. During fiscal year 2011, IRET sold 1.8 million common shares under its previous continuous equity offering program with Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated as sales agent, for gross proceeds of $15.3 million and net proceeds of approximately $15.0 million, before offering expenses but after underwriting discounts and commissions.  The shelf registration statement under which the Company had reserved shares for issuance under this previous continuous equity offering program expired at the end of its three-year life during the second quarter of fiscal year 2012.

During fiscal year 2012, economic conditions in the United States began to show signs of improvement, but the ongoing recovery has been slow and uneven, and economic forecasters continue to predict lingering high unemployment.  Credit markets, however, continued to be stable, with credit availability relatively unconstrained, and benchmark interest rates remaining at or near historic lows.  Underwriting on commercial real estate continues to be more conservative compared to the underwriting standards employed prior to the recessionary period, however, and we continue to find recourse security more frequently required, lower amounts of proceeds available, and lenders limiting the amount of financing available to existing relationships in an effort to manage capital allocations and credit risk.  While we continue to expect to be able to refinance our maturing debt without significant issues, we also expect lenders to continue to employ conservative underwriting regarding asset quality, occupancy levels and tenant creditworthiness.  As we were in regard to fiscal year 2012, we remain cautious regarding our ability in fiscal year 2013 to rely on cash-out refinancing at levels we had achieved in recent years to provide funds for investment opportunities and other corporate purposes. Additionally, while to date there has been no material negative impact on our ability to borrow in our multi-family segment, we continue to closely monitor proposals to modify the roles of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) in financing multi-family residential properties; we consider that one of the consequences of a modification in the agencies' roles could potentially be a narrowing of their lending focus away from the smaller secondary or tertiary markets which we generally target, to multi-family residential properties in major metropolitan markets. IRET obtains a majority of its multi-family debt from primarily Freddie Mac, and we continue to plan to refinance a majority of our maturing multi-family debt with these two entities, so any change in


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their ability or willingness to lend going forward would most likely result in higher loan costs and/or more constricted availability of financing for us.  As of April 30, 2012, approximately 13.7%, or $3.0 million of our mortgage debt maturing in the next twelve months is placed on multi-family residential assets, and approximately 86.3%, or $18.5 million, is placed on properties in our four commercial segments. Mortgage debt maturing in the first two quarters of fiscal year 2013 totaled approximately $2.2 million under a mortgage loan secured by a property in Wisconsin; this loan was paid in full by the Company in May 2012.

Despite these market uncertainties, and a continued tightening in credit standards by lenders, IRET during fiscal year 2012 acquired properties with an investment cost totaling $97.1 million.  In fiscal year 2012, IRET disposed of two retail properties for sales prices totaling approximately $3.2 million, compared to dispositions totaling $83.3 million in fiscal year 2011.

The Company has a Distribution Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan ("DRIP"). The DRIP provides shareholders of the Company an opportunity to invest their cash distributions in common shares of the Company at a discount (currently 5%) from the market price, and to purchase additional common shares of the Company with voluntary cash contributions, also at a discount to the market price. The maximum monthly investment permitted without prior Company approval is currently $10,000. The Company can issue waivers to DRIP participants to provide for investments in excess of the $10,000 maximum monthly investment. During fiscal year 2012, the Company issued 2.2 million shares at an average price of $7.21 per share pursuant to such waivers, for total net proceeds to the Company of $15.8 million. During fiscal year 2012, approximately 4.8 million common shares were issued under the DRIP plan, with an additional 1.7 million common shares issued during fiscal year 2011, and 1.4 million common shares issued during fiscal year 2010.

The issuance of UPREIT Units for property acquisitions continues to be a source of capital for the Company.  Approximately 1.0 million units were issued in connection with property acquisitions during fiscal year 2012, and approximately 555,000 units and 390,000 units, respectively, were issued in connection with property acquisitions during fiscal years 2011 and 2010.

As a result of the issuance of common shares pursuant to our shelf registration statement and distribution reinvestment plan, net of fractional shares repurchased, the Company's equity capital increased during fiscal 2012 by $59.2 million. Additionally, the equity capital of the Company increased by $8.1 million as a result of contributions of real estate in exchange for UPREIT units, as summarized above, resulting in a total increase in equity capital of $67.3 million from these sources during fiscal year 2012. The Company's equity capital increased by $36.2 million and $122.8 million in fiscal years 2011 and 2010, respectively, as a result of the issuance of common shares pursuant to our shelf registration statement and distribution reinvestment plan, net of fractional shares repurchased, and contributions of real estate in exchange for UPREIT units.

Cash and cash equivalents on April 30, 2012 totaled $40.0 million, compared to $41.2 million and $54.8 million on the same date in 2011 and 2010, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $65.1 million in fiscal year 2012 from $58.8 million in fiscal year 2011 due primarily to an increase in net income from continuing operations due to acquisitions and increased occupancy. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased slightly to $58.8 million in fiscal year 2011 from $61.4 million in fiscal year 2010 due primarily to changes in deferred charges and accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities.

Net cash used by investing activities was $128.3 million in fiscal year 2012, compared to $11.7 million of net cash provided by investing activities in fiscal year 2011. Net cash used by investing activities was $79.0 million in fiscal year 2010. The increase in net cash used by investing activities in fiscal year 2012 compared to fiscal year 2011 was primarily a result of a decrease in proceeds from the sale of real estate coupled with an increase in expenditures for acquisitions and improvements of real estate investments. Net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal year 2012 was $61.9 million, compared to $84.1 million used by financing activities during fiscal year 2011, with the change due primarily to a decrease in principal payments on mortgages payable. Net cash used by financing activities during fiscal year 2011 was $84.1 million, compared to $39.1 million provided by financing activities during fiscal year 2010, with the change due primarily to a decrease in proceeds from the sale of common shares, a decrease in proceeds from mortgages payable and an increase in principal payments on mortgages payable.


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Financial Condition

Mortgage Loan Indebtedness. Mortgage loan indebtedness increased to $1.0 billion on April 30, 2012 from $993.8 million on April 30, 2011, due to new debt and refinancings, net of principal payments and loan payoffs. Approximately 98.5% of such mortgage debt is at fixed rates of interest, with staggered maturities. This limits the Company's exposure to changes in interest rates, which minimizes the effect of interest rate fluctuations on the Company's results of operations and cash flows. As of April 30, 2012, the weighted average rate of interest on the Company's mortgage debt was 5.78%, compared to 5.92% on April 30, 2011.

Revolving lines of credit. As of April 30, 2012, the Company had one secured line of credit with First International Bank and Trust, Watford City, North Dakota, as lead bank. This line of credit matures on August 12, 2013, and had, as of April 30, 2012, lending commitments of $60.0 million. Participants in this secured credit facility as of April 30, 2012 included, in addition to First International Bank, the following financial institutions:  The Bank of North Dakota; First Western Bank and Trust; Dacotah Bank; United Community Bank of North Dakota; American State Bank & Trust Company and Town & Country Credit Union. As of April 30, 2012, the Company had advanced $39.0 million under the line of credit. The line of credit has a minimum outstanding principal balance requirement of $10.0 million. The interest rate on borrowings under the facility during fiscal year 2012 was Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.0%, with a floor of 5.65% and a cap of 8.65%; interest-only payments are due monthly based on the total amount of advances outstanding.  The line of credit may be prepaid at par at any time. The facility includes  covenants and restrictions requiring the Company to achieve on a calendar quarter basis a debt service coverage ratio on borrowing base collateral of 1.25x in the aggregate and 1.00x on individual assets in the collateral pool, and the Company is also required to maintain minimum depository account(s) totaling $6.0 million with First International, of which $1.5 million is to be held in a non-interest bearing account. As of April 30, 2012, 23 properties with a total cost of $114.6 million collateralized this line of credit. As of April 30, 2012, the Company believes it is in compliance with the facility covenants. Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, effective June 15, 2012, IRET Properties agreed to an amendment to the line of credit to increase the interest rate spread on borrowings to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.25% and to lower the floor interest rate to 5.15%. All other terms of the line of credit remain unchanged.

Mortgage Loans Receivable. Mortgage loans receivable net of allowance decreased to $0 at April 30, 2012, from approximately $156,000 at April 30, 2011.

Property Owned. Property owned was $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion at April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Acquisitions, developments and improvements to existing properties in fiscal year 2012, partially offset by fiscal year 2012 dispositions, resulted in the net increase in property owned as of April 30, 2012 compared to April 30, 2011.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents on April 30, 2012 totaled $40.0 million, compared to $41.2 million on April 30, 2011. The decrease in cash on hand on April 30, 2012, as compared to April 30, 2011, was due primarily to the acquisition and development of property.

Other Investments. Other investments, consisting of bank certificates of deposit, increased slightly to approximately $634,000 on April 30, 2012, from $625,000 on April 30, 2011.

Operating Partnership Units. Outstanding limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership increased to 20.3 million units on April 30, 2012, compared to 20.1 million units on April 30, 2011. The increase in units outstanding at April 30, 2012 as compared to April 30, 2011, resulted from the issuance of units in exchange for property, net of the conversion of units to shares.

Common and Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest. Common shares of beneficial interest outstanding on April 30, 2012 totaled 89.5 million compared to 80.5 million common shares outstanding on April 30, 2011. This increase in common shares outstanding from April 30, 2011 to April 30, 2012 was due to the issuance of common shares pursuant to our shelf registration statement and distribution reinvestment plan. During fiscal year 2012, IRET issued 3.3 million common shares under its continuous offering program with BMO Capital Markets Corp. as sales agent.  The net proceeds (before offering expenses but after underwriting discounts and commissions) from the offering of $24.0 million were used for general corporate purposes including the acquisition and development of investment properties. The Company issued common shares pursuant to our Distribution Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, consisting of approximately 3.3 million common shares issued during fiscal year 2012, for a total value of


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approximately $23.5 million. Conversions of approximately 759,000 UPREIT Units to common shares during fiscal year 2012, for a total of approximately $3.5 million in IRET shareholders' equity, also increased the Company's common shares of beneficial interest outstanding during the twelve months ended April 30, 2012 compared to the twelve months ended April 30, 2011. Preferred shares of beneficial interest outstanding on April 30, 2012 and 2011 totaled 1.2 million.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

The primary contractual obligations of the Company relate to its borrowings under its line of credit and mortgage notes payable. The Company's line of credit matures in August 2013, and had $39.0 million in loans outstanding at April 30, 2012. The principal and interest payments on the mortgage notes payable for the years subsequent to April 30, 2012, are included in the table below as "Long-term debt." Interest due on variable rate mortgage notes is calculated using rates in effect on April 30, 2012. The "Other Debt" category consists of principal and interest payments on construction loans and an unsecured promissory note issued by the Company to the sellers of an office/warehouse property located in Minnesota (a portion of the purchase price was paid by the Company in the form of a $1.0 million promissory note with a ten-year term; if the tenant defaults in the initial terms of the lease, the then-current balance of the promissory note is forfeited to the Company).

As of April 30, 2012, the Company was a tenant under operating ground or air rights leases on twelve of its properties. The Company pays a total of approximately $500,000 per year in rent under these leases, which have remaining terms ranging from 3 months to 89 years, and expiration dates ranging from July 2012 to October 2100.

Purchase obligations of the Company represent those costs that the Company is contractually obligated to pay in the future. The Company's significant purchase obligations as of April 30, 2012, which the Company expects to finance through debt and operating cash, are summarized in the following table. The significant components in the purchase obligation category are costs for construction and expansion projects and capital improvements at the Company's properties. Purchase obligations that are contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones are not included in the table below, nor are service orders or contracts for the provision of routine maintenance services at our properties, such as landscaping and grounds maintenance, since these arrangements are generally based on current needs, are filled by our service providers within short time horizons, and may be cancelled without penalty. The expected timing of payment of the obligations discussed below is estimated based on current information.

(in thousands)

Total

Less Than

1 Year

1-3 Years

3-5 Years

More than

5 Years

Long-term debt (principal and interest)

$ 1,381,338 $ 111,041 $ 288,480 $ 366,504 $ 615,313

Line of credit (principal and interest) (1)

$ 41,828 $ 2,204 $ 39,624 $ 0 $ 0

Other Debt (principal and interest)

$ 16,568 $ 883 $ 8,176 $ 1,239 $ 6,270

Operating Lease Obligations

$ 24,459 $ 499 $ 1,001 $ 918 $ 22, 041

Purchase Obligations

$ 7,098 $ 7,098 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0

(1)

The future interest payments on the Company's line of credit were estimated using the outstanding principal balance and interest rate in effect as of April 30, 2012.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

As of April 30, 2012, the Company had no significant off-balance-sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Recent Developments

Common and Preferred Share Distributions. On July 2, 2012, the Company paid a distribution of 51.56 cents per share on the Company's Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, to preferred shareholders of record on June 15, 2012. On July 2, 2012, the Company paid a distribution of 13.00 cents per share on the Company's common shares of beneficial interest, to common shareholders and UPREIT unitholders of record on June 15, 2012.

Completed Acquisitions and Dispositions .  Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, on May 8, 2012, the Company closed on its acquisition of a 308-unit multi-family residential property in Topeka, Kansas, for a purchase price totaling $17.7 million, of which approximately $12.5 million consisted of the assumption of existing debt, with the remainder paid in cash. On June 4, 2012, the Company closed on its acquisition of two multi-family residential


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properties in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 232-unit Colony apartment property was acquired for a purchase price of $17.5 million, of which approximately $14.2 million was paid in cash and the remainder in limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at approximately $3.3 million. The 208-unit Lakeside Village apartment property was acquired for a purchase price of $17.3 million, of which approximately $13.8 million was paid in cash and the remainder in limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at approximately $3.5 million. The Company placed mortgage debt of $14.0 million and $13.8 million, respectively, on these two properties on June 4, 2012.

On June 20, 2012, the Company sold an approximately 16,000 square foot retail property in Kentwood, Michigan, for a sale price of $625,000. On June 21, 2012, the Company sold two condominium units in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, for a sale price of approximately $330,000.

On June 15, 2012 the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register shares for issuance under the Company's DRIP. This registration statement replaces the previous DRIP registration statement, and all shares remaining unsold under the previous DRIP registration statement were transferred to the new registration statement.  On June 29, 2012, the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to enable the Company to offer and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, common and preferred shares of beneficial interest with an aggregate public offering price of up to $150.0 million. This shelf registration statement is in addition to the Company's currently-effective registration statement under which the Company registered, in May 2010, common and preferred shares with an aggregate public offering price of up to $150.0 million, of which $100.0 million has been reserved for issuance under the continuous equity offering program with BMO as sales agent.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our exposure to market risk is limited primarily to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates on our current and future fixed and variable rate debt obligations, and secondarily to our deposits with and investments in certain products issued by various financial institutions.

Variable interest rates .  Because approximately 98.5% of our mortgage debt, as of April 30, 2012 (99.8% and 97.3% as of April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively), is at fixed interest rates, we have little exposure to interest rate fluctuation risk on our existing mortgage debt. However, even though our goal is to maintain a fairly low exposure to interest rate risk, we are still vulnerable to significant fluctuations in interest rates on any future repricing or refinancing of our fixed or variable rate debt and on future debt. We primarily use long-term (more than nine years) and medium term (five to seven years) debt as a source of capital. We do not currently use derivative securities, interest-rate swaps or any other type of hedging activity to manage our interest rate risk. As of April 30, 2012, we had the following amount of future principal and interest payments due on mortgages secured by our real estate.

Future Principal Payments (in thousands, except percentages)

Long Term Debt

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Thereafter

Total

Fair Value

Fixed Rate

$ 50,934 $ 73,857 $ 96,613 $ 86,341 $ 198,961 $ 525,829 $ 1,032,535 $ 1,070,935

Average Fixed Interest Rate

5.73 % 5.68 % 5.57 % 5.50 % 4.96 %

Variable Rate

$ 228 $ 715 $ 9,870 $ 123 $ 128 $ 5,090 $ 16,154 $ 16,147

Average Variable Interest Rate

4.71 % 4.62 % 4.76 % 3.34 % 3.33 %
$ 1,048,689 $ 1,087,082

Future Interest Payments (in thousands)

Long Term Debt

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Thereafter

Total

Fixed Rate

$ 59,118 $ 55,803 $ 50,568 $ 44,622 $ 35,977 $ 84,074 $ 330,162

Variable Rate

761 736 318 178 174 320 2,487
$ 332,649

As of April 30, 2012, the weighted-average interest rate on our fixed rate and variable rate loans was 5.80% and 4.67%, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on all of our mortgage debt as of April 30, 2012, was 5.78%. Any fluctuations in variable interest rates could increase or decrease our interest expenses. For example, an increase of one percent per annum on our $16.2 million of variable rate mortgage indebtedness would increase our annual interest expense by $162,000.


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Exposure to interest rate fluctuation risk on our $60.0 million secured line of credit is limited by a cap on the interest rate. The interest rate on borrowings under the facility during fiscal year 2012 was Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.0%, with a floor of 5.65% and a cap of 8.65%; interest-only payments are due monthly based on the total amount of advances outstanding.  The line of credit may be prepaid at par at any time.  The line of credit matures in August 2013 and had an outstanding balance of $39.0 million at April 30, 2012. Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, effective June 15, 2012, IRET Properties agreed to an amendment to the line of credit to increase the interest rate spread on borrowings to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.25% and to lower the floor interest rate to 5.15%. All other terms of the line of credit remain unchanged.

Investments with Certain Financial Institutions . IRET has entered into a cash management arrangement with First Western Bank (the "Bank") with respect to deposit accounts that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") coverage. On a daily basis, account balances are swept into a repurchase account.  The Bank pledges fractional interests in US Government Securities owned by the Bank at an amount equal to the excess over the uncollected balance in the repurchase account. The amounts deposited by IRET pursuant to the repurchase agreement are not insured by FDIC. At April 30, 2012 and 2011, these amounts totaled $15.1 million and $23.5 million, respectively.

Deposits exceeding FDIC insurance. The Company is potentially exposed to off-balance-sheet risk in respect of cash deposited with FDIC-insured financial institutions in accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Financial statements required by this item appear with an Index to Financial Statements and Schedules, starting on page F-1 of this report, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Effective July 16, 2012, the Company dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as its independent public accounting firm. The Company previously announced that the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Trustees (the "Audit Committee") had determined on June 26, 2012 that Deloitte would be dismissed as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm effective upon Deloitte's completion of its procedures regarding the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 and this Form 10-K in which such financial statements are included. Deloitte completed its procedures on July 16, 2012, coincident with the filing of this Form 10-K.

Deloitte's reports on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, and through July 16, 2012, (1) there were no disagreements with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or audit scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused Deloitte to make reference thereto in connection with its reports on the financial statements of the Company for such years, and (2) there were no "reportable events" as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

Also as previously announced, on June 26, 2012, the Audit Committee selected Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton") to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013. This appointment followed a request for proposal and selection process conducted by the Audit Committee. During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, and through July 16, 2012, the Company did not consult with Grant Thornton regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or (ii) of Regulation S-K.


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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures:  As of April 30, 2012, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act).  Based upon that evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by IRET in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting:  There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


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MANAGEMENT'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management of Investors Real Estate Trust (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company"), is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  The Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company's principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company's financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

As of April 30, 2012, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting, based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).  Based on this assessment, management has determined that the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2012, was effective.

The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and acquisitions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the trustees of the Company; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company assets that could have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.

The Company's internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2012, has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report on page F-2 hereof, which expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2012.



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Item 9B.  Other Information

None.

PART III

Item 10. Trustees, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information regarding executive officers required by this Item is set forth in Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K. Other information required by this Item will be included in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference. IRET has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to, among others, IRET's principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer. This Code is available on our website at www.iret.com.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this Item will be contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by this Item will be contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

The following table provides information as of April 30, 2012 regarding compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which our common shares of beneficial interest are available for issuance:

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan category

Number of securities to be

issued upon exercise of

outstanding options,

warrants and rights

(a)

Weighted-average

exercise price of

outstanding options,

warrants and rights

(b)

Number of securities remaining

 available for future issuance

 under equity compensation plans

 (excluding securities reflected

in column (a))

(c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)

0

0

1,900,348 (2)

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

0

0

0

Total

0

0

1,900,348

(1)  

The 2008 Incentive Award Plan of Investors Real Estate Trust and IRET Properties approved by shareholders on September 16, 2008.

(2)  

All of the shares available for future issuance under the 2008 Incentive Award Plan approved by shareholders may be issued as restricted shares, performance awards or stock payment awards.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Trustee Independence

The information required by this Item will be contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by this Item will be contained in our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.


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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)

The following documents are filed as part of this report :

1. Financial Statements

The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report. See the table of contents to Financial Statements and Supplemental Data.

2. Financial Statement Schedules

The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report. The following financial statement schedules should be read in conjunction with the financial statements referenced in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Schedule III Real Estate Owned and Accumulated Depreciation

3. Exhibits

See the list of exhibits set forth in part (b) below.

(b)

The following is a list of Exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We will furnish a printed copy of any exhibit listed below to any security holder who requests it upon payment of a fee of 15 cents per page. All Exhibits are either contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or are incorporated by reference as indicated below.

3.1

Articles of Amendment and Third Restated Declaration of Trust of Investors Real Estate Trust , as amended, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-182451), filed with the SEC on June 29, 2012.

3.2

Third Restated Trustees' Regulations (Bylaws), dated May 16, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K , filed with the SEC on May 16, 2007.

3.3

Agreement of Limited Partnership of IRET Properties, A North Dakota Limited Partnership, dated January 31, 1997, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registration Statement on Form S-11, effective March 14, 1997 (SEC File No. 333-21945) filed for the Registrant on February 18, 1997 (File No. 0-14851), and incorporated herein by reference.

4.1

Loan Agreement dated August 12, 2010 by and among IRET Properties, as borrower, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and First International Bank & Trust as lender and lead bank, incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2010.

4.2

Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated June 15, 2012 by and between IRET Properties, as borrower, and First International Bank & Trust, as lender, incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 22, 2012.

10.1

Member Control and Operating Agreement dated September 30, 2002, filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 15, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.2

Letter Agreement dated January 31, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 27, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.3

Option Agreement dated January 31, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 27, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.4

Financial Statements of T.F. James Company filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company's Form 8-K filed January 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.


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10.5

Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Property dated February 13, 2004, by and between IRET Properties and the Sellers specified therein, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-K filed July 20, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.6

Contribution Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed May 17, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.7

Loan and Security Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 18, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.8*

Short-Term Incentive Program, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.9*

Long-Term Incentive Program, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.10*

Description of Compensation of Trustees and Named Executive Officers, as described in 5.02 in the Company's Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends, filed herewith.

21.1

Subsidiaries of Investors Real Estate Trust, filed herewith.

23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herewith.

31.1

Section 302 Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer, filed herewith.

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, filed herewith.

32.1

Section 906 Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer, filed herewith.

32.2

Section 906 Certification of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, filed herewith.

101

The following materials from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2012 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language ("XBRL"): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) notes to these consolidated financial statements. (1)

________________________

*

Indicates management compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

(1)

Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T that these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.



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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 16, 2012

Investors Real Estate Trust

By:

/s/ Timothy P. Mihalick

Timothy P. Mihalick

President & Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Jeffrey L. Miller

Jeffrey L. Miller

Trustee & Chairman

June 27, 2012

/s/ Stephen L. Stenehjem

Stephen L. Stenehjem

Trustee & Vice Chairman

June 27, 2012

/s/ Timothy P. Mihalick

Timothy P. Mihalick

President & Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer); Trustee

June 27, 2012

/s/ Thomas A. Wentz, Jr.

Thomas A. Wentz, Jr.

Trustee, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

June 27, 2012

/s/ Diane K. Bryantt

Diane K. Bryantt

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

June 27, 2012

/s/ John D. Stewart

John D. Stewart

Trustee

June 27, 2012

/s/ Linda Hall Keller

Linda Hall Keller

Trustee

June 27, 2012

/s/ John T. Reed

John T. Reed

Trustee

June 27, 2012

/s/ W. David Scott

W. David Scott

Trustee

June 27, 2012

/s/ Jeffrey K. Woodbury

Jeffrey K. Woodbury

Trustee

June 27, 2012



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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF April 30, 2012 AND 2011,

AND THE RELATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS,

EQUITY AND CASH FLOWS FOR EACH OF

THE FISCAL YEARS IN THE THREE YEARS ENDED April 30, 2012.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

April 30, 2012

and

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

1400 31 st Avenue SW, Suite 60

Post Office Box 1988

Minot, ND 58702-1988

701-837-4738

fax: 701-838-7785

[email protected]

www.iret.com



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PAGE

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

F-2

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Operations

F-5

Consolidated Statements of Equity

F-6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-7 – F-8

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-9 – F-33

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

F-34-44

Schedules other than those listed above are omitted since they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereon.



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of

Investors Real Estate Trust

Minot, North Dakota


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Investors Real Estate Trust and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of April 30, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2012. Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15. We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2012 , based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedules, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Investors Real Estate Trust and subsidiaries as of April 30, 2012 and 2011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended April 30, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial


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statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2012, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission .


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 16, 2012


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

April 30, 2012 and 2011

(in thousands)

April 30, 2012

April 30, 2011

ASSETS

Real estate investments

Property owned

$ 1,892,009 $ 1,770,798

Less accumulated depreciation

(373,490 ) (328,952 )
1,518,519 1,441,846

Development in progress

27,599 9,693

Unimproved land

10,990 6,550

Mortgage loans receivable, net of allowance of $0 and $3, respectively

0 156

Total real estate investments

1,557,108 1,458,245

Real estate held for sale

2,067 0

Cash and cash equivalents

39,989 41,191

Other investments

634 625

Receivable arising from straight-lining of rents, net of allowance of $1,209 and $996, respectively

23,273 18,933

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $154 and $317, respectively

7,052 5,646

Real estate deposits

263 329

Prepaid and other assets

3,703 2,351

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $47,813 and $42,154, respectively

44,588 49,832

Tax, insurance, and other escrow

11,669 15,268

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,423 and $1,231, respectively

1,454 1,704

Goodwill

1,120 1,127

Deferred charges and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $16,244 and $13,675, respectively

21,447 20,112

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 1,714,367 $ 1,615,363

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$ 47,403 $ 37,879

Revolving line of credit

39,000 30,000

Mortgages payable

1,048,689 993,803

Other

14,012 8,404

TOTAL LIABILITIES

1,149,104 1,070,086

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 15)

REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS – CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE ENTITIES

0 987

EQUITY

Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders' equity

Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, no par value, 1,150,000 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2012 and April 30, 2011, aggregate liquidation preference of $28,750,000)

27,317 27,317

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (Unlimited authorization, no par value, 89,473,838 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2012, and 80,523,265 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2011)

684,049 621,936

Accumulated distributions in excess of net income

(278,377 ) (237,563 )

Total Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders' equity

432,989 411,690

Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership (20,332,415 units at April 30, 2012 and 20,067,350 units at April 30, 2011)

118,710 123,627

Noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities

13,564 8,973

Total equity

565,263 544,290

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$ 1,714,367 $ 1,615,363

SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

for the years ended April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010


( in thousands, except per share data)

2012

2011

2010

REVENUE

Real estate rentals

$ 198,859 $ 192,023 $ 186,030

Tenant reimbursement

42,929 44,931 44,913

TOTAL REVENUE

241,788 236,954 230,943

EXPENSES

Depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments

57,048 55,706 54,726

Utilities

17,628 18,224 17,094

Maintenance

26,578 29,212 26,957

Real estate taxes

31,746 30,799 30,140

Insurance

3,550 2,299 3,612

Property management expenses

18,776 21,268 18,339

Administrative expenses

6,694 6,617 5,716

Advisory and trustee services

687 605 502

Other expenses

1,898 1,747 2,513

Amortization related to non-real estate investments

3,216 2,679 2,362

TOTAL EXPENSES

167,821 169,156 161,961

Gain on involuntary conversion

274 0 1,660

Interest expense

(65,113 ) (63,820 ) (65,442 )

Interest income

148 259 539

Other income

638 282 355

Income from continuing operations

9,914 4,519 6,094

(Loss) income from discontinued operations

(208 ) 19,832 (1,509 )

NET INCOME

9,706 24,351 4,585

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership

(1,359 ) (4,449 ) (562 )

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities

(135 ) 180 (22 )

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust

8,212 20,082 4,001

Dividends to preferred shareholders

(2,372 ) (2,372 ) (2,372 )

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

$ 5,840 $ 17,710 $ 1,629

Earnings per common share from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted

$ .07 $ .02 $ .04

Earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted

.00 .20 (.01 )

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC & DILUTED

$ .07 $ .22 $ .03

DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE

$ .5615 $ .6860 $ .6845

SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

for the years ended April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010

(in thousands)

NUMBER OF

PREFERRED

SHARES

PREFERRED

SHARES

NUMBER OF

COMMON

SHARES

COMMON

SHARES

ACCUMULATED

DISTRIBUTIONS

 IN EXCESS OF

 NET INCOME

NONCONTROLLING

 INTERESTS

TOTAL

EQUITY

BALANCE APRIL 30, 2009

1,150 $ 27,317 60,304 $ 461,648 $ (155,956 ) $ 160,398 $ 493,407

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests

4,001 524 4,525

Distributions - common shares and units

(47,085 ) (14,261 ) (61,346 )

Distributions - preferred shares

(2,372 ) (2,372 )

Distribution reinvestment and share purchase plan

1,405 11,916 11,916

Shares issued

13,390 107,039 107,039

Partnership units issued

3,897 3,897

Redemption of units for common shares

707 3,755 (3,755 ) 0

Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests

(192 ) (192 )

Other

(1 ) (548 ) (1,211 ) (1,759 )

BALANCE APRIL 30, 2010

1,150 $ 27,317 75,805 $ 583,618 $ (201,412 ) $ 145,592 $ 555,115

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests

20,082 4,282 24,364

Distributions - common shares and units

(53,861 ) (13,803 ) (67,664 )

Distributions - preferred shares

(2,372 ) (2,372 )

Distribution reinvestment and share purchase plan

1,706 14,548 14,548

Shares issued

2,004 16,676 16,676

Partnership units issued

4,996 4,996

Redemption of units for common shares

1,009 6,905 (6,905 ) 0

Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests

370 370

Other

(1 ) (181 ) (1,562 ) (1,743 )

BALANCE APRIL 30, 2011

1,150 $ 27,317 80,523 $ 621,936 $ (237,563 ) $ 132,600 $ 544,290

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests

8,212 1,482 9,694

Distributions - common shares and units

(46,654 ) (11,102 ) (57,756 )

Distributions - preferred shares

(2,372 ) (2,372 )

Distribution reinvestment and share purchase plan

4,796 34,345 34,345

Shares issued

3,398 24,870 24,870

Partnership units issued

8,055 8,055

Redemption of units for common shares

759 3,454 (3,454 ) 0

Other

(2 ) (556 ) 4,693 4,137

BALANCE APRIL 30, 2012

1,150 $ 27,317 89,474 $ 684,049 $ (278,377 ) $ 132,274 $ 565,263

SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

for the years ended April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income

$ 9,706 $ 24,351 $ 4,585

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

Depreciation and amortization

61,954 61,344 61,184

Gain on sale of real estate, land and other investments

(349 ) (19,365 ) (68 )

Gain on involuntary conversion

(274 ) 0 (1,660 )

Impairment of real estate assets

428 0 1,678

Donation of real estate assets

0 0 450

Bad debt expense

298 733 1,399

Changes in other assets and liabilities:

Increase in receivable arising from straight-lining of rents

(4,831 ) (1,732 ) (1,443 )

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable

1,542 (914 ) (3,371 )

Increase in prepaid and other assets

(1,361 ) (1,162 ) (138 )

(Increase) decrease in tax, insurance and other escrow

(353 ) 1,469 (2,040 )

Increase in deferred charges and leasing costs

(6,145 ) (6,501 ) (4,731 )

Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

4,522 551 5,567

Net cash provided by operating activities

65,137 58,774 61,412

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from real estate deposits

2,254 2,766 2,588

Payments for real estate deposits

(2,188 ) (2,579 ) (3,016 )

Principal proceeds on mortgage loans receivable

159 2 2

Increase in other investments

0 (205 ) 0

Decrease in lender holdbacks for improvements

5,681 3,276 0

Increase in lender holdbacks for improvements

(1,730 ) (10,712 ) 0

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

3,142 81,539 103

Proceeds from sale of real estate and other investments

430 74 40

Insurance proceeds received

5,758 347 1,395

Payments for acquisitions and improvements of real estate assets

(141,771 ) (62,824 ) (80,069 )

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

(128,265 ) 11,684 (78,957 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from mortgages payable

117,595 139,947 166,490

Principal payments on mortgages payable

(77,089 ) (213,658 ) (180,482 )

Proceeds from revolving lines of credit and other debt

31,925 56,300 15,500

Principal payments on revolving lines of credit and other debt

(10,060 ) (25,650 ) (15,567 )

Proceeds from sale of common shares, net of issue costs

24,427 16,423 106,889

Proceeds from sale of common shares under distribution  reinvestment and share purchase program

23,511 3,175 1,382

Repurchase of fractional shares and partnership units

(14 ) (10 ) (11 )

Proceeds from noncontrolling partner – consolidated real estate entities

2,854 0 0

Payments for acquisition of noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities

(1,289 ) (425 ) (475 )

Distributions paid to common shareholders, net of reinvestment of $10,177, $10,627 and $9,762, respectively

(36,477 ) (43,234 ) (37,323 )

Distributions paid to preferred shareholders

(2,372 ) (2,372 ) (2,372 )

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests – Unitholders of the Operating Partnership, net reinvestment of $657, $746 and $772, respectively

(10,445 ) (13,057 ) (13,489 )

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities

(613 ) (1,055 ) (1,273 )

Distributions paid to redeemable noncontrolling interests-consolidated real estate entities

(27 ) (442 ) (177 )

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

61,926 (84,058 ) 39,092

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

(1,202 ) (13,600 ) 21,547

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

41,191 54,791 33,244

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR

$ 39,989 $ 41,191 $ 54,791

SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

for the years ended April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010


(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Distribution reinvestment plan

$ 10,177 $ 10,627 $ 9,762

Operating partnership distribution reinvestment plan

657 746 772

Operating partnership units converted to shares

3,454 6,905 3,755

Real estate assets acquired through the issuance of operating partnership units

8,055 4,996 3,897

Real estate assets acquired through assumption of indebtedness and accrued costs

7,190 9,895 2,569

Adjustments to accounts payable included within real estate assets

(5,445 ) 933 324

Noncontrolling partnership interest

2,227 0 0

Fair value adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests

35 370 (192 )

Involuntary conversion of assets due to flood and fire damage

2,783 0 0

Construction debt reclassified to mortgages payable

7,190 0 0

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash paid during the year for:

Interest on mortgages

$ 60,604 $ 63,163 $ 67,234

Interest other

3,049 1,399 682
$ 63,653 $ 64,562 $ 67,916

SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010

NOTE 1 • ORGANIZATION

Investors Real Estate Trust ("IRET" or the "Company") is a self-advised real estate investment trust engaged in acquiring, owning and leasing multi-family residential and commercial real estate. IRET has elected to be taxed as a Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. REITs are subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute 90% of ordinary taxable income to shareholders, and, generally, are not subject to federal income tax on net income, except for taxes on undistributed REIT taxable income. IRET's multi-family residential properties and commercial properties are located mainly in the states of North Dakota and Minnesota, but also in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. As of April 30, 2012, IRET owned 84 multi-family residential properties with approximately 9,161 apartment units and 182 commercial properties, consisting of commercial office, commercial medical, commercial industrial and commercial retail properties, totaling approximately 12.3 million net rentable square feet. IRET conducts a majority of its business activities through its consolidated operating partnership, IRET Properties, a North Dakota Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), as well as through a number of other subsidiary entities.

All references to IRET or the Company refer to Investors Real Estate Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries.

NOTE 2 • BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IRET and all subsidiaries in which it maintains a controlling interest. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The Company's fiscal year ends April 30th.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IRET and its general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The Company's interest in the Operating Partnership was 81.5% and 80.1%, respectively, as of April 30, 2012 and 2011, which includes 100% of the general partnership interest. The limited partners have a redemption option that they may exercise. Upon exercise of the redemption option by the limited partners, IRET has the option of redeeming the limited partners' interests ("Units") for IRET common shares of beneficial interest, on a one-for-one basis, or for cash payment to the unitholder. The redemption generally may be exercised by the limited partners at any time after the first anniversary of the date of the acquisition of the Units (provided, however, that not more than two redemptions by a limited partner may occur during each calendar year, and each limited partner may not exercise the redemption for less than 1,000 Units, or, if such limited partner holds less than 1,000 Units, for all of the Units held by such limited partner). Some limited partners have contractually agreed to a holding period of greater than one year.

The consolidated financial statements also reflect the ownership by the Operating Partnership of certain joint venture entities in which the Operating Partnership has a general partner or controlling interest. These entities are consolidated into IRET's other operations with noncontrolling interests reflecting the noncontrolling partners' share of ownership and income and expenses.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 amended Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to converge the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), and in some limited cases, changes some



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principles to achieve convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 results in a consistent definition of fair value and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 also expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs. The amendments are to be applied prospectively for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this update on February 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company's operating results or financial position, but resulted in additional fair value measurement disclosures (see Note 16).

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income , which requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity. ASU 2011-05 will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this update on February 1, 2012 did not have a material effect on the Company's operating results or financial position. The Company has no items of other comprehensive income for the periods ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment. This standard gives entities testing goodwill for impairment the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the reporting unit (step I of the goodwill impairment test). If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of the reporting unit is more likely than not less than its carrying amount, the two-step impairment test would be required. Otherwise, no further testing is required. The ASU does not change how goodwill is calculated or assigned to reporting units, nor does it revise the requirement to test goodwill annually for impairment. The ASU is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company plans to adopt this update for fiscal year 2013, but does not intend to use the methodology allowed by the ASU.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") requires management to make 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 and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation. The Company reports, in discontinued operations, the results of operations and the related gains or losses of a property that has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale and otherwise meets the classification of a discontinued operation. As a result of discontinued operations, retroactive reclassifications that change prior period numbers have been made. See Note 12 for additional information. During fiscal year 2012, the Company sold two retail properties. Eight condominium units in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and a retail property in Kentwood, Michigan, were classified as held for sale at April 30, 2012. During fiscal year 2011, the Company sold four apartment complexes, one industrial property, one retail property and a patio home. The results of operations for these properties are included in income from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

Real estate investments are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and an adjustment for impairment, if any. Acquisitions of real estate are recorded based upon preliminary allocations of the purchase price which are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained, but in no case more than one year after the date of acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price based on the relative fair values of the tangible and intangible assets of an acquired property (which includes the land, building, and personal property) which are determined by valuing the



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property as if it were vacant and to fair value of the intangible assets (which include in-place leases.) The as-if-vacant value is allocated to land, buildings, and personal property based on management's determination of the relative fair values of these assets. The estimated fair value of the property is the amount that would be recoverable upon the disposition of the property. Techniques used to estimate fair value include discounted cash flow analysis and reference to recent sales of comparables. A land value is assigned based on the purchase price if land is acquired separately or based on estimated fair value if acquired in a merger or in a single or portfolio acquisition.

Above-market and below-market in-place lease intangibles for acquired properties are recorded at fair value based on the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management's estimate of market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease.

Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based upon the Company's evaluation of the specific characteristics of the leases. Factors considered in the fair value analysis include an estimate of carrying costs and foregone rental income during hypothetical expected lease-up periods, considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. The Company also considers information about each property obtained during its pre-acquisition due diligence, marketing and leasing activities in estimating the relative fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired.

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company uses a 20-40 year estimated life for buildings and improvements and a 5-12 year estimated life for furniture, fixtures and equipment.

Expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are expensed to operations as incurred. Renovations and improvements that improve and/or extend the useful life of the asset are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful life, generally five to ten years. Property sales or dispositions are recorded when title transfers and sufficient consideration has been received by the Company and the Company has no significant involvement with the property sold.

The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets, including its real estate investments, for impairment indicators. The judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on factors such as operational performance, market conditions, expected holding period of each asset and legal and environmental concerns. If indicators exist, the Company compares the expected future undiscounted cash flows for the long-lived asset against the carrying amount of that asset. If the sum of the estimated undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recorded for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying amount of the asset. If our anticipated holding period for properties, the estimated fair value of properties or other factors change based on market conditions or otherwise, our evaluation of impairment charges may be different and such differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results. Plans to hold properties over longer periods decrease the likelihood of recording impairment losses.

During fiscal year 2012, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $428,000 due to impairment of two properties. The $128,000 impairment of the Company's Kentwood, Michigan, retail property was based on receipt of a market offer to purchase and the Company's intention to dispose of the property (a purchase agreement was signed by the Company in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012). A related impairment of $7,000 was recorded to write-off goodwill assigned to the Kentwood property. This property was classified as held for sale at April 30, 2012, and the related impairment charge for fiscal year 2012 is in discontinued operations. Also during fiscal year 2012, the Company recognized a $293,000 impairment loss on eight condominium units in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. The impairment of the condominiums was based on receipt of a market offer to purchase two of the units and the Company's intention to dispose of the units (a purchase agreement was signed by the Company in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012). The condominiums were classified as held for sale at April 30, 2012, and the related impairment charge for fiscal year 2012 is reported in discontinued operations. See Note 12 for additional information. No impairment losses were recorded in fiscal year 2011.


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During fiscal year 2010, the Company incurred a loss of $1.7 million due to impairment of three properties. The Company recorded a charge for impairment of approximately $818,000 on a commercial retail property in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, based upon receipt of a market offer to purchase and the Company's probable intention to dispose of the property. The Company recorded a charge for impairment of approximately $152,000 on its former headquarters building in Minot, North Dakota, based upon receipt and acceptance of a market offer to purchase. These two properties were subsequently sold and the related impairment charges for fiscal year 2010 are reported in discontinued operations. See Note 12 for additional information. The Company also recorded an impairment charge of approximately $708,000 on its retail property located in Kentwood, Michigan, in fiscal year 2010.  This property's tenant vacated the premises but continued to pay rent under a lease agreement that expired on October 29, 2010. Broker representations and market data for this commercial retail property provided the basis for the impairment charge. As noted above, this property was further impaired in the third quarter and classified as held for sale in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, and the related impairment charges for fiscal years 2012 and 2010 are reported in discontinued operations. See Note 12 for additional information.

REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE

Real estate held for sale is stated at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less disposal costs. The Company's determination of fair value is based on inputs management believes are consistent with those that market participants would use.  Estimates are significantly impacted by estimates of sales price, selling velocity, and other factors. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual results could differ from such estimates. Depreciation is not recorded on assets classified as held for sale.

U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain significant judgments as to the classification of any of our properties as held for sale on the balance sheet. The Company makes a determination as to the point in time that it is probable that a sale will be consummated. It is not unusual for real estate sales contracts to allow potential buyers a period of time to evaluate the property prior to formal acceptance of the contract. In addition, certain other matters critical to the final sale, such as financing arrangements, often remain pending even upon contract acceptance. As a result, properties under contract may not close within the expected time period, or may not close at all. Due to these uncertainties, it is not likely that the Company can meet the criteria of the current accounting principles governing the classification of properties as held for sale prior to a sale formally closing. Therefore, any properties categorized as held for sale represent only those properties that management has determined are probable to close within the requirements set forth in current accounting principles. Eight condominium units in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and a retail property in Kentwood, Michigan, were classified as held for sale at April 30, 2012.

The Company reports, in discontinued operations, the results of operations and the related gains or losses of a property that has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale and otherwise meets the classification of a discontinued operation.

IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND GOODWILL

Upon acquisition of real estate, the Company records the intangible assets and liabilities acquired (for example, if the leases in place for the real estate property acquired carry rents above the market rent, the difference is classified as an intangible asset) at their estimated fair value separate and apart from goodwill.  The Company amortizes identified intangible assets and liabilities that are determined to have finite lives based on the period over which the assets and liabilities are expected to affect, directly or indirectly, the future cash flows of the real estate property acquired (generally the life of the lease).  In the twelve months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, the Company added approximately $416,000 and $6.5 million of new intangible assets and $0 and $32,000 of new intangible liabilities. The weighted average lives of the intangible assets and intangible liabilities acquired in the twelve months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 are 10.0 years and 9.5 years, respectively.  Amortization of intangibles related to above or below-market leases is recorded in real estate rentals in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Amortization of other intangibles is recorded in depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable.  An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value.


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The excess of the cost of an acquired business over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired (including identified intangible assets) and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. The Company's goodwill has an indeterminate life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Goodwill book value as of April 30, 2012 and 2011 was $1.1 million. The annual reviews of goodwill compared the fair value of the business units that have been assigned goodwill to their carrying value (investment cost less accumulated depreciation), with the results for these periods indicating no impairment. During fiscal year 2012 the impairment of a Kentwood, Michigan, retail property indicated that goodwill assigned to the property was also impaired. Accordingly, an approximately $7,000 impairment to goodwill was recognized. In fiscal year 2011 the Company disposed of four multi-family residential properties that had goodwill assigned, and as result, approximately $261,000 of goodwill was derecognized.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consists of the equipment contained at IRET's headquarters in Minot, North Dakota, corporate offices in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota, and additional property management offices in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The balance sheet reflects these assets at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. As of April 30, 2012 and 2011, property and equipment cost was $2.9 million. Accumulated depreciation was $1.4 million and $1.2 million as of April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

MORTGAGE LOANS RECEIVABLE

Mortgage loans receivable (which include contracts for deed) are stated at the outstanding principal balance, net of an allowance for uncollectibility. Interest income is accrued and reflected in the balance sheet. Non-performing loans are recognized as impaired. The Company evaluates the collectibility of both interest and principal of each of its loans, if circumstances warrant, to determine whether the loan is impaired. A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms. An allowance is recorded to reduce impaired loans to their estimated fair value. Interest on impaired loans is recognized on a cash basis.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash and highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents consist of the Company's bank deposits and short-term investment certificates acquired subject to repurchase agreements, and the Company's deposits in a money market mutual fund.

COMPENSATING BALANCES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS; LENDER HOLDBACKS

The Company maintains compensating balances, not restricted as to withdrawal, with several financial institutions in connection with financing received from those institutions and/or to ensure future credit availability. At April 30, 2012, the Company's compensating balances consisted of the following: Dacotah Bank, Minot, North Dakota, deposit of $350,000; United Community Bank , Minot, North Dakota, deposit of $275,000; Commerce Bank, A Minnesota Banking Corporation, deposit of $250,000; First International Bank, Watford City, North Dakota, deposit of $6.1 million; Peoples State Bank of Velva, North Dakota, deposit of $225,000; Equity Bank, Minnetonka, Minnesota, deposit of $300,000; Associated Bank, Green Bay, Wisconsin, deposit of $500,000; Venture Bank, Eagan, Minnesota, deposit of $500,000, and American National Bank, Omaha, Nebraska, deposit of $400,000. The deposits at United Community Bank and Equity Bank and a portion of the deposit at Dacotah Bank are held as certificates of deposit and comprise the $634,000 in other investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The certificates of deposit have remaining terms of less than two years and the Company intends to hold them to maturity.

The Company has a number of mortgage loans under which the lender retains a portion of the loan proceeds for the payment of construction costs or tenant improvements, and additionally has two construction loans (for the Company's Trinity build-to-suit project and Jamestown Theater expansion project) under which the lender held back a portion of the loan proceeds for release against specified construction milestones. The decrease of $5.7 million in lender holdbacks for improvements reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended



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NOTE 2 • continued

April 30, 2012 is due primarily to the release of loan proceeds to the Company upon completion of these construction milestones and tenant improvement projects, while the increase of $1.7 million represents additional amounts retained by lenders.

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

Management evaluates the appropriate amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts by assessing the recoverability of individual real estate mortgage loans and rent receivables, through a comparison of their carrying amount with their estimated realizable value. Management considers tenant financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions in establishing these allowances. Receivable balances are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written off, if any, are recorded when received. A summary of the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts for fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

Balance at beginning of year

$ 1,316 $ 1,172 $ 1,131

Provision

298 733 1,399

Write-off

(251 ) (589 ) (1,358 )

Balance at close of year

$ 1,363 $ 1,316 $ 1,172

TAX, INSURANCE, AND OTHER ESCROW

Tax, insurance, and other escrow includes funds deposited with a lender for payment of real estate tax and insurance, and reserves for funds to be used for replacement of structural elements and mechanical equipment of certain projects. The funds are under the control of the lender. Disbursements are made after supplying written documentation to the lender.

REAL ESTATE DEPOSITS

Real estate deposits include funds held by escrow agents to be applied toward the purchase of real estate or the payment of loan costs associated with loan placement or refinancing.

DEFERRED LEASING AND LOAN ACQUISITION COSTS

Costs and commissions incurred in obtaining tenant leases are amortized on the straight-line method over the terms of the related leases. Costs incurred in obtaining long-term financing are amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method.

INCOME TAXES

IRET operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income as a dividend to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to shareholders. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company distributed in excess of 90% of its taxable income and realized capital gains from property dispositions within the prescribed time limits; accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates (including any alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for the four subsequent taxable years.  Even as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local income and property taxes, and to federal income and excise taxes on undistributed taxable income.  In general, however, if the Company qualifies as a REIT, no provisions for federal income taxes are necessary except for taxes on undistributed REIT taxable income and taxes on the income generated by a taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS). The Company currently has no TRS.


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NOTE 2 • continued

IRET conducts its business activity as an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust ("UPREIT") through its Operating Partnership. UPREIT status allows IRET to accept the contribution of real estate in exchange for Units. Generally, such a contribution to a limited partnership allows for the deferral of gain by an owner of appreciated real estate.

Distributions for the calendar year ended December 31, 2011 were characterized, for federal income tax purposes, as 18.04% ordinary income, 37.48% capital gain and 44.48% return of capital.  Distributions for the calendar year ended December 31, 2010 were characterized, for federal income tax purposes, as 28.53% ordinary income and 71.47% return of capital.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Residential rental properties are leased under operating leases with terms generally of one year or less. Commercial properties are leased under operating leases to tenants for various terms generally exceeding one year. Lease terms often include renewal options. Rental revenue is recognized on the straight-line basis, which averages minimum required rents over the terms of the leases. Rents recognized in advance of collection are reflected as receivable arising from straight-lining of rents, net of allowance for doubtful accounts.  Rent concessions, including free rent, are amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases.

Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred. IRET receives payments for these reimbursements from substantially all of its tenants at multi-tenant commercial properties throughout the year.

A number of the commercial leases provide for a base rent plus a percentage rent based on gross sales in excess of a stipulated amount. These percentage rents are recorded once the required sales level is achieved.

Interest on mortgage loans receivable is recognized in income as it accrues during the period the loan is outstanding. In the case of non-performing loans, income is recognized as discussed above in the Mortgage Loans Receivable section of this Note 2.

NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic net income per share is computed as net income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The Company has no potentially dilutive financial interests; the potential exchange of Units for common shares will have no effect on net income per share because Unitholders and common shareholders effectively share equally in the net income of the Operating Partnership.

INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION OF ASSETS

As previously reported, Minot, North Dakota, where IRET's corporate headquarters is located, experienced significant flooding in June 2011, resulting in extensive damage to the Arrowhead Shopping Center and to the Chateau Apartments property, which consists of two 32-unit buildings.  Additionally, on February 22, 2012, one of the buildings of the Chateau Apartments property, which had been undergoing restoration work following the flood, was completely destroyed by fire. The Company expects to rebuild the destroyed building but has no firm estimates at this time for costs or expected completion date of such rebuilding. The property is insured and the Company expects the losses to be covered under its insurance policy, subject to a deductible of $200,000 for each event. The Company expensed $400,000 in fiscal year 2012 for the flood and fire deductibles. The remaining 32 units in Chateau Apartments were available for leasing in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. Arrowhead Shopping Center is currently in various stages of re-leasing.  Costs related to clean-up, redevelopment and loss of rents for Arrowhead Shopping Center and Chateau Apartments from the June 2011 flood are being reimbursed to the Company by its insurance carrier, less the Company's deductible of $200,000 under the policy.  As of April 30, 2012, for the Arrowhead and Chateau flood loss the Company had received or confirmed pending receipt of $5.7 million of insurance proceeds for flood clean-up costs and redevelopment and approximately $666,000 reimbursement for business interruption (loss of rents).  Reimbursement for business interruption is included within real estate rentals in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.


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NOTE 2 • continued

In regard to Arrowhead Shopping Center, the total insurance proceeds for redevelopment at April 30, 2012 exceeded the estimated basis in the assets requiring replacement, resulting in the recognition of approximately $274,000 in gain from involuntary conversion in fiscal year 2012. IRET expects final settlement of the Arrowhead insurance claim to occur in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013. The Company is currently unable to estimate whether and to what extent there may be a gain or loss on involuntary conversion due to the Chateau Apartments fire.

NOTE 3 • CREDIT RISK

The Company is potentially exposed to credit risk for cash deposited with FDIC-insured financial institutions in accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

IRET has entered into a cash management arrangement with First Western Bank (the "Bank") with respect to deposit accounts that exceed FDIC Insurance coverage. On a daily basis, account balances are swept into a repurchase account.  The Bank pledges fractional interests in US Government Securities owned by the Bank at an amount equal to the excess over the uncollected balance in the repurchase account. The amounts deposited by IRET pursuant to the repurchase agreement are not insured by FDIC. At April 30, 2012 and 2011, these amounts totaled $15.1 million and $23.5 million, respectively.

NOTE 4 • PROPERTY OWNED

Property, consisting principally of real estate, is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and totaled $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion as of April 30, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

Construction period interest of approximately $571,000, $152,000, and $19,000 has been capitalized for the years ended April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively.

The future minimum lease receipts to be received under non-cancellable leases for commercial properties as of April 30, 2012, assuming that no options to renew or buy out the lease are exercised, are as follows:

Year Ended April 30,

(in thousands)

2013

$ 112,174

2014

102,100

2015

90,119

2016

79,637

2017

65,030

Thereafter

206,791
$ 655,851

See Real Estate Investments within Note 2 for information about impairment losses recorded during fiscal years 2012 and 2011.

NOTE 5 • IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Company's identified intangible assets and intangible liabilities at April 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

(in thousands)

April 30, 2012

April 30, 2011

Identified intangible assets (included in intangible assets):

Gross carrying amount

$ 92,401 $ 91,986

Accumulated amortization

(47,813 ) (42,154 )

Net carrying amount

$ 44,588 $ 49,832

Indentified intangible liabilities (included in other liabilities):

Gross carrying amount

$ 1,104 $ 1,104

Accumulated amortization

(967 ) (900 )

Net carrying amount

$ 137 $ 204

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NOTE 5 • continued

The effect of amortization of acquired below-market leases and acquired above-market leases on rental income was approximately $(45,000) and $(72,000) for the twelve months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The estimated annual amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Year Ended April 30,

(in thousands)

2013

$ 32

2014

35

2015

18

2016

14

2017

6

Amortization of all other identified intangible assets (a component of depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments) was $5.5 million and $7.1 million for the twelve months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The estimated annual amortization of all other identified intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Year Ended April 30,

(in thousands)

2013

$ 4,588

2014

4,182

2015

3,825

2016

3,608

2017

3,139

NOTE 6 • NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Interests in the Operating Partnership held by limited partners are represented by Units. The Operating Partnership's income is allocated to holders of Units based upon the ratio of their holdings to the total Units outstanding during the period. Capital contributions, distributions, and profits and losses are allocated to noncontrolling interests in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership agreement.

IRET reflects noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate entities on the balance sheet for the portion of properties consolidated by IRET that are not wholly owned by IRET. The earnings or losses from these properties attributable to the noncontrolling interests are reflected as net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The Company's noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities at April 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

(in thousands)

April 30, 2012

April 30, 2011

Mendota Properties LLC

$ 7,460 $ 7,964

IRET-1715 YDR, LLC

958 1,009

IRET-Williston Garden Apartments, LLC

2,295 0

IRET - Jamestown Medical Building, LLC

1,471 0

WRH Holding, LLC

1,380 0

Noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities

$ 13,564 $ 8,973




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NOTE 7 • LINE OF CREDIT

As of April 30, 2012, the Company had one secured line of credit with First International Bank and Trust, Watford City, North Dakota, as lead bank. This line of credit matures on August 12, 2013, and had, as of April 30, 2012, lending commitments of $60.0 million. Participants in this secured credit facility as of April 30, 2012 included, in addition to First International Bank, the following financial institutions:  The Bank of North Dakota; First Western Bank and Trust; Dacotah Bank; United Community Bank of North Dakota; American State Bank & Trust Company and Town & Country Credit Union. As of April 30, 2012, the Company had advanced $39.0 million under the line of credit. The line of credit has a minimum outstanding principal balance requirement of $10.0 million. The interest rate on borrowings under the facility during fiscal year 2012 was the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.0%, with a floor of 5.65% and a cap of 8.65%; interest-only payments are due monthly based on the total amount of advances outstanding. The line of credit may be prepaid at par at any time. The facility includes covenants and restrictions requiring the Company to achieve on a calendar quarter basis a debt service coverage ratio on borrowing base collateral of 1.25x in the aggregate and 1.00x on individual assets in the collateral pool, and the Company is also required to maintain minimum depository account(s) totaling $6.0 million with First International, of which $1.5 million is to be held in a non-interest bearing account. As of April 30, 2012, 23 properties with a total cost of $114.6 million collateralized this line of credit. As of April 30, 2012, the Company believes it is in compliance with the facility covenants. Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, effective June 15, 2012, IRET Properties agreed to an amendment to the line of credit to increase the interest rate spread on borrowings to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate +1.25% and to lower the floor interest rate to 5.15%. All other terms of the line of credit remain unchanged. This credit facility is summarized in the following table:

(in thousands)

Financial Institution

Amount

 Available

Amount

 Outstanding as

of April 30,

 2012

Amount

 Outstanding

as of April

 30, 2011

Applicable

 Interest Rate

as of April 30, 2012

Maturity

 Date

Weighted

 Average Int.

Rate on

Borrowings

during fiscal

year 2012

First International Bank

& Trust

$ 60,000 $ 39,000 $ 30,000 5.65 %

8/12/13

5.65 %

NOTE 8 • MORTGAGES PAYABLE

The Company's mortgages payable are collateralized by substantially all of its properties owned. The majority of the Company's mortgages payable are secured by individual properties or groups of properties, and are non-recourse to the Company, other than for standard carve-out obligations such as fraud, waste, failure to insure, environmental conditions and failure to pay real estate taxes. As of April 30, 2012, the management of the Company believes there are no defaults or material compliance issues in regard to any mortgages payable. Interest rates on mortgages payable range from 3.32% to 8.25%, and the mortgages have varying maturity dates from May 1, 2012, through July 1, 2036.

Of the mortgages payable, the balance of fixed rate mortgages totaled $1.0 billion at April 30, 2012 and $992.3 million at April 30, 2011, and the balances of variable rate mortgages totaled $16.2 million and $1.5 million as of April 30, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The Company does not utilize derivative financial instruments to mitigate its exposure to changes in market interest rates. Most of the fixed rate mortgages have substantial pre-payment penalties. As of April 30, 2012, the weighted-average rate of interest on the Company's mortgage debt was 5.78%, compared to 5.92% on April 30, 2011. The aggregate amount of required future principal payments on mortgages payable as of April 30, 2012, is as follows:

Year Ended April 30,

(in thousands)

2013

$ 51,162

2014

74,572

2015

106,483

2016

86,464

2017

199,089

Thereafter

530,919

Total payments

$ 1,048,689

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NOTE 9 • TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

BANKING SERVICES

The Company has an ongoing banking relationship with First International Bank and Trust, Watford City, North Dakota ("First International").  Stephen L. Stenehjem, a member of the Company's Board of Trustees, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of First International, and the bank is owned by Mr. Stenehjem and members of his family. During fiscal year 2012, the Company had two mortgage loans outstanding with First International, with original principal balances of $3.2 million (Grand Forks MedPark Mall) and $2.4 million (Georgetown Square/Fox River), respectively, bearing interest at 6.25% and 7.25% per annum. Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, on May 1, 2012, the mortgage loan on Georgetown Square/Fox River was repaid. During fiscal year 2012, the Company entered into a construction loan with First International for $13.7 million to finance the development of a residential property in Williston, North Dakota. The balance drawn on the construction loan at April 30, 2012 was $6.3 million. The Company paid interest on these loans of approximately $195,000, $162,000 and $65,000, respectively, in fiscal year 2012, and paid $102,000 in origination fees and closing costs on the construction loan. The Company has a multi-bank line of credit with a capacity of $60.0 million, of which First International is the lead bank and a participant with a $12.0 million commitment. In fiscal year 2012, the Company paid First International a total of approximately $531,000 in interest on First International's portion of the outstanding balance of this credit line, and paid fees of $70,000. In connection with this multi-bank line of credit, the Company maintains compensating balances with First International totaling $6.0 million, of which $1.5 million is held in a non-interest bearing account, and $4.5 million is held in an account that pays the Company interest on the deposited amount of 0.25% per annum.  The Company also maintains a number of checking accounts with First International.  In fiscal year 2012, the Company paid less than $500 in total in various bank service and other fees charged on these checking accounts.

In fiscal year 2011, the Company paid First International $212,000 in interest on First International's portion of the multi-bank line of credit and paid fees of $219,000. In fiscal years 2011 and 2010, the Company paid interest of approximately $72,000 and $238,000, respectively, for borrowing under a $14.0 million line of credit that was subsequently terminated in fiscal year 2011, and paid a $10,000 renewal fee for the line of credit in fiscal year 2010.  In fiscal year 2011, the Company paid interest and fees on outstanding mortgage loans totaling approximately $390,000, and paid interest in fiscal year 2010 on mortgage loans outstanding of approximately $789,000.  In both fiscal years 2011 and 2010, the Company paid under $500 in total in various bank service and other fees charged on checking accounts maintained with First International.

Total payments of interest and fees from the Company to First International Bank were approximately $1.1 million, $893,000 and $1.0 million in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

PROPERTY TRANSACTION

During fiscal year 2012, the Company acquired an apartment property in St. Cloud, Minnesota, for a purchase price of $7.9 million. A limited partnership of which Stephen Stenehjem is the general partner was one of six investors in this property prior to its acquisition by the Company, and the Company's purchase of the property resulted in the issuance to this limited partnership of UPREIT units of the Operating Partnership valued at issuance at approximately $1.0 million.

NOTE 10 • ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS

IRET Properties paid approximately $97.1 million for real estate properties added to its portfolio during fiscal year 2012, compared to $45.6 million in fiscal year 2011. The $97.1 million paid for real estate properties added to the Company's portfolio in fiscal year 2012 consisted of limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at issuance at $8.1 million and $7.2 million in assumed mortgage debt, with the remainder paid in cash. The Company expensed approximately $542,000 of transaction costs related to the acquisitions in fiscal year 2012. Of the $45.6 million paid in fiscal year 2011, approximately $5.0 million was paid in the form of limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership and approximately $9.9 million consisted of the assumption of mortgage debt, with the remainder paid in cash. The Company expensed approximately $179,000 of transaction costs related to the acquisitions in fiscal year 2011. The fiscal year 2012 and 2011 additions are detailed below.


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NOTE 10 • continued

Fiscal 2012 ( May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012 )

(in thousands)

Acquisitions and Development Projects Placed in Service

Date Acquired

Land

Building

Intangible Assets

Acquisition Cost

Multi-Family Residential

147 unit - Regency Park Estates - St. Cloud, MN

8/1/11

$ 702 $ 10,198 $ 0 $ 10,900

50 unit - Cottage West Twin Homes - Sioux Falls, SD

10/12/11

968 3,762 0 4,730

24 unit - Gables Townhomes - Sioux Falls, SD

10/12/11

349 1,921 0 2,270

36 unit - Evergreen II - Isanti, MN

11/1/11

691 2,784 0 3,475

116 unit - Grand Gateway - St. Cloud MN

2/16/12

814 7,086 0 7,900

84 unit - Ashland - Grand Forks, ND

3/16/12

741 7,569 0 8,310

72 unit - Williston Garden Buildings 1 and 2 - Williston, ND (1)

4/27/12

700 8,978 0 9,678
4,965 42,298 0 47,263

Commercial Medical

17,273 sq. ft Spring Creek American Falls - American Falls, ID

9/1/11

145 3,870 55 4,070

15,571 sq. ft Spring Creek Soda Springs - Soda Springs, ID

9/1/11

66 2,134 30 2,230

15,559 sq. ft Spring Creek Eagle - Eagle, ID

9/1/11

263 3,775 62 4,100

31,820 sq. ft Spring Creek Meridian - Meridian, ID

9/1/11

424 6,724 102 7,250

26,605 sq. ft Spring Creek Overland - Boise, ID

9/1/11

687 5,941 97 6,725

16,311 sq. ft Spring Creek Boise - Boise, ID

9/1/11

708 4,296 71 5,075

26,605 sq. ft Spring Creek Ustick - Meridian, ID

9/1/11

467 3,833 0 4,300

Meadow Wind Land - Casper, WY

9/1/11

50 0 0 50

24,795 sq. ft Trinity at Plaza 16 - Minot, ND (2)

9/23/11

0 5,685 0 5,685

3,431 sq. ft Edina 6525 Drew Ave S - Edina, MN

10/13/11

388 117 0 505

22,193 sq. ft Meadow Winds Addition - Casper, WY (3)

12/30/11

0 3,952 0 3,952
3,198 40,327 417 43,942

Commercial Retail

19,037 sq. ft. Jamestown Buffalo Mall - Jamestown, ND (4)

6/15/11

0 879 0 879

Unimproved Land

Industrial-Office Build-to-Suit - Minot, ND

9/7/11

416 0 0 416

Renaissance Heights - Williston, ND

4/11/12

4,600 0 0 4,600
5,016 0 0 5,016

Total Property Acquisitions

$ 13,179 $ 83,504 $ 417 $ 97,100

(1)  

Development property placed in service April 27, 2012. Buildings 3 and 4 of this project are expected to be placed in service during the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.

(2)  

Development property placed in service September 23, 2011. Additional costs paid in fiscal year 2011 totaled $3.3 million, for a total project cost at April 30, 2012 of $9.0 million.

(3)  

Expansion project placed in service December 30, 2011.

(4)  

Construction project placed in service June 15, 2011. Additional costs paid in fiscal year 2011 totaled $1.4 million, for a total project cost at April 30, 2012 of $2.3 million.


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Fiscal 2011 ( May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011 )

(in thousands)

Acquisitions and Development Projects Placed in Service

Date Acquired

Land

Building

Intangible Assets

Acquisition Cost

Multi-Family Residential

24 unit - North Pointe 2 - Bismarck, ND

2/3/11

$ 159 $ 1,713 $ 0 $ 1,872

44 unit - Sierra Vista - Sioux Falls, SD

2/28/11

241 2,097 0 2,338
400 3,810 0 4,210

Commercial Office

58,574 sq. ft. Omaha 10802 Farnam Dr - Omaha, NE

12/16/10

2,462 4,374 1,459 8,295

Commercial Medical

14,705 sq. ft. Billings 2300 Grant Road - Billings, MT

7/15/10

649 1,216 657 2,522

14,640 sq. ft. Missoula 3050 Great Northern - Missoula, MT

7/15/10

640 1,331 752 2,723

108,503 sq. ft. Edgewood Vista Minot - Minot, ND

11/10/10

1,046 11,590 2,545 15,181

23,965 sq. ft. Edgewood Vista Spearfish Expansion - Spearfish, SD 1

1/10/11

0 2,777 0 2,777
2,335 16,914 3,954 23,203

Commercial Industrial

42,244 sq. ft. Fargo 1320 45th St N - Fargo, ND 2

6/22/10

0 1,634 0 1,634

Commercial Retail

47,709 sq. ft. Minot 1400 31st Ave - Minot, ND

12/10/10

1,026 6,143 1,081 8,250

Total Property Acquisitions

$ 6,223 $ 32,875 $ 6,494 $ 45,592

(1)

Expansion project placed in service January 10, 2011.

(2)

Development property placed in service June 22, 2010. Additional costs incurred in fiscal year 2010 totaled $2.3 million, for a total project cost at April 30, 2011 of $3.9 million.

Acquisitions in fiscal years 2012 and 2011 are immaterial to our real estate portfolio both individually and in the aggregate, and consequently no proforma information is presented. The results of operations from acquired properties are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as of their acquisition date. The revenue and net income of our fiscal year 2012 and 2011 acquisitions (excluding development projects placed in service) are detailed below.

(in thousands)

April 30, 2012

April 30, 2011

Total revenue

$ 4,213 $ 1,988

Net income

$ 950 $ 332


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NOTE 10 • continued

PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS

During fiscal year 2012, the Company disposed of two properties for an aggregate sale price of $3.2 million, compared to six properties and one patio home for an aggregate sale price of $83.3 million during fiscal year 2011. The Company's dispositions during fiscal 2012 and 2011 are detailed below.

Fiscal 2012 ( May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012 )

(in thousands)

Dispositions

Sales Price

Book Value

and Sales Cost

Gain/(Loss)

Commercial Retail

41,200 sq ft. Livingstone Pamida - Livingston, MT

$ 2,175 $ 1,586 $ 589

12,556 sq ft. East Grand Station – East Grand Forks, MN

$ 1,062 $ 1,302 $ (240 )

Total Property Dispositions

$ 3,237 $ 2,888 $ 349

Fiscal 2011 ( May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011 )

(in thousands)

Dispositions

Sales Price

Book Value

and Sales Cost

Gain/(Loss)

Multi-Family Residential

504 unit - Dakota Hill at Valley Ranch - Irving, TX

$ 36,100 $ 30,909 $ 5,191

192 unit - Neighborhood Apartments - Colorado Springs, CO

11,200 9,664 1,536

195 unit - Pinecone Apartments - Fort Collins, CO

15,875 10,422 5,453

210 unit - Miramont Apartments - Fort Collins, CO

17,200 10,732 6,468
80,375 61,727 18,648

Commercial Medical

1,410 sq. ft. Edgewood Vista Patio Home 4330 - Fargo, ND

205 220 (15 )

Commercial Industrial

29,440 sq. ft. Waconia Industrial Building - Waconia, MN

2,300 1,561 739

Commercial Retail

41,000 sq. ft. Ladysmith Pamida - Ladysmith, WI

450 457 (7 )

Total Property Dispositions

$ 83,330 $ 63,965 $ 19,365


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NOTE 11 • OPERATING SEGMENTS

IRET reports its results in five reportable segments: multi-family residential, commercial office, commercial medical (including senior housing), commercial industrial and commercial retail properties.  The Company's reportable segments are aggregations of similar properties.


Segment information in this report is presented based on net operating income, which we define as total real estate revenues and gain on involuntary conversion less real estate expenses and real estate taxes (excluding depreciation and amortization related to real estate investments and real estate impairment).  The following tables present real estate revenues and net operating income for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 from our five reportable segments, and reconcile net operating income of reportable segments to net income as reported in the consolidated financial statements. Segment assets are also reconciled to Total Assets as reported in the consolidated financial statements.


(in thousands)

Year Ended April 30, 2012

Multi-Family

 Residential

Commercial

Office

Commercial

Medical

Commercial

Industrial

Commercial

Retail

Total

Real estate revenue

$ 74,190 $ 74,334 $ 65,531 $ 14,325 $ 13,408 $ 241,788

Real estate expenses

34,790 34,816 20,655 3,549 4,468 98,278

Gain on involuntary conversion

274 274

Net operating income

$ 39,400 $ 39,518 $ 44,876 $ 10,776 $ 9,214 143,784

Depreciation/amortization

(60,264 )

Administrative, advisory and trustee fees

(7,381 )

Other expenses

(1,898 )

Interest expense

(65,113 )

Interest and other income

786

Income from continuing operations

9,914

Loss from discontinued operations

(208 )

Net income

$ 9,706

(in thousands)

Year Ended April 30, 2011

Multi-Family

Residential

Commercial-

Office

Commercial-

Medical

Commercial-

Industrial

Commercial-

Retail

Total

Real estate revenue

$ 66,838 $ 77,747 $ 66,048 $ 13,165 $ 13,156 $ 236,954

Real estate expenses

34,129 36,055 22,451 4,328 4,839 101,802

Net operating income

$ 32,709 $ 41,692 $ 43,597 $ 8,837 $ 8,317 135,152

Depreciation/amortization

(58,385 )

Administrative, advisory and trustee services

(7,222 )

Other expenses

(1,747 )

Interest expense

(63,820 )

Interest and other income

541

Income from continuing operations

4,519

Income from discontinued operations

19,832

Net income

$ 24,351


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(in thousands)

Year Ended April 30, 2010

Multi-Family

Residential

Commercial-

Office

Commercial-

Medical

Commercial-

Industrial

Commercial-

Retail

Total

Real estate revenue

$ 65,478 $ 82,079 $ 57,439 $ 13,095 $ 12,852 $ 230,943

Real estate expenses

32,615 36,833 17,829 4,121 4,744 96,142

Gain on involuntary conversion

1,660 0 0 0 0 1,660

Net operating income

$ 34,523 $ 45,246 $ 39,610 $ 8,974 $ 8,108 136,461

Depreciation/amortization

(57,088 )

Administrative, advisory and trustee services

(6,218 )

Other expenses

(2,513 )

Interest expense

(65,442 )

Interest and other income

894

Income from continuing operations

6,094

Loss from discontinued operations

(1,509 )

Net income

$ 4,585

Segment Assets and Accumulated Depreciation

(in thousands)

As of April 30, 2012

Multi-Family

 Residential

Commercial

Office

Commercial

Medical

Commercial

Industrial

Commercial

Retail

Total

Segment assets

Property owned

$ 539,783 $ 605,318 $ 500,268 $ 119,002 $ 127,638 $ 1,892,009

Less accumulated depreciation

(128,834 ) (121,422 ) (78,744 ) (20,693 ) (23,797 ) (373,490 )

Total property owned

$ 410,949 $ 483,896 $ 421,524 $ 98,309 $ 103,841 $ 1,518,519

Real estate held for sale

2,067

Cash and cash equivalents

39,989

Other investments

634

Receivables and other assets

114,569

Development in progress

27,599

Unimproved land

10,990

Total Assets

$ 1,714,367

(in thousands)

As of April 30, 2011

Multi-Family

 Residential

Commercial

Office

Commercial

Medical

Commercial

Industrial

Commercial

Retail

Total

Segment assets

Property owned

$ 484,815 $ 595,491 $ 447,831 $ 117,602 $ 125,059 $ 1,770,798

Less accumulated depreciation

(117,718 ) (104,650 ) (65,367 ) (17,713 ) (23,504 ) (328,952 )

Total property owned

$ 367,097 $ 490,841 $ 382,464 $ 99,889 $ 101,555 $ 1,441,846

Cash and cash equivalents

41,191

Other investments

625

Receivables and other assets

115,302

Development in progress

9,693

Unimproved land

6,550

Mortgage loans receivable, net of allowance

156

Total Assets

$ 1,615,363


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NOTE 12 • DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company reports in discontinued operations the results of operations of a property that has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale. The Company also reports any gains or losses from the sale of a property in discontinued operations. Eight condominium units in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and a retail property in Kentwood, Michigan, were classified as held for sale at April 30, 2012. There were no properties classified as held for sale as of April 30, 2011 and 2010. The following information shows the effect on net income and the gains or losses from the sale of properties classified as discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

REVENUE

Real estate rentals

$ 142 $ 6,278 $ 11,684

Tenant reimbursement

62 112 148

TOTAL REVENUE

204 6,390 11,832

EXPENSES

Depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments

60 1,285 2,667

Utilities

39 572 964

Maintenance

22 736 1,251

Real estate taxes

31 691 1,389

Insurance

4 115 293

Property management expenses

9 864 1,502

Other expenses

67 28 0

Amortization related to non-real estate investments

0 4 8

Real estate impairment

428 0 1,678

TOTAL EXPENSES

660 4,295 9,752

Interest expense

(117 ) (1,633 ) (3,664 )

Interest income

0 5 7

Other income

16 0 0

(Loss) income from discontinued operations before gain on sale

(557 ) 467 (1,577 )

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

349 19,365 68

(LOSS) INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

$ (208 ) $ 19,832 $ (1,509 )

Segment Data

Multi-Family Residential

$ 0 $ 19,224 $ 437

Commercial Office

0 0 (169 )

Commercial Medical

455 (186 ) (409 )

Commercial Industrial

0 726 (23 )

Commercial Retail

(247 ) 68 (1,345 )

Total

$ (208 ) $ 19,832 $ (1,509 )

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

Property Sale Data

Sales price

$ 3,237 $ 83,330 $ 560

Net book value and sales costs

(2,888 ) (63,965 ) (492 )

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

$ 349 $ 19,365 $ 68


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NOTE 13 • EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company has no outstanding options, warrants, convertible stock or other contractual obligations requiring issuance of additional common shares that would result in a dilution of earnings. Units can be exchanged for shares on a one-for-one basis after a minimum holding period of one year. The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share reported in the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

For Years Ended April 30,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2012

2011

2010

NUMERATOR

Income from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust

$ 8,375 $ 4,216 $ 5,164

(Loss) income from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust

(163 ) 15,866 (1,163 )

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust

8,212 20,082 4,001

Dividends to preferred shareholders

(2,372 ) (2,372 ) (2,372 )

Numerator for basic earnings per share – net income available to common shareholders

5,840 17,710 1,629

Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership

1,359 4,449 562

Numerator for diluted earnings per share

$ 7,199 $ 22,159 $ 2,191

DENOMINATOR

Denominator for basic earnings per share weighted average shares

83,557 78,628 69,093

Effect of convertible operating partnership units

19,875 20,154 20,825

Denominator for diluted earnings per share

103,432 98,782 89,918

Earnings per common share from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted

$ .07 $ .02 $ .04

Earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted

.00 .20 (.01 )

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC & DILUTED

$ .07 $ .22 $ .03

NOTE 14 • RETIREMENT PLANS

IRET sponsors a defined contribution profit sharing retirement plan and a defined contribution 401(k) plan.  IRET's defined contribution profit sharing retirement plan is available to employees over the age of 21 who have completed one year of service.  Participation in IRET's defined contribution 401(k) plan is available to employees over the age of 21 who have completed one year of service and who work at least 1,000 hours per calendar year, and employees participating in the 401(k) plan may contribute up to maximum levels established by the IRS.  Employer contributions to the profit sharing and 401(k) plans are at the discretion of the Company's management.  IRET expects to contribute not more than 3.5% of the salary of each employee participating in the profit sharing plan, and currently matches, dollar for dollar, employee contributions to the 401(k) plan in an amount equal to up to 4.0% of the salary of each employee participating in the 401(k) plan, for a total expected contribution of not more than 7.5% of the salary of each of the employees participating in both plans. Contributions by IRET to the profit sharing plan are subject to a vesting schedule; contributions by IRET under the 401(k) plan are fully vested when made.  IRET's contributions to these plans on behalf of employees totaled approximately $871,000, $598,000 and $400,000 in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase in cost from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2012 was due to growth in the number of employees during IRET's transition to internal property management.


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NOTE 15 • COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Ground Leases. As of April 30, 2012, the Company is a tenant under operating ground or air rights leases on twelve of its properties. The Company pays a total of approximately $500,000 per year in rent under these ground leases, which have remaining terms ranging from 3 months to 89 years, and expiration dates ranging from July 2012 to October 2100. The Company has renewal options for six of the twelve ground leases, and rights of first offer or first refusal for the remainder.

The expected timing of ground and air rights lease payments as of April 30, 2012 is as follows:

(in thousands)

Year Ended April 30,

Lease Payments

2013

$ 499

2014

500

2015

501

2016

473

2017

445

Thereafter

22,041

Total

$ 24,459

Legal Proceedings . IRET is involved in various lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Management believes that such matters will not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Environmental Matters . It is generally IRET's policy to obtain a Phase I environmental assessment of each property that the Company seeks to acquire.  Such assessments have not revealed, nor is the Company aware of, any environmental liabilities that IRET believes would have a material adverse effect on IRET's financial position or results of operations. IRET owns properties that contain or potentially contain (based on the age of the property) asbestos or lead, or have underground fuel storage tanks. For certain of these properties, the Company estimated the fair value of the conditional asset retirement obligation and chose not to book a liability, because the amounts involved were immaterial. With respect to certain other properties, the Company has not recorded any related asset retirement obligation, as the fair value of the liability cannot be reasonably estimated, due to insufficient information. IRET believes it does not have sufficient information to estimate the fair value of the asset retirement obligations for these properties because a settlement date or range of potential settlement dates has not been specified by others, and, additionally, there are currently no plans or expectation of plans to sell or to demolish these properties, or to undertake major renovations that would require removal of the asbestos, lead and/or underground storage tanks.  These properties are expected to be maintained by repairs and maintenance activities that would not involve the removal of the asbestos, lead and/or underground storage tanks.  Also, a need for renovations caused by tenant changes, technology changes or other factors has not been identified.

Tenant Improvements .  In entering into leases with tenants, IRET may commit itself to fund improvements or build-outs of the rented space to suit tenant requirements.  These tenant improvements are typically funded at the beginning of the lease term, and IRET is accordingly exposed to some risk of loss if a tenant defaults prior to the expiration of the lease term, and the rental income that was expected to cover the cost of the tenant improvements is not received.  As of April 30, 2012, the Company is committed to fund approximately $7.1 million in tenant improvements, within approximately the next 12 months.

Purchase Options . The Company has granted options to purchase certain IRET properties to tenants in these properties, under lease agreements.  In general, the options grant the tenant the right to purchase the property at the greater of such property's appraised value or an annual compounded increase of a specified percentage of the initial cost of the property to IRET. The property cost and gross rental revenue of these properties are as follows:


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NOTE 15 • continued

(in thousands)

Gross Rental Revenue

Property

Investment Cost

2012

2011

2010

Billings 2300 Grant Road - Billings, MT

$ 2,522 $ 291 $ 226 $ n/a

Fargo 1320 45 th Street N - Fargo, ND

4,160 400 333 n/a

Great Plains - Fargo, ND

15,375 1,843 1,876 1,876

Healtheast St John & Woodwinds - Maplewood & Woodbury, MN

21,601 2,152 2,152 2,152

Minnesota National Bank - Duluth, MN

2,272 127 105 164

Missoula 3050 Great Northern - Missoula, MT

2,723 315 243 n/a

Sartell 2000 23 rd Street South - Sartell, MN

12,716 868 1,209 1,173

Spring Creek American Falls- American Falls, ID

4,070 234 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Boise - Boise, ID

5,075 293 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Eagle - Eagle, ID

4,100 237 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Meridian - Meridian, ID

7,250 417 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Overland - Overland, ID

6,725 387 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Soda Springs - Soda Springs, ID

2,262 130 n/a n/a

Spring Creek Ustick - Meridian, ID

4,300 246 n/a n/a

St. Michael Clinic - St. Michael, MN

2,851 248 244 241

Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI

15,020 1,020 1,104 1,356

Winsted Industrial Building - Winsted, MN

1,049 32 n/a n/a

Total

$ 114,071 $ 9,240 $ 7,492 $ 6,962

Restrictions on Taxable Dispositions.   Approximately 108 of the Company's properties, consisting of approximately 6.0 million square feet of our combined commercial segment's properties and 3,921 apartment units, are subject to restrictions on taxable dispositions under agreements entered into with some of the sellers or contributors of the properties.  The real estate investment amount of these properties (net of accumulated depreciation) was approximately $786.5 million at April 30, 2012. The restrictions on taxable dispositions are effective for varying periods.  The terms of these agreements generally prevent us from selling the properties in taxable transactions.  The Company does not believe that the agreements materially affect the conduct of its business or its decisions whether to dispose of restricted properties during the restriction period because the Company generally holds these and its other properties for investment purposes, rather than for sale. Historically, however, where the Company has deemed it to be in its shareholders' best interests to dispose of restricted properties, the Company has done so through transactions structured as tax-deferred transactions under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Redemption Value of UPREIT Units .  The limited partnership units ("UPREIT Units") of the Company's operating partnership, IRET Properties, are redeemable at the option of the holder for cash, or, at our option, for the Company's common shares of beneficial interest on a one-for-one basis, after a minimum one-year holding period.  All UPREIT Units receive the same cash distributions as those paid on common shares.  UPREIT Units are redeemable for an amount of cash per Unit equal to the average of the daily market price of an IRET common share for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of valuation of the Unit.  As of April 30, 2012 and 2011, the aggregate redemption value of the then-outstanding UPREIT Units of the operating partnership owned by limited partners was approximately $147.8 million and $188.0 million, respectively.

Joint Venture Buy/Sell Options.   Certain of IRET's joint venture agreements contain buy/sell options in which each party under certain circumstances has the option to acquire the interest of the other party, but do not generally require that the Company buy its partners' interests. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, IRET acquired, in an equity transaction for $1.3 million, its joint venture partner's interest in the Company's only joint venture which allowed IRET's unaffiliated partner, at its election, to require that IRET buy its interest at a purchase price to be determined by an appraisal conducted in accordance with the terms of the agreement, or at a negotiated price. The entity will continue to be consolidated in IRET's financial statements. The Company currently has no joint ventures in which its joint venture partner can require the Company to buy the partner's interest.

Development Projects .   The Company has various contracts outstanding with third parties in connection with ongoing development projects.  As of April 30, 2012, contractual commitments for development projects are as follows:


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NOTE 15 • continued

Multi-Family Conversion, Minot, North Dakota :  The Company is converting an existing approximately 15,000 square foot commercial office building in Minot, North Dakota to a 20-unit multi-family residential property, for an estimated total cost of $3.0 million and a projected completion date in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013. As of April 30, 2012, the Company had incurred approximately $321,000 of these project costs.

Quarry Ridge Apartment Homes, Rochester, Minnesota : In June 2011, the Company commenced construction on an approximately 159-unit apartment project in Rochester, Minnesota, located adjacent to its existing Quarry Ridge Apartment Homes. The Company currently estimates that construction costs (excluding the value of the land) will total approximately $17.3 million, and that the project will be completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. As of April 30, 2012, the Company had incurred approximately $14.5 million of the estimated construction costs.

Williston Apartments, Williston, North Dakota :  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company formed a joint venture to construct a 144-unit multi-family residential property in Williston, North Dakota.  Construction commenced in August 2011, and 72 units were placed in service during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012.  The Company estimates that the remaining 72 units will be placed in service during the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 at a total project cost to the joint venture entity of approximately $19.5 million, including the value of the land. The Company is the majority member of the joint venture, with a 60% interest; the remaining 40% interest is held by the Company's joint venture partner, a Minnesota limited liability company formed by a developer and a construction company based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Company's cash contribution to the project is approximately $3.3 million; the Company's joint venture partner contributed project planning and development services and the land for the project, which together were valued at $2.2 million. The remainder of the project cost is being financed with a construction loan from First International Bank & Trust. As of April 30, 2012, the joint venture entity had incurred approximately $14.4 million of the total estimated project costs.

Senior Housing Memory Care and Assisted Living Units, Laramie, Wyoming :  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company entered into a contract for the construction of an additional 29 assisted living units at its existing 48-unit Spring Wind senior housing facility in Laramie, Wyoming, and for the conversion of an existing 16 units at the facility to memory care units, for a total, following project completion, of 61 assisted living units and 16 memory care units. The Company estimates that the construction costs for this expansion project will total approximately $3.8 million and that the project will be completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.  As of April 30, 2012, the Company had incurred approximately $1.8 million of these project costs.

Industrial-Office Build-to-Suit, Minot, North Dakota :  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company entered into a 10-year, fully net lease with a provider of production enhancement services to the oil and gas industry, to construct and then lease an approximately 28,000 square foot industrial building to be located in Minot, North Dakota on an approximately 9.6-acre parcel of vacant land. Construction began in October 2011, with completion estimated in the summer of 2012.  Total construction costs are currently estimated at $5.8 million (including the cost of the land), subject to tenant requested changes. As of April 30, 2012, the Company had incurred approximately $2.2 million of these estimated construction costs.

Jamestown Medical Office Building, Jamestown, North Dakota :  During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company formed a joint venture to construct a one-story, approximately 45,000 square foot medical office building on an approximately 4.9 acre parcel of land adjacent to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center campus in Jamestown, North Dakota, for a total project cost estimated at $9.2 million. The land on which the project is being built is held by the joint venture entity under a pre-paid ground lease with an initial term of 79 years and two 10-year renewals. The Company is the majority member of the joint venture, with a 51% interest; the remaining interest is held by the Company's joint venture partner, a Minnesota limited liability company formed by the principal in a medical leasing and development firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Company's cash contribution to the project is expected to be approximately $1.5 million, with the remainder of the project cost being provided by the Company's joint venture partner and from the proceeds of the joint venture entity's $6.2 million construction loan with Wells Fargo bank. As of April 30, 2012, the joint venture entity had incurred approximately $1.6 million of the total estimated project costs. Construction of the medical office building began in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, with completion of the project currently expected in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013.


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NOTE 16 • FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement  and Disclosures defines and establishes a framework for measuring fair value.  The objective of fair value is to determine the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the exit price). ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three levels, as follows:

Level 1:  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

Level 2:  Significant other observable inputs

Level 3:  Significant unobservable inputs

There were no transfers in and out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during fiscal years 2012 and 2011. Fair value estimates may be different than the amounts that may ultimately be realized upon sale or disposition of the assets and liabilities.

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

The Company had no assets or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at April 30, 2012 and 2011.

Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis

Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at April 30, 2012 consisted of real estate held for sale that was written-down to estimated fair value during fiscal year 2012. See Note 2 for additional information on impairment losses recognized during fiscal year 2012. There were no impairment write-downs in fiscal year 2011. The aggregate fair value of these assets by their levels in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

(in thousands)

April 30, 2012

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Real estate held for sale

$ 2,067 $ 0 $ 0 $ 2,067

Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial assets and liabilities. The fair values of our financial instruments approximate their carrying amount in our consolidated financial statements except for debt.

Mortgage Loans Receivable. Fair values are based on the discounted value of future cash flows expected to be received for a loan using current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit risk and the same remaining maturities. Terms are short term in nature and carrying value approximates the estimated fair value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity.

Other Investments. The carrying amount, or cost plus accrued interest, of the certificates of deposit approximates fair value.

Other Debt. The fair value of other debt is estimated based on the discounted cash flows of the loan using current market rates, which are estimated based on recent financing transactions (Level 3).

Lines of Credit.   The carrying amount approximates fair value because the variable rate debt re-prices frequently.

Mortgages Payable. For variable rate loans that re-price frequently, fair values are based on carrying values. The fair value of fixed rate loans is estimated based on the discounted cash flows of the loans using current market rates, which are estimated based on recent financing transactions (Level 3).


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NOTE 16 • continued

The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of April 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

(in thousands)

2012

2011

Carrying

 Amount

Fair Value

Carrying

 Amount

Fair Value

FINANCIAL ASSETS

Mortgage loans receivable

$ 0 $ 0 $ 156 $ 156

Cash and cash equivalents

39,989 39,989 41,191 41,191

Other investments

634 634 625 625

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Other debt

13,875 13,973 8,200 7,279

Lines of credit

39,000 39,000 30,000 30,000

Mortgages payable

1,048,689 1,087,082 993,803 1,013,713

NOTE 17 • COMMON AND PREFERRED SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST AND EQUITY

Distribution Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan.   During fiscal years 2012 and 2011, IRET issued 4.8 million and 1.7 million common shares, respectively, pursuant to its distribution reinvestment and share purchase plan, at a total value at issuance of $34.3 million and $14.5 million, respectively. The shares issued under the distribution reinvestment and share purchase plan during fiscal year 2012 consisted of 1.5 million shares valued at issuance at $10.8 million that were issued for reinvested distributions and approximately 3.3 million shares valued at $23.5 million at issuance that were sold for voluntary cash contributions. The shares issued under the distribution reinvestment and share purchase plan during fiscal year 2011 consisted of 1.3 million shares valued at issuance at $11.4 million that were issued for reinvested distributions and approximately 372,000 shares valued at $3.1 million at issuance that were sold for voluntary cash contributions. IRET's distribution reinvestment plan is available to common shareholders of IRET and all limited partners of IRET Properties. Under the distribution reinvestment plan, shareholders or limited partners may elect to have all or a portion of their distributions used to purchase additional IRET common shares, and may elect to make voluntary cash contributions for the purchase of IRET common shares, at a discount (currently 5%) from the market price.

Conversion of Units to Common Shares.   During fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively, approximately 759,000 and 1.0 million Units were converted to common shares, with a total value of $3.5 million and $6.9 million included in equity.

Issuance of Common Shares .  The Company has an effective shelf registration statement under which it has registered common and preferred shares of beneficial interest with an aggregate public offering price of up to $150.0 million. On January 20, 2012, the Company entered into a continuous equity offering program under this shelf registration statement with BMO Capital Markets Corp. ("BMO") as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may from time to time offer and sell its common shares of beneficial interest having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $100.0 million. Sales of common shares, if any, under the program will depend upon market conditions and other factors to be determined by IRET.  During fiscal year 2012, IRET issued 3.3 million common shares under this program for total proceeds (before offering expenses but after underwriting discounts and commissions) of $24.0 million.  During fiscal year 2011, IRET sold 1.8 million common shares under its previous continuous equity offering program with Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated as sales agent, for net proceeds of approximately $15.0 million, before offering expenses but after underwriting discounts and commissions.  The shelf registration statement under which the Company had reserved shares for issuance under this previous continuous equity offering program expired at the end of its three-year life during the second quarter of fiscal year 2012.

Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest.   During fiscal year 2004, the Company issued 1,150,000 shares of 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest for total proceeds of $27.3 million, net of selling costs. Holders of the Company's Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest are entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate of 8.25% of the liquidation preference of $25 per share, or $2.0625 per share per annum. These dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears. The shares are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or any other securities of the Company at the election of the holders. However, the Company, at its option, may redeem the shares at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid distributions through the date of redemption. The shares have no maturity date and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed by the Company.


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NOTE 18 • QUARTERLY RESULTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

QUARTER ENDED

July 31, 2011

October 31, 2011

January 31, 2012

April 30, 2012

Revenues

$ 59,557 $ 60,629 $ 60,981 $ 60,621

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust

$ 1,421 $ 1,285 $ 2,127 $ 3,379

Net income available to common shareholders

$ 828 $ 692 $ 1,534 $ 2,786

Net income per common share - basic & diluted

$ .01 $ .01 $ .02 $ .03

(in thousands, except per share data)

QUARTER ENDED

July 31, 2010

October 31, 2010

January 31, 2011

April 30, 2011

Revenues

$ 59,042 $ 58,765 $ 60,121 $ 59,026

Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust

$ 1,986 $ 5,819 $ 11,833 $ 444

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

$ 1,393 $ 5,226 $ 11,240 $ (149 )

Net income (loss) per common share - basic & diluted

$ .02 $ .07 $ .14 $ (.01 )

The above financial information is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) have been included for a fair presentation.

NOTE 19 • REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Redeemable noncontrolling interests on our Consolidated Balance Sheets represent the noncontrolling interest in a joint venture of the Company in which the Company's unaffiliated partner, at its election, could require the Company to buy its interest at a purchase price to be determined by an appraisal conducted in accordance with the terms of the agreement, or at a negotiated price. Redeemable noncontrolling interests are presented at the greater of their carrying amount or redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the value from period to period are charged to common shares of beneficial interest on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company acquired this interest from its joint venture partner in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, and following this acquisition, currently has no redeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate entities. As of April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the estimated redemption value of the redeemable noncontrolling interests was $0, $987,000 and $1.8 million, respectively.  Below is a table reflecting the activity of the redeemable noncontrolling interests.

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

Balance at beginning of fiscal year

$ 987 $ 1,812 $ 1,737

Net income (loss)

12 (13 ) 60

Net distributions

(27 ) (442 ) (177 )

Mark-to-market adjustments

35 (370 ) 192

Acquisition of joint venture partner's interest

(1,007 ) 0 0

Balance at close of fiscal year

$ 0 $ 987 $ 1,812

NOTE 20 • SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Common and Preferred Share Distributions. On July 2, 2012, the Company paid a distribution of 51.56 cents per share on the Company's Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares to preferred shareholders of record on June 15, 2012. On July 2, 2012, the Company paid a distribution of 13.00 cents per share on the Company's common shares and units, to common shareholders and Unitholders of record on June 15, 2012.

Completed Acquisitions and Dispositions .  Subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012, on May 8, 2012, the Company closed on its acquisition of a 308-unit multi-family residential property in Topeka, Kansas, for a purchase price totaling $17.7 million, of which approximately $12.5 million consisted of the assumption of existing debt, with the remainder paid in cash. On June 4, 2012, the Company closed on its acquisition of two multi-family residential properties in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 232-unit Colony apartment property was acquired for a purchase price of $17.5 million, of which approximately $14.2 million was paid in cash and the remainder in limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at issuance at approximately $3.3 million. The 208-unit Lakeside Village apartment property was acquired for a purchase price of $17.3 million, of which approximately $13.8 million was paid in cash and the remainder in limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at issuance at approximately $3.5 million. The Company placed mortgage debt of $14.0 million and $13.8 million, respectively,



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NOTE 20 • continued

on these two properties on June 4, 2012. The purchase price accounting is incomplete for the acquisitions that closed subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2012.

On June 20, 2012, the Company sold an approximately 16,000 square foot retail property in Kentwood, Michigan, for a sale price of $625,000. On June 21, 2012, the Company sold two condominium units in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, for a sale price of approximately $330,000.

On June 15, 2012 the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register shares for issuance under the Company's DRIP. This registration statement replaces the previous DRIP registration statement, and all shares remaining unsold under the previous DRIP registration statement were transferred to the new registration statement.  On June 29, 2012, the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to enable the Company to offer and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, common and preferred shares of beneficial interest with an aggregate public offering price of up to $150.0 million. This shelf registration statement is in addition to the Company's currently-effective registration statement under which the Company registered, in May 2010, common and preferred shares with an aggregate public offering price of up to $150.0 million, of which $100.0 million has been reserved for issuance under the continuous equity offering program with BMO as sales agent.


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

April 30, 2012

Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subseq­uent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Multi-Family Residential

11th Street 3 Plex - Minot, ND

$

93

$

11

$

53

$

10

$

16

$

58

$

74

$

(6)

2008

40 years

4th Street 4 Plex - Minot, ND

107

15

74

13

22

80

102

(8)

2008

40 years

Apartments on Main - Minot, ND

709

158

1,123

20

178

1,123

1,301

(128)

1987

24-40 years

Arbors - S Sioux City, NE

4,074

350

6,625

1,143

603

7,515

8,118

(1,256)

2006

40 years

Ashland - Grand Forks, ND

5,800

741

7,569

0

741

7,569

8,310

(37)

2012

40 years

Boulder Court - Eagan, MN

3,459

1,067

5,498

2,507

1,282

7,790

9,072

(1,738)

2003

40 years

Brookfield Village - Topeka, KS

5,463

509

6,698

1,181

611

7,777

8,388

(1,728)

2003

40 years

Brooklyn Heights - Minot, ND

848

145

1,450

732

204

2,123

2,327

(765)

1997

12-40 years

Campus Center - St. Cloud, MN

1,350

395

2,244

137

398

2,378

2,776

(319)

2007

40 years

Campus Heights - St. Cloud, MN

0

110

628

47

112

673

785

(92)

2007

40 years

Campus Knoll - St. Cloud, MN

900

266

1,512

76

271

1,583

1,854

(216)

2007

40 years

Campus Plaza - St. Cloud, MN (1)

0

54

311

39

59

345

404

(47)

2007

40 years

Campus Side - St. Cloud, MN (1)

0

107

615

76

114

684

798

(93)

2007

40 years

Campus View - St. Cloud, MN (1)

0

107

615

66

109

679

788

(91)

2007

40 years

Candlelight - Fargo, ND

1,274

80

758

1,051

223

1,666

1,889

(772)

1992

24-40 years

Canyon Lake - Rapid City, SD

2,989

305

3,958

799

343

4,719

5,062

(1,199)

2001

40 years

Castlerock - Billings, MT

6,864

736

4,864

1,623

900

6,323

7,223

(2,127)

1998

40 years

Chateau - Minot, ND

0

122

1,499

469

122

1,968

2,090

(219)

1998

12-40 years

Cimarron Hills - Omaha, NE

4,947

706

9,588

4,263

1,244

13,313

14,557

(3,786)

2001

40 years

Colonial Villa - Burnsville, MN

6,918

2,401

11,515

3,404

2,772

14,548

17,320

(3,417)

2003

40 years

Colton Heights - Minot, ND

477

80

672

358

114

996

1,110

(660)

1984

40 years

Cornerstone - St. Cloud, MN (1)

0

54

311

42

55

352

407

(48)

2007

40 years

Cottage West Twin Homes - Sioux Falls, SD

3,758

968

3,762

33

976

3,787

4,763

(52)

2011

40 years

Cottonwood - Bismarck, ND

16,197

1,056

17,372

2,657

1,312

19,773

21,085

(5,253)

1997

40 years

Country Meadows - Billings, MT

6,894

491

7,809

1,067

534

8,833

9,367

(2,970)

1995

33-40 years

Crestview - Bismarck, ND

4,059

235

4,290

1,260

480

5,305

5,785

(2,411)

1994

24-40 years

Crown - Rochester, MN

2,737

261

3,289

128

266

3,412

3,678

(176)

2010

40 years

Crown Colony - Topeka, KS

8,473

620

9,956

1,896

782

11,690

12,472

(3,598)

1999

40 years

East Park - Sioux Falls, SD

1,497

115

2,405

681

156

3,045

3,201

(843)

2002

40 years

Evergreen - Isanti, MN

2,078

380

2,720

72

380

2,792

3,172

(253)

2008

40 years

Evergreen II - Isanti, MN

2,185

691

2,784

2

691

2,786

3,477

(39)

2011

40 years

Fairmont - Minot, ND

367

28

337

43

53

355

408

(36)

2008

40 years


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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Multi-Family Residential - continued

Forest Park - Grand Forks, ND

$

7,934

$

810

$

5,579

$

6,174

$

1,339

$

11,224

$

12,563

$

(4,118)

1993

24-40 years

Gables Townhomes - Sioux Falls, SD

1,521

349

1,921

23

364

1,929

2,293

(27)

2011

40 years

Grand Gateway - St. Cloud, MN

5,691

814

7,086

14

814

7,100

7,914

(47)

2012

40 years

Greenfield - Omaha, NE

3,650

578

4,122

512

757

4,455

5,212

(504)

2007

40 years

Heritage Manor - Rochester, MN

4,337

403

6,968

2,144

479

9,036

9,515

(2,989)

1998

40 years

Indian Hills - Sioux City, IA (1)

0

294

2,921

2,987

375

5,827

6,202

(751)

2007

40 years

Kirkwood Manor - Bismarck, ND

3,408

449

2,725

1,343

544

3,973

4,517

(1,429)

1997

12-40 years

Lancaster - St. Cloud, MN

875

289

2,899

868

439

3,617

4,056

(1,213)

2000

40 years

Landmark - Grand Forks, ND

1,759

184

1,514

845

274

2,269

2,543

(818)

1997

40 years

Legacy - Grand Forks, ND

16,540

1,362

21,727

5,447

2,041

26,495

28,536

(7,839)

1995-2005

24-40 years

Mariposa - Topeka, KS

3,067

399

5,110

334

420

5,423

5,843

(1,033)

2004

40 years

Monticello Village - Monticello, MN

2,958

490

3,756

399

616

4,029

4,645

(892)

2004

40 years

North Pointe - Bismarck, ND

3,522

303

3,957

243

324

4,179

4,503

(1,089)

1995-2011

24-40 years

Northern Valley - Rochester, MN

0

110

610

49

119

650

769

(34)

2010

40 years

Oakmont Estates - Sioux Falls, SD

2,573

423

4,838

409

511

5,159

5,670

(1,334)

2002

40 years

Oakwood Estates - Sioux Falls, SD

4,184

543

2,784

4,012

764

6,575

7,339

(2,709)

1993

40 years

Olympic Village - Billings, MT

11,131

1,164

10,441

2,277

1,573

12,309

13,882

(3,695)

2000

40 years

Olympik Village - Rochester, MN

4,715

1,034

6,109

1,351

1,138

7,356

8,494

(1,370)

2005

40 years

Oxbow Park - Sioux Falls, SD

4,086

404

3,152

2,395

557

5,394

5,951

(2,304)

1994

24-40 years

Park Meadows - Waite Park, MN

8,694

1,143

9,099

4,181

1,506

12,917

14,423

(5,118)

1997

40 years

Pebble Springs - Bismarck, ND

809

7

748

101

42

814

856

(276)

1999

40 years

Pinehurst - Billings, MT

313

72

687

160

77

842

919

(222)

2002

40 years

Pines - Minot, ND

136

35

215

149

49

350

399

(113)

2002

40 years

Plaza - Minot, ND

5,720

793

0

15,028

900

14,921

15,821

(1,246)

2009

40 years

Pointe West - Rapid City, SD

2,780

240

3,538

1,118

353

4,543

4,896

(1,983)

1994

24-40 years

Prairie Winds - Sioux Falls, SD

1,488

144

1,816

433

225

2,168

2,393

(1,059)

1993

24-40 years

Prairiewood Meadows - Fargo, ND

2,456

280

2,531

953

340

3,424

3,764

(1,038)

2000

40 years

Quarry Ridge - Rochester, MN

11,876

1,312

13,362

581

1,345

13,910

15,255

(1,980)

2006

40 years

Regency Park Estates - St. Cloud, MN

7,097

702

10,198

140

703

10,337

11,040

(185)

2011

40 years

Ridge Oaks - Sioux City, IA

3,516

178

4,073

1,936

257

5,930

6,187

(1,755)

2001

40 years

Rimrock West - Billings, MT

3,443

330

3,489

1,356

417

4,758

5,175

(1,348)

1999

40 years

Rocky Meadows - Billings, MT

5,338

656

5,726

871

767

6,486

7,253

(2,575)

1995

40 years

Rum River - Isanti, MN

3,741

843

4,823

74

848

4,892

5,740

(619)

2007

40 years


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April 30, 2012

Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Multi-Family Residential - continued

Sherwood - Topeka, KS

$

12,716

$

1,145

$

14,684

$

2,500

$

1,503

$

16,826

$

18,329

$

(5,260)

1999

40 years

Sierra Vista - Sioux Falls, SD

1,477

241

2,097

56

251

2,143

2,394

(66)

2011

40 years

South Pointe - Minot, ND

9,109

550

9,548

2,139

1,261

10,976

12,237

(4,442)

1995

24-40 years

Southview - Minot, ND

1,105

185

469

295

236

713

949

(292)

1994

24-40 years

Southwind - Grand Forks, ND

5,818

400

5,034

2,373

714

7,093

7,807

(2,757)

1995

24-40 years

Summit Park - Minot, ND

1,176

161

1,898

1,022

266

2,815

3,081

(983)

1995

24-40 years

Sunset Trail - Rochester, MN

8,373

336

12,814

2,214

522

14,842

15,364

(4,154)

1999

40 years

Sycamore Village - Sioux Falls, SD

842

101

1,317

457

151

1,724

1,875

(495)

2002

40 years

Temple - Minot, ND

83

0

0

226

0

226

226

(36)

2006

40 years

Terrace Heights - Minot, ND

196

29

312

83

40

384

424

(153)

2006

40 years

Terrace On The Green - Moorhead, MN

2,210

24

1,490

1,792

132

3,174

3,306

(2,200)

1970

33-40 years

The Meadows - Jamestown, ND (1)

0

590

4,519

1,063

646

5,526

6,172

(1,663)

1998

40 years

Thomasbrook - Lincoln, NE

6,159

600

10,306

2,753

1,084

12,575

13,659

(3,596)

1999

40 years

University Park Place - St. Cloud, MN (1)

0

78

450

54

78

504

582

(66)

2007

40 years

Valley Park - Grand Forks, ND

4,004

294

4,137

2,481

509

6,403

6,912

(2,055)

1999

40 years

Village Green - Rochester, MN

1,324

234

2,296

581

349

2,762

3,111

(630)

2003

40 years

West Stonehill - Waite Park, MN

8,935

939

10,167

4,227

1,295

14,038

15,333

(5,911)

1995

40 years

Westridge - Minot, ND

1,768

68

1,887

55

72

1,938

2,010

(196)

2008

40 years

Westwood Park - Bismarck, ND

2,041

116

1,909

1,596

258

3,363

3,621

(1,100)

1998

40 years

Williston Garden - Williston, ND

0

700

8,978

0

700

8,978

9,678

(113)

2012

40 years

Winchester - Rochester, MN

3,242

748

5,622

1,437

1,000

6,807

7,807

(1,601)

2003

40 years

Woodridge - Rochester, MN

6,700

370

6,028

1,777

485

7,690

8,175

(2,970)

1997

40 years

Total Multi-Family Residential

$

311,153

$

38,410

$

387,390

$

113,983

$

48,952

$

490,831

$

539,783

$

(128,834)

Commercial Office

1st Avenue Building - Minot, ND

$

0

$

30

$

80

$

(39)

$

33

$

38

$

71

$

270

1981

33-40 years

2030 Cliff Road - Eagan, MN

995

146

835

90

158

913

1,071

(246)

2007

40 years

610 Business Center IV - Brooklyn Park, MN

7,125

975

5,542

2,886

980

8,423

9,403

(1,363)

2001

19-40 years

7800 West Brown Deer Road - Milwaukee, WI

10,887

1,455

8,756

2,261

1,475

10,997

12,472

(2,853)

2003

40 years

American Corporate Center - Mendota Heights, MN

9,016

893

16,768

3,879

893

20,647

21,540

(7,061)

2002

40 years

Ameritrade - Omaha, NE

3,195

327

7,957

65

327

8,022

8,349

(2,613)

1999

40 years

Benton Business Park - Sauk Rapids, MN

626

188

1,261

79

188

1,340

1,528

(326)

2003

40 years

Bismarck 715 East Broadway - Bismarck, ND

2,398

389

0

2,389

422

2,356

2,778

(202)

2008

40 years


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April 30, 2012

Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Commercial Office - continued

Bloomington Business Plaza - Bloomington, MN

$

0

$

1,300

$

6,106

$

1,562

$

1,311

$

7,657

$

8,968

$

(2,210)

2001

40 years

Brenwood - Minnetonka, MN

5,250

1,688

12,138

3,675

1,697

15,804

17,501

(4,695)

2002

40 years

Brook Valley I - La Vista, NE

1,344

347

1,671

81

347

1,752

2,099

(304)

2005

40 years

Burnsville Bluffs II - Burnsville, MN

1,756

300

2,154

961

359

3,056

3,415

(1,124)

2001

40 years

Cold Spring Center - St. Cloud, MN

5,822

588

7,808

1,002

592

8,806

9,398

(2,698)

2001

40 years

Corporate Center West - Omaha, NE

17,315

3,880

17,509

941

4,167

18,163

22,330

(2,507)

2006

40 years

Crosstown Centre - Eden Prairie, MN

13,687

2,884

14,569

1,620

2,900

16,173

19,073

(3,069)

2004

40 years

Dewey Hill Business Center - Edina, MN

0

985

3,507

907

995

4,404

5,399

(1,522)

2000

40 years

Farnam Executive Center - Omaha, NE

12,160

2,188

11,404

0

2,188

11,404

13,592

(1,604)

2006

40 years

Flagship - Eden Prairie, MN

21,565

1,899

21,638

939

2,013

22,463

24,476

(3,462)

2006

40 years

Gateway Corporate Center - Woodbury, MN

8,700

1,637

7,763

438

1,651

8,187

9,838

(1,165)

2006

40 years

Golden Hills Office Center - Golden Valley, MN

18,251

3,018

18,544

3,249

3,018

21,793

24,811

(6,388)

2003

40 years

Great Plains - Fargo, ND

1,947

126

15,240

10

126

15,250

15,376

(4,845)

1997

40 years

Highlands Ranch I - Highlands Ranch, CO

8,436

2,268

8,362

427

2,268

8,789

11,057

(1,268)

2006

40 years

Highlands Ranch II - Highlands Ranch, CO

8,180

1,437

9,549

1,397

1,437

10,946

12,383

(2,298)

2004

40 years

Interlachen Corporate Center - Edina, MN

9,082

1,650

14,983

1,991

1,668

16,956

18,624

(4,324)

2001

40 years

Intertech Building - Fenton, MO

4,527

2,130

3,968

505

2,147

4,456

6,603

(492)

2007

40 years

Mendota Office Center I - Mendota Heights, MN

3,883

835

6,169

367

835

6,536

7,371

(1,889)

2002

40 years

Mendota Office Center II - Mendota Heights, MN

5,737

1,121

10,085

1,474

1,121

11,559

12,680

(3,777)

2002

40 years

Mendota Office Center III - Mendota Heights, MN

3,942

970

5,734

258

970

5,992

6,962

(1,684)

2002

40 years

Mendota Office Center IV - Mendota Heights, MN

4,687

1,070

7,635

578

1,070

8,213

9,283

(2,396)

2002

40 years

Minnesota National Bank - Duluth, MN

850

287

1,454

171

288

1,624

1,912

(293)

2004

40 years

Minot 2505 16th Street SW - Minot, ND (1)

0

298

1,724

296

298

2,020

2,318

(113)

2009

40 years

Miracle Hills One - Omaha, NE

8,895

1,974

10,117

1,284

2,120

11,255

13,375

(2,039)

2006

40 years

Nicollett VII - Burnsville, MN

0

429

6,931

430

436

7,354

7,790

(1,981)

2001

40 years

Northgate I - Maple Grove, MN

5,339

1,062

6,358

832

1,077

7,175

8,252

(1,429)

2004

40 years

Northgate II - Maple Grove, MN

960

359

1,944

144

403

2,044

2,447

(675)

1999

40 years

Northpark Corporate Center - Arden Hills, MN

12,706

2,034

14,584

1,315

2,034

15,899

17,933

(2,589)

2006

40 years

Omaha 10802 Farnam Dr - Omaha, NE

5,405

2,462

4,374

0

2,462

4,374

6,836

(150)

2010

40 years

Pacific Hills - Omaha, NE

16,770

4,220

11,988

1,775

4,478

13,505

17,983

(2,129)

2006

40 years

Pillsbury Business Center - Bloomington, MN

0

284

1,556

170

299

1,711

2,010

(492)

2001

40 years

Plaza 16 - Minot, ND

7,591

389

5,444

3,749

591

8,991

9,582

(925)

2009

40 years

Plaza VII - Boise, ID

1,052

300

3,058

442

351

3,449

3,800

(925)

2003

40 years

Plymouth 5095 Nathan Lane - Plymouth, MN

1,245

604

1,253

82

636

1,303

1,939

(156)

2007

40 years


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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Commercial Office - continued

Plymouth I - Plymouth, MN

$

1,197

$

530

$

1,133

$

42

$

530

$

1,175

$

1,705

$

(241)

2004

40 years

Plymouth II - Plymouth, MN

1,197

367

1,264

41

367

1,305

1,672

(269)

2004

40 years

Plymouth III - Plymouth, MN

1,473

507

1,495

359

507

1,854

2,361

(417)

2004

40 years

Plymouth IV & V - Plymouth, MN

7,026

1,336

12,693

1,676

1,338

14,367

15,705

(4,294)

2001

40 years

Prairie Oak Business Center - Eden Prairie, MN

3,387

531

4,069

1,640

563

5,677

6,240

(1,696)

2003

40 years

Rapid City 900 Concourse Drive - Rapid City, SD

1,609

285

6,600

503

321

7,067

7,388

(2,040)

2000

40 years

Riverport - Maryland Heights, MO

19,690

1,891

18,982

696

1,917

19,652

21,569

(2,692)

2006

40 years

Southeast Tech Center - Eagan, MN

1,727

560

5,496

419

569

5,906

6,475

(1,964)

1999

40 years

Spring Valley IV - Omaha, NE

800

178

916

60

186

968

1,154

(188)

2005

40 years

Spring Valley V - Omaha, NE

880

212

1,123

251

240

1,346

1,586

(249)

2005

40 years

Spring Valley X - Omaha, NE

816

180

1,024

54

189

1,069

1,258

(184)

2005

40 years

Spring Valley XI - Omaha, NE

800

143

1,094

36

151

1,122

1,273

(189)

2005

40 years

Superior Office Building - Duluth, MN

1,279

336

2,200

83

336

2,283

2,619

(443)

2004

40 years

TCA Building - Eagan, MN

7,536

627

8,571

807

684

9,321

10,005

(2,324)

2003

40 years

Three Paramount Plaza - Bloomington, MN (1)

0

1,261

6,149

1,883

1,298

7,995

9,293

(2,339)

2002

40 years

Thresher Square - Minneapolis, MN

0

1,094

10,026

1,706

1,104

11,722

12,826

(3,281)

2002

40 years

Timberlands - Leawood, KS

13,155

2,375

12,218

749

2,495

12,847

15,342

(2,179)

2006

40 years

UHC Office - International Falls, MN

1,084

119

2,366

80

119

2,446

2,565

(515)

2004

40 years

US Bank Financial Center - Bloomington, MN

13,728

3,117

13,350

610

3,119

13,958

17,077

(2,532)

2005

40 years

Viromed - Eden Prairie, MN

626

666

4,197

1

666

4,198

4,864

(1,386)

1999

40 years

Wells Fargo Center - St Cloud, MN

6,400

869

8,373

1,430

869

9,803

10,672

(1,795)

2005

40 years

West River Business Park - Waite Park, MN

626

235

1,195

50

235

1,245

1,480

(291)

2003

40 years

Westgate - Boise, ID

4,254

1,000

10,618

1,911

1,000

12,529

13,529

(3,100)

2003

40 years

Whitewater Plaza - Minnetonka, MN

3,900

530

4,860

784

577

5,597

6,174

(1,552)

2002

40 years

Wirth Corporate Center - Golden Valley, MN

3,539

970

7,659

932

971

8,590

9,561

(2,404)

2002

40 years

Woodlands Plaza IV - Maryland Heights, MO

4,360

771

4,609

917

837

5,460

6,297

(847)

2006

40 years

Total Commercial Office

$

352,415

$

72,116

$

470,800

$

62,402

$

74,017

531,301

$

605,318

$

(121,422)

Commercial Medical

2800 Medical Building - Minneapolis, MN

 $

5,586

$

204

$

7,135

$

2,184

$

229

$

9,294

$

9,523

$

(1,962)

2005

40 years

2828 Chicago Avenue - Minneapolis, MN

8,529

726

11,319

5,627

729

16,943

17,672

(2,141)

2007

40 years

Airport Medical - Bloomington, MN

1,372

0

4,678

0

0

4,678

4,678

(1,380)

2002

40 years

Barry Pointe Office Park - Kansas City, MO

1,466

384

2,366

104

392

2,462

2,854

(328)

2007

40 years


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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Commercial Medical - continued

Billings 2300 Grant Road - Billings, MT

$

1,820

$

649

$

1,216

$

0

$

649

$

1,216

$

1,865

$

(54)

2010

40 years

Burnsville 303 Nicollet Medical (Ridgeview) - Burnsville, MN

8,610

1,071

6,842

1,394

1,071

8,236

9,307

(790)

2008

40 years

Burnsville 305 Nicollet Medical (Ridgeview South) - Burnsville, MN

5,390

189

5,127

678

189

5,805

5,994

(586)

2008

40 years

Casper 1930 E 12th Street (Park Place) - Casper, WY (1)

0

439

5,780

162

439

5,942

6,381

(367)

2009

40 years

Casper 3955 E 12th Street (Meadow Wind) - Casper, WY (1)

0

388

8,858

1,004

388

9,862

10,250

(433)

2009

40 years

Cheyenne 4010 N College Drive (Aspen Wind) - Cheyenne, WY (1)

0

628

10,272

260

629

10,531

11,160

(625)

2009

40 years

Cheyenne 4606 N College Drive (Sierra Hills) - Cheyenne, WY (1)

0

695

7,455

39

695

7,494

8,189

(448)

2009

40 years

Denfeld Clinic - Duluth, MN

1,760

501

2,597

1

501

2,598

3,099

(523)

2004

40 years

Eagan 1440 Duckwood Medical - Eagan, MN

1,854

521

1,547

519

521

2,066

2,587

(353)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Belgrade, MT

0

35

779

0

35

779

814

(80)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Billings, MT

1,967

115

1,782

(15)

115

1,767

1,882

(186)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Bismarck, ND

5,492

511

9,193

36

511

9,229

9,740

(1,526)

2005

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Brainerd, MN

5,427

587

8,999

34

587

9,033

9,620

(1,494)

2005

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Columbus, NE (1)

0

43

824

0

43

824

867

(85)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - East Grand Forks, MN

2,997

290

1,383

(31)

290

1,352

1,642

(143)

2000

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Fargo, ND

13,310

775

20,870

0

775

20,870

21,645

(2,152)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Fremont, NE

609

56

490

42

56

532

588

(141)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Grand Island, NE (1)

0

33

773

1

33

774

807

(80)

2000

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Hastings, NE

628

49

517

40

49

557

606

(153)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Hermantown I, MN

16,836

288

9,871

1,501

288

11,372

11,660

(3,020)

2000

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Hermantown II, MN

6,290

719

10,517

33

719

10,550

11,269

(1,745)

2005

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Kalispell, MT

629

70

502

72

70

574

644

(149)

2001

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Minot, ND

9,674

1,045

11,590

0

1,045

11,590

12,635

(423)

2010

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Missoula, MT

894

109

854

36

109

890

999

(335)

1996

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Norfolk, NE (1)

0

42

722

0

42

722

764

(74)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Omaha, NE

398

89

547

40

89

587

676

(156)

2001

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Sioux Falls, SD

1,127

314

1,001

(26)

314

975

1,289

(103)

2008

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Spearfish, SD

3,419

315

8,584

43

317

8,625

8,942

(1,054)

2005

40 years

Edgewood Vista - Virginia, MN

14,322

246

11,823

77

246

11,900

12,146

(2,758)

2002

40 years

Edina 6363 France Medical - Edina, MN (1)

0

0

12,675

1,527

0

14,202

14,202

(1,848)

2008

40 years

Edina 6405 France Medical  - Edina, MN

9,073

0

12,201

0

0

12,201

12,201

(1,664)

2008

40 years


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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Commercial Medical - continued

Edina 6517 Drew Avenue - Edina, MN

$

1,164

$

353

$

660

$

529

$

372

$

1,170

$

1,542

$

(401)

2002

40 years

Edina 6525 Drew Avenue - Edina, MN

0

388

117

0

388

117

505

(2)

2011

40 years

Edina 6525 France SMC II - Edina, MN

10,339

755

8,054

5,945

1,003

13,751

14,754

(4,603)

2003

40 years

Edina 6545 France SMC I - Edina MN

31,325

3,480

30,743

11,244

3,480

41,987

45,467

(12,697)

2001

40 years

Fresenius - Duluth, MN

780

50

1,520

2

50

1,522

1,572

(306)

2004

40 years

Garden View - St. Paul, MN

1,815

0

7,408

411

0

7,819

7,819

(2,006)

2002

40 years

Gateway Clinic - Sandstone, MN

1,019

66

1,699

1

66

1,700

1,766

(342)

2004

40 years

Healtheast St John & Woodwinds - Maplewood & Woodbury, MN

11,538

3,239

18,362

0

3,239

18,362

21,601

(5,489)

2000

40 years

High Pointe Health Campus - Lake Elmo, MN

5,400

1,305

10,528

1,629

1,329

12,133

13,462

(2,448)

2004

40 years

Laramie 1072 N 22nd Street (Spring Wind) - Laramie, WY (1)

0

406

6,634

17

406

6,651

7,057

(396)

2009

40 years

Mariner Clinic - Superior, WI

2,229

0

3,781

83

20

3,844

3,864

(768)

2004

40 years

Minneapolis 701 25th Avenue Medical - Minneapolis, MN

6,442

0

7,873

809

0

8,682

8,682

(827)

2008

40 years

Missoula 3050 Great Northern - Missoula, MT

1,920

640

1,331

0

640

1,331

1,971

(60)

2010

40 years

Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital - Omaha, NE

12,385

0

20,272

1,615

0

21,887

21,887

(4,176)

2004

40 years

Park Dental - Brooklyn Center, MN

787

185

2,767

0

185

2,767

2,952

(666)

2002

40 years

Pavilion I - Duluth, MN

5,873

1,245

8,898

31

1,245

8,929

10,174

(1,767)

2004

40 years

Pavilion II - Duluth, MN

10,808

2,715

14,673

1,937

2,715

16,610

19,325

(4,215)

2004

40 years

Ritchie Medical Plaza - St Paul, MN

6,686

1,615

7,851

1,252

1,647

9,071

10,718

(1,608)

2005

40 years

Sartell 2000 23rd Street South - Sartell, MN

3,997

0

11,781

935

0

12,716

12,716

(3,133)

2002

40 years

Spring Creek-American Falls - American Falls, ID

2,438

145

3,870

0

145

3,870

4,015

(68)

2011

40 years

Spring Creek-Soda Springs - Soda Springs, ID

878

66

2,134

33

66

2,167

2,233

(38)

2011

40 years

Spring Creek-Eagle - Eagle, ID

2,243

263

3,775

0

263

3,775

4,038

(66)

2011

40 years

Spring Creek-Meridian - Meridian, ID

3,706

424

6,724

0

424

6,724

7,148

(117)

2011

40 years

Spring Creek-Overland - Overland, ID

3,448

687

5,941

0

687

5,941

6,628

(107)

2011

40 years

Spring Creek-Boise - Boise, ID

3,054

708

4,296

0

708

4,296

5,004

(80)

2011

40 years

Spring Creek-Ustick - Meridian, ID

0

467

3,833

0

467

3,833

4,300

(63)

2011

40 years

St Michael Clinic - St Michael, MN

1,951

328

2,259

264

328

2,523

2,851

(321)

2007

40 years

Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI

9,797

442

3,888

10,495

442

14,383

14,825

(1,977)

2006

40 years

Trinity at Plaza 16 - Minot, ND

5,111

568

8,270

697

568

8,967

9,535

(137)

2011

40 years

Wells Clinic - Hibbing, MN

1,554

162

2,497

1

162

2,498

2,660

(501)

2004

40 years

Total Commercial Medical

$

278,166

$

32,828

$

414,128

$

53,312

$

33,210

467,058

$

500,268

$

(78,744)


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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Commercial Industrial

API Building - Duluth, MN

 $

868

$

115

$

1,605

$

3

$

115

$

1,608

$

1,723

$

(323)

2004

40 years

Bloomington 2000 W 94th Street - Bloomington, MN

3,789

2,133

4,097

1,107

2,150

5,187

7,337

(748)

2006

40 years

Bodycote Industrial Building - Eden Prairie, MN

1,118

198

1,154

800

198

1,954

2,152

(809)

1992

40 years

Brooklyn Park 7401 Boone Avenue - Brooklyn Park, MN

6,172

1,368

11,643

2,121

1,368

13,764

15,132

(3,367)

2007

40 years

Cedar Lake Business Center - St. Louis Park, MN

2,334

895

2,810

66

895

2,876

3,771

(363)

2009

40 years

Clive 2075 NW 94th Street - Clive, IA

2,214

408

2,611

48

408

2,659

3,067

(180)

2002

40 years

Dixon Avenue Industrial Park - Des Moines, IA

7,028

1,439

10,758

1,611

1,439

12,369

13,808

(3,177)

2008

40 years

Eagan 2785 & 2795 Highway 55 - Eagan, MN

0

3,058

2,570

0

3,058

2,570

5,628

(272)

1999

40 years

Fargo 1320 45th Street N - Fargo, ND (1)

0

395

3,518

246

395

3,764

4,159

(176)

2010

40 years

Lexington Commerce Center - Eagan, MN

2,399

453

4,352

1,842

480

6,167

6,647

(2,200)

2004

40 years

Lighthouse - Duluth, MN

911

90

1,788

7

90

1,795

1,885

(363)

2002

40 years

Metal Improvement Company - New Brighton, MN

1,494

240

2,189

78

240

2,267

2,507

(587)

2009

40 years

Minnetonka 13600 County Road 62 - Minnetonka, MN

2,496

809

434

2,459

809

2,893

3,702

(235)

2006

40 years

Roseville 2929 Long Lake Road - Roseville, MN

5,572

1,966

7,272

1,722

2,000

8,960

10,960

(1,235)

1995

40 years

Stone Container - Fargo, ND

1,896

440

6,597

104

440

6,701

7,141

(2,440)

2001

40 years

Stone Container - Roseville, MN

4,500

810

7,440

202

830

7,622

8,452

(1,952)

2007

40 years

Urbandale 3900 106th Street - Urbandale, IA

10,800

3,680

10,089

493

3,721

10,541

14,262

(1,414)

2000

40 years

Winsted Industrial Building - Winsted, MN

394

100

901

48

100

949

1,049

(320)

2001

40 years

Woodbury 1865 Woodlane - Woodbury, MN

2,746

1,108

2,628

1,884

1,123

4,497

5,620

(532)

2007

40 years

Total Commercial Industrial

$

56,731

$

19,705

$

84,456

$

14,841

$

19,859

99,143

$

119,002

$

(20,693)

Commercial Retail

17 South Main - Minot, ND

 $

83

$

15

$

75

$

197

$

17

$

270

$

287

$

(194)

2000

40 years

Anoka Strip Center - Anoka, MN

0

123

602

25

134

616

750

(143)

2003

40 years

Burnsville 1 Strip Center - Burnsville, MN

393

208

773

207

208

980

1,188

(229)

2003

40 years

Burnsville 2 Strip Center - Burnsville, MN

312

291

469

214

294

680

974

(172)

2003

40 years

Champlin South Pond - Champlin, MN

1,604

842

2,703

58

866

2,737

3,603

(576)

2004

40 years

Chan West Village - Chanhassen, MN

13,396

5,035

14,665

1,895

5,606

15,989

21,595

(3,846)

2003

40 years

Dakota West Plaza - Minot , ND

372

92

493

30

106

509

615

(80)

2006

40 years

Duluth Denfeld Retail - Duluth, MN

2,435

276

4,699

122

297

4,800

5,097

(976)

2004

40 years

Duluth NAPA - Duluth, MN

737

130

1,800

4

131

1,803

1,934

(362)

2004

40 years

Eagan Community - Eagan, MN

1,342

702

1,588

877

703

2,464

3,167

(564)

2003

40 years

Fargo Express Community - Fargo, ND

991

374

1,420

695

386

2,103

2,489

(354)

2003-2005

40 years

Forest Lake Auto - Forest Lake, MN (1)

0

50

446

13

50

459

509

(109)

2003

40 years


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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Commercial Retail - continued

Forest Lake Westlake Center - Forest Lake, MN

$

4,291

$

2,446

$

5,304

$

487

$

2,480

$

5,757

$

8,237

$

(1,336)

2003

40 years

Grand Forks Carmike - Grand Forks, ND

1,650

184

2,360

2

184

2,362

2,546

(1,033)

1994

40 years

Grand Forks Medpark Mall - Grand Forks, ND

3,045

681

4,808

251

722

5,018

5,740

(1,547)

2000

40 years

Jamestown Buffalo Mall - Jamestown, ND

2,710

566

4,962

3,112

950

7,690

8,640

(1,237)

2003

40 years

Jamestown Business Center - Jamestown, ND

530

297

1,023

1,334

333

2,321

2,654

(730)

2003

40 years

Kalispell Retail Center - Kalispell, MT

1,352

250

2,250

973

253

3,220

3,473

(682)

2003

40 years

Lakeville Strip Center - Lakeville, MN

986

46

1,142

852

94

1,946

2,040

(553)

2003

40 years

Minot 1400 31st Ave - Minot, ND (1)

0

1,026

6,143

4,256

1,026

10,399

11,425

(440)

2010

40 years

Minot Arrowhead - Minot, ND

0

100

1,690

4,311

103

5,998

6,101

(1,135)

1973

15 1/2-40 years

Minot Plaza - Minot, ND

812

50

453

147

80

570

650

(275)

1993

40 years

Monticello C Store - Monticello, MN (1)

0

65

770

37

97

775

872

(185)

2003

40 years

Omaha Barnes & Noble - Omaha, NE

2,559

600

3,099

0

600

3,099

3,699

(1,278)

1995

40 years

Pine City C-Store - Pine City, MN

298

83

357

12

83

369

452

(85)

2003

40 years

Pine City Evergreen Square - Pine City, MN

1,831

154

2,646

582

385

2,997

3,382

(792)

2003

40 years

Rochester Maplewood Square - Rochester, MN (1)

0

3,275

8,610

1,399

3,652

9,632

13,284

(2,924)

1999

40 years

St. Cloud Westgate - St. Cloud, MN

3,197

950

5,535

1,614

973

7,126

8,099

(1,237)

2004

40 years

Weston Retail - Weston, WI

0

79

1,575

27

80

1,601

1,681

(369)

2003

40 years

Weston Walgreens - Weston, WI

3,124

66

1,718

671

67

2,388

2,455

(354)

2006

40 years

Total Commercial Retail

$

48,050

$

19,056

$

84,178

$

24,404

$

20,960

106,678

$

127,638

$

(23,797)

Subtotal

$

1,046,515

$

182,115

$

1,440,952

$

268,942

$

196,998

$

1,695,011

$

1,892,009

$

(373,490)



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April 30, 2012

Schedule III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (in thousands)

 Initial Cost to Company

 Gross amount at which carried at

close of period

Description

Encumbrances (a)

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Costs capitalized

subsequent to

acquisition

Land

Buildings &

Improvements

Total

Accumulated

Depreciation

Date of

Construction

or Acquisition

Life on which

depreciation in

latest income

statement is

computed

Unimproved Land

Bismarck 2130 S 12th St - Bismarck, ND

 $

0

$

576

$

0

$

13

$

589

$

0

$

589

$

0

2008

Bismarck 700 E Main - Bismarck, ND

0

314

0

557

871

0

871

0

2008

Eagan Unimproved Land - Eagan, MN

0

423

0

0

423

0

423

0

2006

Georgetown Square - Grand Chute, WI

2,174

1,860

0

0

1,860

0

1,860

0

2006

Kalispell Unimproved Land - Kalispell, MT

0

1,400

0

24

1,411

13

1,424

0

2003

Monticello Unimproved Land - Monticello, MN

0

115

0

2

117

0

117

0

2006

Renaissance Heights - Williston, ND

0

4,600

0

0

4,600

0

4,600

0

2012

River Falls Unimproved Land - River Falls, WI

0

176

0

4

179

1

180

0

2003

Urbandale Unimproved Land - Urbandale, IA

0

5

0

109

114

0

114

0

2009

Weston Unimproved Land - Weston, WI

0

812

0

0

812

0

812

0

2006

Total Unimproved Land

$

2,174

$

10,281

$

0

$

709

$

10,976

$

14

$

10,990

$

0

Development in Progress

1st Avenue Building - Minot, ND

 $

0

$

0

$

0

$

321

$

0

$

321

$

321

$

0

1981

Chateau 2nd Floor Renovation - Minot, ND

0

0

0

1,407

0

1,407

1,407

0

1998

Jamestown Medical Office Building - Jamestown, ND

0

0

3

1,608

0

1,611

1,611

0

2012

Laramie 1072 Expansion - Laramie, WY

0

0

0

1,810

0

1,810

1,810

0

2009

Minot Arrowhead Outlot - Minot, ND

0

0

75

0

0

75

75

0

2011

Minot IPS - Minot, ND

0

416

63

1,771

416

1,834

2,250

0

2012

Quarry Ridge 2 - Rochester, MN

0

942

12,037

2,457

942

14,494

15,436

0

2011

Williston Garden - Williston, ND

0

700

154

3,835

700

3,989

4,689

0

2011

Total Development in Progress

$

0

$

2,058

$

12,332

$

13,209

$

2,058

$

25,541

$

27,599

$

0

Total

$

1,048,689

 $

194,454

 $

1,453,284

 $

282,860

 $

210,032

 $

1,720,566

 $

1,930,598

 $

(373,490)


(a)  

Amounts in this column are the mortgages payable balances as of April 30, 2012. These amounts do not include amounts owing under the Company's multi-bank line of credit or under the Company's construction loans.

(1)  

As of April 30, 2012, this property was included in the collateral pool securing the Company's $60.0 million multi-bank line of credit. The Company may add and remove eligible properties from the collateral pool if certain minimum collateral requirements are satisfied. Advances under the facility may not exceed 60% of the value of properties provided as security.


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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

April 30, 2012

Schedule III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

Reconciliations of total real estate carrying value for the three years ended April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010 are as follows:

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

Balance at beginning of year

$ 1,770,798 $ 1,800,519 $ 1,729,585

Additions during year

Multi-Family Residential

47,433 4,210 4,270

Commercial Office

0 6,836 2,096

Commercial Medical

47,408 19,249 38,125

Commercial Industrial

0 3,914 3,066

Commercial Retail

2,316 7,169 0

Improvements and Other

35,176 23,183 29,343
1,903,131 1,865,080 1,806,485

Deductions during year

Cost of real estate sold

(3,498 ) (86,994 ) (1,217 )

Impairment charge

(127 ) 0 (1,678 )

Other (A)

(7,497 ) (7,288 ) (3,071 )

Balance at close of year (B)

$ 1,892,009 $ 1,770,798 $ 1,800,519

Reconciliations of accumulated depreciation/amortization for the three years ended April 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010, are as follows:

(in thousands)

2012

2011

2010

Balance at beginning of year

$ 328,952 $ 308,626 $ 262,871

Additions during year

Provisions for depreciation

51,093 49,375 48,152

Deductions during year

Accumulated depreciation on real estate sold

(758 ) (25,366 ) (737 )

Other (C)

(5,797 ) (3,683 ) (1,660 )

Balance at close of year

$ 373,490 $ 328,952 $ 308,626

(A)

Consists of miscellaneous disposed assets and assets moved to Development in Progress.

(B)

The net basis of the Company's real estate investments for Federal Income Tax purposes was approximately $1.4 billion, $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion at April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(C)

Consists of miscellaneous disposed assets.


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Exhibit Index

3.1

Articles of Amendment and Third Restated Declaration of Trust of Investors Real Estate Trust , as amended, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-182451), filed with the SEC on June 29, 2012.

3.2

Third Restated Trustees' Regulations (Bylaws), dated May 16, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K , filed with the SEC on May 16, 2007.

3.3

Agreement of Limited Partnership of IRET Properties, A North Dakota Limited Partnership, dated January 31, 1997, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registration Statement on Form S-11, effective March 14, 1997 (SEC File No. 333-21945) filed for the Registrant on February 18, 1997 (File No. 0-14851), and incorporated herein by reference.

4.1

Loan Agreement dated August 12, 2010 by and among IRET Properties, as borrower, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and First International Bank & Trust as lender and lead bank, incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2010.

4.2

Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated June 15, 2012 by and between IRET Properties, as borrower, and First International Bank & Trust, as lender, incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 22, 2012.

10.1

Member Control and Operating Agreement dated September 30, 2002, filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company's Form 8-K filed October 15, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.2

Letter Agreement dated January 31, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10(i) to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 27, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.3

Option Agreement dated January 31, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 27, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.4

Financial Statements of T.F. James Company filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company's Form 8-K filed January 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.5

Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Property dated February 13, 2004, by and between IRET Properties and the Sellers specified therein, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-K filed July 20, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.6

Contribution Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed May 17, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.7

Loan and Security Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 18, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

10.8*

Short-Term Incentive Program, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.9*

Long-Term Incentive Program, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.10*

Description of Compensation of Trustees and Named Executive Officers, as described in 5.02 in the Company's Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends, filed herewith.

21.1

Subsidiaries of Investors Real Estate Trust, filed herewith.

23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herewith.


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31.1

Section 302 Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer, filed herewith.

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, filed herewith.

32.1

Section 906 Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer, filed herewith.

32.2

Section 906 Certification of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, filed herewith.

101

The following materials from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2012 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language ("XBRL"): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) notes to these consolidated financial statements. (1)

________________________

*

Indicates management compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

(1)

Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T that these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.


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