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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL - Quarter Report: 2022 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022

OR

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

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-12252 (Equity Residential)

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

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland (Equity Residential)

 

13-3675988 (Equity Residential)

Illinois (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

 

36-3894853 (ERP Operating Limited Partnership)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

(312) 474-1300

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

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

 

EQR

 

New York Stock Exchange

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

 

N/A

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

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

 

Equity Residential Yes   No

ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes   No

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

 

Equity Residential Yes   No

ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes   No

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

Equity Residential:

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

 

l

ERP Operating Limited Partnership:

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Equity Residential

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

 

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

 

Equity Residential Yes   No

ERP Operating Limited Partnership Yes   No

 

The number of EQR Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value, outstanding on October 21, 2022 was 377,918,920.

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 of Equity Residential and ERP Operating Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “EQR” mean Equity Residential, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to “ERPOP” mean ERP Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP. The following chart illustrates the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s corporate structure:

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EQR is the general partner of, and as of September 30, 2022 owned an approximate 96.7% ownership interest in, ERPOP. The remaining 3.3% interest is owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of ERPOP, EQR has exclusive control of ERPOP’s day-to-day management. Management operates the Company and the Operating Partnership as one business. The management of EQR consists of the same members as the management of ERPOP.

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

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

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

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

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

 


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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 


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PART I.

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements of Equity Residential:

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

2

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

5

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

8

 

 

Financial Statements of ERP Operating Limited Partnership:

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

10

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

11

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

13

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Capital for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

16

 

 

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

18

 

 

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

35

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

46

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

46

 

 

PART II.

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

47

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

47

 

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

47

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

47

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

47

 

Item 5. Other Information

47

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

47

 

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands except for share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

5,580,878

 

 

$

5,814,790

 

Depreciable property

 

 

22,251,673

 

 

 

22,370,811

 

Projects under development

 

 

89,347

 

 

 

24,307

 

Land held for development

 

 

60,165

 

 

 

62,998

 

Investment in real estate

 

 

27,982,063

 

 

 

28,272,906

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(8,813,578

)

 

 

(8,354,282

)

Investment in real estate, net

 

 

19,168,485

 

 

 

19,918,624

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

256,311

 

 

 

127,448

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

44,788

 

 

 

123,832

 

Restricted deposits

 

 

76,679

 

 

 

236,404

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

465,814

 

 

 

474,713

 

Other assets

 

 

253,328

 

 

 

288,220

 

Total assets

 

$

20,265,405

 

 

$

21,169,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

1,967,827

 

 

$

2,191,201

 

Notes, net

 

 

5,340,807

 

 

 

5,835,222

 

Line of credit and commercial paper

 

 

189,557

 

 

 

315,030

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

175,843

 

 

 

107,013

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

49,652

 

 

 

69,510

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

309,548

 

 

 

312,335

 

Other liabilities

 

 

287,955

 

 

 

353,102

 

Security deposits

 

 

69,247

 

 

 

66,141

 

Distributions payable

 

 

242,695

 

 

 

233,502

 

Total liabilities

 

 

8,633,131

 

 

 

9,483,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

 

 

370,537

 

 

 

498,977

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value;
   
100,000,000 shares authorized; 745,600 shares issued and
   outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

 

 

37,280

 

 

 

37,280

 

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value;
   
1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 376,169,253 shares issued
   and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and
375,527,195
   shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021

 

 

3,762

 

 

 

3,755

 

Paid in capital

 

 

9,267,450

 

 

 

9,121,122

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,737,107

 

 

 

1,827,063

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(872

)

 

 

(34,272

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

11,044,727

 

 

 

10,954,948

 

Noncontrolling Interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

218,577

 

 

 

214,094

 

Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(1,567

)

 

 

18,166

 

Total Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

217,010

 

 

 

232,260

 

Total equity

 

 

11,261,737

 

 

 

11,187,208

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

20,265,405

 

 

$

21,169,241

 

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

2,035,477

 

 

$

1,818,867

 

 

$

695,099

 

 

$

623,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and maintenance

 

 

365,277

 

 

 

341,261

 

 

 

124,048

 

 

 

116,461

 

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

 

302,899

 

 

 

297,780

 

 

 

100,361

 

 

 

96,909

 

Property management

 

 

83,035

 

 

 

74,357

 

 

 

25,729

 

 

 

23,772

 

General and administrative

 

 

47,033

 

 

 

43,102

 

 

 

13,372

 

 

 

13,041

 

Depreciation

 

 

667,896

 

 

 

616,032

 

 

 

214,129

 

 

 

215,397

 

Total expenses

 

 

1,466,140

 

 

 

1,372,532

 

 

 

477,639

 

 

 

465,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties

 

 

304,346

 

 

 

587,623

 

 

 

196,551

 

 

 

363,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

873,683

 

 

 

1,033,958

 

 

 

414,011

 

 

 

521,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

4,844

 

 

 

25,293

 

 

 

720

 

 

 

973

 

Other expenses

 

 

(9,191

)

 

 

(10,908

)

 

 

(3,755

)

 

 

(3,456

)

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense incurred, net

 

 

(217,093

)

 

 

(202,733

)

 

 

(72,412

)

 

 

(68,251

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

(6,421

)

 

 

(6,172

)

 

 

(2,220

)

 

 

(2,048

)

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

 

 

645,822

 

 

 

839,438

 

 

 

336,344

 

 

 

448,772

 

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(725

)

 

 

(679

)

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(284

)

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(3,456

)

 

 

(3,028

)

 

 

(1,027

)

 

 

(1,156

)

Net gain (loss) on sales of land parcels

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

641,641

 

 

 

835,736

 

 

 

335,165

 

 

 

447,332

 

Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

(21,024

)

 

 

(27,903

)

 

 

(10,997

)

 

 

(14,847

)

Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(2,726

)

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

(1,143

)

 

 

(534

)

Net income attributable to controlling interests

 

 

617,891

 

 

 

805,876

 

 

 

323,025

 

 

 

431,951

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

615,573

 

 

$

803,558

 

 

$

322,252

 

 

$

431,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

2.15

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

 

 

375,710

 

 

 

373,474

 

 

 

375,850

 

 

 

374,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share – diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Common Shares

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

Weighted average Common Shares outstanding

 

 

389,394

 

 

 

387,642

 

 

 

389,300

 

 

 

388,374

 

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

 

$

335,165

 

 

$

447,332

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

 

 

23,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,672

 

 

 

 

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
   income

 

 

9,987

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

5,106

 

 

 

2,363

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

33,400

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

29,778

 

 

 

2,363

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

675,041

 

 

 

842,736

 

 

 

364,943

 

 

 

449,695

 

Comprehensive (income) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

(24,853

)

 

 

(30,100

)

 

 

(13,123

)

 

 

(15,459

)

Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interests

 

$

650,188

 

 

$

812,636

 

 

$

351,820

 

 

$

434,236

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

667,896

 

 

 

616,032

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

6,421

 

 

 

6,172

 

Amortization of above/below market lease intangibles

 

 

 

 

 

(154

)

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt

 

 

4,123

 

 

 

3,934

 

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments

 

 

9,978

 

 

 

6,991

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

 

9,123

 

 

 

10,286

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

3,296

 

 

 

3,557

 

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

3,456

 

 

 

3,028

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return on capital

 

 

251

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(304,346

)

 

 

(587,623

)

Net (gain) loss on sales of land parcels

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Realized (gain) loss on sale of investment securities

 

 

(2,061

)

 

 

(23,432

)

Compensation paid with Company Common Shares

 

 

24,559

 

 

 

21,919

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

20,734

 

 

 

16,269

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

76,274

 

 

 

69,170

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

 

 

(19,858

)

 

 

(9,119

)

Increase (decrease) in lease liabilities

 

 

(1,166

)

 

 

(4,112

)

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

 

 

(23,199

)

 

 

5,427

 

Increase (decrease) in security deposits

 

 

3,106

 

 

 

4,137

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,120,228

 

 

 

978,213

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate – acquisitions

 

 

(113,046

)

 

 

(1,022,275

)

Investment in real estate – development/other

 

 

(81,889

)

 

 

(172,850

)

Capital expenditures to real estate

 

 

(141,707

)

 

 

(107,706

)

Non-real estate capital additions

 

 

(2,232

)

 

 

(1,251

)

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development

 

 

(4,181

)

 

 

(12,365

)

Proceeds from disposition of real estate, net

 

 

720,302

 

 

 

1,014,328

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities – acquisitions

 

 

(49,330

)

 

 

(21,787

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other

 

 

(87,129

)

 

 

(9,294

)

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return of capital

 

 

9

 

 

 

4

 

Purchase of investment securities and other investments

 

 

(1,045

)

 

 

(167,791

)

Proceeds from sale of investment securities

 

 

3,584

 

 

 

191,398

 

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

 

243,336

 

 

 

(309,589

)

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt financing costs

 

$

(373

)

 

$

(6,447

)

Mortgage notes payable, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

37,429

 

 

 

51,298

 

Lump sum payoffs

 

 

(260,874

)

 

 

(59,880

)

Scheduled principal repayments

 

 

(3,186

)

 

 

(5,570

)

Notes, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

497,470

 

Lump sum payoffs

 

 

(500,000

)

 

 

 

Line of credit and commercial paper:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper proceeds

 

 

5,140,685

 

 

 

4,305,170

 

Commercial paper repayments

 

 

(5,266,158

)

 

 

(4,690,000

)

Finance ground lease principal payments

 

 

(1,845

)

 

 

(349

)

Proceeds from Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

 

 

3,280

 

 

 

3,455

 

Proceeds from exercise of options

 

 

21,021

 

 

 

68,807

 

Payment of offering costs

 

 

(739

)

 

 

(267

)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(31

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(32,178

)

 

 

 

Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

(696,679

)

 

 

(674,531

)

Preferred Shares

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

 

 

(22,735

)

 

 

(23,949

)

Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(18,236

)

 

 

(4,461

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(1,602,333

)

 

 

(541,603

)

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

 

 

(238,769

)

 

 

127,021

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period

 

 

360,236

 

 

 

99,728

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

 

$

121,467

 

 

$

226,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

44,788

 

 

$

39,707

 

Restricted deposits

 

 

76,679

 

 

 

187,042

 

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

 

$

121,467

 

 

$

226,749

 

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

221,218

 

 

$

199,799

 

Net cash paid (received) for income and other taxes

 

$

728

 

 

$

1,040

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

(380

)

 

$

(227

)

Other assets

 

$

1,754

 

 

$

1,754

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

1,620

 

 

$

1,702

 

Notes, net

 

$

3,427

 

 

$

2,943

 

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

1,865

 

 

$

2,069

 

Notes, net

 

$

2,258

 

 

$

1,865

 

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

$

(9

)

 

$

(9

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$

9,987

 

 

$

7,000

 

Write-off of pursuit costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

948

 

 

$

3,000

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

2,197

 

 

$

 

Other assets

 

$

151

 

 

$

533

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

 

 

$

24

 

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

2,517

 

 

$

2,062

 

Other liabilities

 

$

939

 

 

$

966

 

Realized/unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

$

(23,413

)

 

$

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$

23,413

 

 

$

 

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

(1,312

)

 

$

(12,260

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

(2,869

)

 

$

(105

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

 

 

$

967

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

(85,839

)

 

$

(8,251

)

Other liabilities

 

$

(1,290

)

 

$

(2,010

)

Debt financing costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

$

(45

)

 

$

228

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

(228

)

 

$

(2,344

)

Notes, net

 

$

(100

)

 

$

(4,331

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets

 

$

(224

)

 

$

11,308

 

Lease liabilities

 

$

224

 

 

$

(11,308

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

4,201

 

 

$

1,430

 

Other assets

 

$

(4,201

)

 

$

(1,430

)

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

COMMON SHARES, $0.01 PAR VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

3,755

 

 

$

3,723

 

 

$

3,761

 

 

$

3,744

 

Conversion of OP Units into Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of share options

 

 

4

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Share-based employee compensation expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted shares

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

3,762

 

 

$

3,750

 

 

$

3,762

 

 

$

3,750

 

PAID IN CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

9,121,122

 

 

$

9,128,599

 

 

$

9,229,738

 

 

$

9,110,121

 

Common Share Issuance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of OP Units into Common Shares

 

 

1,680

 

 

 

68,246

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

1,597

 

Exercise of share options

 

 

21,017

 

 

 

68,793

 

 

 

2,093

 

 

 

29,178

 

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

 

 

3,279

 

 

 

3,454

 

 

 

901

 

 

 

788

 

Share-based employee compensation expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted shares

 

 

9,524

 

 

 

6,571

 

 

 

2,165

 

 

 

1,758

 

Share options

 

 

1,856

 

 

 

2,541

 

 

 

466

 

 

 

565

 

ESPP discount

 

 

637

 

 

 

798

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

165

 

Offering costs

 

 

(739

)

 

 

(267

)

 

 

(252

)

 

 

(267

)

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)

 

 

(269

)

 

 

(1,335

)

 

 

 

 

 

722

 

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(27,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

Change in market value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –
   Operating Partnership

 

 

127,570

 

 

 

(119,237

)

 

 

29,430

 

 

 

(17,271

)

Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interests ownership in Operating
   Partnership

 

 

9,156

 

 

 

(27,085

)

 

 

2,524

 

 

 

3,722

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

9,267,450

 

 

$

9,131,078

 

 

$

9,267,450

 

 

$

9,131,078

 

RETAINED EARNINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

1,827,063

 

 

$

1,399,715

 

 

$

1,649,960

 

 

$

1,321,875

 

Net income attributable to controlling interests

 

 

617,891

 

 

 

805,876

 

 

 

323,025

 

 

 

431,951

 

Common Share distributions

 

 

(705,529

)

 

 

(676,158

)

 

 

(235,105

)

 

 

(225,938

)

Preferred Share distributions

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Balance, end of period

 

$

1,737,107

 

 

$

1,527,115

 

 

$

1,737,107

 

 

$

1,527,115

 

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

(34,272

)

 

$

(43,666

)

 

$

(30,650

)

 

$

(39,029

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative
   instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

 

 

23,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,672

 

 

 

 

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
   income

 

 

9,987

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

5,106

 

 

 

2,363

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

(872

)

 

$

(36,666

)

 

$

(872

)

 

$

(36,666

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding

 

$

1.875

 

 

$

1.8075

 

 

$

0.625

 

 

$

0.6025

 

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

214,094

 

 

$

233,162

 

 

$

216,326

 

 

$

205,691

 

Issuance of restricted units to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

(1,680

)

 

 

(68,257

)

 

 

(196

)

 

 

(1,597

)

Equity compensation associated with Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

16,502

 

 

 

14,173

 

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

3,642

 

Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

21,024

 

 

 

27,903

 

 

 

10,997

 

 

 

14,847

 

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

(23,078

)

 

 

(23,366

)

 

 

(7,590

)

 

 

(7,367

)

Change in carrying value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –
   Operating Partnership

 

 

870

 

 

 

(1,745

)

 

 

(1,779

)

 

 

(2,539

)

Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interests ownership in Operating
   Partnership

 

 

(9,156

)

 

 

27,085

 

 

 

(2,524

)

 

 

(3,722

)

Balance, end of period

 

$

218,577

 

 

$

208,955

 

 

$

218,577

 

 

$

208,955

 

PARTIALLY OWNED PROPERTIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

18,166

 

 

$

4,673

 

 

$

(1,734

)

 

$

2,365

 

Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

2,726

 

 

 

1,957

 

 

 

1,143

 

 

 

534

 

Contributions by Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

(18,267

)

 

 

(4,492

)

 

 

(1,004

)

 

 

(761

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(4,795

)

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

(1,567

)

 

$

2,138

 

 

$

(1,567

)

 

$

2,138

 

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

5,580,878

 

 

$

5,814,790

 

Depreciable property

 

 

22,251,673

 

 

 

22,370,811

 

Projects under development

 

 

89,347

 

 

 

24,307

 

Land held for development

 

 

60,165

 

 

 

62,998

 

Investment in real estate

 

 

27,982,063

 

 

 

28,272,906

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(8,813,578

)

 

 

(8,354,282

)

Investment in real estate, net

 

 

19,168,485

 

 

 

19,918,624

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

256,311

 

 

 

127,448

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

44,788

 

 

 

123,832

 

Restricted deposits

 

 

76,679

 

 

 

236,404

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

465,814

 

 

 

474,713

 

Other assets

 

 

253,328

 

 

 

288,220

 

Total assets

 

$

20,265,405

 

 

$

21,169,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

1,967,827

 

 

$

2,191,201

 

Notes, net

 

 

5,340,807

 

 

 

5,835,222

 

Line of credit and commercial paper

 

 

189,557

 

 

 

315,030

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

175,843

 

 

 

107,013

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

49,652

 

 

 

69,510

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

309,548

 

 

 

312,335

 

Other liabilities

 

 

287,955

 

 

 

353,102

 

Security deposits

 

 

69,247

 

 

 

66,141

 

Distributions payable

 

 

242,695

 

 

 

233,502

 

Total liabilities

 

 

8,633,131

 

 

 

9,483,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Limited Partners

 

 

370,537

 

 

 

498,977

 

Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preference Units

 

 

37,280

 

 

 

37,280

 

General Partner

 

 

11,008,319

 

 

 

10,951,940

 

Limited Partners

 

 

218,577

 

 

 

214,094

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(872

)

 

 

(34,272

)

Total partners’ capital

 

 

11,263,304

 

 

 

11,169,042

 

Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(1,567

)

 

 

18,166

 

Total capital

 

 

11,261,737

 

 

 

11,187,208

 

Total liabilities and capital

 

$

20,265,405

 

 

$

21,169,241

 

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

2,035,477

 

 

$

1,818,867

 

 

$

695,099

 

 

$

623,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and maintenance

 

 

365,277

 

 

 

341,261

 

 

 

124,048

 

 

 

116,461

 

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

 

302,899

 

 

 

297,780

 

 

 

100,361

 

 

 

96,909

 

Property management

 

 

83,035

 

 

 

74,357

 

 

 

25,729

 

 

 

23,772

 

General and administrative

 

 

47,033

 

 

 

43,102

 

 

 

13,372

 

 

 

13,041

 

Depreciation

 

 

667,896

 

 

 

616,032

 

 

 

214,129

 

 

 

215,397

 

Total expenses

 

 

1,466,140

 

 

 

1,372,532

 

 

 

477,639

 

 

 

465,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties

 

 

304,346

 

 

 

587,623

 

 

 

196,551

 

 

 

363,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

873,683

 

 

 

1,033,958

 

 

 

414,011

 

 

 

521,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

4,844

 

 

 

25,293

 

 

 

720

 

 

 

973

 

Other expenses

 

 

(9,191

)

 

 

(10,908

)

 

 

(3,755

)

 

 

(3,456

)

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense incurred, net

 

 

(217,093

)

 

 

(202,733

)

 

 

(72,412

)

 

 

(68,251

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

(6,421

)

 

 

(6,172

)

 

 

(2,220

)

 

 

(2,048

)

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

 

 

645,822

 

 

 

839,438

 

 

 

336,344

 

 

 

448,772

 

Income and other tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(725

)

 

 

(679

)

 

 

(152

)

 

 

(284

)

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

(3,456

)

 

 

(3,028

)

 

 

(1,027

)

 

 

(1,156

)

Net gain (loss) on sales of land parcels

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

641,641

 

 

 

835,736

 

 

 

335,165

 

 

 

447,332

 

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

 

 

(2,726

)

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

(1,143

)

 

 

(534

)

Net income attributable to controlling interests

 

$

638,915

 

 

$

833,779

 

 

$

334,022

 

 

$

446,798

 

ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preference Units

 

$

2,318

 

 

$

2,318

 

 

$

773

 

 

$

773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Partner

 

$

615,573

 

 

$

803,558

 

 

$

322,252

 

 

$

431,178

 

Limited Partners

 

 

21,024

 

 

 

27,903

 

 

 

10,997

 

 

 

14,847

 

Net income available to Units

 

$

636,597

 

 

$

831,461

 

 

$

333,249

 

 

$

446,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Unit – basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Units

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

2.15

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

Weighted average Units outstanding

 

 

387,603

 

 

 

385,841

 

 

 

387,745

 

 

 

386,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Unit – diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Units

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

Weighted average Units outstanding

 

 

389,394

 

 

 

387,642

 

 

 

389,300

 

 

 

388,374

 

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

 

$

335,165

 

 

$

447,332

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

 

 

23,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,672

 

 

 

 

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
   income

 

 

9,987

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

5,106

 

 

 

2,363

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

33,400

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

29,778

 

 

 

2,363

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

675,041

 

 

 

842,736

 

 

 

364,943

 

 

 

449,695

 

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

 

 

(2,726

)

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

(1,143

)

 

 

(534

)

Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interests

 

$

672,315

 

 

$

840,779

 

 

$

363,800

 

 

$

449,161

 

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

667,896

 

 

 

616,032

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

6,421

 

 

 

6,172

 

Amortization of above/below market lease intangibles

 

 

 

 

 

(154

)

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt

 

 

4,123

 

 

 

3,934

 

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments

 

 

9,978

 

 

 

6,991

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

 

9,123

 

 

 

10,286

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

3,296

 

 

 

3,557

 

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

3,456

 

 

 

3,028

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return on capital

 

 

251

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(304,346

)

 

 

(587,623

)

Net (gain) loss on sales of land parcels

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Realized (gain) loss on sale of investment securities

 

 

(2,061

)

 

 

(23,432

)

Compensation paid with Company Common Shares

 

 

24,559

 

 

 

21,919

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

20,734

 

 

 

16,269

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

76,274

 

 

 

69,170

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

 

 

(19,858

)

 

 

(9,119

)

Increase (decrease) in lease liabilities

 

 

(1,166

)

 

 

(4,112

)

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

 

 

(23,199

)

 

 

5,427

 

Increase (decrease) in security deposits

 

 

3,106

 

 

 

4,137

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,120,228

 

 

 

978,213

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate – acquisitions

 

 

(113,046

)

 

 

(1,022,275

)

Investment in real estate – development/other

 

 

(81,889

)

 

 

(172,850

)

Capital expenditures to real estate

 

 

(141,707

)

 

 

(107,706

)

Non-real estate capital additions

 

 

(2,232

)

 

 

(1,251

)

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development

 

 

(4,181

)

 

 

(12,365

)

Proceeds from disposition of real estate, net

 

 

720,302

 

 

 

1,014,328

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities – acquisitions

 

 

(49,330

)

 

 

(21,787

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other

 

 

(87,129

)

 

 

(9,294

)

Distributions from unconsolidated entities – return of capital

 

 

9

 

 

 

4

 

Purchase of investment securities and other investments

 

 

(1,045

)

 

 

(167,791

)

Proceeds from sale of investment securities

 

 

3,584

 

 

 

191,398

 

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

 

243,336

 

 

 

(309,589

)

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt financing costs

 

$

(373

)

 

$

(6,447

)

Mortgage notes payable, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

37,429

 

 

 

51,298

 

Lump sum payoffs

 

 

(260,874

)

 

 

(59,880

)

Scheduled principal repayments

 

 

(3,186

)

 

 

(5,570

)

Notes, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

497,470

 

Lump sum payoffs

 

 

(500,000

)

 

 

 

Line of credit and commercial paper:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper proceeds

 

 

5,140,685

 

 

 

4,305,170

 

Commercial paper repayments

 

 

(5,266,158

)

 

 

(4,690,000

)

Finance ground lease principal payments

 

 

(1,845

)

 

 

(349

)

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

 

 

3,280

 

 

 

3,455

 

Proceeds from exercise of EQR options

 

 

21,021

 

 

 

68,807

 

Payment of offering costs

 

 

(739

)

 

 

(267

)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(31

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(32,178

)

 

 

 

Contributions – Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

Contributions – Limited Partners

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

OP Units – General Partner

 

 

(696,679

)

 

 

(674,531

)

Preference Units

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

OP Units – Limited Partners

 

 

(22,735

)

 

 

(23,949

)

Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(18,236

)

 

 

(4,461

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(1,602,333

)

 

 

(541,603

)

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

 

 

(238,769

)

 

 

127,021

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, beginning of period

 

 

360,236

 

 

 

99,728

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

 

$

121,467

 

 

$

226,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted deposits, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

44,788

 

 

$

39,707

 

Restricted deposits

 

 

76,679

 

 

 

187,042

 

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

 

$

121,467

 

 

$

226,749

 

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

221,218

 

 

$

199,799

 

Net cash paid (received) for income and other taxes

 

$

728

 

 

$

1,040

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

(380

)

 

$

(227

)

Other assets

 

$

1,754

 

 

$

1,754

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

1,620

 

 

$

1,702

 

Notes, net

 

$

3,427

 

 

$

2,943

 

Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

1,865

 

 

$

2,069

 

Notes, net

 

$

2,258

 

 

$

1,865

 

Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

$

(9

)

 

$

(9

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$

9,987

 

 

$

7,000

 

Write-off of pursuit costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

948

 

 

$

3,000

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

2,197

 

 

$

 

Other assets

 

$

151

 

 

$

533

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

 

 

$

24

 

(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

2,517

 

 

$

2,062

 

Other liabilities

 

$

939

 

 

$

966

 

Realized/unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

$

(23,413

)

 

$

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$

23,413

 

 

$

 

Interest capitalized for real estate and unconsolidated entities under development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

(1,312

)

 

$

(12,260

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

(2,869

)

 

$

(105

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities – development/other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

 

 

$

967

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

(85,839

)

 

$

(8,251

)

Other liabilities

 

$

(1,290

)

 

$

(2,010

)

Debt financing costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

$

(45

)

 

$

228

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

(228

)

 

$

(2,344

)

Notes, net

 

$

(100

)

 

$

(4,331

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets

 

$

(224

)

 

$

11,308

 

Lease liabilities

 

$

224

 

 

$

(11,308

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

4,201

 

 

$

1,430

 

Other assets

 

$

(4,201

)

 

$

(1,430

)

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERENCE UNITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

GENERAL PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

10,951,940

 

 

$

10,532,037

 

 

$

10,883,459

 

 

$

10,435,740

 

OP Unit Issuance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,680

 

 

 

68,257

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

1,597

 

Exercise of EQR share options

 

 

21,021

 

 

 

68,807

 

 

 

2,093

 

 

 

29,184

 

EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

 

 

3,280

 

 

 

3,455

 

 

 

902

 

 

 

788

 

Share-based employee compensation expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQR restricted shares

 

 

9,526

 

 

 

6,572

 

 

 

2,165

 

 

 

1,758

 

EQR share options

 

 

1,856

 

 

 

2,541

 

 

 

466

 

 

 

565

 

EQR ESPP discount

 

 

637

 

 

 

798

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

165

 

Net income available to Units – General Partner

 

 

615,573

 

 

 

803,558

 

 

 

322,252

 

 

 

431,178

 

OP Units – General Partner distributions

 

 

(705,529

)

 

 

(676,158

)

 

 

(235,105

)

 

 

(225,938

)

Offering costs

 

 

(739

)

 

 

(267

)

 

 

(252

)

 

 

(267

)

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)

 

 

(269

)

 

 

(1,335

)

 

 

 

 

 

722

 

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(27,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

Change in market value of Redeemable Limited Partners

 

 

127,570

 

 

 

(119,237

)

 

 

29,430

 

 

 

(17,271

)

Adjustment for Limited Partners ownership in Operating Partnership

 

 

9,156

 

 

 

(27,085

)

 

 

2,524

 

 

 

3,722

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

11,008,319

 

 

$

10,661,943

 

 

$

11,008,319

 

 

$

10,661,943

 

LIMITED PARTNERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

214,094

 

 

$

233,162

 

 

$

216,326

 

 

$

205,691

 

Issuance of restricted units to Limited Partners

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

(1,680

)

 

 

(68,257

)

 

 

(196

)

 

 

(1,597

)

Equity compensation associated with Units – Limited Partners

 

 

16,502

 

 

 

14,173

 

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

3,642

 

Net income available to Units – Limited Partners

 

 

21,024

 

 

 

27,903

 

 

 

10,997

 

 

 

14,847

 

Units – Limited Partners distributions

 

 

(23,078

)

 

 

(23,366

)

 

 

(7,590

)

 

 

(7,367

)

Change in carrying value of Redeemable Limited Partners

 

 

870

 

 

 

(1,745

)

 

 

(1,779

)

 

 

(2,539

)

Adjustment for Limited Partners ownership in Operating Partnership

 

 

(9,156

)

 

 

27,085

 

 

 

(2,524

)

 

 

(3,722

)

Balance, end of period

 

$

218,577

 

 

$

208,955

 

 

$

218,577

 

 

$

208,955

 

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

(34,272

)

 

$

(43,666

)

 

$

(30,650

)

 

$

(39,029

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – derivative
   instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period

 

 

23,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,672

 

 

 

 

Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive
   income

 

 

9,987

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

5,106

 

 

 

2,363

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

(872

)

 

$

(36,666

)

 

$

(872

)

 

$

(36,666

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions declared per Unit outstanding

 

$

1.875

 

 

$

1.8075

 

 

$

0.625

 

 

$

0.6025

 

 

See accompanying notes

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ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per Unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS – PARTIALLY OWNED
   PROPERTIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

18,166

 

 

$

4,673

 

 

$

(1,734

)

 

$

2,365

 

Net income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

2,726

 

 

 

1,957

 

 

 

1,143

 

 

 

534

 

Contributions by Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

(18,267

)

 

 

(4,492

)

 

 

(1,004

)

 

 

(761

)

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(4,795

)

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

(1,567

)

 

$

2,138

 

 

$

(1,567

)

 

$

2,138

 

 

See accompanying notes

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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.
Business

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

EQR is the general partner of, and as of September 30, 2022 owned an approximate 96.7% ownership interest in, ERPOP. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP, but does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company, directly or indirectly through investments in title holding entities, owned all or a portion of 308 properties located in 10 states and the District of Columbia consisting of 79,594 apartment units. The ownership breakdown includes (table does not include any uncompleted development properties):

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment Units

 

Wholly Owned Properties

 

 

293

 

 

 

76,480

 

Partially Owned Properties – Consolidated

 

 

15

 

 

 

3,114

 

 

 

 

308

 

 

 

79,594

 

 

2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) and certain reclassifications considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022.

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

The balance sheets at December 31, 2021 have been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

For further information, including definitions of capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Income and Other Taxes

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

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment to the debt and equity financial instruments standards which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments and accounting for contracts in an entity’s own equity. The Company adopted the standard when effective on January 1, 2022 and it had no impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

In March 2020, the FASB issued an amendment to the reference rate reform standard which provides the option for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, reference rate reform on contract modifications and hedge accounting. The new standard was effective for the Company upon issuance and elections can be made through December 31, 2022, subject to a proposed extension to December 31, 2024. The Company elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients and application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections as applicable as additional changes in the market occur.

3.
Equity, Capital and Other Interests

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

The following table presents the changes in the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares and Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares outstanding at January 1,

 

 

375,527,195

 

 

 

372,302,000

 

Common Shares Issued:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of OP Units

 

 

37,661

 

 

 

1,153,963

 

Exercise of share options

 

 

381,384

 

 

 

1,401,755

 

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

 

 

49,662

 

 

 

59,297

 

Restricted share grants, net

 

 

173,351

 

 

 

85,573

 

Common Shares outstanding at September 30,

 

 

376,169,253

 

 

 

375,002,588

 

Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units outstanding at January 1,

 

 

12,659,027

 

 

 

13,858,073

 

Restricted unit grants, net

 

 

223,242

 

 

 

155,638

 

Conversion of OP Units to Common Shares

 

 

(37,661

)

 

 

(1,153,963

)

Units outstanding at September 30,

 

 

12,844,608

 

 

 

12,859,748

 

Total Common Shares and Units outstanding at September 30,

 

 

389,013,861

 

 

 

387,862,336

 

Units Ownership Interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

3.3

%

 

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The following table presents the changes in the Operating Partnership’s issued and outstanding General Partner Units and Limited Partner Units for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

General and Limited Partner Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,

 

 

388,186,222

 

 

 

386,160,073

 

Issued to General Partner:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of EQR share options

 

 

381,384

 

 

 

1,401,755

 

EQR’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

 

 

49,662

 

 

 

59,297

 

EQR’s restricted share grants, net

 

 

173,351

 

 

 

85,573

 

Issued to Limited Partners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted unit grants, net

 

 

223,242

 

 

 

155,638

 

General and Limited Partner Units outstanding at September 30,

 

 

389,013,861

 

 

 

387,862,336

 

Limited Partner Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partner Units outstanding at January 1,

 

 

12,659,027

 

 

 

13,858,073

 

Limited Partner restricted unit grants, net

 

 

223,242

 

 

 

155,638

 

Conversion of Limited Partner OP Units to EQR Common Shares

 

 

(37,661

)

 

 

(1,153,963

)

Limited Partner Units outstanding at September 30,

 

 

12,844,608

 

 

 

12,859,748

 

Limited Partner Units Ownership Interest in Operating Partnership

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

3.3

%

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

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

The Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital are classified as either mezzanine equity or permanent equity. If EQR is required, either by contract or securities law, to deliver registered Common Shares, such Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital are differentiated and referred to as “Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership” and “Redeemable Limited Partners,” respectively. Instruments that require settlement in registered shares cannot be classified in permanent equity as it is not always completely within an issuer’s control to deliver registered shares. Therefore, settlement in cash is assumed and that responsibility for settlement in cash is deemed to fall to the Operating Partnership as the primary source of cash for EQR, resulting in presentation in the mezzanine section of the balance sheet. The Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners are adjusted to the greater of carrying value or fair market value based on the Common Share price of EQR at the end of each respective reporting period. EQR has the ability to deliver unregistered Common Shares for the remaining portion of the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital that are classified in permanent equity at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The carrying value of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners is allocated based on the number of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners in proportion to the number of Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Limited Partners Capital in total. Such percentage of the total carrying value of Units/Limited Partner Units which is ascribed to the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners is then adjusted to the greater of carrying value or fair market value as described above. As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners have a redemption value of approximately $370.5 million and $459.9 million, respectively, which represents the value of Common Shares that would be issued in exchange for the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners.

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The following table presents the changes in the redemption value of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

498,977

 

 

$

338,951

 

Change in market value

 

 

(127,570

)

 

 

119,237

 

Change in carrying value

 

 

(870

)

 

 

1,745

 

Balance at September 30,

 

$

370,537

 

 

$

459,933

 

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

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

The following table presents the Company’s issued and outstanding Preferred Shares/Preference Units as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

Annual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call

 

Dividend Per

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Date (1)

 

Share/Unit (2)

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.29% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares/Preference
   Units; liquidation value $
50 per share/unit; 745,600 shares/units issued
   and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

 

12/10/26

 

$

4.145

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

37,280

 

 

$

37,280

 

(1)
On or after the call date, redeemable Preferred Shares/Preference Units may be redeemed for cash at the option of the Company or the Operating Partnership, respectively, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the liquidation price per share/unit, plus accrued and unpaid distributions, if any.
(2)
Dividends on Preferred Shares/Preference Units are payable quarterly.

Other

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

The Company has an At-The-Market (“ATM”) share offering program which allows EQR to issue Common Shares from time to time into the existing trading market at current market prices or through negotiated transactions, including under forward sale arrangements. In May 2022, the Company replaced the prior program with a new program with the authority to issue up to 13.0 million shares as of September 30, 2022 and which extended the program maturity to May 2025. Forward sale agreements under the ATM program allow the Company, at its election, to settle the agreements by issuing Common Shares in exchange for net proceeds at the then-applicable forward sale price specified by the agreement or, alternatively, to settle the agreements in whole or in part through the delivery or receipt of Common Shares or cash. Issuances of shares under these forward sale agreements are classified as equity transactions. Accordingly, no amounts relating to the forward sale agreements are recorded in the consolidated financial statements until settlement occurs. Prior to any settlements, the only impact to the consolidated financial statements is the inclusion of incremental shares, if any, within the calculation of diluted net income per share using the treasury stock method (see Note 11 for additional discussion). The actual forward price per share to be received by the Company upon settlement will be determined on the applicable settlement date based on adjustments made to the initial forward price to reflect the then-current overnight federal funds rate and the amount of dividends paid to holders of the Company’s Common Shares over the term of the forward sale agreement.

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As of September 30, 2022, the Company had entered into forward sale agreements under the prior program for a total of approximately 1.7 million Common Shares at a weighted average initial forward price per share of $83.25. All of these forward sale agreements were entered into during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2022, these forward sale agreements have not been settled and must be settled by March 2023. See Note 14 for additional discussion.

The Company may repurchase up to 13.0 million Common Shares under its share repurchase program. No open market repurchases have occurred since 2008, and no repurchases of any kind have occurred since February 2014. As of September 30, 2022, EQR has remaining authorization to repurchase up to 13.0 million of its shares.

4.
Real Estate

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for the Company’s investment in real estate (at cost) as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Land

 

$

5,580,878

 

 

$

5,814,790

 

Depreciable property:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

19,445,470

 

 

 

19,632,284

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

 

2,295,387

 

 

 

2,220,203

 

In-Place lease intangibles

 

 

510,816

 

 

 

518,324

 

Projects under development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

3,201

 

 

 

 

Construction-in-progress

 

 

86,146

 

 

 

24,307

 

Land held for development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

46,160

 

 

 

46,160

 

Construction-in-progress

 

 

14,005

 

 

 

16,838

 

Investment in real estate

 

 

27,982,063

 

 

 

28,272,906

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(8,813,578

)

 

 

(8,354,282

)

Investment in real estate, net

 

$

19,168,485

 

 

$

19,918,624

 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company acquired the following from unaffiliated parties (purchase price in thousands):

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment Units

 

 

Purchase Price

 

Rental Properties – Consolidated (1)

 

 

1

 

 

 

172

 

 

$

113,000

 

Total

 

 

1

 

 

 

172

 

 

$

113,000

 

 

(1)
Purchase price includes an allocation of approximately $25.3 million to land and $87.7 million to depreciable property (inclusive of capitalized closing costs).

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company disposed of the following to unaffiliated parties (sales price in thousands):

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment Units

 

 

Sales Price

 

Rental Properties – Consolidated

 

 

3

 

 

 

945

 

 

$

746,150

 

Total

 

 

3

 

 

 

945

 

 

$

746,150

 

 

The Company recognized a net gain on sales of real estate properties of approximately $304.3 million on the above sales.

 

5.
Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate

The Company has not entered into any agreements to acquire rental properties or land parcels as of the date of filing.

The Company has entered into an agreement to dispose of the following (sales price and net book value in thousands):

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment Units

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Net Book Value at
September 30, 2022

 

Land Parcels (one)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,500

 

 

$

3,930

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,500

 

 

$

3,930

 

 

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The closing of pending transactions is subject to certain conditions and restrictions; therefore, there can be no assurance that the transactions will be consummated or that the final terms will not differ in material respects from any agreements summarized above. See Note 14 for discussion of the properties acquired or disposed of, if any, subsequent to September 30, 2022.

6.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities

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

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)

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

The Company has various equity interests in certain joint ventures that have been deemed to be VIEs, and the Company is the VIEs’ primary beneficiary. As a result, the joint ventures are required to be consolidated on the Company’s financial statements. The following table summarizes the Company’s consolidated joint ventures as of September 30, 2022:

 

 

 

Operating Properties (1)

 

 

Project Under Development (2)

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment Units

 

 

Project

 

 

Apartment Units

 

Consolidated Joint Ventures (VIE)

 

 

15

 

 

 

3,114

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

312

 

 

(1)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company acquired its joint venture partner’s 25% interest in a 432-unit apartment property for $32.2 million, and the property is now wholly owned. In connection with the buyout, the carrying amount of the Noncontrolling Interests – Partially Owned Properties totaling $4.8 million was reduced to zero and the remaining $27.4 million was recorded to paid in capital/general partner capital.
(2)
The land under this project is subject to a long-term ground lease.

The following table provides consolidated assets and liabilities related to the VIEs discussed above as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Consolidated Assets

 

$

675,974

 

 

$

912,955

 

Consolidated Liabilities

 

$

148,071

 

 

$

251,424

 

 

Certain consolidated joint ventures in which we have investments obtained mortgage debt to finance a portion of their activities. The following table and information summarizes the variable rate construction mortgage debt that is non-recourse to the Company at September 30, 2022 (aggregate and amounts borrowed under loan commitments in thousands):

 

 

 

Recently Completed Operating Property (1)

 

 

Project Under Development

 

Number of joint ventures with debt financing

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Aggregate loan commitments

 

$

67,589

 

 

$

73,344

 

Amounts borrowed under loan commitments (2)

 

$

64,816

 

 

$

34,356

 

Maturity dates

 

2023

 

 

2025

 

 

(1)
The maturity date of the construction loan was extended to June 25, 2023.
(2)
See Note 9 for the current period proceeds of secured conventional floating rate debt under Mortgage Notes Payable.

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

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

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The following table and information summarizes the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands except for ownership percentage):

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Ownership Percentage

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Various Real Estate Holdings (VIE)

 

$

36,372

 

 

$

36,024

 

 

Varies

Projects Under Development and Land Held for Development (VIE)

 

 

195,974

 

 

 

72,488

 

 

62% - 95% (1)

Real Estate Technology Funds/Companies (VIE)

 

 

24,206

 

 

 

19,347

 

 

Varies

Other

 

 

(241

)

 

 

(411

)

 

Varies

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

 

$

256,311

 

 

$

127,448

 

 

 

 

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

The following table summarizes the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures that were deemed to be VIEs as of September 30, 2022:

 

 

 

Real Estate Holdings (1)

 

 

Projects Under Development (2), (5)

 

 

Land Held for Development (2), (3)

 

 

 

Entities

 

 

Projects

 

 

Apartment Units (4)

 

 

Projects

 

 

Apartment Units (4)

 

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (VIE)

 

 

2

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

1,982

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

745

 

(1)
Represents entities that hold various real estate investments.
(2)
Represents separate unconsolidated joint ventures for the purpose of developing multifamily rental properties.
(3)
Represents separate unconsolidated joint ventures that have not yet started but are expected to start construction in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2023.
(4)
Represents the intended number of apartment units to be developed.
(5)
The land parcel under one of the projects is subject to a long-term ground lease.



New Development Joint Ventures

The following table provides information on total unconsolidated development joint ventures entered into during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (amounts in thousands except for number of unconsolidated joint ventures):

 

Number of unconsolidated joint ventures (1)

 

 

2

 

Apartment units (2)

 

 

797

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities – acquisitions

 

$

49,330

 

 

(1)
The entities qualify as VIEs, but the Company is not the primary beneficiary because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s performance. Therefore, the entities are unconsolidated and recorded using the equity method of accounting. See Note 2 of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for additional discussion.
(2)
Represents the intended number of apartment units to be developed.

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7.
Restricted Deposits

The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Mortgage escrow deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacement reserves

 

$

12,213

 

 

$

11,156

 

Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds

 

 

23,484

 

 

 

19,104

 

Mortgage escrow deposits

 

 

35,697

 

 

 

30,260

 

Restricted cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

166,362

 

Earnest money on pending acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Restricted deposits on real estate investments

 

 

235

 

 

 

284

 

Resident security and utility deposits

 

 

38,458

 

 

 

35,663

 

Other

 

 

2,289

 

 

 

1,835

 

Restricted cash

 

 

40,982

 

 

 

206,144

 

Restricted deposits

 

$

76,679

 

 

$

236,404

 

 

8.
Leases

Lessor Accounting

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

The Company generates the majority of its lease revenue from residential apartment leases that are generally twelve months or less in length. The residential apartment leases may include lease income related to such items as utility recoveries, parking rent, storage rent and pet rent that the Company treats as a single lease component because the amenities cannot be leased on their own and the timing and pattern of revenue recognition are the same. The collection of lease payments at lease commencement is probable and therefore the Company subsequently recognizes lease income over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Residential leases are renewable upon consent of both parties on an annual or monthly basis.

The Company also generates lease revenue from non-residential leases that are generally for terms ranging between five to ten years. The non-residential leases generally consist of ground floor retail spaces and master-leased parking garages that serve as additional amenities for our residents. The non-residential leases may include lease income related to such items as utility recoveries, parking rent and storage rent that the Company treats as a single lease component because the amenities cannot be leased on their own and the timing and pattern of revenue recognition are the same. The collection of lease payments at lease commencement is probable and therefore the Company subsequently recognizes lease income over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Non-residential leases are renewable with market-based renewal options.

The following table presents the lease income types relating to lease payments for residential and non-residential leases along with the total other rental income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

Income Type

 

Residential
Leases

 

 

Non-Residential
Leases

 

 

Total

 

 

Residential
Leases

 

 

Non-Residential
Leases

 

 

Total

 

Residential and non-residential rent

 

$

1,812,928

 

 

$

48,279

 

 

$

1,861,207

 

 

$

1,629,778

 

 

$

45,680

 

 

$

1,675,458

 

Utility recoveries (RUBS income) (1)

 

 

59,826

 

 

 

596

 

 

 

60,422

 

 

 

55,331

 

 

 

519

 

 

 

55,850

 

Parking rent

 

 

32,546

 

 

 

322

 

 

 

32,868

 

 

 

30,403

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

30,868

 

Other lease revenue (2)

 

 

(4,016

)

 

 

(568

)

 

 

(4,584

)

 

 

(19,442

)

 

 

2,914

 

 

 

(16,528

)

Total lease revenue

 

$

1,901,284

 

 

$

48,629

 

 

 

1,949,913

 

 

$

1,696,070

 

 

$

49,578

 

 

 

1,745,648

 

Parking revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,455

 

Other revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,764

 

Total other rental income (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,219

 

Rental income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,035,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,818,867

 

(1)
RUBS income primarily consists of variable payments representing the recovery of utility costs from residents.
(2)
Other lease revenue consists of the revenue adjustment related to bad debt and other miscellaneous lease revenue.
(3)
Other rental income is accounted for under the revenue recognition standard.

 

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The following table presents the lease income types relating to lease payments for residential and non-residential leases along with the total other rental income for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

 

Income Type

 

Residential
Leases

 

 

Non-Residential
Leases

 

 

Total

 

 

Residential
Leases

 

 

Non-Residential
Leases

 

 

Total

 

Residential and non-residential rent

 

$

620,880

 

 

$

16,184

 

 

$

637,064

 

 

$

551,474

 

 

$

14,443

 

 

$

565,917

 

Utility recoveries (RUBS income) (1)

 

 

20,243

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

20,470

 

 

 

18,798

 

 

 

189

 

 

 

18,987

 

Parking rent

 

 

10,840

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

10,960

 

 

 

10,513

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

10,616

 

Other lease revenue (2)

 

 

(3,127

)

 

 

(371

)

 

 

(3,498

)

 

 

(472

)

 

 

1,776

 

 

 

1,304

 

Total lease revenue

 

$

648,836

 

 

$

16,160

 

 

 

664,996

 

 

$

580,313

 

 

$

16,511

 

 

 

596,824

 

Parking revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,883

 

Other revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,499

 

Total other rental income (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,382

 

Rental income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

695,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

623,206

 

(1)
RUBS income primarily consists of variable payments representing the recovery of utility costs from residents.
(2)
Other lease revenue consists of the revenue adjustment related to bad debt and other miscellaneous lease revenue.
(3)
Other rental income is accounted for under the revenue recognition standard.

The following table presents residential and non-residential accounts receivable and straight-line receivable balances for the Company’s properties as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

Non-Residential

 

Balance Sheet (Other assets):

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Resident/tenant accounts receivable balances

 

$

34,939

 

 

$

37,959

 

 

$

3,951

 

 

$

3,218

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(30,543

)

 

 

(33,121

)

 

 

(2,767

)

 

 

(2,365

)

Net receivable balances

 

$

4,396

 

(1)

$

4,838

 

 

$

1,184

 

 

$

853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-line receivable balances

 

$

3,466

 

 

$

7,460

 

 

$

13,792

 

 

$

13,021

 

(1)
The Company held residential security deposits approximating 53.9% of the net residential receivable balance at September 30, 2022.

The following table presents residential bad debt for the Company’s properties for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

Income Statement (Rental income):

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Bad debt, net (1)

 

$

14,854

 

 

$

29,751

 

 

$

6,707

 

 

$

3,979

 

% of rental income

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

0.7

%

(1)
Bad debt, net benefited from additional resident payments due to governmental rental assistance programs of approximately $32.5 million and $18.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $8.0 million and $13.5 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The resident payments from governmental rental assistance decreased in the third quarter of 2022 as compared to the prior year period as these programs wind down.
 
9.
Debt

EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. Weighted average interest rates noted below for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 include the effect of any derivative instruments and amortization of premiums/discounts/OCI (other comprehensive income) on debt and derivatives.

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Mortgage Notes Payable

The following table summarizes the Company’s mortgage notes payable activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Mortgage notes
payable, net as of
December 31, 2021

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Lump sum
payoffs

 

 

Scheduled
principal
repayments

 

 

Amortization
of premiums/
discounts

 

 

Amortization
of deferred
financing
costs, net (1)

 

 

Mortgage notes
payable, net as of
September 30, 2022

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

$

1,896,472

 

 

$

 

 

$

(260,874

)

 

$

(3,147

)

 

$

935

 

 

$

956

 

 

$

1,634,342

 

Floating Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

 

59,890

 

 

 

37,429

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

 

 

 

 

331

 

 

 

97,611

 

Secured – Tax Exempt

 

 

234,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

930

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

235,874

 

Floating Rate Debt

 

 

294,729

 

 

 

37,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

 

930

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

333,485

 

Total

 

$

2,191,201

 

 

$

37,429

 

 

$

(260,874

)

 

$

(3,186

)

 

$

1,865

 

 

$

1,392

 

 

$

1,967,827

 

 

(1)
Represents amortization of deferred financing costs, net of debt financing costs.
(2)
See Note 6 for additional discussion of the variable rate construction mortgage debt.

 

The following table summarizes certain interest rate and maturity date information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

Interest Rate Ranges

 

0.10% - 4.21%

Weighted Average Interest Rate

 

3.39%

Maturity Date Ranges

 

2023-2061

 

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had $250.0 million of secured debt (primarily tax-exempt bonds) subject to third-party credit enhancement.

Notes

The following table summarizes the Company’s notes activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Notes, net as of
December 31, 2021

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Lump sum
payoffs

 

 

Amortization
of premiums/
discounts

 

 

Amortization
of deferred
financing
costs, net (1)

 

 

Notes, net as of
September 30, 2022

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured – Public

 

$

5,835,222

 

 

$

 

 

$

(500,000

)

 

$

2,258

 

 

$

3,327

 

 

$

5,340,807

 

 

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

 

The following table summarizes certain interest rate and maturity date information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

Interest Rate Ranges

 

1.85% - 7.57%

Weighted Average Interest Rate

 

3.65%

Maturity Date Ranges

 

2025-2047

 

The Company’s unsecured public notes contain certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, maintenance of certain financial ratios. The Company was in compliance with its unsecured public debt covenants for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

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Line of Credit and Commercial Paper

The Company has a $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing November 1, 2024. The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $750.0 million by adding lenders to the facility, obtaining the agreement of existing lenders to increase their commitments or incurring one or more term loans. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be LIBOR plus a spread (currently 0.775%), or based on bids received from the lending group, and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently 0.125%). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit rating. The Company did not borrow any amounts under its revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The Company has an unsecured commercial paper note program under which it may borrow up to a maximum of $1.0 billion subject to market conditions. The notes will be sold under customary terms in the United States commercial paper note market and will rank pari passu with all of the Company’s other unsecured senior indebtedness. The notes bear interest at various floating rates with a weighted average interest rate of 1.18% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and a weighted average maturity of 28 days as of September 30, 2022. The weighted average amount outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $177.9 million.

The Company limits its utilization of the revolving credit facility in order to maintain liquidity to support its $1.0 billion commercial paper program along with certain other obligations. The following table presents the availability on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2022 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility commitment

 

$

2,500,000

 

Commercial paper balance outstanding

 

 

(190,000

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility balance outstanding

 

 

 

Other restricted amounts

 

 

(3,463

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility availability

 

$

2,306,537

 

 

Other

The following table summarizes the Company’s total debt extinguishment costs recorded as additional interest expense for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs

 

$

369

 

 

$

264

 

 

$

277

 

 

$

 

Write-offs of unamortized (premiums)/discounts/OCI

 

 

3,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,570

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

4,316

 

 

$

264

 

 

$

3,847

 

 

$

 

 

10.
Fair Value Measurements

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

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

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

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

The Company’s derivative positions are valued using models developed by the respective counterparty as well as models applied internally by the Company that use as their inputs readily observable market parameters (such as forward yield curves and credit default swap data). The following table summarizes the inputs to the valuations for each type of fair value measurement:

 

Fair Value Measurement Type

 

Valuation Inputs

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

 

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

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership/Redeemable Limited Partners

 

Quoted market price of Common Shares.

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

 

Indicative rates provided by lenders of similar loans.

Public unsecured notes

 

Quoted market prices for each underlying issuance.

The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments (other than mortgage notes payable, unsecured notes, commercial paper, line of credit and derivative instruments), including cash and cash equivalents and other financial instruments, approximate their carrying or contract value. The following table provides a summary of the carrying and fair values for the Company’s mortgage notes payable and unsecured debt (including its commercial paper and line of credit, if applicable) at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value (Level 2)

 

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Estimated Fair
Value (Level 2)

 

Mortgage notes payable, net

 

$

1,967,827

 

 

$

1,811,596

 

 

$

2,191,201

 

 

$

2,193,689

 

Unsecured debt, net

 

 

5,530,364

 

 

 

4,893,686

 

 

 

6,150,252

 

 

 

6,798,309

 

Total debt, net

 

$

7,498,191

 

 

$

6,705,282

 

 

$

8,341,453

 

 

$

8,991,998

 

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s consolidated derivative instruments at September 30, 2022 (dollar amounts are in thousands):

 

 

 

Forward Starting
Swaps (1)

 

Current Notional Balance

 

$

350,000

 

Lowest Interest Rate

 

 

2.447

%

Highest Interest Rate

 

 

2.972

%

Maturity Date

 

 

2033

 

(1)
Forward Starting Swaps – Designed to partially fix interest rates in advance of planned future debt issuances. These swaps have mandatory counterparty terminations in 2024 and are targeted for certain 2023 debt issuances.

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The following tables provide a summary of the fair value measurements for each major category of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the location within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

Description

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

9/30/2022

 

 

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

 

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Starting Swaps

 

Other Assets

 

$

23,413

 

 

$

 

 

$

23,413

 

 

$

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 

Other Assets

 

 

125,585

 

 

 

125,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

148,998

 

 

$

125,585

 

 

$

23,413

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 

Other Liabilities

 

$

125,585

 

 

$

125,585

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership/Redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

Mezzanine

 

$

370,537

 

 

$

 

 

$

370,537

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

Description

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

12/31/2021

 

 

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

 

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 

Other Assets

 

$

164,650

 

 

$

164,650

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 

Other Liabilities

 

$

164,650

 

 

$

164,650

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership/Redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

Mezzanine

 

$

498,977

 

 

$

 

 

$

498,977

 

 

$

 

 

The following tables provide a summary of the effect of cash flow hedges on the Company’s accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

September 30, 2022
Type of Cash Flow Hedge

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Starting Swaps

 

$

23,413

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

(9,987

)

Total

 

$

23,413

 

 

 

 

$

(9,987

)

 

September 30, 2021
Type of Cash Flow Hedge

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Starting Swaps

 

$

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

(7,000

)

Total

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

(7,000

)

 

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As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were approximately $0.9 million and $34.3 million in deferred losses, net, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), respectively, related to previously settled and unsettled derivative instruments, of which an estimated $3.8 million may be recognized as additional interest expense during the twelve months ending September 30, 2023.

11.
Earnings Per Share and Earnings Per Unit

Equity Residential

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

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Numerator for net income per share – basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

 

$

335,165

 

 

$

447,332

 

Allocation to Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership

 

 

(21,024

)

 

 

(27,903

)

 

 

(10,997

)

 

 

(14,847

)

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

 

 

(2,726

)

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

(1,143

)

 

 

(534

)

Preferred distributions

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Numerator for net income per share – basic

 

$

615,573

 

 

$

803,558

 

 

$

322,252

 

 

$

431,178

 

Numerator for net income per share – diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

 

$

335,165

 

 

$

447,332

 

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

 

 

(2,726

)

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

(1,143

)

 

 

(534

)

Preferred distributions

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Numerator for net income per share – diluted

 

$

636,597

 

 

$

831,461

 

 

$

333,249

 

 

$

446,025

 

Denominator for net income per share – basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for net income per share – basic

 

 

375,710

 

 

 

373,474

 

 

 

375,850

 

 

 

374,308

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OP Units

 

 

11,893

 

 

 

12,367

 

 

 

11,895

 

 

 

12,019

 

Long-term compensation shares/units

 

 

1,785

 

 

 

1,801

 

 

 

1,555

 

 

 

2,047

 

ATM forward sales

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for net income per share – diluted

 

 

389,394

 

 

 

387,642

 

 

 

389,300

 

 

 

388,374

 

Net income per share – basic

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

2.15

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

Net income per share – diluted

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

 

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

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

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

 

$

335,165

 

 

$

447,332

 

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

 

 

(2,726

)

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

(1,143

)

 

 

(534

)

Allocation to Preference Units

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Numerator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted

 

$

636,597

 

 

$

831,461

 

 

$

333,249

 

 

$

446,025

 

Denominator for net income per Unit – basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for net income per Unit – basic

 

 

387,603

 

 

 

385,841

 

 

 

387,745

 

 

 

386,327

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,785

 

 

 

1,801

 

 

 

1,555

 

 

 

2,047

 

ATM forward sales

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for net income per Unit – diluted

 

 

389,394

 

 

 

387,642

 

 

 

389,300

 

 

 

388,374

 

Net income per Unit – basic

 

$

1.64

 

 

$

2.15

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

Net income per Unit – diluted

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.15

 

 

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12.
Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Real Estate Development Commitments

As of September 30, 2022, the Company has both consolidated and unconsolidated real estate projects under development. The following table summarizes the gross remaining total project costs for the Company’s projects under development at September 30, 2022 (total project costs remaining in thousands):

 

 

 

Projects

 

 

Apartment Units

 

 

Total Project Costs Remaining (1)

 

Projects Under Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

2

 

 

 

537

 

 

$

171,301

 

Unconsolidated

 

 

6

 

 

 

1,982

 

 

 

402,321

 

Total Projects Under Development

 

 

8

 

 

 

2,519

 

 

$

573,622

 

 

(1)
The Company’s share of the $573.6 million in total project costs remaining approximates $158.8 million, with the balance funded by the Company’s joint venture partners (approximately $6.4 million) and/or applicable construction loans (approximately $408.4 million).

We have entered into, and may continue in the future to enter into, joint venture agreements with third-party partners for the development of multifamily rental properties. The joint venture agreements with each development partner include buy-sell provisions that provide the right, but not the obligation, for the Company to acquire each respective partner’s interests or sell its interests at any time following the occurrence of certain pre-defined events described in the joint venture agreements. See Note 6 for additional discussion.

Other Commitments

We have entered into, and may continue in the future to enter into, real estate technology and other real estate fund investments. At September 30, 2022, the Company has invested in eight real estate technology funds and one other real estate investment fund with aggregate remaining commitments of approximately $22.1 million.

Contingencies

Litigation and Legal Matters

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

The Company does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against it that, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

13.
Reportable Segments

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

The Company’s primary business is the acquisition, development and management of multifamily residential properties, which includes the generation of rental and other related income through the leasing of apartment units to residents. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the Company’s operating performance geographically by market and both on a same store and non-same store basis. While the Company does maintain a non-residential presence, it accounts for approximately 3.7% of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and is designed as an amenity for our residential residents. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the performance of each property on a consolidated residential and non-residential basis. The Company’s geographic consolidated same store operating segments represent its reportable segments.

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

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All revenues are from external customers and there is no customer who contributed 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues during the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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

The following table presents a reconciliation of NOI from our rental real estate for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Rental income

 

$

2,035,477

 

 

$

1,818,867

 

 

$

695,099

 

 

$

623,206

 

Property and maintenance expense

 

 

(365,277

)

 

 

(341,261

)

 

 

(124,048

)

 

 

(116,461

)

Real estate taxes and insurance expense

 

 

(302,899

)

 

 

(297,780

)

 

 

(100,361

)

 

 

(96,909

)

Total operating expenses

 

 

(668,176

)

 

 

(639,041

)

 

 

(224,409

)

 

 

(213,370

)

Net operating income

 

$

1,367,301

 

 

$

1,179,826

 

 

$

470,690

 

 

$

409,836

 

The following tables present NOI from our rental real estate for each segment for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as well as total assets and capital expenditures at September 30, 2022 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

Rental
Income

 

 

Operating
Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Rental
Income

 

 

Operating
Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

Same store (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

$

351,896

 

 

$

103,121

 

 

$

248,775

 

 

$

316,206

 

 

$

99,837

 

 

$

216,369

 

Orange County

 

 

91,271

 

 

 

19,681

 

 

 

71,590

 

 

 

80,773

 

 

 

18,865

 

 

 

61,908

 

San Diego

 

 

64,540

 

 

 

14,574

 

 

 

49,966

 

 

 

58,210

 

 

 

13,892

 

 

 

44,318

 

Subtotal - Southern California

 

 

507,707

 

 

 

137,376

 

 

 

370,331

 

 

 

455,189

 

 

 

132,594

 

 

 

322,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

312,401

 

 

 

93,572

 

 

 

218,829

 

 

 

285,212

 

 

 

89,559

 

 

 

195,653

 

Washington, D.C.

 

 

306,161

 

 

 

102,564

 

 

 

203,597

 

 

 

290,255

 

 

 

97,407

 

 

 

192,848

 

New York

 

 

318,756

 

 

 

139,121

 

 

 

179,635

 

 

 

270,776

 

 

 

136,859

 

 

 

133,917

 

Seattle

 

 

210,011

 

 

 

59,222

 

 

 

150,789

 

 

 

190,386

 

 

 

61,092

 

 

 

129,294

 

Boston

 

 

194,640

 

 

 

60,003

 

 

 

134,637

 

 

 

173,953

 

 

 

57,478

 

 

 

116,475

 

Denver

 

 

32,505

 

 

 

9,129

 

 

 

23,376

 

 

 

28,732

 

 

 

8,482

 

 

 

20,250

 

Total same store

 

 

1,882,181

 

 

 

600,987

 

 

 

1,281,194

 

 

 

1,694,503

 

 

 

583,471

 

 

 

1,111,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-same store/other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-same store (2)

 

 

131,693

 

 

 

54,236

 

 

 

77,457

 

 

 

31,305

 

 

 

15,256

 

 

 

16,049

 

Other (3)

 

 

21,603

 

 

 

12,953

 

 

 

8,650

 

 

 

93,059

 

 

 

40,314

 

 

 

52,745

 

Total non-same store/other

 

 

153,296

 

 

 

67,189

 

 

 

86,107

 

 

 

124,364

 

 

 

55,570

 

 

 

68,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

2,035,477

 

 

$

668,176

 

 

$

1,367,301

 

 

$

1,818,867

 

 

$

639,041

 

 

$

1,179,826

 

 

(1)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to January 1, 2021, less properties subsequently sold, which represented 72,869 apartment units.
(2)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after January 1, 2021, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2021, and any properties undergoing major renovations.
(3)
Other includes development, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition for properties sold.

 

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

Rental
Income

 

 

Operating
Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

 

Rental
Income

 

 

Operating
Expenses

 

 

NOI

 

Same store (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

$

119,269

 

 

$

34,783

 

 

$

84,486

 

 

$

110,180

 

 

$

33,568

 

 

$

76,612

 

Orange County

 

 

31,252

 

 

 

6,875

 

 

 

24,377

 

 

 

28,263

 

 

 

6,455

 

 

 

21,808

 

San Diego

 

 

22,129

 

 

 

5,018

 

 

 

17,111

 

 

 

20,283

 

 

 

4,717

 

 

 

15,566

 

Subtotal - Southern California

 

 

172,650

 

 

 

46,676

 

 

 

125,974

 

 

 

158,726

 

 

 

44,740

 

 

 

113,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

106,382

 

 

 

31,984

 

 

 

74,398

 

 

 

96,451

 

 

 

30,173

 

 

 

66,278

 

Washington, D.C.

 

 

106,098

 

 

 

35,686

 

 

 

70,412

 

 

 

98,643

 

 

 

34,238

 

 

 

64,405

 

New York

 

 

112,595

 

 

 

46,194

 

 

 

66,401

 

 

 

93,454

 

 

 

45,282

 

 

 

48,172

 

Seattle

 

 

72,756

 

 

 

20,385

 

 

 

52,371

 

 

 

63,936

 

 

 

20,658

 

 

 

43,278

 

Boston

 

 

66,981

 

 

 

20,122

 

 

 

46,859

 

 

 

58,863

 

 

 

19,401

 

 

 

39,462

 

Denver

 

 

11,102

 

 

 

3,191

 

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

9,812

 

 

 

2,950

 

 

 

6,862

 

All Other Markets

 

 

2,148

 

 

 

794

 

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

1,933

 

 

 

697

 

 

 

1,236

 

Total same store

 

 

650,712

 

 

 

205,032

 

 

 

445,680

 

 

 

581,818

 

 

 

198,139

 

 

 

383,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-same store/other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-same store (2)

 

 

42,707

 

 

 

17,068

 

 

 

25,639

 

 

 

15,702

 

 

 

7,736

 

 

 

7,966

 

Other (3)

 

 

1,680

 

 

 

2,309

 

 

 

(629

)

 

 

25,686

 

 

 

7,495

 

 

 

18,191

 

Total non-same store/other

 

 

44,387

 

 

 

19,377

 

 

 

25,010

 

 

 

41,388

 

 

 

15,231

 

 

 

26,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

695,099

 

 

$

224,409

 

 

$

470,690

 

 

$

623,206

 

 

$

213,370

 

 

$

409,836

 

 

(1)
For the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to July 1, 2021, less properties subsequently sold, which represented 73,402 apartment units.
(2)
For the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after July 1, 2021, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of July 1, 2021, and any properties undergoing major renovations.
(3)
Other includes development, other corporate operations and operations prior to disposition for properties sold.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

Same store (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

$

2,604,866

 

 

$

21,459

 

Orange County

 

 

358,574

 

 

 

4,170

 

San Diego

 

 

227,344

 

 

 

4,206

 

Subtotal - Southern California

 

 

3,190,784

 

 

 

29,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

3,090,195

 

 

 

21,988

 

Washington, D.C.

 

 

3,057,549

 

 

 

22,596

 

New York

 

 

3,424,747

 

 

 

17,365

 

Seattle

 

 

2,089,219

 

 

 

16,569

 

Boston

 

 

1,692,529

 

 

 

16,349

 

Denver

 

 

477,354

 

 

 

939

 

Total same store

 

 

17,022,377

 

 

 

125,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-same store/other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-same store (2)

 

 

2,517,480

 

 

 

15,524

 

Other (3)

 

 

725,548

 

 

 

542

 

Total non-same store/other

 

 

3,243,028

 

 

 

16,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

20,265,405

 

 

$

141,707

 

 

(1)
Same store primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that were stabilized prior to January 1, 2021, less properties subsequently sold, which represented 72,869 apartment units.
(2)
Non-same store primarily includes properties acquired after January 1, 2021, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2021, and any properties undergoing major renovations.
(3)
Other includes development, other corporate operations and capital expenditures for properties sold.

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14.
Subsequent Events

Subsequent to September 30, 2022, the Company:

Settled all of the forward sales agreements outstanding as of September 30, 2022 for a total of 1,740,550 Common Shares, at a weighted average forward price per share of $80.22, which is inclusive of adjustments made to reflect the then-current federal funds rate and the amount of dividends paid to holders of the Company's Common Shares, for net proceeds of approximately $139.6 million. Concurrent with this transaction, ERPOP issued the same amount of OP Units to EQR in exchange for the net proceeds. See Note 3 for additional discussion of the Company’s ATM program;
Replaced its existing $2.5 billion facility with a new $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing October 26, 2027; and
Entered into $50.0 million of forward starting swaps to hedge changes in interest rates related to future taxable secured or unsecured debt issuances.

 

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

For further information including definitions for capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition, please refer to the Definitions section below for various capitalized terms not immediately defined in this Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Forward-looking statements are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions made by management. While the Company’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties and may involve certain risks, which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control, such as the current novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. Additional factors that might cause such differences are discussed in Part I of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, particularly those under Item 1A, Risk Factors. Forward-looking statements and related uncertainties are also included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement these forward-looking statements.

Overview

 

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

EQR is the general partner of, and as of September 30, 2022 owned an approximate 96.7% ownership interest in, ERPOP. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP, but does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity.

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

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Available Information

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

Business Objectives and Operating and Investing Strategies

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s overall business objectives and operating and investing strategies have not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Results of Operations

2022 Transactions

In conjunction with our business objectives and operating and investing strategies, the following table provides a rollforward of the transactions that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

 

Portfolio Rollforward

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Apartment
Units

 

 

Purchase
Price

 

 

Acquisition
Cap Rate

 

12/31/2021

 

 

310

 

 

 

80,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Rental Properties

 

 

1

 

 

 

172

 

 

$

113,000

 

 

 

3.5

%

Unconsolidated Land Parcels (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

56,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Disposition
Yield

 

Dispositions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Rental Properties

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(945

)

 

$

(746,150

)

 

 

(3.4

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration Changes

 

 

 

 

 

(40

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/30/2022

 

 

308

 

 

 

79,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
The purchase price listed represents the total consideration for the closing of the respective joint ventures.

Acquisitions

The consolidated property acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was located in San Diego, CA; and
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company acquired its joint venture partner’s 25% interest in a 432-unit apartment property in Chevy Chase, MD for $32.2 million, and the property is now wholly owned.

Dispositions

The consolidated properties disposed of during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were located in New York City (2) and Washington, D.C. and the sales generated an Unlevered IRR of 5.3%.

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Developments

The Company commenced construction on one consolidated and three unconsolidated apartment properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, located in Santa Clara, CA, Fort Worth, TX, Frisco, TX and Dallas, TX, consisting of 1,278 apartment units in the aggregate totaling approximately $417.7 million of expected development costs;
The Company stabilized one consolidated apartment property during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, located in Bethesda, MD, consisting of 154 apartment units totaling approximately $73.0 million of development costs; and
The Company spent approximately $155.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily for consolidated and unconsolidated development projects.

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

The Company entered into two separate unconsolidated joint ventures during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 for the purpose of developing vacant land parcels in Frisco, TX and Wakefield, MA. The Company’s total investment in these two joint ventures is approximately $63.2 million as of September 30, 2022. One of the projects is related to the Company’s joint venture development program with Toll Brothers, Inc. (“Toll”), which commenced construction during the first quarter of 2022 prior to our entrance into the joint venture.

See Notes 4, 6 and 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the Company’s real estate investments and investments in partially owned entities.

Future Outlook

The Company assumes consolidated rental acquisitions of approximately $113.0 million and consolidated rental dispositions of approximately $746.0 million during the year ending December 31, 2022. Given current uncertainty in the transaction environment, the Company’s acquisition and disposition assumptions reflect no additional activities beyond one land parcel sale for $5.5 million currently under contract and scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of 2022; and
We currently anticipate spending approximately $200.0 million on development costs during the year ending December 31, 2022, primarily for consolidated and unconsolidated properties currently under construction (amount only includes our share of development costs).

The above 2022 assumptions are based on current expectations and are forward-looking.

Comparison of the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2022 to the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2021

The following table presents a reconciliation of diluted earnings per share/unit for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30

 

 

Quarter Ended
September 30

 

Diluted earnings per share/unit for period ended 2021

 

$

2.14

 

 

$

1.15

 

Property NOI

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

0.17

 

Interest expense

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

Corporate overhead (1)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.01

)

Net gain/loss on property sales

 

 

(0.73

)

 

 

(0.43

)

Non-operating asset gains/losses

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.02

)

Diluted earnings per share/unit for period ended 2022

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

Operating income

 

$

873,683

 

 

$

1,033,958

 

 

$

(160,275

)

 

 

(15.5

)%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management

 

 

83,035

 

 

 

74,357

 

 

 

8,678

 

 

 

11.7

%

General and administrative

 

 

47,033

 

 

 

43,102

 

 

 

3,931

 

 

 

9.1

%

Depreciation

 

 

667,896

 

 

 

616,032

 

 

 

51,864

 

 

 

8.4

%

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(304,346

)

 

 

(587,623

)

 

 

283,277

 

 

 

(48.2

)%

Total NOI

 

$

1,367,301

 

 

$

1,179,826

 

 

$

187,475

 

 

 

15.9

%

Rental income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

$

1,882,181

 

 

$

1,694,503

 

 

$

187,678

 

 

 

11.1

%

Non-same store/other

 

 

153,296

 

 

 

124,364

 

 

 

28,932

 

 

 

23.3

%

Total rental income

 

 

2,035,477

 

 

 

1,818,867

 

 

 

216,610

 

 

 

11.9

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

 

600,987

 

 

 

583,471

 

 

 

17,516

 

 

 

3.0

%

Non-same store/other

 

 

67,189

 

 

 

55,570

 

 

 

11,619

 

 

 

20.9

%

Total operating expenses

 

 

668,176

 

 

 

639,041

 

 

 

29,135

 

 

 

4.6

%

NOI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same store

 

 

1,281,194

 

 

 

1,111,032

 

 

 

170,162

 

 

 

15.3

%

Non-same store/other

 

 

86,107

 

 

 

68,794

 

 

 

17,313

 

 

 

25.2

%

Total NOI

 

$

1,367,301

 

 

$

1,179,826

 

 

$

187,475

 

 

 

15.9

%

 

Note: See Note 13 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for detail by reportable segment/market. Non-same store/other NOI results consist primarily of properties acquired in calendar years 2021 and 2022, operations from the Company’s development properties and operations prior to disposition from 2021 and 2022 sold properties.

The increase in same store rental income is primarily driven by strong Physical Occupancy and continued growth in pricing.
The increase in same store operating expenses is due primarily to:
Utilities – An $11.0 million increase primarily from gas and electric due to higher commodity prices;
Repairs and maintenance – A $6.8 million increase primarily driven by volume and timing of maintenance and repairs along with increases in minimum wage on contracted services; and
On-site payroll – A $4.5 million decrease due to improved sales and service staff utilization from various technology initiatives and higher than usual staffing vacancies during the current period.
The increase in non-same store/other NOI is due primarily to a positive impact of higher NOI from properties acquired during 2021 and 2022 of $45.2 million and higher NOI from development properties in lease-up of $14.6 million, partially offset by a negative impact of lost NOI from 2021 and 2022 dispositions of $41.1 million and a negative impact of $1.2 million in lower NOI from one former master-leased property and two properties that have been removed from same store while undergoing major renovations.
The increase in consolidated total NOI is primarily a result of the Company’s higher NOI from same store properties, largely due to improvement in same store revenues as noted above. Operating expense growth remains modest due to a combination of continued success in managing controllable expenses and modest growth in real estate tax expense (increased by only $1.2 million), leading to 15.3% same store NOI growth for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the prior year period.

See the Same Store Results section below for additional discussion of those results.

Property management expenses include off-site expenses associated with the self-management of the Company’s properties as well as management fees paid to any third-party management companies. These expenses increased approximately $8.7 million or 11.7% and approximately $2.0 million or 8.2% for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. These increases are primarily attributable to increases in payroll-related costs, training/conference costs, temporary help/contractors costs, travel costs and employment expenses, partially offset by decreases in legal and professional fees.

General and administrative expenses, which includes corporate operating expenses, increased approximately $3.9 million or 9.1% and approximately $0.3 million or 2.5% for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to increases in payroll-related costs, legal and professional fees and training/conference costs.

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Depreciation expense, which includes depreciation on non-real estate assets, increased approximately $51.9 million or 8.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the prior year period, primarily as a result of additional depreciation expense on properties acquired in 2021 and 2022 and development properties placed in service during 2021, partially offset by lower depreciation from properties sold in 2021 and 2022. Depreciation expense decreased approximately $1.3 million or 0.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the prior year period, primarily as a result of lower depreciation from properties sold in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 2022 and in-place leases for 2021 acquisitions being fully depreciated as of December 31, 2021, partially offset by additional depreciation expense on properties acquired in 2022 and development properties placed in service during 2021.

Net gain on sales of real estate properties decreased approximately $283.3 million or 48.2% and approximately $167.4 million or 46.0% for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, primarily as a result of a lower sales volume with the sale of three consolidated apartment properties in 2022 as compared to the sale of ten consolidated apartment properties in the same period in 2021.

Interest and other income decreased approximately $20.4 million or 80.8% and approximately $0.3 million or 26.0% for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. These decreases are primarily due to a gain of $23.6 million on the sale of various investment securities that occurred during 2021 but not during 2022, partially offset by increases in litigation settlement proceeds that occurred during 2022 but not during 2021.

Other expenses decreased approximately $1.7 million or 15.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to a decline in construction defect and litigation reserves recorded between 2022 and 2021, partially offset by increases in advocacy contributions and demolition/abatement costs. Other expenses increased approximately $0.3 million or 8.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increases in advocacy contributions and demolition/abatement costs, partially offset by construction defect and litigation reserves that occurred during 2021 but not during 2022.

Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, increased approximately $14.6 million or 7.0% and approximately $4.3 million or 6.2% for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. These increases are primarily due to higher overall interest rates and lower capitalized interest. The effective interest cost on all indebtedness, excluding debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was 3.67% as compared to 3.51% for the prior year period, and for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was 3.67% as compared to 3.46% for the prior year period. The Company capitalized interest of approximately $4.2 million and $12.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $1.9 million and $4.2 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Same Store Results

Properties that the Company owned and were stabilized for all of both of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (the “Nine-Month 2022 Same Store Properties”), which represented 72,869 apartment units, drove the Company’s results of operations. Properties are considered “stabilized” when they have achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months. Properties are included in same store when they are stabilized for all of the current and comparable periods presented.

The following table provides comparative total same store results and statistics for the Nine-Month 2022 Same Store Properties:

 

September YTD 2022 vs. September YTD 2021

Same Store Results/Statistics Including 72,869 Same Store Apartment Units

$ in thousands (except for Average Rental Rate)

 

September YTD 2022

 

 

September YTD 2021

 

 

Residential

 

%
Change

 

Non-
Residential

 

%
Change

 

Total

 

%
Change

 

 

 

Residential

 

Non-
Residential

 

Total

 

Revenues

$

1,813,450

 

 

11.2

%

$

68,731

 

 

8.1

%

$

1,882,181

 

 

11.1

%

 

Revenues

$

1,630,928

 

$

63,575

 

$

1,694,503

 

Expenses

$

583,185

 

 

3.0

%

$

17,802

 

 

3.1

%

$

600,987

 

 

3.0

%

 

Expenses

$

566,210

 

$

17,261

 

$

583,471

 

NOI

$

1,230,265

 

 

15.5

%

$

50,929

 

 

10.0

%

$

1,281,194

 

 

15.3

%

 

NOI

$

1,064,718

 

$

46,314

 

$

1,111,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Rental Rate

$

2,866

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Rental Rate

$

2,594

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Occupancy

 

96.5

%

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Occupancy

 

95.9

%

 

 

 

 

Turnover

 

33.6

%

 

(1.6

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover

 

35.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Same store revenues for all leases are reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the current and comparable periods.

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The following table provides results and statistics related to our Residential same store operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

September YTD 2022 vs. September YTD 2021

Same Store Residential Results/Statistics by Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year

 

Markets/Metro Areas

 

Apartment
Units

 

 

Sept. YTD 22
% of
Actual
NOI

 

 

Sept. YTD 22
Average
Rental
Rate

 

 

Sept. YTD 22
Weighted
Average
Physical
Occupancy %

 

 

Sept. YTD 22
Turnover

 

 

Average
Rental
Rate

 

 

Physical
Occupancy

 

 

Turnover

 

Los Angeles

 

 

14,662

 

 

 

20.0

%

 

$

2,725

 

 

 

96.9

%

 

 

28.3

%

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

(3.8

%)

Orange County

 

 

4,028

 

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

2,591

 

 

 

97.1

%

 

 

25.8

%

 

 

13.6

%

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

(1.4

%)

San Diego

 

 

2,706

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

2,737

 

 

 

97.0

%

 

 

29.3

%

 

 

11.9

%

 

 

(0.7

%)

 

 

(5.2

%)

Subtotal – Southern California

 

 

21,396

 

 

 

29.9

%

 

 

2,701

 

 

 

97.0

%

 

 

28.0

%

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(3.5

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

 

 

11,366

 

 

 

17.6

%

 

 

3,127

 

 

 

96.3

%

 

 

32.1

%

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

(5.2

%)

Washington, D.C.

 

 

14,186

 

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

2,432

 

 

 

96.9

%

 

 

33.8

%

 

 

4.7

%

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

(2.5

%)

New York

 

 

8,536

 

 

 

13.1

%

 

 

3,964

 

 

 

97.0

%

 

 

34.9

%

 

 

15.8

%

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

3.9

%

Seattle

 

 

9,331

 

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

2,472

 

 

 

95.1

%

 

 

41.9

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

(0.7

%)

 

 

2.5

%

Boston

 

 

6,430

 

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

3,165

 

 

 

96.2

%

 

 

37.3

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

(0.4

%)

Denver

 

 

1,624

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

2,275

 

 

 

96.9

%

 

 

48.4

%

 

 

12.0

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

72,869

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,866

 

 

 

96.5

%

 

 

33.6

%

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

(1.6

%)

 

Note: The above table reflects Residential same store results only. Residential operations account for approximately 96.3% of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Despite geopolitical and economic uncertainties, demand to live in our apartment communities remained healthy, which our financial results reflected, as we continued to capture the gap between in-place rent levels and market rent levels. Demand for our apartments continues to support strong Physical Occupancy with pricing that is largely in-line with expectations, including modest use of Leasing Concessions. Key operating drivers for this performance during 2022 include:

Pricing – Pricing (net of Leasing Concessions) in 2022 has been the strongest in the Company’s history, driven by continued improvement across the portfolio, especially in New York. After this unprecedented 2022 growth, pricing began to moderate in late August 2022, which is typical, with slightly greater than anticipated price sensitivity in Seattle and San Francisco as of late. The use of Leasing Concessions has also declined significantly from its peak in February 2021.
Physical Occupancy – Physical Occupancy of 96.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 remained strong, exceeding 2021 levels and contributing to growth in Same Store Residential Revenues.
Percentage of Residents Renewing and Turnover – We continue to see a high Percentage of Residents Renewing in our portfolio, which we believe reflects both the strength of demand and quality of our product. The Percentage of Residents Renewing has been strong at 53.8% for the third quarter of 2022. Turnover remains low at 33.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, reflecting a healthy and consistent trend of historically high resident retention.

In addition to these stronger fundamentals, bad debt, net has moderated during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 with improvement in resident collections primarily driven by receipt of governmental rental assistance payments on behalf of our residents.

Transaction activity has slowed as buyers and sellers adjust their expectations to a volatile economic climate and rising interest rates. While this type of environment can be challenging, the Company has traditionally found investment opportunities during periods of market dislocation as our ability to move quickly and our relatively low cost of capital creates flexibility that can provide us a competitive advantage.

Long-term, we expect elevated single family home ownership costs, positive household formation trends and the overall deficit in housing across the country to buffer the impact on our business from potential economic weakness. We also see our affluent resident base as being more resilient to rising inflation due to higher levels of disposable income and lower relative rent-to-income ratios.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

With approximately $2.3 billion in readily available liquidity, a strong balance sheet, limited near-term maturities, very strong credit metrics and ample access to capital markets, the Company believes it is well positioned to meet its future obligations and opportunities. See further discussion below and Note 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of events, if any, subsequent to September 30, 2022.

Statements of Cash Flows

The following table sets forth our sources and uses of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash flow provided by (used for):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

1,120,228

 

 

$

978,213

 

Investing activities

 

$

243,336

 

 

$

(309,589

)

Financing activities

 

$

(1,602,333

)

 

$

(541,603

)

 

The following provides information regarding the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Operating Activities

Our operating cash flows are primarily impacted by NOI and its components, such as Average Rental Rates, Physical Occupancy levels and operating expenses related to our properties. Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the prior year period, increased by approximately $142.0 million as a direct result of the NOI and other changes discussed above in Results of Operations.

Investing Activities

Our investing cash flows are primarily impacted by our transaction activity (acquisitions/dispositions), development spend, capital expenditures and unconsolidated joint venture activity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, key drivers were:

Acquired one consolidated rental property for approximately $113.0 million in cash;
Disposed of three consolidated rental properties, receiving net proceeds of approximately $720.3 million;
Invested $81.9 million primarily in development projects;
Invested $141.7 million in capital expenditures to real estate; and
Invested $136.5 million primarily in unconsolidated development joint venture entities as well as unconsolidated investments in real estate technology funds/companies for various technology initiatives.

Financing Activities

Our financing cash flows primarily relate to our borrowing activity (debt proceeds or repayment), distributions/dividends to shareholders and other Common Share activity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, key drivers were:

Obtained $37.4 million in variable rate construction mortgage debt that is non-recourse to the Company;
Repaid $264.1 million of mortgage loans (inclusive of scheduled principal repayments);
Repaid $500.0 million of unsecured notes by using disposition proceeds;
Acquired our joint venture partner’s 25% interest in an apartment property for $32.2 million;
Issued Common Shares related to share option exercises and ESPP purchases and received net proceeds of $24.3 million, which were contributed to the capital of the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional OP Units (on a one-for-one Common Share per OP Unit basis); and
Paid dividends/distributions on Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Units (including OP Units and restricted units) and noncontrolling interests in partially owned properties totaling approximately $740.0 million.

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Short-Term Liquidity and Cash Proceeds

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

The following table presents the Company’s balances for cash and cash equivalents, restricted deposits and the available borrowing capacity on its revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

44,788

 

 

$

123,832

 

Restricted deposits

 

$

76,679

 

 

$

236,404

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility availability

 

$

2,306,537

 

 

$

2,181,372

 

 

Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program

The Company has a $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing November 1, 2024. The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $750.0 million by adding lenders to the facility, obtaining the agreement of existing lenders to increase their commitments or incurring one or more term loans. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a spread (currently 0.775%), or based on bids received from the lending group, and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently 0.125%). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit rating.

The unsecured revolving credit agreement contains provisions that establish a process for entering into an amendment to replace LIBOR under certain circumstances, such as the anticipated phase-out of LIBOR.

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

The Company limits its utilization of the revolving credit facility in order to maintain liquidity to support its $1.0 billion commercial paper program along with certain other obligations. The following table presents the availability on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility as of October 21, 2022 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

October 21, 2022

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility commitment

 

$

2,500,000

 

Commercial paper balance outstanding

 

 

(145,000

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility balance outstanding

 

 

 

Other restricted amounts

 

 

(3,463

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility availability

 

$

2,351,537

 

 

Dividend Policy

The Company declared a dividend/distribution for the first, second and third quarters of 2022 of $0.625 per share/unit in each quarter, an annualized increase of 3.7% over the amount paid in 2021. All future dividends/distributions remain subject to the discretion of the Company’s Board of Trustees.

Total dividends/distributions paid in October 2022 amounted to $242.7 million (excluding distributions on Partially Owned Properties), which consisted of certain distributions declared during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

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Long-Term Financing and Capital Needs

The Company expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements, such as lump sum unsecured note and mortgage debt maturities, property acquisitions and financing of development activities, through the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and equity securities (including additional OP Units), proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties and joint ventures, along with cash generated from operations after all distributions. The Company has a significant number of unencumbered properties available to secure additional mortgage borrowings should unsecured capital be unavailable or the cost of alternative sources of capital be too high. The value of and cash flow from these unencumbered properties are in excess of the requirements the Company must maintain in order to comply with covenants under its unsecured notes and line of credit. Of the $28.0 billion in investment in real estate on the Company’s balance sheet at September 30, 2022, $24.3 billion or 87.0% was unencumbered. However, there can be no assurances that these sources of capital will be available to the Company in the future on acceptable terms or otherwise.

EQR issues equity and guarantees certain debt of the Operating Partnership from time to time. EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Company settled all of its outstanding forward sales agreements under its At-The-Market (“ATM”) share offering program subsequent to September 30, 2022. See Note 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion.

The Company’s total debt summary schedule as of September 30, 2022 is as follows:

Debt Summary as of September 30, 2022

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Debt
Balances

 

 

% of Total

 

Secured

 

$

1,967,827

 

 

 

26.2

%

Unsecured

 

 

5,530,364

 

 

 

73.8

%

Total

 

$

7,498,191

 

 

 

100.0

%

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

$

1,634,342

 

 

 

21.8

%

Unsecured – Public

 

 

5,340,807

 

 

 

71.2

%

Fixed Rate Debt

 

 

6,975,149

 

 

 

93.0

%

Floating Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

 

97,611

 

 

 

1.3

%

Secured – Tax Exempt

 

 

235,874

 

 

 

3.1

%

Unsecured – Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured – Commercial Paper Program

 

 

189,557

 

 

 

2.6

%

Floating Rate Debt

 

 

523,042

 

 

 

7.0

%

Total

 

$

7,498,191

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

The Company’s long-term financing and capital needs and sources have not changed materially from the information included in the Company's and the Operating Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Definitions

The definition of certain terms described above or below are as follows:

Acquisition Cap Rate – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months (or the year two or three stabilized NOI for properties that are in lease-up at acquisition) less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross purchase price of the asset. The weighted average Acquisition Cap Rate for acquired properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative purchase price for each respective property.
Average Rental Rate – Total Residential rental revenues reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP divided by the weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period presented.

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Disposition Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates giving up in the next 12 months less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross sales price of the asset. The weighted average Disposition Yield for sold properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative sales price for each respective property.
Leasing Concessions – Reflects upfront discounts on both new move-in and renewal leases on a straight-line basis.
Non-Residential – Consists of revenues and expenses from retail and public parking garage operations.
Non-Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily includes all properties acquired during 2021 and 2022, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2021.
Percentage of Residents Renewing – Leases renewed expressed as a percentage of total renewal offers extended during the reporting period.
Physical Occupancy – The weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period divided by the average of total apartment units available for rent for the reporting period.
Residential – Consists of multifamily apartment revenues and expenses.
Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that are stabilized prior to January 1, 2021, less properties subsequently sold. Properties are included in Same Store when they are stabilized for all of the current and comparable periods presented.
Same Store Residential Revenues – Revenues from our same store properties presented on a GAAP basis which reflects the impact of Leasing Concessions on a straight-line basis.
Turnover – Total Residential move-outs (including inter-property and intra-property transfers) divided by total Residential apartment units.
Unlevered Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) – The Unlevered IRR on sold properties is the compound annual rate of return calculated by the Company based on the timing and amount of: (i) the gross purchase price of the property plus any direct acquisition costs incurred by the Company; (ii) total revenues earned during the Company’s ownership period; (iii) total direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance) incurred during the Company’s ownership period; (iv) capital expenditures incurred during the Company’s ownership period; and (v) the gross sales price of the property net of selling costs.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

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Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

The following is the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s reconciliation of net income to FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units / Units for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Quarter Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net income

 

$

641,641

 

 

$

835,736

 

 

$

335,165

 

 

$

447,332

 

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

 

 

(2,726

)

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

(1,143

)

 

 

(534

)

Preferred/preference distributions

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

Net income available to Common Shares and Units / Units

 

 

636,597

 

 

 

831,461

 

 

 

333,249

 

 

 

446,025

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

667,896

 

 

 

616,032

 

 

 

214,129

 

 

 

215,397

 

Depreciation – Non-real estate additions

 

 

(3,189

)

 

 

(3,228

)

 

 

(1,075

)

 

 

(1,052

)

Depreciation – Partially Owned Properties

 

 

(2,097

)

 

 

(2,676

)

 

 

(543

)

 

 

(994

)

Depreciation – Unconsolidated Properties

 

 

1,897

 

 

 

1,867

 

 

 

657

 

 

 

634

 

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

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties

 

 

(304,346

)

 

 

(587,623

)

 

 

(196,551

)

 

 

(363,928

)

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

 

 

996,749

 

 

 

855,829

 

 

 

349,866

 

 

 

296,082

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment – non-operating assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of pursuit costs

 

 

3,296

 

 

 

3,557

 

 

 

781

 

 

 

910

 

Debt extinguishment and preferred share redemption (gains) losses

 

 

4,316

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

3,847

 

 

 

 

Non-operating asset (gains) losses

 

 

(1,174

)

 

 

(23,014

)

 

 

156

 

 

 

294

 

Other miscellaneous items

 

 

1,832

 

 

 

4,520

 

 

 

2,017

 

 

 

1,179

 

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

 

$

1,005,019

 

 

$

841,156

 

 

$

356,667

 

 

$

298,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (1) (3)

 

$

999,067

 

 

$

858,147

 

 

$

350,639

 

 

$

296,855

 

Preferred/preference distributions

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

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

 

$

996,749

 

 

$

855,829

 

 

$

349,866

 

 

$

296,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized FFO (2) (3)

 

$

1,007,337

 

 

$

843,474

 

 

$

357,440

 

 

$

299,238

 

Preferred/preference distributions

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(773

)

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

 

$

1,005,019

 

 

$

841,156

 

 

$

356,667

 

 

$

298,465

 

 

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

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

pursuit cost write-offs;

gains and losses from early debt extinguishment and preferred share redemptions;

gains and losses from non-operating assets; and

other miscellaneous items.

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

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s market risk has not changed materially from the amounts and information reported in Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Equity Residential

(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

Effective as of September 30, 2022, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

(b)
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There were no changes to the internal control over financial reporting of the Company identified in connection with the Company’s evaluation referred to above that occurred during the third quarter of 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

Effective as of September 30, 2022, the Operating Partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Operating Partnership’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of EQR, of the effectiveness of the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Operating Partnership in its Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

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(b)
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There were no changes to the internal control over financial reporting of the Operating Partnership identified in connection with the Operating Partnership’s evaluation referred to above that occurred during the third quarter of 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

As of September 30, 2022, the Company does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against it that, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors that were discussed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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

During the quarter ended September 30, 2022, EQR issued 6,572 Common Shares in exchange for 6,572 OP Units held by various limited partners of ERPOP. OP Units are generally exchangeable into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis or, at the option of ERPOP, the cash equivalent thereof, at any time one year after the date of issuance. These shares were either registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as these were transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. In light of the manner of the sale and information obtained by EQR from the limited partners in connection with these transactions, EQR believes it may rely on these exemptions.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits – See the Exhibit Index.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

Location

10.1

 

Amendment to the Equity Residential Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective as of October 1, 2022.

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

31.3

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

31.4

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

32.3

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

32.4

 

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

 

Attached herein.

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

104

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 28, 2022

By:

 

/s/ Robert A. Garechana

 

 

 

 

Robert A. Garechana

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 28, 2022

By:

 

/s/ Ian S. Kaufman

 

 

 

 

Ian S. Kaufman

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BY: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

ITS GENERAL PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 28, 2022

By:

 

/s/ Robert A. Garechana

 

 

 

 

Robert A. Garechana

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 28, 2022

By:

 

/s/ Ian S. Kaufman

 

 

 

 

Ian S. Kaufman

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)