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Dream Residential REIT Reports Q3 2024 Financial Results

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This press release contains forward-looking information that is based upon assumptions and is subject to risks and uncertainties as indicated in the cautionary note contained within this press release. All dollar amounts are in U.S. dollars.

TORONTO, November 06, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DREAM RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (TSX: DRR.U, TSX: DRR.UN) ("Dream Residential REIT" or the "REIT" or "we" or "us") today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 ("Q3 2024"). Management will host a conference call to discuss the financial results on November 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Comparative properties net operating income ("comparative properties NOI")1 was $6.1 million in Q3 2024, a 2.5% increase when compared to $6.0 million in Q3 2023, primarily due to a $0.4 million increase in comparative investment properties revenue. Net rental income was $7.8 million in Q3 2024 or $0.4 million higher than the prior year comparative quarter, mainly due to a decrease in investment properties operating expenses.

  • Diluted funds from operations ("FFO") per Unit2 was $0.18 for Q3 2024, consistent with Q3 2023.

  • Portfolio occupancy was 93.3% as at September 30, 2024 compared to 94.0% at the end of Q2 2024, with Greater Oklahoma City region at 95.6%, Greater Dallas-Fort Worth region at 90.4% and Greater Cincinnati region at 93.3%. Occupancy was consistent with market conditions as management advanced rents late in the summer before shifting towards seasonal stability beginning in the fourth quarter.

  • Average monthly rent at September 30, 2024 was $1,175 per unit, increasing 0.7% quarter-over-quarter, compared to $1,167 per unit at June 30, 2024.

  • Maintaining conservative balance sheet and financial flexibility. Net total debt-to-net total assets3 was 32.7% as at September 30, 2024 compared to 31.6% as at December 31, 2023. Total mortgages payable were $138.5 million, consisting of 11 fixed rate mortgages with a weighted average contractual interest rate of 4.0%. Total assets (per condensed consolidated financial statements) were $407.8 million as at September 30, 2024. Total assets comprised primarily $396.4 million of investment properties and $7.7 million of cash and cash equivalents.

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1 Comparative properties NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure. The tables included in the Appendices section of this press release reconcile comparative properties NOI to net rental income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023. For further information on this non-GAAP financial measure, please refer to the statements under the heading "Non-GAAP financial measures, ratios and supplementary financial measures" in this press release.

2 Diluted FFO per Unit is a non-GAAP ratio. Diluted FFO per Unit comprises FFO (a non-GAAP financial measure) divided by the weighted average number of Units. For further information on this non-GAAP ratio, please refer to the statements under the heading "Non-GAAP financial measures, ratios and supplementary financial measures" in this press release.

3 Net total debt-to-net total assets is a non-GAAP ratio. For further information on this non-GAAP ratio, please refer to the statements under the heading "Non-GAAP financial measures, ratios and supplementary financial measures" in this press release.

"In Q3 2024, the REIT delivered stable financial operational performance with a continued focus on the middle market," said Brian Pauls, Chief Executive Officer of Dream Residential REIT. "Year-to-date comparative NOI growth was approximately 4.2% and in our targeted range for the year."