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Business (Tables)

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Mar. 31, 2015

Business [Abstract]

Schedule of Real Estate Properties

The ownership breakdown includes (table does not include various uncompleted development properties):

		Properties			Apartment Units
Wholly Owned Properties		362			97,825
Master-Leased Properties – Consolidated		3			853
Partially Owned Properties – Consolidated		19			3,771
Partially Owned Properties – Unconsolidated		3			1,281
Military Housing		2			5,063
		389			108,793

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Tabular disclosure of real estate properties and units in those properties that are included in the discussion of the nature of an entity's operations.

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