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Significant Transactions During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and Subsequent Events | 9 Months Ended
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Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Significant Transactions During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and Subsequent Events | Significant Transactions During The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and Subsequent Events Significant Transactions Dispositions In June 2018, the Company sold Domain, a 379 apartment home community located in San Diego, CA, for $132.0 million, resulting in a gain of $22.2 million. Co-Investments Joint Ventures In March 2018, the BEXAEW, LLC (“BEXAEW”) joint venture operating agreement was amended, and the joint venture was extended. Under the amendment, the Company received a cash payment for promote income of $20.5 million, which is included in equity income from co-investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Preferred Equity Investments In January 2018, the Company received cash of $2.4 million for the full redemption of a preferred equity investment in a co-investment that holds property in Seattle, WA. In May 2018, the Company made a commitment to fund a $26.5 million preferred equity investment in an entity whose sponsors include a related party. The entity wholly owns a 400 apartment home community located in Ventura, CA. This investment will accrue interest based on a 10.25% preferred return. The investment is scheduled to mature in May 2023. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had funded $20.6 million of the commitment. The remaining committed amount will be funded if and when requested by the sponsors. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details. In June 2018, the Company received cash of $26.5 million for the full redemption of a preferred equity investment in an entity that holds property in Seattle, WA. The Company recognized a gain of $1.6 million as a result of this early redemption, which is included in equity income from co-investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Notes Receivable In January 2018, the Village at Toluca Lake, a property located in Burbank, CA and owned by BEX III, LLC (“BEX III”), a Company joint venture, paid off a $29.5 million bridge loan provided by the Company in November 2017. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details related to the related party bridge loan. Senior Unsecured Debt In March 2018, the Company issued $300.0 million of 30-year 4.50% senior unsecured notes. The interest is paid semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year commencing on September 15, 2018 until the maturity date of March 15, 2048. The Company used the net proceeds of this offering to repay indebtedness under its unsecured lines of credit and for other general corporate and working capital purposes. Common Stock In January 2018, the Company repurchased and retired 16,834 shares totaling $3.8 million, including commissions. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $245.2 million of purchase authority remaining under the stock repurchase plan authorized by the Company's board of directors. Subsequent Events In October 2018, Wesco V, LLC ("Wesco V"), one of the Company's joint ventures, acquired Meridian at Midtown, a 218 apartment home community located in San Jose, CA, for a total contract price of $104.0 million. In connection with this acquisition, Wesco V assumed $69.9 million of mortgage debt, with an effective interest rate of 4.50% and a maturity date of March 2026. The Company had previously made a preferred equity investment in this apartment home community, which was fully redeemed in August 2015. In October 2018, the Company funded an $18.6 million preferred equity investment in an entity whose sponsor is a related party. The entity wholly owns a 268 apartment home community development located in Burlingame, CA. This investment will accrue interest based on an initial 12.00% preferred return. The investment is scheduled to mature in April 2024. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

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