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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-142294
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160826
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160831
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160831

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798359
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				450311232
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			ND
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35624
		FILM NUMBER:		161863653

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 31ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 60
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1988
		CITY:			MINOT
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58702-1988
		BUSINESS PHONE:		701-837-4738

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 31ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 60
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1988
		CITY:			MINOT
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58702-1988
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>August&nbsp;31, 2016 (August&nbsp;26, 2016)</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1400 31st Avenue SW, Suite&nbsp;60<br> Post Office Box 1988<br> Minot, ND 58702-1988</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On August&nbsp;26, 2016,&nbsp;IRET Properties, a North Dakota Limited Partnership and the operating partnership of Investors Real Estate Trust (&#147;Company&#148;), and various of its subsidiaries (collectively, &#147;IRET&#148;) entered into six separate Agreements for Sale and Purchase of Property (collectively, the &#147;Agreements&#148;) with Edgewood Properties Management LLC, Edgewood Properties, LLP and various of its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, &#147;Buyer&#148;). Under these Agreements,&nbsp;IRET will sell 26 senior housing properties and one multifamily property located in MN, MT, NE, ND, SD and WY (collectively, &#147;Properties&#148;), &#147;as is&#148; and &#147;where is&#148; to the Buyer for approximately $236.0 million in cash (collectively, &#147;Sales&#148;), as described below in more detail:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Agreement between IRET Properties and its subsidiary LSREF Golden Property 14 (WY), LLC, collectively as the seller, and LSREF Golden OPS 14 (WY) LLC, Edgewood Properties Management LLC and Edgewood Properties, LLLP, collectively as the buyer, to sell 5 senior housing properties for $53 million.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Agreement between IRET Properties, as the seller, and Edgewoodvista Senior Living,&nbsp;Inc., Edgewood Properties Management LLC and Edgewood Properties, LLLP, collectively as the buyer, to sell 2 senior housing properties for approximately $36.8 million.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Agreement between IRET Properties, as the seller, and Edgewoodvista Senior Living,&nbsp;Inc., Edgewood Properties Management LLC and Edgewood Properties, LLLP, collectively as the buyer, to sell 4 senior housing properties for approximately $32.3 million.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Agreement between IRET Properties and its subsidiary EVI Grand Cities, LLC, collectively as the seller, and Edgewoodvista Senior Living,&nbsp;Inc., Edgewood Properties Management LLC and Edgewood Properties, LLLP, collectively as the buyer, to sell 5 senior housing properties for approximately $71 million.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Agreement between IRET Properties and its subsidiaries EVI Billings, LLC, EVI Sioux Falls, LLC and IRET-Minot EV, LLC, collectively as the seller, and Edgewoodvista Senior Living,&nbsp;Inc., Edgewood Properties Management LLC and Edgewood Properties, LLLP, collectively as the buyer, to sell 9 senior housing properties for approximately $28.8 million.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Agreement between IRET Properties and its subsidiary IRET-SH 1, LLC, collectively as the seller, and Edgewoodvista Senior Living, Inc., Edgewood Properties Management LLC and Edgewood Properties, LLLP, collectively as the buyer, to sell one senior housing property and one multifamily property for $14 million (&#147;Sartell Property&#148;).</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the Agreements, each Sale is contingent on the closing of all the Sales. If the Buyer resells any of the Properties within 12 months of the closing date of the Sales, the Buyer will pay IRET an additional amount equal to 5% of the purchase price allocated to such Properties resold.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Sales are subject to various closing conditions and contingencies, including the Buyer obtaining the necessary approvals to own the Properties and the financing to purchase the Properties. It is anticipated that the Sales will close in January&nbsp;2017, but no later than by April&nbsp;28, 2017.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Buyer can terminate these Agreements and receive a return of its earnest money under several situations, including any of IRET&#146;s representations and warranties in the Agreements become inaccurate (which have not been cured), Buyer&#146;s discovery of unacceptable conditions with the title commitments or property surveys (which have not been cured or removed), Property is damaged or destroyed before closing in an amount exceeding $2.5 million (or $1 million for the Sartell Property), or Buyer&#146;s dissatisfaction with the Property for any reason if Buyer terminates on or before the 60-day inspection period ends (&#147;Inspection Deadline&#148;). IRET can terminate these Agreements under several situations, including IRET receives a superior bona fide offer prior to the Inspection Deadline, upon IRET&#146;s return of the earnest money and payment of a breakage fee, or the Buyer fails to close on the Sales by April&nbsp;28, 2017 even though the conditions precedent have been satisfied or waived, whereby IRET will retain the earnest money as liquidation damages.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Currently,&nbsp;IRET is leasing the Properties, except the Sartell Property, to affiliates of the Buyer. In addition, pursuant to the terms of commercial leases between IRET and affiliates of the Buyer, on May&nbsp;2, 2016, such affiliates exercised their options to purchase 8 other senior housing properties for a sales price of approximately $43.5 million. The Properties under the Agreements and the additional properties under the options comprise IRET&#146;s total senior housing portfolio.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Regulation FD Disclosure.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On August&nbsp;31, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the Sales of senior housing, as described above, which is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Investors Real Estate Trust Announces Planned Dispositions of Senior Housing Properties for $236.0 Million</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">- Expected Closings in Calendar 2017 -</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">-Would Complete Exit from Senior Housing Portfolio-</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Minot, ND) &#151; August&nbsp;31, 2016 - Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET) (NYSE: IRETPR) (NYSE: IRETPRB) (the &#147;Company&#148;), a real estate investment trust focusing on </font>the acquisition, development, redevelopment and management of multifamily communities located primarily in select growth markets throughout the Midwest, today announced that it has entered into six separate sales agreements with several affiliates of Edgewood Senior Living for the planned disposition of 26 of the Company&#146;s senior housing properties, and one multifamily property, for a total of approximately $236.0 million.&#160; Affiliates of the buyers currently lease 25 of the 26 senior housing properties from the Company.&#160; The Company expects these sales to close in calendar 2017.&#160; These sales are in addition to the previously-announced exercise of purchase options by affiliates of the buyers, who are current tenants, to purchase 8 senior housing properties the Company owns in Idaho for a total of approximately $43.5 million.&#160; If all of these transactions close, the Company will have completely disposed of its senior housing portfolio for a total of approximately $279.5 million.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The sale of our senior housing properties is a significant step in our efforts to transform IRET into a pure play Multifamily company,&#148; stated Chief Executive Officer Tim Mihalick.&#160; &#147;As we move forward, these transactions unlock significant value within our portfolio and provide capital for new investments, while we enhance our operating platform, strengthen our balance sheet and drive cash flow.&#160; We remain excited about our pipeline of opportunities, focusing on our long term strategic growth objective to drive long term value for our shareholders.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The sales are subject to certain closing conditions, including that each sale is contingent on the closing of all of the sales. The details of the six sales are outlined below.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company entered into a sale agreement for two senior housing properties containing 256 rentable units, located in Hermantown, Minnesota, for a total of approximately $36.8 million.</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company entered into a sale agreement for four senior housing properties containing 220 rentable units, located in Virginia, Minnesota, Kalispell, Montana and Omaha and Hastings, Nebraska, for a total of approximately $32.3 million.</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company entered into a sale agreement for five senior housing properties containing 514 rentable units, located in East Grand Forks and Brainerd, Minnesota, Bismarck and Fargo, North Dakota and Rapid City South Dakota, for approximately $71.0 million.</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company entered into a sale agreement for 9 senior housing properties containing 278 rental units, located in various States including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana, for approximately $28.8 million.</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company entered into a sale agreement for one senior housing property containing 97 rentable units and one townhome property containing 24 rentable units, located in Sartell, Minnesota, for $14.0 million.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BMO Capital Markets Corp. acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the sale transactions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Investors Real Estate Trust</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) focuses on the acquisition, development, redevelopment and management of multifamily communities located primarily in select growth markets throughout the Midwest. &nbsp;As of April&nbsp;30, 2016, the Company owned interests in 146 properties, consisting of: (1)&nbsp;99 multifamily properties consisting of 12,950 units, and (2)&nbsp;47 commercial properties, including 31 healthcare properties, containing a total of approximately 2.9 million square feet of leasable space.&nbsp; IRET&#146;s common shares, Series A preferred shares and Series&nbsp;B preferred shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbols: IRET, IRETPR and IRETPRB, respectively). The Company&#146;s press releases and supplemental information are available on its website at www.iret.com or by contacting Investor Relations at 701-837-7104.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain statements in this press release are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&nbsp; Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from projected results.&nbsp; Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:&nbsp;the closing of the sales of senior housing properties, fluctuations in interest rates, the effect of government regulation, the availability of capital, changes in general and local economic and real estate market conditions, competition, our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel, and those risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for fiscal year ended April&nbsp;30, 2016.&nbsp; We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.</font></p>
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