The REIT closed on the sale of a multifamily property nearBaltimore during the quarter and expects to invest the proceeds ina similar complex. The transaction will be treated as atax-deferred, like-kind exchange.

During the last 15 months, the firm has repurchased more than204,000 shares of its common stock at an average price of $4.94 aspart of its 400,000 share buyback program.

America First has increased its dividend, payable to Oct. 16shareholders of record on Nov. 17, to $0.155 per share. Commentingon the increase, Stewart Zimmerman, president and chief executiveofficer, notes that, "This reflects our belief that short-terminterest rates are likely to remain stable through the next quarterand hopefully into the next year. We are happy to have weathered aperiod of rising short-term interest rates."

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