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Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions

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Milton Cooper Has Very Deep Roots In This Blue Chip REIT
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Essex Property Trust Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2
Essex Property Trust, Inc. Announces Completion of Exchange Offer for 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2022

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Essex Announces First Quarter 2013 Results

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Essex Property Trust Announces Exchange Offer for Its 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2022

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Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its 2013 First Quarter Earnings Results

Marketwire (Apr 3, 2013)
W.P. Carey's Dividend Policy Is Nothing But A Big Hunk O' Love
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There's No Place Like Home Properties
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Essex Receives LEED Certification on Expo

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Essex Announces Its 19th Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase

Marketwire (Feb 20, 2013)
Essex Acquires San Francisco Apartment Community

Marketwire (Feb 20, 2013)
Dividend Contenders: 19 Increases Expected By The End Of April
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Milton Cooper Has Very Deep Roots In This Blue Chip REIT
Brad Thomas • Sun, May 5 • 23 Comments
Waiting Patiently For A Blue Chip REIT Pullback
Brad Thomas • Fri, Apr 26 • 116 Comments
The REIT Elite: Top REITs For The Long Haul
TopYields • Thu, Apr 4 • 1 Comment
W.P. Carey's Dividend Policy Is Nothing But A Big Hunk O' Love
Brad Thomas • Mon, Apr 1 • 61 Comments
Just How Risky Are REITs?
Adam Aloisi • Wed, Mar 13 • 136 Comments
Importance Of Stock Selection To REIT Investing Success: A Conversation With RBC's Mike Salinsky
Crocker Coulson • Tue, Mar 12 • 1 Comment
There's No Place Like Home Properties
Adam Aloisi • Fri, Feb 22 • 6 Comments
Dividend Contenders: 19 Increases Expected By The End Of April
David Fish • Mon, Feb 18 • 10 Comments
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Essex Property Trust Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2
Essex Property Trust's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 1
Essex Property Trust Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
Essex Property Trust Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Essex Property Trust's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 3, 2012
Essex Property Trust's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 2, 2012
Essex Property Trust's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 3, 2011
Essex Property Trust's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 5, 2011
Essex Property Trust Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
Essex Property Trust Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 5, 2009
Essex Property Trust, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Essex Property Trust Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
Essex Property Trust, Inc., Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 1, 2008
Essex Property Trust, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 7, 2008

Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions

Marketwire (Thu, 4:36PM)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. Announces Completion of Exchange Offer for 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2022

Marketwire (May 1, 2013)
Essex Announces First Quarter 2013 Results

Marketwire (May 1, 2013)
Essex Property Trust Prices $300 Million of 3.25% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2023

Marketwire (Apr 8, 2013)
Essex Property Trust Announces Exchange Offer for Its 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2022

Marketwire (Apr 3, 2013)
Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its 2013 First Quarter Earnings Results

Marketwire (Apr 3, 2013)
Essex Property Trust to Present at 2013 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference

Marketwire (Mar 1, 2013)
Essex Receives LEED Certification on Expo

Marketwire (Feb 21, 2013)
Essex Announces Its 19th Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase

Marketwire (Feb 20, 2013)
Essex Acquires San Francisco Apartment Community

Marketwire (Feb 20, 2013)
Essex Announces Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Results and 2013 Guidance

Marketwire (Jan 31, 2013)
Essex Reports Characteristics of 2012 Dividend

Marketwire (Jan 18, 2013)
Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its 2012 Fourth Quarter Earnings Results

Marketwire (Jan 7, 2013)
Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions

Marketwire (Dec 6, 2012)
Financial Stocks: Residential REITs active on BMO call; banks gain

at MarketWatch.com (Nov 29, 2012)
Essex Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results

Marketwire (Oct 31, 2012)
Outside the Box: REITs are priced to sell

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 29, 2012)
Essex Announces Acquisition of 508-Unit San Jose Apartment Community

Marketwire (Oct 23, 2012)
Essex Announces Recent Acquisition Activity

Marketwire (Oct 8, 2012)
Apartment Demand Ebbs as 'Avalanche' of New Units Open

at CNBC.com (Oct 3, 2012)

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Company Description

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (“Essex” or the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”). The Company owns all of its interest in its real estate investments directly or indirectly through Essex Portfolio, L.P.... More

Sector: Financial

Industry: REIT - Residential

Country: United States

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Friday, May 17, 8:39 AM Essex Property Trust (ESS) declares $1.21/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.90%. For shareholders of record June 28. Payable July 15. Ex-div date June 26. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, May 1, 4:50 PM Essex Property (ESS): Q1 FFO of $1.87 in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Wednesday, May 1, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 30, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP 2 Comments [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 3, 5:48 PM Essex Property Trust (ESS) says it's commenced an exchange offer for $300M of its outstanding unregistered 3.625% Senior Notes due 2022. The notes were originally issued on August 15, 2012 in a private placement. Holders may exchange them for a new issue of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2022 pursuant to registration. Comment! [Financials]
Wednesday, April 3, 12:51 PM Is landlord leverage lessening? Apartment rents grew 3.4% Y/Y in Q1, the slowest pace since the end of 2011, according to Reis. "There's not a lot of room to keep pushing rents right now ... It's becoming unsustainable," says Reis' Ryan Severino. Apartment REITs - the worst performing REITs in Q1 - may be starting to reflect this reality. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, February 21, 10:14 AM Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) declares $1.21/share quarterly dividend, 10% increase from prior dividend of $1.10. Forward yield 3.17%. For shareholders of record Mar. 28. Payable Apr. 15. Ex-div date Mar. 26. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, January 31, 4:37 PM Essex Property (ESS): Q4 FFO of $1.81 beats by $0.06. Shares +1.72% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, January 25, 5:10 PM Barclays considers the current REIT dividend spread to Treasurys attractive and projects 9% average annual REIT dividend growth over the next five years. Apartment company Essex Property Trust (ESS) tops the firm's list of REIT favorites, which also contains PLD, ARE, SPG and BPX. (Also: Barclays on utilities, MLPs) Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, January 8, 9:10 AM The U.S. apartment vacancy rate fell to 4.5% in Q4 from 4.7% in Q3, and 5.2% a year ago, according to Reis. Rents increased 0.6% from Q3. Even with apartment completions expected to "accelerate substantially" in 2013, the market should remain tight, says Reis, expecting a continued decline in the vacancy rate. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, December 6, 2012, 4:34 PM Essex Property Trust (ESS) declares $1.10/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.09%. For shareholders of record Jan. 02. Payable Jan. 15. Ex-div date Dec. 31. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 2:54 PM Was the surprise $16B purchase of Archstone by Equity Residential (EQR) and AvalonBay (AVB) a top or bottom for the apartment market? For the moment it's put a floor under the stocks which have struggled recently after big mult-year runs, but rental yields are back to 2007's tiny levels just at the time when new apartment supply is expected to check recent strong rent gains. Comment! [Financials]
Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 5:15 PM Essex Property Trust (ESS): Q3 FFO of $1.71 beats by $0.03. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, October 29, 2012, 8:22 AM The REIT sector - offering a yield of about 1.30% more than Treasurys - may look nominally attractive, but it's a sell, says John Coumarianos. The companies are trading at 22X Funds From Operations (FFO) - offering no margin of safety should rates turn higher. Most expensive are the apartment owners - EQR, AVB, UDR - priced as if they will have annual rent increases of 5-6% forever. 2 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 8:48 AM With Wall Street in a mad rush to raise money to pile into the landlord game, a shift may be underway. Apartment occupancies rose in Q3 at their slowest pace in over 2 years as the home purchase market picks up again. "We are starting to lose renters to home purchasers," says Matthew Gardner. "As every rental project is increasing its rents ... it gets to the point where owning becomes cheaper than renting." 2 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 9:17 AM Essex Property Trust (ESS) declares $1.10/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.88%. For shareholders of record Sep 28. Payable Oct 15. Ex-div date Sep 26. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]

ltfinger
Potential Downgrades (5/2/13): $ACIW, $ACOR, $AEGN, $AYI, $BOIL, $CACI, $CME, $CSOD, $EPR, $ESS, $ETP, $FXE, $HEES, $IDA, $KAR, $KRFT
May 3, 9:01 AM
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Returning Upgrades (4/30/13): $AEGR, $ARE, $CHKP, $CPT, $CYNO, $ESS, $FOSL, $GK, $HOT, $HPY, $ITC, $MAR, $MJN, $OIS, $SAVE, $TGP
May 1, 10:18 AM
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Ryan Mallory
9 Stocks You Should Be Watching To Breakdown http://bit.ly/N0FFXY EQR ESS GIS HE IDXX KMB MA NUS WST
8/7/12
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Dividend Yields: 20 Best Yielding Residential REITs ++ http://t.co/3Q2zuB8 ++ $MAA $CPT $ESS $BRE $CLP $UDR $AVB $ELS
5/16/11
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Dividend Yields: 10 Dividend Contenders - Part IV ++ http://t.co/tHRzZOT ++ $EOG $ECL $EPD $ERIE $ESS $EXPD $FDS $FAST $FCAP $THFF
2/21/11
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The Mays Report
Barrons: Janney Capital Markets is upgrading Essex Property Trust (ESS) to buy from neutral on the strength of its growth potential.
12/5/10
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dukeduke
Should we be excited about ESS when housing is down and there will be an increase in rentals availability.
6/25/10
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dukeduke
Full disclosure - I have made money owning PUT options on ESS. I think ESS will go lower on jobs and housing.
6/24/10
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dukeduke
w/o jobs & w/ housing down, it means more homes/condos avail for rent. w/o jobs, more eviction & kids move in w/ parents. ESS affected.
6/24/10
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dukeduke
Was right or what? ESS jumped to 108 on low volume and dropped back down to 101. Housing and job affects ESS too. Don't buy
6/24/10
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