Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET) (NYSE: IRETPR) (NYSE: IRET PRB) has scheduled a conference call for Friday, September 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2017 financial and operating results.

IRET’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2016, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, September 8, 2016. The Company will also furnish via a Current Report on Form 8-K an earnings release summarizing the financial and operational results reported in more detail in its Form 10-Q. The earnings release and Supplemental Operating and Financial Data package will also be available on its website http://www.iret.com.

During the conference call, IRET senior management will discuss the first quarter 2017 financial and operational results reported in the Form 10-Q and earnings release.

Conference call access information is as follows:

USA Toll Free Number	1-877-509-9785
International Toll Free Number	1-412-902-4132
Canada Toll Free Number	1-855-669-9657

The Conference Call is also available online on a listen-in only basis. To access the call live, go to IRET’s website,http://www.iret.com, under the Investor Relations tab and click on the 1st Quarter 2017 Earnings Call link and register.

A replay of the webcasted call will be archived on the Investor Relations page of IRET’s website, http://www.iret.com, for one year.

A dial-in conference replay will be available one hour after the end of the conference until September 23, 2016.

Replay access information is as follows:

USA Toll Free Number	1-877-344-7529
International Toll Free Number	1-412-317-0088
Canada Toll Free Number	1-855-669-9658
Conference Number	10091819

Questions regarding the conference call should be directed to IRET Investor Relations at 203-682-8377.

About Investors Real Estate Trust

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. As of April 30, 2016, the Company owned interests in 146 properties, consisting of: (1) 99 multifamily properties consisting of 12,950 units, and (2) 47 commercial properties, including 31 healthcare properties, containing a total of approximately 2.9 million square feet of leasable space. IRET’s common shares, Series A preferred shares and Series B preferred shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbols: IRET, IRETPR and IRETPRB, respectively). The Company’s press releases and supplemental information are available on its website at www.iret.com or by contacting Investor Relations at 203-682-8377.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: 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 10-K for fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

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