MINOT, N.D., May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) (NYSE:IRETPR) (NYSE:IRETPRB), announced today that its operating partnership, IRET Properties, has closed on the sale of three commercial retail properties from its portfolio on May 14, 2013. In accordance with the company's strategic plan, IRET is continuing to dispose of selected assets and reallocate sales proceeds to development projects and deleveraging its balance sheet.
Eagan Retail I & II: a 19,301 sq. ft. retail center located in Eagan, MN was sold for $1,975,000.
Eagan Retail III: a 3,886 sq. ft. retail building located in Eagan, MN was sold for $334,688.
All of the Eagan properties were sold to the same buyer, for a collective sale price of $2,309,688.
About Investors Real Estate Trust
Investors Real Estate Trust is an equity real estate investment trust. Its business consists of owning and operating income-producing multi-family residential and commercial properties located primarily in the upper Midwest. Investors Real Estate Trust is based in Minot, North Dakota, and has additional offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Omaha, Nebraska.
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