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31-Oct-2012
Quarterly Report
Forward-Looking Statements
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, statements concerning property acquisitions and dispositions,
development activity and capital expenditures, capital raising activities, rent
growth, occupancy, and rental expense growth. Words such as "expects,"
"anticipates," "intends," "plans," "likely," "will," "believes," "seeks,"
"estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended
to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results
of operations or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, among other things, unfavorable changes in the apartment
market, changing economic conditions, the impact of inflation/deflation on
rental rates and property operating expenses, expectations concerning
availability of capital and the stabilization of the capital markets, the impact
of competition and competitive pricing, acquisitions, developments and
redevelopments not achieving anticipated results, delays in completing
developments, redevelopments and lease-ups on schedule, expectations on job
growth, home affordability an demand/supply ratio for multifamily housing,
expectations concerning development and redevelopment activities, and
expectations on occupancy levels.
The following factors, among others, could cause our future results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements:
• general economic conditions;
• unfavorable changes in apartment market and economic conditions that could adversely affect occupancy levels and rental rates;
• the failure of acquisitions to achieve anticipated results;
• possible difficulty in selling apartment communities;
• competitive factors that may limit our ability to lease apartment homes or increase or maintain rents;
• insufficient cash flow that could affect our debt financing and create refinancing risk;
• failure to generate sufficient revenue, which could impair our debt service payments and distributions to stockholders;
• development and construction risks that may impact our profitability;
• potential damage from natural disasters, including hurricanes and other weather-related events, which could result in substantial costs to us;
• risks from extraordinary losses for which we may not have insurance or adequate reserves;
• uninsured losses due to insurance deductibles, self-insurance retention, uninsured claims or casualties, or losses in excess of applicable coverage;
• delays in completing developments and lease-ups on schedule;
• our failure to succeed in new markets;
• changing interest rates, which could increase interest costs and affect the market price of our securities;
• potential liability for environmental contamination, which could result in substantial costs to us;
• the imposition of federal taxes if we fail to qualify as a REIT under the Code in any taxable year;
• our internal control over financial reporting may not be considered effective which could result in a loss of investor confidence in our financial reports, and in turn have an adverse effect on our stock price; and
• changes in real estate laws, tax laws and other laws affecting our business.
A discussion of these and other factors affecting our business and prospects is
set forth in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors. We encourage investors to review
these risk factors.
Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking
statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be
inaccurate, and therefore such statements included in this Report may not prove
to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the
forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information
should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the
results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans
will be achieved.
Forward-looking statements and such risks, uncertainties and other factors speak
only as of the date of this Report, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or
undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein,
to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto, or any other
change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is
based, except to the extent otherwise required by law.
UDR, INC.:
Business Overview
UDR, Inc. is a self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT, that
owns, acquires, renovates, develops, and manages apartment communities. We were
formed in 1972 as a Virginia corporation. In September 2003, we changed our
state of incorporation from Virginia to Maryland. Our subsidiaries include an
operating partnership United Dominion Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this
Report to "we," "us," "our," "the Company," or "UDR" refer collectively to UDR,
Inc., its subsidiaries and its consolidated joint ventures.
At September 30, 2012, our consolidated real estate portfolio included 145
communities with 41,827 apartment homes, and our total real estate portfolio,
inclusive of our unconsolidated communities, included an additional 43
communities with 10,717 apartment homes.
The following table summarizes our market information by major geographic
markets as of September 30, 2012.
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
As of September 30, 2012 2012 (a) 2012 (a)
Number of Number of Percentage Total Average Total Income Average Total Income
Same Apartment Apartment of Total Carrying (in Physical per Occupied Physical per Occupied
Communities Communities Homes Carrying Value thousands) Occupancy Home Occupancy Home (b)
Western Region
Orange Co, CA 10 3,290 7.7 % $ 601,459 94.8 % $ 1,622 94.9 % $ 1,611
San Francisco,
CA 9 2,028 7.0 % 548,715 96.4 % 2,532 96.4 % 2,360
Seattle, WA 11 2,165 6.0 % 471,565 95.6 % 1,430 95.8 % 1,405
Los Angeles,
CA 5 919 3.8 % 294,589 94.7 % 2,031 94.9 % 2,011
Monterey
Peninsula, CA 7 1,565 2.0 % 156,528 94.7 % 1,133 93.9 % 1,103
Inland Empire,
CA 2 654 1.3 % 101,423 93.9 % 1,436 94.4 % 1,432
Sacramento, CA 2 914 0.9 % 69,689 93.2 % 885 92.6 % 888
Portland, OR 3 716 0.9 % 71,161 95.4 % 1,044 94.7 % 1,037
San Diego, CA 2 366 0.7 % 56,378 95.3 % 1,428 94.8 % 1,409
Mid-Atlantic
Region
Metropolitan
DC 11 3,876 9.6 % 752,664 97.0 % 1,735 97.0 % 1,733
Baltimore, MD 11 2,301 3.9 % 302,430 96.7 % 1,442 96.7 % 1,425
Richmond, VA 4 1,358 1.7 % 136,640 95.5 % 1,193 95.3 % 1,171
Norfolk VA 6 1,438 1.1 % 87,141 94.2 % 989 94.6 % 989
New York, NY 1 493 3.4 % 264,360 98.4 % 3,314 - % -
Boston MA 4 1,179 4.0 % 316,272 95.9 % 2,011 96.4 % 2,735
Other
Mid-Atlantic 1 168 0.2 % 12,106 95.7 % 977 95.0 % 985
Southeastern
Region
Tampa, FL 10 3,452 4.1 % 324,892 96.2 % 1,057 95.9 % 1,038
Orlando, FL 11 3,167 3.5 % 278,782 95.9 % 974 95.6 % 960
Nashville, TN 8 2,260 2.4 % 184,658 96.7 % 966 97.0 % 941
Other Florida 1 636 1.0 % 78,737 94.6 % 1,243 94.5 % 1,246
Southwestern
Region
Dallas, TX 9 3,117 4.4 % 351,848 96.3 % 1,075 96.3 % 1,020
Austin, TX 1 390 0.8 % 60,761 96.5 % 1,305 96.2 % 1,265
Total/Average
Same
Communities 129 36,452 70.4 % 5,522,798 95.8 % $ 1,402 95.7 % $ 1,323
Non Matures,
Commercial
Properties &
Other 16 5,375 25.1 % 1,973,187
Total Real
Estate Held
for Investment 145 41,827 95.5 % 7,495,985
Real Estate
Under
Development
(c) - - 4.5 % 355,465
Total Real
Estate Owned 145 41,827 100.0 % 7,851,450
Total
Accumulated
Depreciation (1,842,520 )
Total Real
Estate Owned,
Net of
Accumulated
Depreciation $ 6,008,930
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(a) Total Income per Occupied Home represents total monthly revenues divided by the product of occupancy and the number of mature apartment homes.
(b) The same community population for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes 33,823 homes.
(c) The Company is currently developing six wholly-owned communities with 1,921 apartment homes, none of which have been completed.
We report in two segments: Same Communities and Non-Mature/Other Communities.
Our Same Communities segment includes those communities acquired, developed, and
stabilized prior to July 1, 2011 and held as of September 30, 2012. These
communities were owned and had stabilized occupancy and operating expenses as of
the beginning of the prior year, there is no plan to conduct substantial
redevelopment activities, and the community is not held for disposition within
the current year. A community is considered to have stabilized occupancy once it
achieves 90% occupancy for at least three consecutive months. Our
Non-Mature/Other Communities segment includes those communities that were
acquired or developed in 2011 or 2012, sold properties, redevelopment
properties, joint venture properties, and the non-apartment components of mixed
use properties.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is the ability to meet present and future financial obligations either
through operating cash flows, the sale of properties, and the issuance of debt
and equity. Both the coordination of asset and liability maturities and
effective capital management are important to the maintenance of liquidity. Our
primary source of liquidity is our cash flow from operations as determined by
rental rates, occupancy levels, and operating expenses related to our portfolio
of apartment homes and borrowings under credit agreements. We routinely use our
unsecured credit facility to temporarily fund certain investing and financing
activities prior to arranging for longer-term financing or the issuance of
equity or debt securities. During the past several years, proceeds from the sale
of real estate have been used for both investing and financing activities as we
repositioned our portfolio.
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net
cash provided by operations and borrowings under credit agreements. We expect to
meet certain long-term liquidity requirements such as scheduled debt maturities,
the repayment of financing on development activities, and potential property
acquisitions, through secured and unsecured borrowings, the issuance of debt or
equity securities, and the disposition of properties. We believe that our net
cash provided by operations and borrowings under credit agreements will continue
to be adequate to meet both operating requirements and the payment of dividends
by the Company in accordance with REIT requirements. Likewise, the budgeted
expenditures for improvements and renovations of certain properties are expected
to be funded from property operations, borrowings under credit agreements, the
issuance of debt or equity securities, and dispositions of properties.
We have a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or "SEC" which provides for the issuance of an indeterminate amount
of common stock, preferred stock, guarantees of debt securities, warrants,
subscription rights, purchase contracts and units to facilitate future financing
activities in the public capital markets. Access to capital markets is dependent
on market conditions at the time of issuance.
On January 10, 2012, the Company issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Medium Term Notes due January 2022. Interest is payable semiannually beginning in July 2012. The notes were priced at 99.100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest from January 10, 2012 to yield 4.739% to maturity. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Operating Partnership.
In March 2011, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement under
which the Company could offer and sell up to 20 million shares of its common
stock over time to or through its sales agents. In September 2011, the Company
entered into a new equity distribution agreement in connection with filing a new
registration statement on Form S-3. The new equity distribution agreement
replaced the March 2011 agreement, and no material changes were made to the
equity distribution agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we
sold all of the remaining 8,569,969 shares of common stock through this program
for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $220.2 million at a weighted
average price per share of $25.69. Aggregate net proceeds from such sales, after
deducting related expenses, including commissions paid to the sales agents of
approximately $4.4 million, were approximately $215.8 million, and were used to
fund development and redevelopment activities, for working capital and for
general corporate purposes.
On April 4, 2012, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement,
under which the Company could offer and sell up to 20 million shares of its
common stock, from time to time, to or through its sales agents. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2012, we sold 71,000 shares of common stock through
this program for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1.9 million at
weighted average price per share of $26.53. Aggregate net proceeds from such
sales, after deducting related expenses, including commissions paid to the sales
agents of approximately $38,000, were approximately $1.8 million, and were used
to fund development and redevelopment activities, for working capital and for
general corporate purposes.
On May 31, 2012, the Company completed the redemption of all outstanding shares
of its 6.75% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. A total of
3,264,362 shares of the Series G Preferred Stock was redeemed at a redemption
price of $25 per share in cash, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the
redemption date for a total cost of $82.1 million.
On June 4, 2012, the Company closed a public offering of 19,000,000 shares of
its common stock, including 2,850,000 shares sold as a result of the
underwriters' exercise of their overallotment option in full at the closing, at
a price of $25.70 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $561.5 million
and net proceeds of approximately $538.8 million after underwriting discounts
and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Proceeds from the sale of
shares through this offering were used to repay approximately $363.9 million of
the Company's 3.3% (weighted average interest rate) secured debt with various
maturities from 2012 - 2014, to redeem all of its outstanding Series G Preferred
Stock, to repay a portion of indebtedness outstanding under its unsecured credit
facility, and the balance for working capital and general corporate purposes.
On June 21, 2012, the Company purchased mezzanine debt securing a mortgage on a
newly constructed, class A community in West Los Angeles. The $26.5 million loan
was purchased at a discount of 6.99% and bears a coupon rate of 7.00%. Interest
payments are due monthly and the note is due June 2022.
On August 15, 2012, the Company issued a $24.5 million unsecured note receivable
with one of its unconsolidated joint ventures, which bears an interest rate of
one month LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum. Interest payments are due monthly. The
note is due October 2014, and may be extended for one year.
Future Capital Needs
Future development and redevelopment expenditures may be funded through
unsecured or secured credit facilities, proceeds from the issuance of equity or
debt securities, the sale of properties and, to a lesser extent, from cash flows
provided by operating activities. Acquisition activity in strategic markets may
be funded through joint ventures, by the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale
of properties, through the issuance of equity or debt securities, the issuance
of operating partnership units and the assumption or placement of secured and/or
unsecured debt.
As of September 30, 2012, we had approximately $9.7 million of secured debt
maturing during the remainder of 2012, which was subsequently paid in October
2012. We have no other secured and no unsecured debt maturing during the
remainder of 2012. We anticipate repaying that debt with cash flow from our
operations, debt and equity offerings, and proceeds from sold properties.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our critical accounting policies are those having the most impact on the
reporting of our financial condition and results and those requiring significant
judgments and estimates. These policies include those related to (1) capital
expenditures, (2) impairment of long-lived assets, (3) real estate investment
properties, and (4) revenue recognition.
Our other critical accounting policies are described in more detail in the
section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" in UDR's current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the
SEC on May 2, 2012. There have been no significant changes in our critical
accounting policies from those reported in our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
May 2, 2012. With respect to these critical accounting policies, we believe that
the application of judgments and assessments is consistently applied and
produces financial information that fairly depicts the results of operations for
all periods presented.
Statements of Cash Flow
The following discussion explains the changes in net cash provided by operating
activities, net cash used in investing activities, and net cash provided by
financing activities that are presented in our Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows.
Operating Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our net cash flow provided by
operating activities was $245.4 million compared to $182.9 million for the
comparable period in 2011. The increase in cash flow from operating activities
is primarily due to an increase in property net operating income from our
apartment community portfolio and changes in operating assets and operating
liabilities.
Investing Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash used in investing
activities was $59.3 million compared to $1.1 billion for the comparable period
in 2011. The decrease in net cash used for investing activities was due to
changes in the level of investment activities, which reflect our strategy as it
relates to our investments in joint ventures, dispositions, capital
expenditures, and development activities, all of which are discussed in further
detail throughout this Report.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company acquired the
remaining 80% ownership interests in two apartment communities (633 homes) for
$11.7 million from its Texas joint venture partner.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company sold 21 communities
with 6,507 apartment homes. The Company had no communities that met the criteria
to be classified as held for sale and included in discontinued operations at
September 30, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company
sold nine communities with 2,157 apartment homes, which included six communities
(1,418 homes) sold in conjunction with an asset exchange.
Our long-term strategic plan is to continue achieving greater operating
efficiencies by investing in fewer, more concentrated markets. As a result, we
have been seeking to expand our interests in communities located in Boston,
California, Metropolitan Washington D.C., New York, and Washington state markets
over the past years. Prospectively, we plan to continue to channel new
investments into those markets we believe will provide the best investment
returns. Markets will be targeted based upon defined criteria including above
average job growth, low single family home ownership affordability and limited
new supply for multifamily housing, which are three key drivers to strong rental
growth.
Capital Expenditures
In conformity with GAAP, we capitalize those expenditures that materially
enhance the value of an existing asset or substantially extend the useful life
of an existing asset. Expenditures necessary to maintain an existing property in
ordinary operating condition are expensed as incurred.
Total capital expenditures, which in aggregate include recurring capital
expenditures and major renovations, of $109.6 million or $2,449 per stabilized
home was spent on all of our communities, excluding development and commercial
properties, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $59.4
million or $1,236 per home for the comparable period in prior year.
Total recurring capital expenditures of $43.0 million or $961 per stabilized
home was spent for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to
$35.8 million or $746 per stabilized home for the comparable period in the prior
year. A significant portion of this increase was attributable to an increase of
106.3% or $5.3 million in revenue enhancing capital expenditures, such as
kitchen and bath remodels, on our existing operating portfolio. The remainder of
the increase in total recurring capital expenditures includes expenditures
related to exterior/interior upgrades, turnover related expenditures for floor
coverings and appliances, other recurring capital expenditures such as exterior
paint, roofs, siding, parking lots, and asset preservation capital expenditures.
Major renovations of $66.6 million or $1,487 per home was spent for the nine
months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $23.6 million or $491 per home
for the comparable period in prior year. Major renovations for the nine months
ended September 30, 2012 were primarily attributable to our redevelopment of
five wholly-owned communities (2,585 homes) with a budget of $279.0 million of
which we have $65.3 million of costs incurred at September 30, 2012.
The following table outlines capital expenditures and repair and maintenance
costs for all of our communities, excluding real estate under development, and
commercial properties, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
(dollars in thousands) Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011 % Change 2012 2011 % Change
Revenue
enhancing
improvements $ 10,286 $ 4,987 106.3 % $ 230 $ 104 121.2 %
Turnover
capital
expenditures 11,040 9,315 18.5 % 247 194 27.3 %
Asset
preservation
expenditures 21,696 21,519 0.8 % 484 448 8.0 %
Total
recurring
capital
expenditures 43,022 35,821 20.1 % $ 961 746 28.8 %
Major
renovations 66,578 23,562 182.6 % 1,487 491 202.9 %
Total capital
expenditures $ 109,600 $ 59,383 84.6 % $ 2,449 $ 1,236 98.1 %
Repair and
maintenance
expense $ 27,937 $ 28,411 (1.7 )% $ 624 $ 592 5.4 %
Average
stabilized
home count 44,762 48,028
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We will continue to selectively add revenue enhancing improvements which we
believe will provide a return on investment substantially in excess of our cost
of capital. We will continue to evaluate our existing portfolio for
redevelopment opportunities, and have identified candidates located in key
markets. Our objective in redeveloping a community is twofold: we aim to
meaningfully grow rental rates while also achieving cap rate compression through
asset quality improvement. Recurring capital expenditures during 2012 are
projected to be approximately $1,200 per home.
Development
At September 30, 2012, our development pipeline for wholly-owned communities
totaled 1,921 homes with a budget of $651.8 million in which we have a carrying
value of $355.5 million. The estimated completion date for these communities
will be through the second quarter of 2014.
Consolidated Joint Ventures
In 2011, the Company invested in a joint venture with an unaffiliated third
party to acquire and redevelop an existing commercial property into a 173
apartment home community in Orange County, California. At closing, the Company
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