UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     October 25, 2004
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First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        New Jersey                    2-27018                  22-1697095
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File           (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                  Number)              Identification No.)




  505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ                                       07601
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



                                 (201) 488-6400
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 8.01 Other Events

DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT

HACKENSACK,  NJ, October 25, 2004 - First Real Estate Investment Trust ("FREIT")
announced  that its fourth  quarter  dividend for fiscal year ending October 31,
2004 will be $ .50 per share,  payable on December 14, 2004, to  shareholders of
record on December 1, 2004. Additionally, FREIT announced that, beginning in the
first fiscal quarter of 2005, it is increasing its fixed  quarterly to $ .25 per
share from $ .20 per share.


The $ .50 per share dividend payable for the fourth quarter raises dividends for
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 to $1.10 per share  compared to $ .90 per
share for fiscal 2003 (adjusted for the 2-for-1 stock split), an increase of 22%

It is  FREIT's  policy  to pay fixed  quarterly  dividends  for the first  three
quarters of its fiscal year. The final fourth  quarter  dividend is based on the
fiscal year's net income, taxable income, and funds from operations.




Disclosure Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
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Certain  Statements  in this  Form  8-K may  contain  information  that  is,  or
anticipate  certain  events  that are,  forward-looking  within  the  meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The Registrant  cautions  readers
that forward-looking statements,  including,  without limitation, those relating
to the  Registrant's  liquidity  and capital  resources,  are subject to certain
risks and  uncertainties.  Actual  results  may  differ  materially  from  those
described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of
risks  and  factors,  including  without  limitation,  the  Registrant's  future
financial performance;  the availability of capital;  general market conditions;
national and local economic conditions;  particularly  long-term interest rates;
the terms of federal,  state and local governmental  regulations that affect the
Registrant;  and the competitive  environment in which the Registrant  operates,
including the  availability of retail space and  residential  apartment units in
the areas where the  Registrant's  properties  are  located.  In  addition,  the
Registrant's continued  qualification as a real estate investment trust involves
the  application of highly  technical and complex rules of the Internal  Revenue
Code.  The  forward-looking  statements are made as of the date of this Form 8-K
and  the  Registrant  assumes  no  obligation  to  update  the   forward-looking
statements  or to update the  reasons  actual  results  could  differ from those
projected in such forward-looking statements.





                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY
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(Registrant)



                                                   By:  /s/ Robert S. Hekemian
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                                                        Robert S. Hekemian
                                                        Chairman of the Board
 October 25, 2004
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(Dated)