8-K

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)              March 4, 2005

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION     

 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

       MARYLAND                    

   000-04258                22-1897375

   (State or other jurisdiction   

(Commission

       (IRS Employer

     of incorporation)              

File Number)    Identification Number)

       3499 Route 9N, Suite 3C, Freehold, NJ  

07728

     (Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (732) 577-9996

     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 4, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of a 56,698 square-foot industrial building in Madison (Huntsville), Alabama, for a purchase price of approximately $3,600,000.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

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Press Release dated March 4, 2005.

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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.

                                MONMOUTH  REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

                                /s/   Anna T. Chew

                                ANNA T. CHEW

                                Chief Financial Officer

     Date        March 4, 2005  

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EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 4, 2005       

Contact:  

Rosemarie Faccone

Susan Jordan

(732) 577-9996

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

ANNOUNCES NEW ACQUISITION

Freehold, NJ,   March 4, 2005……..

On March 4, 2005, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS:MNRTA) announced the acquisition of a 56,698 square foot industrial building at 510 Production Avenue, Madison, (Huntsville) Alabama, for a purchase price of approximately $3,600,000.  The property is net-leased to FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., a subsidiary of Federal Express Corporation, for ten years.  

The building was purchased from Regional Development of Alabama, Inc., a Florida corporation, which constructed the building for the tenant.  Stan Johnson Company acted as broker in this transaction.

According to Eugene W. Landy, President, “This latest acquisition marks the fifth industrial property added to Monmouth’s expanding portfolio of high-quality industrial properties net-leased to investment grade tenants in the current fiscal year.  We are very pleased with the quality of the acquisitions we have made thus far in 2005, and hope to continue the trend for the remainder of the year.”

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, which was organized in 1968, is a publicly-owned real estate investment trust specializing in net-leased industrial properties.  The Company’s equity portfolio consists of thirty-eight industrial properties and one shopping center located in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Massachusetts, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Colorado and Alabama.  In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

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