Exhibit 99.1

Earnings Release

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST

ANNOUNCES

FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JULY 31, 2013

Minot, ND – September 9, 2013 – Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET) reported financial and operating results today for the quarter ended July 31, 2013.

During the three month period ended July 31, 2013, IRET's revenues increased from the year-earlier period. Funds From Operations (FFO)¹ overall increased and on a per share and unit basis remained the same for the three month period ended July 31, 2013 compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Net income increased from the year-earlier period. Included in first quarter fiscal year 2014 net income was a gain on involuntary conversion from the receipt of insurance proceeds for the redevelopment of our Chateau apartment property following the fire that destroyed one building in February 2012.

For the three month period ended July 31, 2013, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year:

·	Revenues increased to $67.2 million from $61.0 million.

·	Total expenses increased by approximately $8.8 million, or 20.4%, in the three months ended July 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2012, from $43.2 million to $52.0 million.

·	FFO increased to $19.7 million on approximately 124,179,000 weighted average shares and units outstanding, from $17.6 million on approximately 111,292,000 weighted average shares and units outstanding ($.16 per share and unit for both periods).

·	Net Income Available to Common Shareholders, as computed under generally accepted accounting principles, was approximately $199,000 compared to $1.1 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Significant Events and Transactions during the first quarter of fiscal year 2014:

·	the acquisition of a multi-family residential property in Rapid City, South Dakota for $6.2 million, adding 71 units to the Company's multi-family residential portfolio;

·	the disposition of four commercial industrial properties and one commercial retail property, for a total sales price of approximately $21.8 million and a gain of approximately $1.9 million; and

·	the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to enable the Company to offer and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, an indeterminate amount of its common and preferred shares of beneficial interest and debt securities.

IRET's President and Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Mihalick, commented, "We are pleased to report solid results for the quarter, led by contributions from acquisitions and development projects placed in service in fiscal year 2013. During the quarter, we added an additional 71 apartment units in our multi-family portfolio following our purchase of an apartment property in Rapid City, South Dakota, and we continued with our planned disposition of non-core industrial and retail properties, with the sale of four commercial industrial and one commercial retail property. We continue to expect that our development pipeline, including our River Ridge Apartments in Bismarck, North Dakota, our Cypress Court Apartments in St. Cloud, Minnesota, our Landings at Southgate project in Minot, North Dakota, and our Renaissance Heights I project in Williston, North Dakota, will experience strong lease-up at completion. Over the past twelve months, I have discussed IRET's plan to maximize the opportunities in front of us in our home Great Plains region. I believe progress has been made, and, although we have more work to do, IRET is committed to completing the task at hand."

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1 The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (NAREIT) defines FFO as "net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis." In addition, in October 2011 NAREIT clarified its computation of FFO to exclude impairment charges for all periods presented. FFO is a non-GAAP measure. We consider FFO, which is a standard supplemental measure for equity real estate investment trusts, helpful to investors because it facilitates an understanding of the operating performance of properties without giving effect to impairment write-downs and to real estate depreciation and amortization, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead historically rise or fall with market conditions, we believe that FFO provides investors and management with a more accurate indication of our financial and operating results. See table below for a reconciliation of Net Income to FFO.

Operating Results

Net Operating Income (NOI)² from all properties increased by $4.3 million, or 11.8%, during the three month period ended July 31, 2013, compared to the same period one year ago. Non-stabilized properties accounted for $3.4 million of the increase while stabilized properties added approximately $879,000.

Development projects placed into service, which are included in the non-stabilized pool, continue to be strong contributors to NOI as we are experiencing rapid lease up with strong market rents in the communities where IRET is building. The stabilized properties are operating basically consistent with prior periods, with an NOI increase of $879,000 primarily due to slight increases in occupancy which provided for increased tenant reimbursements in our commercial office, commercial healthcare and commercial industrial segments. Detail on NOI by segment is provided in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2013.

Physical occupancy as of July 31, 2013 compared to July 31, 2012 increased slightly in two of our five reportable segments (commercial office and commercial healthcare), decreasing slightly in our multi-family residential and commercial industrial segments, on a stabilized basis and an all-property basis. Physical occupancy as of July 31, 2013 compared to July 31, 2012 in our commercial retail segment decreased 7.5% and 7.4% on a stabilized basis and an all-property basis, respectively, primarily due to the expiration of an anchor tenant's lease for 84,338 square feet at our Jamestown Buffalo Mall property during the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. A new lease for the vacant space was executed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 with an effective date of August 1, 2013.

Physical Occupancy Levels on a Stabilized Property and All Property Basis:

	Stabilized Properties^(a)		All Properties
	As of July 31,		As of July 31,
Segments	Fiscal 2014	Fiscal 2013	Fiscal 2014	Fiscal 2013
Multi-Family Residential	93.3%	94.1%	92.9%	93.0%
Commercial Office	80.2%	79.0%	80.2%	79.0%
Commercial Healthcare	95.5%	95.2%	95.4%	95.2%
Commercial Industrial	86.1%	87.4%	87.5%	88.5%
Commercial Retail	79.6%	87.1%	79.7%	87.1%

a.	Non-stabilized properties consist of the following properties (re-development and in-service development properties are listed in bold type):
FY2014 -	Multi-Family Residential -	Alps Park, Rapid City, SD; Chateau I, Minot, ND; Colonial Villa, Burnsville, MN; Colony, Lincoln, NE; First Avenue, Minot, ND; Lakeside Village, Lincoln, NE; Ponds at Heritage Place, Sartell, MN; Quarry Ridge II, Rochester, MN; Villa West, Topeka, KS; Whispering Ridge, Omaha, NE and Williston Garden, Williston, ND. Total number of units, 1,809.
	Commercial Healthcare -	Jamestown Medical Office Building, Jamestown, ND. Total rentable square footage, 45,222.
	Commercial Industrial -	Minot IPS, Minot, ND and Stone Container, Roseville, MN. Total rentable square footage, 256,770.
	Commercial Retail -	Arrowhead First International Bank, Minot, ND. Total rentable square footage, 3,702.

FY2013 -	Multi-Family Residential -	Chateau I, Minot, ND; Colony, Lincoln, NE; Lakeside Village, Lincoln, NE; Quarry Ridge II, Rochester, MN; Villa West, Topeka, KS and Williston Garden, Williston, ND. Total number of units, 1,326.

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We measure the performance of our segments based on NOI, which we define as total real estate revenues and gain on involuntary conversion less real estate expenses (which consist of utilities, maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance, property management expenses and other property expenses). We believe that NOI is an important supplemental measure of operating performance for a real estate investment trust's operating real estate because it provides a measure of core operations that is unaffected by depreciation, amortization, financing and general and administrative expense. NOI does not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income, net income available for common shareholders or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of financial performance. See tables below for a reconciliation of NOI to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Stabilized properties are properties owned or in service for the entirety of the periods being compared, and, in the case of development or re-development properties, which have achieved a target level of occupancy of 90% for multi-family residential properties and 85% for commercial office, healthcare, industrial and retail properties.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company closed on its acquisitions of:

·	a 71-unit multi-family residential property in Rapid City, South Dakota, on approximately 3.2 acres of land, for a purchase price of $6.2 million, of which $2.9 million was paid in cash and the remainder in limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at $3.3 million; and

·	an approximately 0.7-acre parcel of vacant land in Minot, North Dakota for a purchase price, including acquisition costs, of $179,000, paid in cash.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company sold four commercial industrial properties and one commercial retail property for a total sales price of approximately $21.8 million.

Shareholder Equity, Distributions and Capital Structure

As of July 31, 2013, IRET had a total capitalization of $2.3 billion. Total capitalization is defined as the market value (closing price at end of period) of the Company's outstanding common shares and the imputed market value of the outstanding limited partnership units of IRET Properties (which are convertible, at the expiration of a specified holding period, into cash or, at the Company's sole discretion, into common shares of the Company on a one-to-one basis), plus the book value of the Company's preferred shares and the outstanding principal balance of the consolidated debt of the Company.

On July 1, 2013, IRET paid a quarterly distribution of $0.1300 per share and unit on its common shares and limited partnership units of IRET Properties. This was IRET's 169^th consecutive distribution. IRET also paid, on July 1, 2013, a quarterly distribution of $0.5156 per share on its Series A preferred shares and a quarterly distribution of $0.4968 per share on its Series B preferred shares.

Distribution Declared. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, on September 4, 2013, the Company's Board of Trustees declared a regular quarterly distribution of $0.1300 per share and unit on the Company's common shares of beneficial interest and the limited partnership units of IRET Properties, payable October 1, 2013 to common shareholders and unitholders of record on September 16, 2013. Also on September 4, 2013, the Company's Board of Trustees' declared a distribution of $0.5156 per share on the Company's Series A preferred shares of beneficial interest, payable September 30, 2013 to Series A preferred shareholders of record on September 16, 2013, and declared a distribution of $0.4968 per share on the Company's Series B preferred shares of beneficial interest, payable September 30, 2013 to Series B preferred shareholders of record on September 16, 2013.

Conference Call Information

The Conference Call for1st Quarter Earnings is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. Central Time. The call will be limited to one hour, including questions and answers. Conference call access information is as follows:

USA Toll Free Number: 1-888-317-6016

International Toll Free Number: 1-412-317-6016

Canada Toll Free Number: 1-855-669-9657

A webcast and transcript of the call will be archived on the "Investors/ Presentations & Events/Presentations" page of IRET's website, http://www.iret.com, for one year. Questions regarding the conference call should be directed to IRET Investor Relations at landerson@iret.com.

About IRET

IRET is a self-administered, equity real estate investment trust investing in income-producing properties located primarily in the upper Midwest. IRET owns a diversified portfolio of properties consisting of 88 multi-family residential properties with 10,351 apartment units; and 68 commercial office properties, 65 commercial healthcare properties (including senior housing), 14 commercial industrial properties and 28 commercial retail properties with a total of approximately 12.0 million square feet of leasable space. IRET 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). IRET's press releases and supplemental information are available on the Company website at www.iret.com or by contacting Investor Relations at 701-837-4738.

Certain statements in this earnings 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: intentions and expectations regarding future distributions on our common shares and units, 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 2013 Form 10-K. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

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INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

	(in thousands, except share data)
	July 31, 2013		April 30, 2013
ASSETS
Real estate investments
Property owned	$	2,016,523	$	2,032,970
Less accumulated depreciation		(429,376)		(420,421)
		1,587,147		1,612,549
Development in progress		77,396		46,782
Unimproved land		20,774		21,503
Total real estate investments		1,685,317		1,680,834
Real estate held for sale		3,969		0
Cash and cash equivalents		93,193		94,133
Other investments		640		639
Receivable arising from straight-lining of rents, net of allowance of $752 and $830, respectively		26,671		26,354
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $388 and $563, respectively		8,370		4,534
Real estate deposits		489		196
Prepaid and other assets		4,741		5,124
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $24,019 and $27,708, respectively		36,989		40,457
Tax, insurance, and other escrow		12,344		12,569
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,757 and $1,673, respectively		1,217		1,221
Goodwill		1,100		1,106
Deferred charges and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $19,810 and $18,714, respectively		21,602		22,387
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,896,642	$	1,889,554

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	52,563	$	50,797
Revolving line of credit		10,000		10,000
Mortgages payable		1,030,407		1,049,206
Other		32,366		18,170
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,125,336		1,128,173
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY
Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders' equity
Series A Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, no par value, 1,150,000 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2013 and April 30, 2013, aggregate liquidation preference of $28,750,000)		27,317		27,317
Series B Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, no par value, 4,600,000 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2013 and April 30, 2013, aggregate liquidation preference of $115,000,000)		111,357		111,357
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (Unlimited authorization, no par value, 104,226,469 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2013, and 101,487,976 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2013)		807,928		784,454
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income		(323,406)		(310,341)
Total Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders' equity		623,196		612,787
Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership (21,848,891 units at July 31, 2013 and 21,635,127 units at April 30, 2013)		122,334		122,539
Noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities		25,776		26,055
Total equity		771,306		761,381
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	1,896,642	$	1,889,554

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

for the three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012

	(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended July 31
		2013		2012
REVENUE
Real estate rentals	$	55,039	$	50,458
Tenant reimbursement		12,143		10,517
TOTAL REVENUE		67,182		60,975
EXPENSES
Depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments		18,528		15,063
Utilities		5,051		4,194
Maintenance		7,912		7,312
Real estate taxes		8,862		8,242
Insurance		1,347		901
Property management expenses		4,242		3,701
Other property expenses		177		335
Administrative expenses		2,524		1,960
Advisory and trustee services		229		136
Other expenses		679		519
Amortization related to non-real estate investments		990		822
Impairment of real estate investments		1,458		0
TOTAL EXPENSES		51,999		43,185
Gain on involuntary conversion		966		0
Operating income		16,149		17,790
Interest expense		(14,799)		(16,069)
Interest income		188		18
Other income		22		124
Income from continuing operations		1,560		1,863
Income from discontinued operations		1,656		133
NET INCOME		3,216		1,996
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership		(50)		(251)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities		(88)		(66)
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust		3,078		1,679
Dividends to preferred shareholders		(2,879)		(593)
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	199	$	1,086
(Loss) earnings per common share from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted		(.01)		.01
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic and diluted		.01		.00
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED	$	.00	$	.01
DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE	$	.1300	$	.1300

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST TO FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

for the three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012

Three Months Ended July 31,	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended July 31,	2013					2012
	Amount		Weighted Avg Shares and Units⁽²⁾	Per Share and Unit⁽³⁾		Amount		Weighted Avg Shares and Units⁽²⁾	Per Share And Unit⁽³⁾
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust	$	3,078				$	1,679
Less dividends to preferred shareholders		(2,879)					(593)
Net income available to common shareholders		199	102,358	$	0.00		1,086	90,518	$	0.01
Adjustments:
Noncontrolling interest – Operating Partnership		50	21,821				251	20,774
Depreciation and amortization⁽¹⁾		19,555					16,187
Impairment of real estate investments		1,803					0
Gain on depreciable property sales		(1,943)					73
Funds from operations applicable to common shares and Units	$	19,664	124,179	$	0.16	$	17,597	111,292	$	0.16

(1)

Real estate depreciation and amortization consists of the sum of depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments and amortization related to non-real estate investments from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaling $19,518 and $15,885, and depreciation/amortization from Discontinued Operations of $68 and $401, less corporate-related depreciation and amortization on office equipment and other assets of $31 and $99, for the three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

(2)	UPREIT Units of the Operating Partnership are exchangeable for cash, or, at the Company's discretion, for common shares of beneficial interest on a one-for-one basis.

(3)	Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust is calculated on a per share basis. FFO is calculated on a per share and unit basis.

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILATION OF NET OPERATING INCOME TO THE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

for the three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012

Three Months Ended July 31, 2013	(in thousands)
Three Months Ended July 31, 2013	Multi-Family Residential		Commercial- Office		Commercial- Healthcare		Commercial- Industrial		Commercial- Retail		Total

Real estate revenue	$	24,582	$	19,744	$	16,072	$	3,456	$	3,328	$	67,182
Real estate expenses		10,959		9,985		4,282		1,039		1,326		27,591
Gain on involuntary conversion		966		0		0		0		0		966
Net operating income	$	14,589	$	9,759	$	11,790	$	2,417	$	2,002		40,557
Depreciation/amortization												(19,518)
Administrative, advisory and trustee services												(2,753)
Other expenses												(679)
Impairment of real estate investments												(1,458)
Interest expense												(14,799)
Interest and other income												210
Income from continuing operations												1,560
Income from discontinued operations												1,656
Net income											$	3,216

Three Months Ended July 31, 2012	(in thousands)
Three Months Ended July 31, 2012	Multi-Family Residential		Commercial- Office		Commercial- Healthcare		Commercial- Industrial		Commercial- Retail		Total

Real estate revenue	$	21,210	$	18,778	$	15,073	$	2,788	$	3,126	$	60,975
Real estate expenses		9,293		9,336		4,080		896		1,080		24,685
Net operating income	$	11,917	$	9,442	$	10,993	$	1,892	$	2,046		36,290
Depreciation/amortization												(15,885)
Administrative, advisory and trustee services												(2,096)
Other expenses												(519)
Interest expense												(16,069)
Interest and other income												142
Income from continuing operations												1,863
Income from discontinued operations												133
Net income											$	1,996

Exhibit 99.2

First Quarter Fiscal 2014

Supplemental Operating and Financial Data

for the Quarter Ended July 31, 2013


CONTACT: Lindsey Knoop-Anderson Director of Investor Relations Direct Dial: 701-837-4738 E-Mail: landerson@iret.com				1400 31^st Avenue SW, Suite 60 Minot, ND 58701 Tel: 701.837.4738 Fax: 701.838.7785 www.iret.com

Supplemental Financial and Operating Data

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July 31, 2013

	Page

Company Background and Highlights	2

Property Cost by Segment	5

Key Financial Data
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	7
Funds From Operations	8
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)	9

Capital Analysis
Long-Term Mortgage Debt Analysis	10
Long-Term Mortgage Debt Detail	11-13
Capital Analysis	14

Portfolio Analysis
Stabilized Properties Net Operating Income Summary	15
Net Operating Income Detail	16-17
Stabilized Properties and Overall Physical Occupancy Levels by Segment	18

Tenant Analysis
Multi-Family Residential Summary	19
Commercial Leasing Summary	20-21
10 Largest Commercial Tenants - Based on Annualized Base Rent	22
Commercial Lease Expirations	23

Growth and Strategy
Acquisition Summary	24
Development Summary	25

Definitions	26

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Company Background and Highlights

First Quarter Fiscal 2014

Investors Real Estate Trust is a self-administered, equity real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in a portfolio of income-producing properties located primarily in the upper Midwest. IRET's portfolio is diversified among multi-family residential; commercial office; commercial healthcare, including senior housing; commercial industrial and commercial retail segments.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company closed on its acquisitions of:

·	a 71-unit multi-family residential property in Rapid City, South Dakota, on approximately 3.2 acres of land, for a purchase price of $6.2 million, of which $2.9 million was paid in cash and the remainder in limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at $3.3 million; and

·	an approximately 0.7-acre parcel of vacant land in Minot, North Dakota for a purchase price, including acquisition costs, of $179,000, paid in cash.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company sold four commercial industrial properties and one commercial retail property for a total sales price of approximately $21.8 million.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, high occupancy levels in the Company's multi-family residential portfolio allowed the Company to implement selected rent increases, and revenue and net operating income in the segment increased compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. These gains are in large part due to the continuing housing shortage in certain of the Company's markets impacted by the energy activity in the Bakken region. The Company expects to see continued favorable results in the multi-family segment in the remainder of fiscal year 2014, with several multi-family residential development projects now completed and in lease-up subsequent to the end of the quarter, as follows: phase 1 of the Company's Cypress Court project in St Cloud, Minnesota; phase 1 of the Company's River Ridge project in Bismarck, North Dakota and the Landings at Southgate in Minot, North Dakota. However, the Company's ability to maintain occupancy levels and selectively raise rents remains dependent on continued economic recovery and employment and wage growth. The Company also continues to observe considerable multi-family residential development activity in the Company's markets, and as this new construction is completed and leased, IRET will experience increased competition for tenants.

The Company's commercial office segment is still negatively affected by a number of adverse macro conditions, including unemployment levels that remain elevated and stagnant wage growth. Absorption rates generally remain low, and businesses, in a continued focus on efficiency and costs, appear to be maintaining their goal of increasing the density of their work spaces by placing more employees in less total square footage, and downsizing upon lease renewals. The Company continues to expect recovery of the overall office market to be challenged by the slow and uneven recovery of the broader economy and by relatively high unemployment rates. In the Company's retail segment, the increase in vacancy compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year is primarily due to the move out during the quarter of an anchor tenant at the Company's Jamestown Buffalo Mall property. The Company subsequently filled this vacancy with a new anchor tenant whose lease commenced on August 1, 2013. Absorption of retail space in the Company's markets remains modest, and the Company has seen little new retail development in its markets. The Company's markets generally experienced healthy absorption of industrial space during the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, although office showroom space continued to lag. Industrial rents do not yet appear to be rising to reflect continuing space absorption, but tenant concessions appear to be dissipating. The Company's healthcare segment consists of medical office properties and senior housing facilities. The medical office sector remains stable with modest increases in both occupancy and rents, as the uncertainty of healthcare reform is replaced with implementation. Likewise, senior housing assets continue to benefit from a recovery of the housing market, as occupancy trends are closely aligned with the ability of seniors to sell their homes in anticipation of moving to a senior care facility.

The Company plans to continue in the remainder of fiscal year 2014 its selective disposition of assets in non-core markets, particularly industrial and retail segment assets, and intends to use the proceeds from these dispositions to continue deleveraging its portfolio and for developing and acquiring high-quality assets in its multi-family and healthcare segments.

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, IRET paid its 169^th consecutive quarterly distribution. The $0.1300 per share/unit distribution was payable on July 1, 2013. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, on September 4, 2013, the Company's Board of Trustees declared a regular quarterly distribution of $0.1300 per share and unit on the Company's common shares of beneficial interest and the limited partnership units of IRET Properties, payable October 1, 2013 to common shareholders and unitholders of record on September 16, 2013. Also on September 4, 2013, the Company's Board of Trustees' declared a distribution of $0.5156 per share on the Company's Series A preferred shares of beneficial interest, payable September 30, 2013 to Series A preferred shareholders of record on September 16, 2013, and declared a distribution of $0.4968 per share on the Company's Series B preferred shares of beneficial interest, payable September 30, 2013 to Series B preferred shareholders of record on September 16, 2013.

As of July 31, 2013, IRET owns a diversified portfolio of 263 properties consisting of 88 multi-family residential properties, 68 commercial office properties, 65 commercial healthcare properties (including senior housing), 14 commercial industrial properties and 28 commercial retail properties. IRET's common shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IRET).

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Company Snapshot

(as of July 31, 2013)

Company Headquarters	Minot, North Dakota
Fiscal Year-End	April 30
Reportable Segments	Multi-Family Residential, Commercial Office, Commercial Healthcare, Commercial Industrial, Commercial Retail
Total Properties	263
Total Square Feet
(commercial properties)	12.0 million
Total Units
(multi-family residential properties)	10,351
Common Shares Outstanding (thousands)	104,226
Limited Partnership Units Outstanding (thousands)	21,849
Common Share Distribution - Quarter/Annualized	$0.13/$0.52
Dividend Yield	6.0%
Total Capitalization (see p.14 for detail)	$2.3 billion

Investor Information

Board of Trustees

Jeffrey L. Miller	Trustee and Chairman
Stephen L. Stenehjem	Trustee
John D. Stewart	Trustee, Vice Chairman, and Chair of Audit Committee
John T. Reed	Trustee, Chair of Nominating and Governance Committee
W. David Scott	Trustee, Chair of Compensation Committee
Jeffrey K. Woodbury	Trustee
Linda J. Hall	Trustee
Thomas A. Wentz, Jr.	Trustee, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Timothy P. Mihalick	Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Management

Timothy P. Mihalick	President and Chief Executive Officer; Trustee
Thomas A. Wentz, Jr	Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Trustee
Diane K. Bryantt	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael A. Bosh	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Mark Reiling	Executive Vice President of Asset Management
Charles A. Greenberg	Senior Vice President, Commercial Asset Management
Ted E. Holmes	Senior Vice President, Finance
Andrew Martin	Senior Vice President, Residential Property Management

Corporate Headquarters:

1400 31^st Avenue SW, Suite 60

Post Office Box 1988

Minot, North Dakota 58702-1988

Trading Symbol: IRET

Stock Exchange Listing: NYSE

Investor Relations:

Lindsey Knoop-Anderson

landerson@iret.com

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Common Share Data (NYSE: IRET)*

	1^st Quarter Fiscal Year 2014		4^th Quarter Fiscal Year 2013		3^rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2013		2^nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2013		1^st Quarter Fiscal Year 2013
High Closing Price	$	9.77	$	10.00	$	9.40	$	8.49	$	8.31
Low Closing Price	$	8.09	$	9.20	$	7.73	$	7.92	$	7.05
Average Closing Price	$	9.03	$	9.59	$	8.70	$	8.25	$	7.57
Closing Price at end of quarter	$	8.64	$	9.73	$	9.36	$	8.42	$	8.16
Common Share Distributions—annualized	$	0.520	$	0.520	$	0.520	$	0.520	$	0.520
Closing Dividend Yield - annualized		6.0%		5.3%		5.6%		6.2%		6.4%
Closing common shares outstanding (thousands)		104,226		101,488		94,386		93,161		91,812
Closing limited partnership units outstanding (thousands)		21,849		21,635		21,489		21,336		21,171
Closing market value of outstanding common shares, plus imputed closing market value of outstanding limited partnership units (thousands)	$	1,089,288	$	1,197,987	$	1,084,590	$	964,065	$	921,941

*Effective December 18, 2012, IRET transferred the listing of its common shares and Series A preferred shares to the New York Stock Exchange from the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

Certain statements in these supplemental disclosures 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: intentions and expectations regarding future distributions on our common shares and units, 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 2013 Form 10-K. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Developments in Progress (architects' drawings)




Chateau II 1805 2nd Ave SW Minot, ND	Cypress Court 906 Cypress Road St. Cloud, MN 56303



The Landing at Southgate 1910 35th Ave SW Minot, ND 58701	River Ridge Apartments 2130 S. 12th Street Bismarck, ND 58504

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Property Cost by Segment – First Quarter Fiscal 2014

With investments in the multi-family residential and commercial office, commercial healthcare, commercial industrial and commercial retail segments, IRET's diversified portfolio helps to provide stability during market fluctuations in returns from specific property types.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(in thousands)

	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
ASSETS
Real estate investments
Property owned	$	2,016,523	$	2,032,970	$	2,007,832	$	1,983,978	$	1,979,099
Less accumulated depreciation		(429,376)		(420,421)		(408,400)		(394,256)		(387,286)
		1,587,147		1,612,549		1,599,432		1,589,722		1,591,813
Development in progress		77,396		46,782		20,127		23,218		10,498
Unimproved land		20,774		21,503		18,879		11,670		10,990
Total real estate investments		1,685,317		1,680,834		1,638,438		1,624,610		1,613,301
Real estate held for sale		3,969		0		733		1,844		1,131
Cash and cash equivalents		93,193		94,133		62,302		84,258		37,002
Other investments		640		639		638		637		635
Receivable arising from straight-lining of rents, net of allowance		26,671		26,354		25,471		24,895		24,127
Accounts receivable, net of allowance		8,370		4,534		3,560		2,854		6,448
Real estate deposits		489		196		165		55		4
Prepaid and other assets		4,741		5,124		5,545		2,101		3,070
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization		36,989		40,457		41,009		42,281		43,796
Tax, insurance, and other escrow		12,344		12,569		13,306		12,177		13,161
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		1,217		1,221		1,288		1,351		1,332
Goodwill		1,100		1,106		1,106		1,110		1,120
Deferred charges and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization		21,602		22,387		22,513		21,164		21,932
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,896,642	$	1,889,554	$	1,816,074	$	1,819,337	$	1,767,059

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	52,563	$	50,797	$	44,540	$	38,762	$	41,084
Revolving line of credit		10,000		10,000		10,000		10,000		44,500
Mortgages payable		1,030,407		1,049,206		1,041,623		1,045,197		1,080,655
Other		32,366		18,170		21,632		32,889		25,094
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,125,336		1,128,173		1,117,795		1,126,848		1,191,333

EQUITY
Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders' equity
Series A Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest		27,317		27,317		27,317		27,317		27,317
Series B Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest		111,357		111,357		111,357		111,357		0
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest		807,928		784,454		721,742		711,880		701,431
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income		(323,406)		(310,341)		(305,145)		(295,396)		(289,025)
Total Investors Real Estate Trust shareholders' equity		623,196		612,787		555,271		555,158		439,723
Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership		122,334		122,539		121,940		122,357		122,373
Noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities		25,776		26,055		21,068		14,974		13,630
Total equity		771,306		761,381		698,279		692,489		575,726
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	1,896,642	$	1,889,554	$	1,816,074	$	1,819,337	$	1,767,059

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
OPERATING RESULTS	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
Real estate revenue	$	67,182	$	66,272	$	65,221	$	63,901	$	60,975
Real estate expenses		27,591		26,919		26,202		24,653		24,685
Gain on involuntary conversion		966		2,821		0		2,263		0
Net operating income		40,557		42,174		39,019		41,511		36,290
Depreciation/amortization		(19,518)		(16,339)		(16,004)		(16,171)		(15,885)
Administrative expenses, advisory and trustee services		(2,753)		(2,092)		(2,245)		(2,061)		(2,096)
Other expenses		(679)		(677)		(464)		(513)		(519)
Impairment of real estate investments		(1,458)		0		0		0		0
Interest expense		(14,799)		(14,807)		(15,439)		(15,953)		(16,069)
Interest and other income		210		148		255		203		142
Income from continuing operations		1,560		8,407		5,122		7,016		1,863
Income from discontinued operations		1,656		3,406		1,031		2,994		133
Net income	$	3,216	$	11,813	$	6,153	$	10,010	$	1,996

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest – Operating Partnership		(50)		(1,536)		(556)		(1,290)		(251)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities		(88)		(262)		(273)		(208)		(66)
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust		3,078		10,015		5,324		8,512		1,679
Dividends to preferred shareholders		(2,879)		(2,879)		(2,879)		(2,878)		(593)
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	199	$	7,136	$	2,445	$	5,634	$	1,086

Per Share Data
(Loss) earnings per common share from continuing operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic & diluted	$	(.01)	$	.04	$	.02	$	.04	$	.01
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations – Investors Real Estate Trust – basic & diluted		.01		.03		.01		.02		.00
Net income per common share – basic & diluted	$	.00	$	.07	$	.03	$	.06	$	.01

Percentage of Revenues
Real estate expenses		41.1%		40.6%		40.2%		38.6%		40.5%
Depreciation/amortization		29.1%		24.7%		24.5%		25.3%		26.1%
General and administrative		4.1%		3.2%		3.4%		3.2%		3.4%
Interest		22.0%		22.3%		23.7%		25.0%		26.4%
Income from discontinued operations		2.5%		5.1%		1.6%		4.7%		0.2%
Net income		4.8%		17.8%		9.4%		15.7%		3.3%

Ratios
EBITDA⁽¹⁾/Interest expense		2.23x		2.41x		2.34x		2.28x		2.09x
EBITDA⁽¹⁾/Interest expense plus preferred distributions		1.88x		2.03x		1.98x		1.95x		2.02x

(1)	See Definitions on page 26. EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure; see page 9 for a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income.

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FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share and unit data)

	Three Months Ended
	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
Funds From Operations⁽¹⁾
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust	$	3,078	$	10,015	$	5,324	$	8,512	$	1,679
Less dividends to preferred shareholders		(2,879)		(2,879)		(2,879)		(2,878)		(593)
Net income available to common shareholders		199		7,136		2,445		5,634		1,086
Adjustments:
Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership		50		1,536		556		1,290		251
Depreciation and amortization		19,555		16,572		16,263		16,520		16,187
Impairment of real estate investments		1,803		305		0		0		0
(Gain) loss on depreciable property sales		(1,943)		(3,433)		(772)		(2,753)		73
Funds from operations applicable to common shares and Units	$	19,664	$	22,116	$	18,492	$	20,691	$	17,597

FFO per share and unit - basic and diluted	$	0.16	$	0.19	$	0.16	$	0.18	$	0.16

Adjusted funds from operations⁽¹⁾
Funds from operations applicable to common shares and Units	$	19,664	$	22,116	$	18,492	$	20,691	$	17,597
Adjustments:
Tenant improvements at stabilized properties		(2,343)		(3,092)		(3,156)		(1,385)		(2,206)
Leasing costs at stabilized properties		(916)		(610)		(2,231)		(951)		(1,335)
Recurring capital expenditures⁽¹⁾		(1,401)		(687)		(1,614)		(1,893)		(1,796)
Straight-line rents		(652)		(883)		(576)		(768)		(864)
Non-real estate depreciation		85		82		80		83		136
Gain on involuntary conversion		(966)		(2,821)		0		(2,263)		0
Adjusted funds from operations applicable to common shares and Units	$	13,471	$	14,105	$	10,995	$	13,514	$	11,532

AFFO per share and unit - basic and diluted		0.11		0.12		0.10		0.12		0.10

Weighted average shares and units		124,179		118,192		115,207		113,690		111,292

(1)	See Definitions on page 26.

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EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (EBITDA) (unaudited)

(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
EBITDA⁽¹⁾
Net income attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust	$	3,078	$	10,015	$	5,324	$	8,512	$	1,679
Adjustments:
Noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership		50		1,536		556		1,290		251
Income before noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership		3,128		11,551		5,880		9,802		1,930
Add:
Interest expense		14,883		15,069		15,731		16,369		16,517
Depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments		18,593		15,759		15,506		15,757		15,453
Amortization related to non-real estate investments		993		848		794		799		833
Amortization related to real estate revenues⁽²⁾		54		49		43		46		37
Less:
Interest income		(188)		(46)		(70)		(88)		(18)
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, land and other investments		(1,943)		(3,433)		(772)		(2,753)		73
Gain on involuntary conversion		(966)		(2,821)		0		(2,263)		0
EBITDA	$	34,554	$	36,976	$	37,112	$	37,669	$	34,825

(1)	Definitions on page 26.

(2)	Included in real estate revenue in the Statement of Operations.

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LONG-TERM MORTGAGE DEBT* ANALYSIS

(in thousands)

Debt Maturity Schedule

Annual Expirations

Total Mortgage Debt*

	Future Maturities of Mortgage Debt
Fiscal Year	Fixed Debt		Variable Debt		Total Debt		Weighted Average⁽¹⁾	% of Total Debt
2014	$	32,404	$	2,860	$	35,264	5.36%	3.4%
2015		68,065		7,364		75,429	5.38%	7.3%
2016		74,964		0		74,964	5.52%	7.3%
2017		176,506		0		176,506	6.12%	17.1%
2018		80,064		0		80,064	5.06%	7.8%
2019		93,700		5,551		99,251	5.88%	9.6%
2020		121,882		0		121,882	5.90%	11.8%
2021		124,395		0		124,395	5.35%	12.1%
2022		132,616		0		132,616	5.62%	12.9%
2023		38,471		0		38,471	4.25%	3.7%
Thereafter		71,565		0		71,565	4.70%	7.0%
Total maturities	$	1,014,632	$	15,775	$	1,030,407	5.54%	100.0%

(1)	Weighted average interest rate of debt that matures in fiscal year.

	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
Balances Outstanding
Mortgage
Fixed rate	$	1,014,632	$	1,022,990	$	1,004,567	$	1,021,661	$	1,064,564
Variable rate		15,775		26,216		37,056		23,536		16,091
Mortgage total	$	1,030,407	$	1,049,206	$	1,041,623	$	1,045,197	$	1,080,655

Weighted Average Interest Rates
Secured		5.54%		5.55%		5.65%		5.66%		5.72%

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LONG-TERM MORTGAGE DEBT* DETAIL AS OF JULY 31, 2013
(in thousands)

Property	Maturity Date	Fiscal 2014		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2017		Thereafter		Total⁽¹⁾

Multi-Family Residential
Quarry Ridge - Rochester, MN⁽³⁾	10/1/2013	$	11,527	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	11,527
Monticello Village - Monticello, MN	3/1/2014		2,860		0		0		0		0		2,860
Evergreen II - Isanti, MN	11/1/2014		0		2,138		0		0		0		2,138
Campus Center - St Cloud, MN	6/1/2015		0		0		1,262		0		0		1,262
Campus Knoll - St Cloud, MN	6/1/2015		0		0		841		0		0		841
Landmark - Grand Forks, ND	8/24/2015		0		0		1,685		0		0		1,685
Regency Park Estates - St Cloud, MN	1/1/2016		0		0		6,932		0		0		6,932
Pebble Springs – Bismarck, ND	7/1/2016		0		0		0		787		0		787
Southview – Minot, ND	7/1/2016		0		0		0		1,076		0		1,076
Summary of Debt due after Fiscal 2017			0		0		0		0		348,596		348,596
Sub-Total Multi-Family Residential		$	14,387	$	2,138	$	10,720	$	1,863	$	348,596	$	377,704

Commercial Office
Whitewater Plaza - Minnetonka, MN	3/1/2014	$	2,510	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	2,510
Whitewater Plaza - Minnetonka, MN	3/1/2014		1,302		0		0		0		0		1,302
Viromed - Eden Prairie, MN	4/1/2014		245		0		0		0		0		245
Wirth Corporate Center - Golden Valley, MN	4/1/2014		3,538		0		0		0		0		3,538
TCA Building - Eagan, MN	5/1/2014		0		6,962		0		0		0		6,962
Burnsville Bluffs II - Burnsville, MN	8/8/2014		0		1,709		0		0		0		1,709
Plymouth IV - Plymouth, MN	8/8/2014		0		3,152		0		0		0		3,152
Plymouth V - Plymouth, MN	8/8/2014		0		3,684		0		0		0		3,684
Plaza VII - Boise, ID	9/1/2014		0		978		0		0		0		978
Crosstown Centre - Eden Prairie, MN	12/1/2014		0		3,272		0		0		0		3,272
Crosstown Centre - Eden Prairie, MN	12/1/2014		0		9,815		0		0		0		9,815
Northgate I - Maple Grove, MN	12/10/2014		0		5,118		0		0		0		5,118
Plymouth I - Plymouth, MN	12/10/2014		0		1,147		0		0		0		1,147
Plymouth II - Plymouth, MN	12/10/2014		0		1,147		0		0		0		1,147
Plymouth III - Plymouth, MN	12/10/2014		0		1,412		0		0		0		1,412
Benton Business Park - Sauk Rapids, MN	1/1/2015		0		543		0		0		0		543
West River Business Park - Waite Park, MN	1/1/2015		0		543		0		0		0		543
Highlands Ranch I - Highlands Ranch, CO	3/1/2015		0		8,165		0		0		0		8,165
Highlands Ranch II - Highlands Ranch, CO	3/1/2015		0		7,825		0		0		0		7,825
US Bank Financial Center - Bloomington, MN	7/1/2015		0		0		13,346		0		0		13,346
Rapid City 900 Concourse Drive - Rapid City, SD	8/1/2015		0		0		1,056		0		0		1,056
Westgate I - Boise, ID	8/1/2015		0		0		1,187		0		0		1,187
Westgate II - Boise, ID	8/1/2015		0		0		2,905		0		0		2,905
Brook Valley I - LaVista, NE	1/1/2016		0		0		1,290		0		0		1,290
Spring Valley IV - Omaha, NE	1/1/2016		0		0		768		0		0		768
Spring Valley V - Omaha, NE	1/1/2016		0		0		845		0		0		845
Spring Valley X - Omaha, NE	1/1/2016		0		0		783		0		0		783
Spring Valley XI - Omaha, NE	1/1/2016		0		0		768		0		0		768
American Corporate Center – Mendota Heights, MN	9/1/2016		0		0		0		8,881		0		8,881
Mendota Office Center I – Mendota Heights, MN	9/1/2016		0		0		0		3,824		0		3,824
Mendota Office Center II - Mendota Heights, MN	9/1/2016		0		0		0		5,651		0		5,651
Mendota Office Center III - Mendota Heights, MN	9/1/2016		0		0		0		3,884		0		3,884

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LONG-TERM MORTGAGE DEBT* DETAIL AS OF JULY 31, 2013 (continued)
(in thousands)

Property	Maturity Date	Fiscal 2014		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2017		Thereafter					Total⁽¹⁾

Mendota Office Center IV - Mendota Heights, MN	9/1/2016		0		0		0		4,617			0				4,617
Corporate Center West – Omaha, NE	10/6/2016		0		0		0		17,315			0				17,315
Farnam Executive Center – Omaha, NE	10/6/2016		0		0		0		12,160			0				12,160
Flagship – Eden Prarie, MN	10/6/2016		0		0		0		21,565			0				21,565
Gateway Corporate Center – Woodbury, MN	10/6/2016		0		0		0		8,700			0				8,700
Miracle Hills One – Omaha, NE	10/6/2016		0		0		0		8,895			0				8,895
Pacific Hills – Omaha, NE	10/6/2016		0		0		0		16,770			0				16,770
Riverport – Maryland Heights, MO	10/6/2016		0		0		0		19,690			0				19,690
Timberlands – Leawood, KS	10/6/2016		0		0		0		13,155			0				13,155
Woodlands Plaza IV – Maryland Heights, MO	10/6/2016		0		0		0		4,360			0				4,360
2030 Cliff Road – Eagan, MN	1/11/2017		0		0		0		960			0				960
Summary of Debt due after Fiscal 2017			0		0		0		0			100,351				100,351
Sub-Total Commercial Office		$	7,595	$	55,472	$	22,948	$	150,427		$	100,351		$		336,793

Commercial Healthcare
High Pointe Health Campus - Lake Elmo, MN	4/1/2014	$	5,400	$	0	$	0	$	0	$			0		$		5,400
Edgewood Vista - Billings, MT	12/10/2014		0		1,889		0		0				0				1,889
Edgewood Vista - East Grand Forks, MN	12/10/2014		0		2,877		0		0				0				2,877
Edgewood Vista - Sioux Falls, SD	12/10/2014		0		1,082		0		0				0				1,082
Garden View Medical - St Paul, MN	8/1/2015		0		0		1,191		0				0				1,191
Edina 6363 France Medical - St Paul, MN	8/6/2015		0		0		10,000		0				0				10,000
2800 Medical Building - Minneapolis, MN	9/1/2015		0		0		5,351		0				0				5,351
2828 Medical Building - Minneapolis, MN	9/1/2015		0		0		8,339		0				0				8,339
Edina 6405 France Medical - Edina, MN	9/1/2015		0		0		8,707		0				0				8,707
Ritchie Medical Plaza - St Paul, MN	9/1/2015		0		0		6,405		0				0				6,405
Airport Medical – Bloomington, MN	6/1/2016		0		0		0		1,007				0				1,007
Park Dental – Brooklyn Center, MN	6/1/2016		0		0		0		577				0				577
Edina 6517 Drew Ave – Edina, MN⁽²⁾	9/6/2016		0		0		0		1,125				0				1,125
Edgewood Vista – Fargo, ND	10/25/2016		0		0		0		12,764				0				12,764
Sartell 2000 23^rd St S – Sartell, MN	12/1/2016		0		0		0		3,062				0				3,062
Billings 2300 Grant Road – Billings, MT	12/31/2016		0		0		0		1,597				0				1,597
Missoula 3050 Great Northern Ave – Missoula, MT	12/31/2016		0		0		0		1,675				0				1,675
Summary of Debt due after Fiscal 2017			0		0		0		0				179,722				179,722
Sub-Total Commercial Healthcare		$	5,400	$	5,848	$	39,993	$	21,807	$			179,722		$		252,770

Commercial Industrial
Cedar Lake Business Center - St. Louis Park, MN⁽²⁾	11/1/2013		2,262		0		0		0				0				2,262
Woodbury 1865 Woodlane - Woodbury, MN⁽²⁾	11/1/2013		2,661		0		0		0				0				2,661
Brooklyn Park 7401 Boone Avenue - Brooklyn Park, MN⁽²⁾	9/28/2014		0		7,365		0		0				0				7,365
Stone Container - Fargo, ND	12/1/2015		0		0		579		0				0				579
Stone Container - Fargo, ND	12/1/2015		0		0		724		0				0				724
Minnetonka 13600 County Road 62 – Minnetonka, MN	2/27/2017		0		0		0		2,409				0				2,409
Summary of Debt due after Fiscal 2017			0		0		0		0				13,003				13,003
Sub-Total Commercial Industrial		$	4,923	$	7,365	$	1,303	$	2,409	$			13,003		$		29,003

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LONG-TERM MORTGAGE DEBT* DETAIL AS OF JULY 31, 2013 (continued)
(in thousands)

Property	Maturity Date	Fiscal 2014		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2017		Thereafter		Total⁽¹⁾
Commercial Retail
St Cloud Westgate - St Cloud, MN	10/10/2013		2,959		0		0		0		0		2,959
Omaha Barnes & Noble - Omaha, NE	6/1/2014		0		2,381		0		0		0		2,381
Jamestown Buffalo Mall - Jamestown, ND	9/1/2014		0		383		0		0		0		383
Fargo Express Center - Fargo, ND	10/1/2014		0		924		0		0		0		924
Lakeville Strip Center - Lakeville, MN	10/1/2014		0		918		0		0		0		918
Summary of Debt due after Fiscal 2017			0		0		0		0		26,572		26,572
Sub-Total Commercial Retail		$	2,959	$	4,606	$	0	$	0	$	26,572	$	34,137

Total		$	35,264	$	75,429	$	74,964	$	176,506	$	668,244	$	1,030,407

Mortgage debt does not include the Company's multi-bank line of credit or construction loans. The line of credit has a maturity date of August 12, 2014; as of July 31, 2013, the Company had borrowings of $10.0 million outstanding under this line. Construction loans and other debt totaled $32.3 million as of July 31, 2013.

(1)	Totals are principal balances as of July 31, 2013.

(2)	Loan was paid off subsequent to July 31, 2013.

(3)	A loan application was signed for the refinance of this loan during the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.

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CAPITAL ANALYSIS

(in thousands, except per share and unit amounts)

	Three Months Ended
	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
Equity Capitalization
Common shares outstanding		104,226		101,488		94,386		93,161		91,812
Operating partnership (OP) units outstanding		21,849		21,635		21,489		21,336		21,171
Total common shares and OP units outstanding		126,075		123,123		115,875		114,497		112,983
Market price per common share (closing price at end of period)	$	8.64	$	9.73	$	9.36	$	8.42	$	8.16
Equity capitalization-common shares and OP units	$	1,089,288	$	1,197,987	$	1,084,590	$	964,065	$	921,941
Recorded book value of preferred shares	$	138,674	$	138,674	$	138,674	$	138,674	$	27,317
Total equity capitalization	$	1,227,962	$	1,336,661	$	1,223,264	$	1,102,739	$	949,258

Debt Capitalization
Total debt	$	1,072,696	$	1,077,282	$	1,073,152	$	1,087,972	$	1,150,123
Total capitalization	$	2,300,658	$	2,413,943	$	2,296,416	$	2,190,711	$	2,099,381

Total debt to total capitalization		0.47:1		0.45:1		0.47:1		0.50:1		0.55:1

	Three Months Ended
	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
Earnings to fixed charges⁽¹⁾		1.06x		1.51x		1.30x		1.41x		1.10x
Earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions⁽¹⁾		0.89x		1.27x		1.10x		1.20x		1.06x
Debt service coverage ratio⁽¹⁾		1.54x		1.64x		1.63x		1.60x		1.45x

Distribution Data
Common shares and units outstanding at record date		123,976		116,338		115,284		113,516		111,525
Total common distribution paid	$	16,093	$	15,124	$	14,956	$	14,757	$	14,413
Common distribution per share and unit	$	.1300	$	.1300	$	.1300	$	.1300	$	.1300
Payout ratio (FFO per share and unit basis)⁽¹⁾		81.3%		68.4%		81.3%		72.2%		81.3%
Payout ratio (AFFO per share and unit basis)⁽¹⁾		118.2%		108.3%		130.0%		108.3%		130.0%

(1)	See Definitions on page 26.

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STABILIZED PROPERTIES NET OPERATING INCOME SUMMARY

(in thousands)

	Stabilized Properties⁽¹⁾
	Three Months Ended July 31,
Segment	2013		2012		% Change
Multi-Family Residential	$	10,287	$	10,347	(0.6%)
Commercial Office		9,759		9,442	3.4%
Commercial Medical		11,556		10,993	5.1%
Commercial Industrial		1,821		1,682	8.3%
Commercial Retail		1,966		2,046	(3.9%)
	$	35,389	$	34,510	2.5%

(1)	See list of properties excluded from stabilized properties on page ii.

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NET OPERATING INCOME DETAIL

(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2013
	Reporting Segments
	Multi-Family Residential		Commercial Office		Commercial Healthcare		Commercial Industrial		Commercial Retail		Corporate and Other		Total
Real estate rental revenue
Stabilized⁽¹⁾	$	19,328	$	19,744	$	15,765	$	2,781	$	3,292	$	0	$	60,910
Non-stabilized		5,254		0		307		675		36		0		6,272
Total		24,582		19,744		16,072		3,456		3,328		0		67,182

Real estate expenses
Stabilized⁽¹⁾		9,041		9,985		4,209		960		1,326		0		25,521
Non-stabilized		1,918		0		73		79		0		0		2,070
Total		10,959		9,985		4,282		1,039		1,326		0		27,591

Gain on involuntary conversion
Stabilized⁽¹⁾		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Non-stabilized		966		0		0		0		0		0		966
Total		966		0		0		0		0		0		966

Net operating income (NOI)
Stabilized⁽¹⁾		10,287		9,759		11,556		1,821		1,966		0		35,389
Non-stabilized		4,302		0		234		596		36		0		5,168
Net operating income	$	14,589	$	9,759	$	11,790	$	2,417	$	2,002	$	0	$	40,557

Reconciliation of NOI to net income (loss) available to common shareholders
Depreciation/amortization	$	(5,516)	$	(5,548)	$	(6,712)	$	(835)	$	(823)	$	(84)	$	(19,518)
Administrative, advisory and trustee fees		0		0		0		0		0		(2,753)		(2,753)
Other expenses		0		0		0		0		0		(679)		(679)
Impairment of real estate investments		0		0		0		0		0		(1,458)		(1,458)
Interest expense		(5,336)		(5,106)		(3,628)		(527)		(513)		311		(14,799)
Interest and other income		0		0		0		0		0		210		210
Income (loss) from continuing operations		3,737		(895)		1,450		1,055		666		(4,453)		1,560
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0		0		0		1,772		(116)		0		1,656
Net income (loss)		3,737		(895)		1,450		2,827		550		(4,453)		3,216
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership		0		0		0		0		0		(50)		(50)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities		0		0		0		0		0		(88)		(88)
Net income (loss) attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust		3,737		(895)		1,450		2,827		550		(4,591)		3,078
Dividends to preferred shareholders		0		0		0		0		0		(2,879)		(2,879)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	3,737		(895)		1,450		2,827		550	$	(7,470)	$	199

(1)	See list of properties excluded from stabilized properties on page ii.

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NET OPERATING INCOME DETAIL

(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2012
	Reporting Segments
	Multi-Family Residential		Commercial Office		Commercial Healthcare		Commercial Industrial		Commercial Retail		Corporate and Other		Total
Real estate rental revenue
Stabilized⁽¹⁾	$	18,679	$	18,778	$	15,073	$	2,512	$	3,126	$	0	$	58,168
Non-stabilized		2,531		0		0		276		0		0		2,807
Total		21,210		18,778		15,073		2,788		3,126		0		60,975

Real estate expenses
Stabilized⁽¹⁾		8,332		9,336		4,080		830		1,080		0		23,658
Non-stabilized		961		0		0		66		0		0		1,027
Total		9,293		9,336		4,080		896		1,080		0		24,685

Net operating income (NOI)
Stabilized⁽¹⁾		10,347		9,442		10,993		1,682		2,046		0		34,510
Non-stabilized		1,570		0		0		210		0		0		1,780
Net operating income	$	11,917	$	9,442	$	10,993	$	1,892	$	2,046	$	0	$	36,290

Reconciliation of NOI to net income (loss) available to common shareholders
Depreciation/amortization	$	(4,524)	$	(5,391)	$	(4,385)	$	(719)	$	(730)	$	(136)	$	(15,885)
Administrative, advisory and trustee services		0		0		0		0		0		(2,096)		(2,096)
Other expenses		0		0		0		0		0		(519)		(519)
Interest expense		(4,814)		(5,271)		(3,941)		(699)		(686)		(658)		(16,069)
Interest and other income		0		0		0		0		0		142		142
Income (loss) from continuing operations		2,579		(1,220)		2,667		474		630		(3,267)		1,863
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		38		0		(4)		151		(52)		0		133
Net income (loss)		2,617		(1,220)		2,663		625		578		(3,267)		1,996
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – Operating Partnership		0		0		0		0		0		(251)		(251)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests – consolidated real estate entities		0		0		0		0		0		(66)		(66)
Net income (loss) attributable to Investors Real Estate Trust		2,617		(1,220)		2,663		625		578		(3,584)		1,679
Dividends to preferred shareholders		0		0		0		0		0		(593)		(593)
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	2,617	$	(1,220)	$	2,663	$	625	$	578	$	(4,177)	$	1,086

(1)	See list of properties excluded from stabilized properties on page ii.

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STABILIZED PROPERTIES AND ALL PROPERTIES PHYSICAL OCCUPANCY LEVELS BY SEGMENT

1st Quarter Fiscal 2014 vs. 1st Quarter Fiscal 2013

Segments	Stabilized Properties		All Properties
	1st Quarter	1st Quarter	1st Quarter	1st Quarter
	Fiscal 2014	Fiscal 2013	Fiscal 2014	Fiscal 2013
Multi-Family Residential	93.3%	94.1%	92.9%	93.0%
Commercial Office	80.2%	79.0%	80.2%	79.0%
Commercial Healthcare	95.5%	95.2%	95.4%	95.2%
Commercial Industrial	86.1%	87.4%	87.5%	88.5%
Commercial Retail	79.6%	87.1%	79.7%	87.1%

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MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUMMARY⁽²⁾

	Three Months Ended
	7/31/2013		4/30/2013		1/31/2013		10/31/2012		07/31/2012
Number of Units		10,351		10,280		9,924		9,934		9,876
Average Investment Per Unit
Stabilized	$	60,118	$	58,765	$	58,506	$	58,308	$	58,012
Non-Stabilized		86,581		87,408		87,083		85,580		83,113
All Properties	$	64,743	$	63,659	$	63,107	$	62,614	$	61,472

Average Scheduled Rent⁽¹⁾per Unit
Stabilized	$	764	$	748	$	742	$	734	$	726
Non-Stabilized		955		944		994		967		889
All Properties	$	797	$	781	$	782	$	771	$	749

Total Receipts per Unit
Stabilized	$	754	$	739	$	731	$	733	$	716
Non-Stabilized		968		954		1,004		996		831
All Properties	$	792	$	776	$	775	$	774	$	732

Total Recurring Capital Expenditures per Unit⁽¹⁾	$	164	$	176	$	134	$	193	$	209

Physical Occupancy%
Stabilized		93.3%		94.7%		94.0%		94.8%		93.7%
Non-Stabilized		90.7%		94.5%		91.4%		93.4%		88.7%
All Properties		92.9%		94.6%		93.6%		94.6%		93.0%

Operating Expenses as a % of Scheduled Rent
Stabilized		46.4%		44.0%		47.3%		41.3%		44.8%
Non-Stabilized		40.7%		43.0%		38.7%		36.9%		34.8%
All Properties		45.2%		43.8%		45.5%		40.4%		43.1%

(1)	See Definitions on page 26.

(2)	Previously-reported amounts are not revised for discontinued operations or changes in the composition of the stabilized properties pool.

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COMMERCIAL LEASING SUMMARY (Stabilized Properties)

for the three months ended July 31, 2013

Commercial Leasing Activity

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, we executed new and renewal commercial leases for our stabilized rental properties on 596,207 square feet. Despite our leasing efforts, occupancy in our stabilized commercial portfolio decreased slightly to 85.1% as of July 31, 2013, down from 85.6% as of July 31, 2012.

The total leasing activity for our stabilized commercial rental properties, expressed in square feet of leases signed during the period, and the resulting physical occupancy levels are as follows for the three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively.

	Square Feet of New Leases⁽¹⁾		Square Feet of Leases Renewed^{(1) (2)}		Total Square Feet of Leases Executed⁽¹⁾		Physical Occupancy
	Square Feet of New Leases⁽¹⁾		Square Feet of Leases Renewed^{(1) (2)}		Total Square Feet of Leases Executed⁽¹⁾		Fiscal Year Ended July 31,
Segments	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012
Office	126,992	34,640	57,545	64,179	184,537	98,819	80.2%	79.0%
Healthcare	21,503	6,501	13,528	1,468	35,031	7,969	95.5%	95.2%
Industrial	50,040	0	222,077	9,702	272,117	9,702	86.1%	87.4%
Retail	91,957	9,070	12,565	2,420	104,522	11,490	79.6%	87.1%
Total	290,492	50,211	305,715	77,769	596,207	127,980	85.1%	85.6%

(1)	The leasing activity presented is based on leases signed or executed for our stabilized rental properties during the period and is not intended to coincide with the commencement of rental revenue in accordance with GAAP.

(2)	Leases renewed include the retained occupancy of tenants on a month-to-month basis past their original lease expiration date.

New Leases

The following table sets forth the average effective rents and the estimated costs of tenant improvements and leasing commissions, on a per square foot basis, that we are obligated to fulfill under the new leases signed for our stabilized commercial rental properties during the three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

	Square Feet of New Leases⁽¹⁾				Average Term in Years				Average Effective Rent⁽²⁾				Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot⁽¹⁾				Leasing Commissions per Square Foot⁽¹⁾
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
Office		126,992		34,640		4.9		3.5	$	13.01	$	15.71	$	15.17	$	14.12	$	4.32	$	5.17
Healthcare		21,503		6,501		5.6		6.8		21.94		23.14		49.69		57.37		5.30		5.29
Industrial		50,040		0		4.3		0		4.10		0		0.00		0		0.34		0
Retail		91,957		9,070		4.3		3.7		3.62		12.40		0.57		0.33		4.20		0.93
Total		290,492		50,211		4.9		4.4	$	9.17	$	16.07	$	10.49	$	17.23	$	3.67	$	4.42

(1)

The leasing activity presented is based on leases signed or executed for our stabilized rental properties during the period and is not intended to coincide with the commencement of rental revenue in accordance with GAAP. Tenant improvements and leasing commissions presented are based on square feet leased during the period.

(2)	Effective rents represent average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, excluding operating expense reimbursements. The underlying leases contain various expense structures including gross, modified gross, net and triple net.

Our ability to maintain or increase occupancy rates is a principal driver of maintaining and increasing the average effective rents in our commercial segments. The decrease in the average effective rental rates of new leases executed in the three months ended July 31, 2013 in our commercial retail segment when compared to new leases executed for the same period in the prior year is due to the signing of a new anchor tenant lease at our Jamestown Buffalo Mall property. In June of 2013, we executed a ten year lease with an effective date of August 1, 2013 for 84,338 square feet with a new anchor tenant at an average effective rent of $2.75 per square foot. This space was vacated by the former anchor tenant on May 31, 2013, who was paying $1.70 per square foot at the time their lease expired. Absent this transaction, the average effective rental rate for leases executed in our commercial retail segment in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 would have been $13.25 per square foot. The decrease in the average effective rental rate of new leases executed in the total commercial portfolio for the three months ended July 31, 2013 when compared to the same period in the prior year is due primarily to the lease transaction mentioned above and the fact that there were no new commercial industrial leases executed in the three months ended July 31, 2012.

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COMMERCIAL LEASING SUMMARY (Stabilized Properties)

for the three months ended July 31, 2013

Lease Renewals

The following table summarizes our lease renewal activity within our stabilized commercial segments for the three months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (square feet data in thousands):

	Square Feet of Leases Renewed⁽¹⁾				Percent of Expiring Leases Renewed⁽²⁾				Average Term in Years				Weighted Average Growth (Decline) in Effective Rents⁽³⁾				Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot⁽¹⁾				Leasing Commissions per Square Foot⁽¹⁾
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
Office		57,545		64,179		91.3%		73.5%		3.5		2.9		1.7%		1.6%	$	2.20	$	1.89	$	1.79	$	1.36
Healthcare		13,528		1,468		100.0%		77.0%		7.5		5.0		7.3%		12.0%		25.76		25.00		2.82		2.50
Industrial		222,077		9,702		47.9%		100.0%		3.3		3.3		5.7%		(6.1%)		0.00		0.52		0.30		0.52
Retail		12,565		2,420		15.5%		74.6%		4.2		4.0		3.1%		(3.4%)		0.00		0.0		0.00		1.21
Total		305,715		77,769		59.3%		76.5%		4.0		3.2		4.5%		1.3%	$	1.55	$	2.09	$	0.68	$	1.27

(1)

(2)	Renewal percentage of expiring leases is based on square footage of renewed leases and not the number of leases renewed. Expiring leases where the tenant retained occupancy on a month-to-month basis past the lease expiration date were considered to have been renewed.

(3)

Represents the percentage change in effective rent between the original leases and the renewal leases. Effective rents represent average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, excluding operating expense reimbursements. The underlying leases contain various expense structures including gross, modified gross, net and triple net.

Our ability to re-lease expiring space is generally dependent on the current market and economic conditions of the regions in which our properties are located. The decrease in the percent of expiring leases renewed in the three months ended July 31, 2013 in our commercial retail segment when compared to the percent of expiring leases renewed for the same period in the prior year was due to the lease expiration of an anchor tenant at our Jamestown Buffalo Mall property who occupied 84,338 square feet. Although this lease expired on May 31, 2013, we were able to execute a lease with a new tenant for the entire 84,338 square feet with an effective date of August 1, 2013 that resulted in an increase in effective rent of 61.8% when compared to the prior tenant. Not taking into account the previously mentioned vacated space, the percent of expiring leases renewed for our retail segment and our total commercial portfolio for the three months ended July 31, 2013 would have been 67.5% and 72.0% respectively.

Lease Expirations

Our ability to maintain and improve occupancy rates, and base rents, primarily depends upon our continuing ability to re-lease expiring space. The following table reflects the in-service portfolio lease expiration schedule of our consolidated commercial segments properties, including square footage and annualized base rent for expiring leases, as of July 31, 2013.

Fiscal Year of Lease Expiration	# of Leases	Square Footage of Expiring Leases⁽³⁾	Percentage of Total Commercial Segments Leased Square Footage	Annualized Base Rent of Expiring Leases at Expiration⁽²⁾		Percentage of Total Commercial Segments Annualized Base Rent
2014⁽¹⁾	162	1,274,900	12.4%	$	13,931,303	10.9%
2015	141	1,281,292	12.4%		15,208,274	11.9%
2016	116	1,452,843	14.1%		17,139,542	13.4%
2017	104	1,399,327	13.6%		19,123,628	14.9%
2018	81	732,370	7.1%		12,052,743	9.4%
2019	50	1,022,163	9.9%		12,781,526	10.0%
2020	19	476,174	4.6%		4,804,941	3.7%
2021	24	249,414	2.4%		3,715,247	2.9%
2022	42	1,437,143	13.9%		16,545,554	12.9%
2023	12	471,436	4.6%		2,072,920	1.6%
Thereafter	40	514,935	5.0%		10,842,673	8.4%
Totals	791	10,311,997	100.0%	$	128,218,351	100.0%

(1)	Includes month-to-month leases. As of July 31, 2013 month-to-month leases accounted for 401,371 square feet.

(2)	Annualized Base Rent is monthly scheduled rent as of July 1, 2013, multiplied by 12.

(3)	Assuming that none of the tenants exercise renewal or termination options, and including leases renewed prior to expiration.

Information on current market rents can be difficult to obtain, is highly subjective, and is often not directly comparable between properties. Because of this, we believe the increase or decrease in effective rent on lease renewals, as previously defined, is the most objective and meaningful relationship between rents on leases expiring in the near-term and current market rents.

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10 LARGEST COMMERCIAL TENANTS – BASED ON ANNUALIZED BASE RENT⁽¹⁾

as of July 31, 2013

Tenant	Number of Properties	Average Remaining Lease Term in Months	% of Total Commercial Segments' Minimum Rents	Aggregate Rentable Square Feet	% of Aggregate Occupied Square Feet
Affiliates of Edgewood Vista	32	82	13.3%	1,481,647	14.5%
St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth, Inc.	6	32	3.5%	198,775	1.9%
Fairview Health Services	9	45	3.5%	247,019	2.4%
Applied Underwriters	3	43	2.3%	141,724	1.4%
HealthEast Care System	1	67	1.6%	114,316	1.1%
Affiliates of Siemens USA (NYSE: SI)	2	44	1.3%	112,848	1.1%
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital	1	188	1.3%	61,758	0.6%
Arcadis Corporate Services, Inc.	1	36	1.3%	71,430	0.7%
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)	1	65	1.2%	122,040	1.2%
State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare	2	55	1.1%	103,342	1.0%
Total/Weighted Average		61	30.4%	2,654,899	25.9%

(1)	See Definitions on page 26.

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COMMERCIAL LEASE EXPIRATIONS

as of July 31, 2013

	(dollars in thousands except average rental rates)
Fiscal Year	Number of Leases	Rentable Square Feet	% of Rentable Square Feet	Annualized Rent⁽⁶⁾		Average Rental Rate		% of Annualized Base Rent
Commercial Office
2014⁽¹⁾	75	492,668	12.0%	$	6,390	$	12.97	10.6%
2015	77	504,221	12.3%		8,689		17.23	14.4%
2016	51	655,231	16.0%		10,077		15.38	16.7%
2017	52	803,482	19.6%		13,831		17.21	22.9%
2018	40	515,020	12.6%		7,286		14.15	12.0%
2019 and thereafter	58	1,128,055	27.5%		14,216		12.60	23.4%
	353	4,098,677	100.0%	$	60,489	$	14.76	100.0%

Commercial Healthcare
2014⁽²⁾	37	378,611	13.4%	$	5,354	$	14.14	11.0%
2015	17	105,201	3.7%		2,777		26.40	5.7%
2016	25	175,570	6.2%		3,647		20.78	7.5%
2017	21	133,694	4.7%		2,855		21.35	5.9%
2018	22	176,758	6.3%		4,256		24.08	8.7%
2019 and thereafter	89	1,850,852	65.7%		29,769		16.08	61.2%
	211	2,820,686	100.0%	$	48,658	$	17.25	100.0%

Commercial Industrial
2014⁽³⁾	8	296,198	12.7%	$	1,169	$	3.95	12.4%
2015	6	344,493	14.8%		1,434		4.16	15.2%
2016	9	522,472	22.4%		2,157		4.13	22.9%
2017	7	338,211	14.5%		1,280		3.78	13.6%
2018	0	0	0.0%		0		0.00	0.0%
2019 and thereafter	10	833,917	35.6%		3,368		4.04	35.9%
	40	2,335,291	100.0%	$	9,408	$	4.03	100.0%

Commercial Retail
2014⁽⁴⁾	42	107,423	10.2%	$	1,018	$	9.48	10.5%
2015	41	327,377	31.0%		2,308		7.05	23.9%
2016	31	99,570	9.4%		1,258		12.63	13.0%
2017	24	123,940	11.7%		1,158		9.34	12.0%
2018	19	40,592	3.8%		511		12.58	5.3%
2019 and thereafter	30	358,441	33.9%		3,410		9.51	35.3%
	187	1,057,343	100.0%	$	9,663	$	9.14	100.0%

Commercial Total
2014⁽⁵⁾	162	1,274,900	12.4%	$	13,931	$	10.93	10.9%
2015	141	1,281,292	12.4%		15,208		11.87	11.9%
2016	116	1,452,843	14.1%		17,139		11.80	13.4%
2017	104	1,399,327	13.6%		19,124		13.67	14.9%
2018	81	732,370	7.1%		12,053		16.46	9.4%
2019 and thereafter	187	4,171,265	40.4%		50,763		12.17	39.5%
	791	10,311,997	100.0%	$	128,218	$	12.43	100.0%

(1)	Includes month-to-month leases. As of July 31, 2013 month-to-month leases accounted for 90,163 square feet.

(2)	Includes month-to-month leases. As of July 31, 2013 month-to-month leases accounted for 34,822 square feet.

(3)	Includes month-to-month leases. As of July 31, 2013 month-to-month leases accounted for 245,880 square feet.

(4)	Includes month-to-month leases. As of July 31, 2013 month-to-month leases accounted for 30,506 square feet.

(5)	Includes month-to-month leases. As of July 31, 2013 month-to-month leases accounted for 401,371 square feet.

(6)	Annualized Base Rent is monthly scheduled rent as of July 1, 2013 (cash basis), multiplied by 12.

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FISCAL 2014 ACQUISITION SUMMARY

as of July 31, 2013

(dollars in thousands)

Property	Location	Segment Type	Acquisition Date	Square Feet/Units	Leased Percentage At Acquisition	July31, 2013 Leased Percentage	Acquisition Cost

Alps Park	Rapid City, SD	Multi-Family Residential	May 1, 2013	71	97.2%	95.8%	$	6,200
Chateau II	Minot, ND	Unimproved Land	May 21, 2013	n/a	n/a	n/a		179
			Total Square Feet	0			$	6,379
			Total Units	71

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FISCAL 2014 DEVELOPMENT IN PROGESS SUMMARY

as of July 31, 2013

(dollars in thousands)

Property and Location	Planned Segment	Total Rentable Square Feet or # of Units	Percentage Leased or Committed	Anticipated Total Cost		Cost to Date		Anticipated Construction Completion
River Ridge - Bismarck, ND	Multi-Family Residential	146 units	56.9%	$	25,900	$	19,665	2^nd Quarter Fiscal 2014
Cypress Court Apartment Development - St. Cloud, MN⁽¹⁾	Multi-Family Residential	132 units	46.9%		14,300		10,089	2^nd Quarter Fiscal 2014
Landing at Southgate - Minot, ND⁽²⁾	Multi-Family Residential	108 units	70.4%		15,000		12,548	2^nd Quarter Fiscal 2014
Chateau II - Minot, ND	Multi-Family Residential	72 units	0%		14,700		2,320	4^th Quarter Fiscal 2014
Commons at Southgate - Minot, ND⁽²⁾	Multi-Family Residential	233 units	0%		37,200		10,534	1^st Quarter Fiscal 2015
Dakota Commons - Williston, ND	Multi-Family Residential	44 units	0%		10,700		2,635	1^st Quarter Fiscal 2015
Renaissance Heights I - Williston, ND⁽³⁾	Multi-Family Residential	288 units	0%		62,400		16,907	2^nd Quarter Fiscal 2015
Arcata - Golden Valley, MN	Multi-Family Residential	165 units	0%		33,400		2,657	3^rd Quarter Fiscal 2015
Other	n/a	n/a	n/a		n/a		41	n/a
				$	213,600	$	77,396

(1)	The Company is a 79% partner in the joint venture entity constructing this property; the anticipated total cost amount given is the total cost to the joint venture entity.

(2)	The Company is a 51% partner in the joint venture entity constructing these properties; the anticipated total cost amount given is the total cost to the joint venture entity

(3)	The Company is a 70% partner in the joint venture entity constructing this property; the anticipated total cost amount given is the total cost to the joint venture entity

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Definitions

July 31, 2013

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) is calculated by subtracting from Funds from operations (FFO) (1) tenant improvements and leasing costs at stabilized properties, and recurring capital expenditures that are capitalized and amortized and are necessary to maintain our properties and revenue stream and (2) straight line rents, then adding (3) non-real estate depreciation and amortization. We may also subtract from FFO certain unusual non-recurring items that do not produce cash available for distribution to shareholders. Previously-reported AFFO amounts are not revised for changes in the composition of the stabilized properties pool. AFFO is included herein because we consider it to be a measure of a REIT's ability to incur and service debt and to pay distributions to its shareholders. AFFO is a non-GAAP and non-standardized measure, and may be calculated differently by other REITs. Through the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, our calculation of AFFO excluded (that is, subtracted from FFO) tenant improvements and leasing costs on an all-property basis. In the third quarter of the current fiscal year, we revised our calculation to subtract from FFO leasing commissions and tenant improvements at stabilized properties only, since we consider tenant improvement and leasing cost levels at non-stabilized properties unrepresentative of expected levels at stabilized properties. This change in definition had no effect on AFFO per share and unit as previously reported. We also updated the calculation to exclude the write-off of fully-amortized leasing costs, which had previously been included in the calculation. This change resulted in a decrease in AFFO per share and unit in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 from $0.13 to $0.12. The AFFO per share and unit payout ratio had a corresponding increase in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 from 100.00% to 108.3%.

Annualized base rent (ABR) is calculated as monthly base rent (cash basis) per the lease, as of the reporting period, multiplied by 12.

Debt to total market capitalization is total debt from the balance sheet divided by the sum of total debt from the balance sheet plus the market value of shares outstanding at the end of the period.

Debt service coverage ratio is computed by dividing earnings before interest income and expense, depreciation, amortization and gain on sale of real estate by interest expense and principal amortization.

EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We consider EBITDA to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure because it eliminates depreciation, interest and the gain/loss from property dispositions, which permits investors to view income from operations without the effect of non-cash depreciation or the cost of debt; however, EBIDTA as we calculate it has not been adjusted for the effect of nonrecurring events such as asset impairment and gain/loss on involuntary conversion. EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. EBITDA as calculated by us is not comparable to EBITDA reported by other REITs that do not define EBITDA exactly as we do.

Funds from operations (FFO) - The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (NAREIT) defines FFO as "net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis." In addition, in October 2011 NAREIT clarified its computation of FFO to exclude impairment charges for all periods presented. FFO is a non-GAAP measure. We consider FFO, which is a standard supplemental measure for equity real estate investment trusts, helpful to investors because it facilitates an understanding of the operating performance of properties without giving effect to impairment write-downs and to real estate depreciation and amortization, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead historically rise or fall with market conditions, we believe that FFO provides investors and management with a more accurate indication of our financial and operating results.

Net Operating Income (NOI) is total real estate revenues and gain on involuntary conversion less real estate expenses (which consist of utilities, maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and property management expenses). We believe that NOI is an important supplemental measure of operating performance for a REIT's operating real estate because it provides a measure of core operations that is unaffected by depreciation, amortization, financing and general and administrative expense. NOI does not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income, net income available for common shareholders or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of financial performance.

Payout ratio (FFO per share and unit basis) - The ratio of the current quarterly or annual distribution rate per common share and unit divided by quarterly or annual FFO per share and unit.

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges - The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings consist of income from continuing operations plus fixed charges and preferred distributions, less adjustments for noncontrolling interests - consolidated real estate entities, capitalized interest and preferred distributions. Fixed charges consist of mortgage and loan interest expense, whether expensed or capitalized, the amortization of debt expense and capitalized interest.

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions - The ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions is computed by dividing earnings by combined fixed charges and preferred distributions. For this purpose, earnings consist of income from continuing operations plus fixed charges and preferred distributions, less adjustments for noncontrolling interests - consolidated real estate entities, capitalized interest and preferred distributions. Combined fixed charges and preferred distributions consist of fixed charges (mortgage and loan interest expense, whether expensed or capitalized, the amortization of debt expense and capitalized interest) and preferred distributions.

Recurring capital expenditures are expenditures (excluding capital expenditures recoverable from tenants and capital expenditures at properties sold during the period) made on a regular or recurring basis to maintain a property's competitive position within its market, generally with a depreciable life of 5 to 12 years, but excluding (a) capital expenditures made in the year of acquisition and in subsequent periods until the property is stabilized (i.e., excluding capital expenditures on non-stabilized properties), (b) improvements associated with the expansion or re-development of a building, (c) renovations to a building which change the underlying classification of the building (for example, from industrial to office or Class C office to Class A office) or (d) capital improvements that represent the addition of something new to a property, rather than the replacement of an existing item.

Scheduled rent revenue is the total possible revenue from all leasable units and square footage, with occupied space valued at contract rates pursuant to leases and vacant units or square footage at market rates.

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North Dakota	0-14851	45-0311232
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST

	By: /s/ Timothy P. Mihalick
	Timothy P. Mihalick
	President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 9, 2013

Exhibit
Number	Description

99.1	Earnings Release issued September 9, 2013, regarding financial and operational results for the three months ended July 31, 2013

99.2	Certain supplemental information not included in the earnings release