ORGANIZATION	3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017
ORGANIZATION [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION	NOTE 1 • ORGANIZATION Investors Real Estate Trust, collectively with our consolidated subsidiaries (“IRET”, “we” or “us”) is a self-advised real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on the acquisition, development, redevelopment and management of multifamily communities located primarily in select growth markets. Our properties are located in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Montana, and Iowa. As of July 31, 2017, we held for investment 88 multifamily properties with 13,076 apartment units and 2.6 million net rentable square feet in 29 healthcare and 13 other properties. We held for sale 13 multifamily properties, 2 healthcare properties, 1 retail property and 1 parcel of land as of July 31, 2017.

ORGANIZATION

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

NOTE 1 • ORGANIZATION

Investors Real Estate Trust, collectively with our consolidated subsidiaries (“IRET”, “we” or “us”) is a self-advised real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on the acquisition, development, redevelopment and management of multifamily communities located primarily in select growth markets. Our properties are located in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Montana, and Iowa. As of July 31, 2017, we held for investment 88 multifamily properties with 13,076 apartment units and 2.6 million net rentable square feet in 29 healthcare and 13 other properties. We held for sale 13 multifamily properties, 2 healthcare properties, 1 retail property and 1 parcel of land as of July 31, 2017.