Independence Realty Trust (NYSE: IRT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.05, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.04. Revenue for the quarter came in at $48.64 million versus the consensus estimate of $47.81 million.

“The third quarter was highlighted by continued momentum in rental rate growth across the portfolio, as well as the ongoing execution of our accretive capital recycling initiative,” said Scott Schaeffer, IRT’s Chairman and CEO. “Since the beginning of the third quarter, we have identified four high quality communities across key markets that are a perfect fit with our investment thesis. We have completed the acquisition of three of these properties and expect to close on the fourth acquisition and the sales of four of our held for sale assets in the fourth quarter of 2018.”

Schaeffer continued, “Our return on investment from the value add program remains on track with strong demand for renovated units generating rental rate growth of 19% since inception. We have experienced a greater than anticipated near-term impact to occupancy at four of our 14 value add communities as a result of disruption from the renovations. Despite the near-term occupancy impact, we still expect same store NOI growth to accelerate in the fourth quarter. This growth is driven by a larger contribution from the value add program and strong NOI growth in our non-value add communities. As we look ahead to 2019 and beyond, we are confident that this multi-phased approach to value add provides us with a clear roadmap to deliver outsized returns and will be a key driver of our long-term growth profile.”

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Independence Realty Trust sees FY2018 EPS of $0.38-$0.42, versus the consensus of $0.18.

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