EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
For the period ended Jun 30, 2026. Filed Jul 30, 2026.
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Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 30, 2026
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What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-04-30.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsAvailable InformationBusiness Objectives and Operating and Investing StrategiesCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-06-30; filed 2026-07-30.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsAvailable InformationBusiness Objectives and Operating and Investing StrategiesThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
Added paragraphs (2)
Current report
Pending Merger
Current report
On May 20, 2026, EQR, ERPOP, AvalonBay and Merger Sub entered into the Merger Agreement, which provides for the combination of EQR and AvalonBay in a merger of equals transaction. Each of the Board of Trustees of EQR and the Board of Directors of AvalonBay has unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, stockholders of AvalonBay will receive 2.793 Common Shares for each share of AvalonBay Common Stock if the Merger is completed. The Merger, which is currently expected to be completed in the second half of 2026, is subject to the approval of the issuance of shares of the Company in connection with the Merger by the Company’s shareholders, the approval of the Merger by the AvalonBay stockholders and other customary closing conditions. See Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the structural, accounting and conditional commitments associated with the pending Merger.
Reworded paragraphs (2)
Previous wording
Forward-looking statements are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions made by management. While the Company’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties and may involve certain risks, which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control. Additional factors that might cause such differences are discussed in Part I of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, particularly those under Item 1A, Risk Factors. Forward-looking statements and related uncertainties are also included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement these forward-looking statements.
Current wording
Forward-looking statements are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions made by management. While the Company’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties and may involve certain risks, which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, with respect to our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our pending Merger with AvalonBay or to complete the pending Merger on the terms or timing contemplated or at all. Many of these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control. Additional factors that might cause such differences are discussed in Part I of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, particularly those under Item 1A, Risk Factors. Additional factors are also included in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements and related uncertainties are also included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement these forward-looking statements.
Previous wording
The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s overall business objectives and operating and investing strategies have not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Current wording
The Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s overall business objectives and operating and investing strategies have not changed from the information included in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, except as it relates to the potential Merger transaction with AvalonBay as discussed further below.