bir10q.htm

United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q

 
 
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
 
or
 
           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
_____________________
 
Commission File number 001-31659
 
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.


Maryland
 
32-0024337
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts
 
02108
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
     
(617) 523-7722
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  

Yes        x               No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer                                             Accelerated Filer                                     Non-accelerated Filer

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes         x             No

There were 1,406,196 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of August 13, 2007.


 
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BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
     
         
         
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
     
ITEM NO.
   
PAGE NO.
 
         
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
         
Item 1.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED):
     
         
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
   
3
 
           
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
   
4
 
           
 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity / (Deficit) for the six months ended June 30, 2007
   
5
 
           
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
   
6
 
           
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   
8
 
           
Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
   
21
 
           
Item 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
   
39
 
           
Item 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
   
39
 
           
           
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
       
           
Item 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
   
40
 
           
Item 1 A.
RISK FACTORS
   
40
 
           
Item 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
   
40
 
           
Item 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
   
40
 
           
Item 4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
   
40
 
           
Item 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
   
40
 
           
Item 6.
EXHIBITS
   
40
 







 
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Part I                                      FINANCIAL INFORMATION
             Item 1.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
ASSETS
           
Multifamily apartment communities, net of accumulated depreciation of $154,430,286 and $148,670,523, respectively
  $
469,746,523
    $
445,597,599
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
8,093,728
     
15,393,249
 
Cash restricted for tenant security deposits
   
1,791,465
     
1,803,633
 
Cash held in escrow for 1031 exchange
   
18,487,209
     
-
 
Replacement reserve escrow
   
7,257,527
     
5,645,565
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
9,985,449
     
9,013,615
 
Investment in Mortgage Funds
   
-
     
-
 
Investment in Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership Venture
   
12,573,490
     
11,000,949
 
Acquired in place leases and tenant relationships, net of accumulated
     amortization of $6,755,375 and $6,215,155, respectively
   
582,186
     
718,994
 
Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization of $847,921 and $702,730, respectively
   
3,454,002
     
3,526,574
 
Total assets
  $
531,971,579
    $
492,700,178
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
                 
Liabilities:
               
Mortgage notes payable
  $
477,585,100
    $
469,378,510
 
Note payable to affiliates
   
17,500,000
     
-
 
Due to affiliates
   
1,966,383
     
1,380,472
 
Dividend and distributions payable
   
1,837,607
     
1,837,607
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
12,142,941
     
12,012,347
 
Tenant security deposits
   
2,187,098
     
2,152,228
 
Total liabilities
   
513,219,129
     
486,761,164
 
                 
Commitments and contingencies
   
-
     
-
 
                 
Minority interest in properties
   
-
     
-
 
                 
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
   
-
     
-
 
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Series A 9% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, no par value, $25 stated value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 2,978,110 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
   
70,210,830
     
70,210,830
 
Class A common stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
   
-
     
-
 
Class B common stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 1,406,196 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
   
14,062
     
14,062
 
Excess stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
   
-
     
-
 
Accumulated deficit
    (51,472,442 )     (64,285,878 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
18,752,450
     
5,939,014
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $
531,971,579
    $
492,700,178
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

   
        Three months ended                        Six months ended
                     June 30,                                           June 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Revenue:
                       
Rental
  $
19,770,376
    $
16,143,991
    $
38,659,900
    $
32,412,356
 
Interest
   
213,945
     
241,947
     
410,337
     
440,676
 
Utility reimbursement
   
426,238
     
249,560
     
647,621
     
520,727
 
Other
   
777,536
     
678,991
     
1,507,256
     
1,264,052
 
    Total revenue
   
21,188,095
     
17,314,489
     
41,225,114
     
34,637,811
 
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Operating
   
5,139,804
     
4,339,920
     
10,889,118
     
9,203,888
 
Maintenance
   
1,573,600
     
1,392,878
     
2,710,639
     
2,382,197
 
Real estate taxes
   
2,181,202
     
1,921,623
     
4,260,444
     
3,858,961
 
General and administrative
   
737,566
     
633,292
     
1,540,887
     
1,188,920
 
Management fees
   
1,233,632
     
1,092,437
     
2,433,005
     
2,176,548
 
        Depreciation
   
8,054,096
     
6,481,686
     
15,549,897
     
12,651,367
 
        Interest
   
7,028,286
     
4,729,106
     
13,259,150
     
9,322,290
 
   Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
   
380,573
     
213,030
     
751,811
     
541,585
 
            Total expenses
   
26,328,759
     
20,803,972
     
51,394,951
     
41,325,756
 
                                 
Loss before minority interest in properties, equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership Venture, minority common interest in Operating Partnership and income (loss)  from discontinued operations
    (5,140,664 )     (3,489,483 )     (10,169,837 )     (6,687,945 )
                                 
Minority interest in properties
    (1,471,581 )     (173,861 )     (1,695,195 )     (1,213,378 )
                                 
Equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and           Limited Partnership Venture
    (689,536 )    
9,617,881
      (1,297,766 )    
9,484,345
 
                                 
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
    (976,100 )    
-
      (1,952,200 )     (976,100 )
                                 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
    (8,277,881 )    
5,954,537
      (15,114,998 )    
606,922
 
                                 
Discontinued operations:
                               
        Loss from discontinued operations
    (724,895 )     (87,439 )     (795,974 )     (140,989 )
        Gain on disposition of real estate assets
   
32,122,606
     
-
     
32,122,606
     
-
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
   
31,397,711
      (87,439 )    
31,326,632
      (140,989 )
                                 
Net income
  $
23,119,830
    $
5,867,098
    $
16,211,634
    $
465,933
 
                                 
Preferred Dividend
    (1,675,198 )     (1,675,199 )     (3,350,398 )     (3,350,397 )
                                 
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  $
21,444,632
    $
4,191,899
    $
12,861,236
    $ (2,884,464 )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per common share,  basic and diluted
  $ (7.08 )   $
3.04
    $ (13.13 )   $ (1.95 )
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share, basic and diluted
  $
22.33
    $ (0.06 )   $
22.28
    $ (0.10 )
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders, per common share, basic and diluted
  $
15.25
    $
2.98
    $
9.15
    $ (2.05 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
   
1,406,196
     
1,406,196
     
1,406,196
     
1,406,196
 
Dividend declared per common share
  $
0.03
    $
-
    $
0.03
    $
-
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007
(unaudited)

                                 
Total
 
                           
Accumulated
   
Stockholders’
 
   
Series A Preferred Stock
   
Class B Common Stock
   
Deficit
   
Equity
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
             
                                     
Balance at December 31, 2006
   
2,978,110
    $
70,210,830
     
1,406,196
    $
14,062
    $ (64,285,878 )   $
5,939,014
 
                                                 
 
Net income
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
16,211,634
     
16,211,634
 
                                                 
Distributions to common shareholders
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (47,800 )     (47,800 )
                                                 
Distributions to preferred shareholders
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (3,350,398 )     (3,350,398 )
                                                 
Balance at June 30, 2007
   
2,978,110
    $
70,210,830
     
1,406,196
    $
14,062
    $ (51,472,442 )   $
18,752,450
 











 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.








 
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BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

   
For the six months ended June 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
     Net income
  $
16,211,634
    $
465,933
 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
     Amortization of deferred financing costs
   
223,583
     
226,302
 
     Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
   
751,811
     
556,942
 
     Depreciation
   
16,078,805
     
13,200,225
 
     Loss on extinguishment of debt
   
212,195
     
-
 
     Minority interest in properties
   
1,695,195
     
1,213,378
 
     Equity in loss of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership Venture
   
1,297,766
      (9,484,345 )
     Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
   
1,952,200
     
976,100
 
     Interest earned on 1031 deposits
    (93,413 )     (72,147 )
     Gain on disposition of real estate assets
    (32,149,782 )    
-
 
     Increase (decrease) in cash attributable to changes in assets and liabilities:
               
     Tenant security deposits, net
    (184,686 )     (243,353 )
     Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (215,978 )     (311,286 )
     Due to/from affiliates
   
585,911
     
116,140
 
     Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
89,085
      (1,723,038 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
6,454,326
     
4,920,851
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Capital improvements
    (7,879,733 )     (8,507,205 )
Acquisition of multifamily apartment communities
    (45,009,930 )    
-
 
Acquisition of real estate limited partnership interests
   
-
     
-
 
Deposits to replacement reserve escrow
    (1,635,136 )     (23,830 )
Withdrawals from replacement reserve escrow
   
-
     
824,542
 
Investment in Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership Venture
    (2,870,307 )     (4,514,552 )
Proceeds from sale of properties
   
1,238,946
     
-
 
Distributions from Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership Venture
   
-
     
692,031
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (56,156,160 )     (11,529,014 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Borrowings from mortgage notes payable
   
35,050,000
     
19,941,000
 
Principal payments on mortgage notes payable
    (1,785,588 )     (1,129,321 )
Borrowings from revolving credit facility – affiliate
   
37,500,000
     
7,000,000
 
Principal payments on revolving credit facility-Affiliate
    (20,000,000 )     (7,000,000 )
Good faith deposits on mortgage notes payable
    (953,300 )     (2,843,999 )
Deferred financing costs
    (363,206 )     (520,474 )
Distributions to minority interest in properties
    (1,695,195 )     (8,105,188 )
Distributions on common operating partnership units
    (2,000,000 )     (2,000,000 )
Distributions to preferred shareholders
    (3,350,398 )     (3,350,397 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
42,402,313
     
1,991,621
 
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (7,299,521 )     (4,616,542 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
15,393,249
     
22,134,658
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $
8,093,728
    $
17,518,116
 
                 
                 
Supplemental disclosure:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $
13,627,629
    $
10,266,625
 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Capital improvements included in accrued expenses and other liabilities
  $
151,435
    $
209,176
 
Dividends declared and payable to preferred shareholders
   
837,607
     
837,607
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(unaudited


   
For the six months ended June 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
Acquisition of multifamily apartment communities:
           
             
Assets purchased:
           
Multifamily apartment communities
  $ (45,137,527 )   $ (9,602,273 )
Acquired in-place leases
    (615,003 )     (152,410 )
Accrued expenses
   
559,090
     
217,226
 
Tenant security deposit liability
   
255,078
     
34,407
 
Prepaid expenses
    (71,568 )    
1,747
 
Use of cash held in escrow from Section 1031 tax exchange
   
-
     
9,501,303
 
 Net cash used for acquisition of Multifamily apartment communities
  $ (45,009,930 )   $
-
 
                 
                 
                 
 Sale of real estate interests:
               
                 
Gross selling price
  $
44,816,664
    $
19,108,704
 
Payoff of mortgage note payable
    (25,057,822 )     (7,900,784 )
        Cost of sale
    (126,100 )     (134,102 )
        Distribution of minority interests
    (1,238,946 )    
-
 
        Cash held in escrow for 1031 exchange
    (18,393,796 )     (11,073,818 )
 Net Cash flows from sale of real estate assets
  $
-
    $
-
 
                 
                 
                 
                 





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 

 

 

 


 

 
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                                                                     BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
 

 
1.
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc., (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, was incorporated on July 19, 2002 and 100 Class B common shares were issued upon organization.  The Company is in the business of acquiring, owning, operating and rehabilitating multifamily apartment communities.  As of June 30, 2007, the Company owned, or had an interest in, 27 multifamily apartment communities consisting of a total 7,895 apartment units.
 
Discussion of acquisitions for the six months ended June 30, 2007
 
The Company acquired two properties during the six months ended June 30, 2007.  The Company has deemed both acquisitions individually insignificant based on their purchase price of $20,500,000 and $24,250,000, respectively.  Specific details of the acquisition are presented as follows:
 
On March 2, 2007, the operating partnership of the Company, Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), through a newly formed and wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Hampton Manager, LLC. , completed the acquisition of 100% of the fee simple interest of Hampton House Apartments, a 222 unit mixed use high-rise apartment building located in Towson, Maryland, from an unaffiliated third party.  The purchase price was $20,500,000 subject to normal operating pro rations.  The purchase price and related closing costs were funded through a $20,000,000 advance from the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate and available cash.   The Company obtained first mortgage financing, which is collateralized by the property, in the amount of $20,000,000 on April 26, 2007 and subsequently used a portion of the proceeds and the 1031 net proceeds to repay the outstanding advance on the revolving credit facility.  The acquisition of Hampton House is intended to be the qualified replacement property in connection with the sale of properties identified for replacement pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with the requirements of a reverse Section 1031 tax exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
On June 1, 2007, the operating partnership of the Company, Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), through a newly formed and wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Sunfield, LLC. , completed the acquisition of 100% of the fee simple interest of Sunfield Lakes Apartments, a 200 unit mixed use high-rise apartment building located in the City of Sherwood, County of Washington, Oregon, from an unaffiliated third party.  The purchase price was $24,250,000 subject to normal operating pro rations.  The purchase price and related closing costs were funded through a $17,500,000 advance from the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate and available cash.  The Company intends to obtain first mortgage financing, which is collateralized by the property, in the amount of $19,440,000. The first mortgage is expected to close on or about August 15, 2007 and a portion of the financing and 1031 net proceeds are expected to be used to repay the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility. The acquisition of Sunfield Lakes is intended to be the qualified replacement property in connection with the sale of properties identified for replacement pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with the requirements of a reverse Section 1031 tax exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
As of June 30, 2007, the Company has identified the Dorsey’s Forge (“Dorsey’s”) and Trellis at Lee’s Mill (“Trellis) properties it intends to relinquish as part of the 1031 tax-free exchange transaction.  As required by the tax code, qualified 1031 intermediaries have been retained to execute the Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes acquisitions, and the two relinquished properties transactions.  The sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis have occurred as of June 30, 2007, however the 1031 tax-free exchange transaction was not settled until July 13, 2007.  As of June 30, 2007, the purchase price allocations are preliminary and subject to final adjustment, which the Company expects to be completed in the third quarter of 2007


 
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Discussion of dispositions for the six months ended June 30, 2007
 
On May 30, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest in Trellis in Newport News, Virginia.  The Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Trellis at Lee’s Mill were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  The Company intends to reinvest its share of proceeds from the sale of Trellis by purchasing a qualified replacement property.  The operating results of Trellis have been presented in the consolidated statement of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
 

 
On June 22, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest in Dorsey’s in Columbia, Maryland.  The Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  The Company intends to reinvests its share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s by purchasing a qualified replacement property.  The operating results of Dorsey’s have been presented in the consolidated statement of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In June 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (“FIN 48” or the “Interpretation”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in companies’ financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.”  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN 48 is a two-step process.  The first step is recognition whereby companies must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination.  The second step is measurement whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.  The Interpretation also provides guidance on de-recognition of recognized tax benefits, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007.  The Company has assessed the impact of FIN 48 and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the financial position or operating results of the Company.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No. 157).   SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for, among other things, the definition of fair value and the methods used to measure fair value. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 157 may have on the financial position, operating results and related disclosures of the Company.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (SFAS No. 159).   SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.  The provisions of SFAS No. 159 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 159 may have on the financial position, operating results and related disclosures of the Company.
 
Unaudited interim consolidated financial statements

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited; however, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are omitted. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring matters) necessary for a fair statement for the interim periods have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for other interim periods or for the full fiscal year. The interim financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.


 
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Consolidated statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, comprehensive loss equaled net loss.  Therefore, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and Loss required to be presented has been omitted from the consolidated financial statements.

2.  
MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES

The following summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s multifamily apartment communities:

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
Land
  $
63,643,165
    $
60,024,448
 
Buildings, improvements and personal property
   
560,533,644
     
534,243,674
 
                 
Multifamily apartment communities
   
624,176,809
     
594,268,122
 
Accumulated depreciation
    (154,430,286 )     (148,670,523 )
                 
Multifamily apartment communities, net
  $
469,746,523
    $
445,597,599
 
 

The Company accounts for its acquisitions of investments in real estate in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations, which requires the fair value of the real estate acquired to be allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of the above-market and below-market leases, the value of in-place leases and the value of other tenant relationships, based in each case on their fair values.  The value of in-place leases and tenant relationships are amortized over the specific expiration dates of the in-place leases over a period of 12 months and the tenant relationships are based on the straight-line method of amortization over a 24-month period.
 
The following condensed table provides the amounts assigned to each major balance sheet asset caption for the 2007 acquisition as of the acquisition date, which is included on the Company’s June 30, 2007 consolidated balance sheet:
 
   
Multifamily
   
Acquired
         
Total
 
   
Apartment
   
In-Place
   
Tenant
   
Recorded at
 
Property
 
Communities
   
Leases
   
Relationships
   
Acquisition Date(1)
 
                         
Hampton House
  $
20,779,690
    $
252,390
    $
65,703
    $
21,097,783
 
Sunfield Lakes
   
24,357,837
     
230,205
     
66,705
     
24,654,747
 
      Total
  $
45,137,527
    $
482,595
    $
132,408
    $
45,752,530
 

(1)  
Additional costs, in excess of the contract sales price, were incurred in relation to the acquisition transaction and have been included in the cost recorded at acquisition date.

      Discontinued Operations

On May 30, 2007 and June 22, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of the fee simple interest of Trellis and Dorsey’s, respectively.  The assets and liabilities related to the sale of the properties have been removed from the accounts of the Company pursuant to the recording of the sale of the property. The net proceeds from the sale of Trellis and Dorsey’s, in the amount of $5,324,664 and $13,137,316, net of the $1,238,946 distribution to the minority interest holder, respectively, were held in an escrow account at a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Company reinvested the proceeds from the sale of Trellis and Dorsey’s in the acquisition of Hampton House Apartments during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and Sunfield Lakes Apartments during the quarter ended June 30, 2007.


 
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The results of operations for Trellis and Dorsey’s Forge properties have been restated and are presented as results from discontinued operations in the statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, pursuant to FASB 144 – Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.

The operating results of discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 are presented in the following table.


   
    Three months ended              Six months ended
              June 30,                                  June 30,
 
                         
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Revenue:
                       
                         
Rental
  $
869,597
    $
1,023,382
    $
1,901,641
    $
2,051,104
 
Interest
   
471
     
1,007
     
1,467
     
1,848
 
Utility reimbursement
   
25,239
     
18,957
     
29,085
     
40,105
 
Other
   
33,155
     
56,777
     
70,887
     
98,431
 
      Total revenue
   
928,462
     
1,100,123
     
2,003,080
     
2,191,488
 
                                 
Expenses:
 
                               
Operating
   
245,659
     
299,256
     
518,118
     
581,034
 
Maintenance
   
152,131
     
131,348
     
280,341
     
236,707
 
Real estate taxes
   
75,187
     
82,863
     
160,255
     
166,476
 
General and administrative
   
21,690
     
20,838
     
40,514
     
40,820
 
Management fees
   
39,088
     
38,785
     
81,856
     
85,959
 
Depreciation
   
245,921
     
276,585
     
528,908
     
548,858
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
   
566,290
     
-
     
566,290
     
-
 
Interest
   
307,391
     
330,208
     
622,772
     
657,265
 
Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
   
-
     
7,679
     
-
     
15,358
 
     Total expenses
   
1,653,357
     
1,187,562
     
2,799,054
     
2,332,477
 
                                 
Loss from discontinued operations
  $ (724,895 )   $ (87,439 )   $ (795,974 )   $ (140,989 )

 
3.
INVESTMENT IN MULTIFAMILY VENTURE
 
Effective May 1, 2004, the Company consummated the Limited Liability Company Agreement of JV Marina Mile (“Multifamily Venture”) with a partner, whereby each of the parties to the agreement agreed to participate, on a pro rata basis, in the economic benefits of the ownership of The Berkshires at Marina Mile Apartments (“Marina Mile”). Under the terms of the Multifamily Venture agreement governing the entity, the partner contributed, in cash, 65% of the total venture equity in exchange for a 65% interest in the Multifamily Venture. The Operating Partnership contributed its interest in Marina Mile, L.L.C., the fee simple owner of the property, in exchange for a 35% interest in the Multifamily Venture and a cash distribution of approximately $3,594,693 net of $387,236 of additional capital invested by the Operating Partnership. Both parties are entitled to proportional distributions of available cash up to the effective 10% Preferred Return. After payment of the Preferred Return and the return of each party’s capital contribution, the Operating Partnership is entitled to additional distributions equal to approximately 30% of the distributions otherwise payable to the venture partner. The Operating Partnership is the managing member of the Multifamily Venture. The Company evaluated its investment in the Multifamily Venture and concluded that the investment did not fall under the requirements of FIN 46R as the Multifamily Venture partner retains a majority control over the Multifamily Venture through the decision-making authority granted in the Limited Liability Company Agreement consistent with its economic interests; therefore, the Company accounted for the investment under Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate (“SOP “78-9”), as an equity method investment.

 
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On April 18, 2006, Marina Mile was sold to an unrelated party.  According to the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Company’s overall ownership interest in the proceeds from the sale of Marina Mile increased from 35.00% to 45.52% and pursuant to additional agreements executed in relation to the sale, this increase was effective as of February 1, 2006.  The Company evaluated the change in the ownership interests in the Multifamily Venture and has determined that the increased ownership interests do not materially change the economic interests of the Multifamily Venture partners and would not result in the Company controlling the Multifamily Venture as promulgated in EITF 04-05, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights.
 
Pursuant to the Operating Partnership’s completion of the sale of 100% of the interest in the Marina Mile property, the net proceeds from the sale in the amount of $11,073,818 were held in an escrow account at a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Code, as amended.  As of December 31, 2006, the Company had reinvested the total proceeds from the sale of interests in Marina Mile of $11,073,818 in the acquisition of Chisholm Place Apartments and Briarwood Village Apartments, which were completed on June 28, 2006 and August 30, 2006, respectively.  The Company believes the acquisitions of Chisholm Place and Briarwood Village fulfill the purchase requirement under the 1031 exchange.  The Company expects to receive the final distribution from the Multifamily Venture during the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
 
The summarized balance sheets of the Multifamily Venture are as follows:
 

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
ASSETS
           
Multifamily apartment communities, net
  $
-
    $
-
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
321,887
     
321,887
 
Other assets
   
-
     
-
 
Total assets
  $
321,887
    $
321,887
 
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
               
Mortgage note payable
  $
-
    $
-
 
Other liabilities
   
-
     
-
 
Owners’ equity
   
321,887
     
321,887
 
Total liabilities and owners’ equity
  $
321,887
    $
321,887
 
                 
Company’s share of equity (1)
  $
146,522
    $
146,522
 
 
(1)  
At June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, amount represented the Company’s carrying values of its share of equity in the Multifamily Venture.  At June 30, 2007 and December 31,2006 the Company’s carrying value of its share of equity in the Multifamily Venture was equal to its ownership interest if computed using the Company’s 45.52% ownership percentage applied to the Multifamily Venture owner’s equity as presented in the table above, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.  Balances remain on the records of the Multifamily Venture as the entity has not yet made final distributions of the remaining net assets.
 


 
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The summarized statement of operations of the Multifamily Venture for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

   
    Three months ended              Six months ended
                June 30,                                 June 30, 
   
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
   
Revenue
  $
-
    $
167,668
    $
-
    $
1,143,240
 
                             
Expenses
   
-
     
621,177
     
-
     
1,570,439
 
                             
Operating income (loss)
   
-
      (453,509 )    
-
      (427,199 )
                             
Gain on sale of real estate assets
   
-
     
19,833,255
     
-
     
19,833,255
 
                             
Net income 
  $
-
    $
19,379,746
    $
-
    $
19,406,056
 
                             
Equity in income of Multifamily Venture
  $
-
    $
8,821,944
    $
-
    $
8,833,637
 
                             
Adjustment of carrying value
   
-
     
1,088,210
     
-
     
1,088,210
 
                             
Adjusted equity in income of Multifamily
   Venture (1)
  $
-
    $
9,910,154
    $
-
    $
9,921,847
 

 
(1)– As of June 30, 2007, this amount represented the Company’s share of the net income of the Multifamily Venture if computed using the Company’s 45.52% ownership percentage, pursuant to the increase in ownership interest related to the sale of the property.  As of June 30, 2006, this amount represents the Company’s share of the net loss of the Multifamily Venture if computed using the Company’s 35.00% ownership percentage for the month of January 2006 and the 45.52% ownership percentage, pursuant to the increase in ownership interest related to the sale of the property, for the months of February through June of 2006 as presented in the table above

 
4.
INVESTMENT IN MULTIFAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP VENTURE
 
On August 12, 2005, the Company, together with affiliates and other unaffiliated parties, entered into a subscription agreement to invest in the Berkshire Multifamily Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”), an affiliate of Berkshire Property Advisors, L.L.C. (“Berkshire Advisor” or the “Advisor”). Under the terms of the agreement and the related limited partnership agreement, the Company and its affiliates agreed to invest up to $25,000,000, or approximately 7%, of the total capital of the partnership. The Company’s final commitment under the subscription agreement with BVF totals $23,400,000.  BVF’s investment strategy is to acquire middle-market properties where there is an opportunity to add value through repositioning or rehabilitation. Under the terms of the BVF partnership agreement, the Company’s ability to acquire additional properties is restricted to the two following conditions: (1) the Company can invest up to $8,000,000 per year in new properties from available cash or cash generated from the refinancing of existing properties, for a period of up to thirty-nine months, at which time such restriction will lapse, and  (2) the Company is authorized to sell existing properties and reinvest those proceeds through transactions structured to comply with Section 1031 tax deferred exchanges under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“1031 Exchanges”), without limit.
 
The managing partner of BVF is an affiliate of the Company.  The Company has evaluated its investment in BVF and concluded that the investment, although subject to the requirements of FIN 46R, will not require the Company to consolidate the activity of BVF as the Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of the venture as defined in FIN 46R.
 
In relation to its investment in BVF, the Company has elected to adopt a three-month lag period in which it recognizes its share of the equity earnings of BVF in arrears.  The lag period is allowed under the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18 (As Amended) – The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock Statement of Position 78-9 and is necessary in order for the Company to consistently meet it regulatory filing deadlines.  As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company has accounted for its share of the equity in BVF operating activity through March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively.

 
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On March 14, 2007, the Company received notice of the sixth capital call by BVF, an affiliate of the Company.  The capital call represented 7.5%, or $1,750,187, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the Company.  The contribution was paid to BVF on March 27, 2007 and brought the total direct investment by the Company to $13,931,488 or 59.5% of the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
 
On June 15, 2007, the Company received notice of the seventh capital call by BVF, an affiliate of the Company.  The capital call represented 4.8%, or $1,120,120, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the Company.  The contribution was paid to BVF on June 29, 2007 and brought the total direct investment by the Company to $15,051,608, or 64.3% of the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
 
The summarized statement of assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of BVF is as follows:
 

ASSETS
 
March 31, 2007
   
September 30, 2006
 
             
Multifamily apartment communities, net
  $
687,525,239
    $
483,237,759
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
15,843,177
     
4,307,036
 
Other assets
   
22,759,783
     
22,300,247
 
Total assets
  $
726,128,199
    $
509,845,042
 
                 
                 
                 
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
               
                 
Mortgage notes payable
  $
489,034,886
    $
320,417,900
 
Revolving credit facility
   
52,700,000
     
62,400,000
 
Other liabilities
   
16,165,697
     
19,025,264
 
Minority interest
   
15,351,718
     
14,588,442
 
Partners’ capital
   
152,875,898
     
93,413,436
 
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
  $
726,128,199
    $
509,845,042
 
                 
Company’s share of partners’ capital 
  $
10,702,454
    $
6,539,638
 
Basis differential (1)
   
1,724,514
     
4,314,789
 
Carrying value of the Company’s investment in 
Multifamily Limited Partnership
  $
12,426,968
    $
10,854,427
 

 
(1) - This amount represents the difference between the Company’s investment in BVF and its share of the underlying equity in the net assets of BVF (adjusted to conform with GAAP) including the timing of the lag period, as described above.  At March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006, the differential related mainly to the contribution of capital made by the Operating Partnership, in the amount of $1,120,120 and $3,710,396, to BVF during the second quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006, respectively.  Additionally, $583,240 represents the Company’s share of syndication costs incurred by BVF of which the Company was not required to fund via a separate capital call.


 
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The summarized statement of operations of BVF for the three and six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 
 
       Three months ended               Six months ended
                  June 30,                                     June 30,
 
                         
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Revenue
  $
19,775,271
    $
7,351,093
    $
37,177,544
    $
8,589,526
 
                                 
Expenses
    (30,747,970 )     (11,525,972 )     (57,943,992 )     (14,838,883 )
                                 
Minority interest
   
1,123,231
     
-
     
2,228,910
     
-
 
                                 
Net loss attributable to investment
  $ (9,849,468 )   $ (4,174,879 )   $ (18,537,538 )   $ (6,249,357 )
                                 
Equity in loss of Multifamily
Limited Partnership
  $ (689,536 )   $ (292,273 )   $ (1,297,766 )   $ (437,502 )


5.           MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE
 
On March 30, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary BIR Yorktowne, L.L.C., executed a non-recourse second mortgage note payable on Yorktowne Apartments for $7,050,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.12% and is coterminous with the existing first mortgage note, which matures on February 1, 2015.
 
On April 26, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Hampton, LLC., executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Hampton House Apartments for $20,000,000 which is collateralized by the related property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.77% for a term of 10 years.  The note requires interest payments for 60 months and matures on April 01, 2017, at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of notice.
 
 On May 10, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Westchester Limited Partnership, executed a non-recourse second mortgage note payable on the Westchester West Apartments for $8,000,000, which is collateralized by the related property.  The interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.89% and is coterminous with the existing first mortgage note, which matures on March 1, 2015.
 
The combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgage notes payable at June 30, 2007 are as follows:

2007
  $
1,620,084
 
2008
   
13,027,490
 
2009
   
20,319,044
 
2010
   
4,844,279
 
2011
   
5,156,323
 
Thereafter
   
432,617,880
 
    $
477,585,100
 


 
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6.           REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY - AFFILIATE

On June 30, 2005, the Company obtained new financing in the form of a revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility in the amount of $20,000,000 was provided by an affiliate of the Company. The facility provides for interest on borrowings at a rate of 5% above the 30 day LIBOR rate, as announced by Reuter’s, and fees based on borrowings under the facility and various operational and financial covenants, including a maximum leverage ratio and a maximum debt service ratio. The revolving credit agreement (the “Agreement”) has a maturity date of December 31, 2006, with a one-time six-month extension available at the option of the Company. The terms of the facility were agreed upon through negotiations and were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), which is comprised solely of directors who are independent under applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange.  On October 30, 2006, the Company exercised its contractual option to extend the maturity date on the revolving credit facility available from the affiliate.  The Company sent notice to the affiliate of its intent, pursuant to the credit agreement, to extend the maturity date of the revolving credit facility by six months, until June 30, 2007.

On May 31, 2007, the Company executed an amendment to the Agreement.  The amendment provides for an extension of the maturity date by replacing the current maturity date of June 30, 2007 with a 60-day notice of termination provision by which the lender can affect a termination of the commitment under the Agreement and render all outstanding amounts due and payable.  The amendment also adds a clean-up requirement to the Agreement, which requires the borrower to repay in full all outstanding loans and have no outstanding obligations under the Agreement for a 14 consecutive day period during each 365-day period.
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company borrowed $37,500,000 and $0, respectively, related to the acquisition activities of the Company and repaid advances of $20,000,000 and $0, respectively, during the same periods.  There was $17,500,000 and $0 of borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.  The Company incurred interest and fees of $560,300 and $3,860 related to the facility during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
7.           STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
On March 25, 2003, the Board declared a dividend at an annual rate of 9%, on the stated liquidation preference of $25 per share of the outstanding Preferred Shares which is payable quarterly in arrears, on February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15 of each year to shareholders of record in the amount of $0.5625 per share per quarter.  The first quarterly dividend paid on May 15, 2003 was prorated to reflect the issue date of the Preferred Shares.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s aggregate dividends totaled $3,350,398 and $3,350,397, respectively, of which $837,607 was payable and included on the balance sheet in Dividends and Distributions Payable as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
 
 On November 8, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 each, in the aggregate, from its operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on February 15, 2007 and May 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
 
On May 16, 2007, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership to distribute two quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 each, in the aggregate, from its operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on August 15, 2007 and November 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
 
The Company’s policy to provide for common distributions is based on available cash and Board approval.
 
8.           EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted, is computed as net income (loss) available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period, basic and diluted.  For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company did not have any common stock equivalents therefore basic and dilutive earnings per share were the same.

 
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The reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 follows:
 

   
Three months ended
   
Six months ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (8,277,881 )   $
5,954,537
    $ (15,114,998 )   $
606,922
 
  Less: Preferred dividends
    (1,675,198 )     (1,675,199 )     (3,350,398 )     (3,350,397 )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders
  $ (9,953,079 )   $
4,279,338
    $ (18,465,396 )   $ (2,743,475 )
                                 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
  $
31,397,711
    $ (87,439 )   $
31,326,632
    $ (140,989 )
                                 
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  $
21,444,632
    $
4,191,899
    $
12,861,236
    $ (2,884,464 )
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
   
1,406,196
     
1,406,196
     
1,406,196
     
1,406,196
 
                                 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per common share available to common shareholders, basic and diluted
  $ (7.08 )   $
3.04
    $ (13.13 )   $ (1.95 )
                                 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share available to common shareholders, basic and diluted
  $
22.33
    $ (0.06 )   $
22.28
    $ (0.10 )
                                 
Net loss per common share available to common shareholders, basic and diluted
  $
15.25
    $
2.98
    $
9.15
    $ (2.05 )
 
9.           COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
The Company is party to certain legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business, such as those relating to tenant issues. All such proceedings taken together are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.
 

 
10.           MINORITY INTERESTS

Minority Interest in Properties

Two of the Company’s properties, Hannibal Grove Apartments and Century II Apartments, are owned with a third party.  A third property, Dorsey’s Forge Apartments, was sold on June 22, 2007.  The Company’s interest in Hannibal Grove Apartments is 91.382% and its interest in Century II Apartments is 75.82%.

Effective September 24, 2004, the Company consummated the JV BIR/ERI, L.L.C. multifamily venture agreement (“JV BIR/ERI”) with Equity Resources Investments, L.L.C. (“ERI”), an unrelated third party, whereby each of the parties to the agreement agreed to participate, on a pro rata basis, in the economic benefits of the venture. Under the terms of the limited liability company agreement, the Company owns a 58% interest as the managing member and ERI owns the remaining 42% interest. The Company evaluated its investment in JV BIR/ERI and concluded that the investment did not fall under the requirements of FIN 46R because it did not meet the conditions set forth in the FASB interpretation.  Therefore the Company accounted for the investment under Accounting Research Bulletin 51, Consolidated Financial Statements based on its controlling interest in the subsidiary.

Minority interest in the properties is carried at zero on the balance sheet due to the minority interest having no obligation to fund losses/deficits.


 
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Minority Common Interest in Operating Partnership

The following table sets forth the calculation of minority common interest in the Operating Partnership for the six months ended June 30:

   
2007
   
2006
 
Net income
  $
16,211,634
    $
465,933
 
Add:
               
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
   
1,952,200
     
976,100
 
Net income before minority interest in Operating Partnership
   
18,163,834
     
1,442,033
 
Preferred dividend
    (3,350,398 )     (3,350,397 )
Income (loss) available to common equity
   
14,813,436
      (1,908,364 )
Common Operating Partnership units of minority interest
    97.61 %     97.61 %
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
  $
14,459,396
    $ (1,862,754 )

In the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Operating Partnership incurred net income.  The net income was not sufficient to create positive basis in the Operating Partnership and therefore no allocation was made to the minority common interest in Operating Partnership at June 30, 2007, except to the extent distributions were paid or accrued.  In the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Operating Partnership incurred a net loss and therefore no allocation was made to the minority common interest in Operating Partnership at June 30, 2006, except to the extent distributions were paid or accrued.

The following table sets forth a summary of the items affecting the minority common interest in the Operating Partnership:

   
Minority
   
Company’s
       
   
Common Interest
   
Interest in
       
   
in Operating
   
Operating
   
Total Common
 
   
Partnership
   
Partnership
   
Owners’ Deficit
 
                   
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ (64,701,866 )   $
250,546
    $ (64,451,320 )
                         
Minority common interest in  Operating Partnership
   
14,459,396
     
354,040
     
14,813,436
 
                         
Distributions to common interest in Operating Partnership
    (1,952,200 )     (47,800 )     (2,000,000 )
                         
Balance at June 30, 2007 (1)
  $ (52,194,670 )   $
556,786
    $ (51,637,884 )

       (1)                      Minority common interest in Operating Partnership is carried at zero on the balance sheet due
to the minority interest having no obligation to fund losses/deficits.

As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, the minority interest in the Operating Partnership consisted of 5,242,223 Operating Partnership units held by parties other than the Company.



 



 
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11.           RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 Amounts accrued or paid to the Company’s affiliates are as follows:

   
     Three months ended           Six months ended
                June 30,                                  June 30,
 
                         
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Property management fees
  $
854,361
    $
712,863
    $
1,678,141
    $
1,425,781
 
Expense reimbursements
   
62,739
     
79,002
     
125,478
     
158,136
 
Salary reimbursements
   
2,267,783
     
1,994,788
     
4,800,110
     
4,020,772
 
Asset management fees
   
418,359
     
418,359
     
836,720
     
836,726
 
Construction management fees
   
254,405
     
196,378
     
316,663
     
395,756
 
Acquisition fees
   
242,250
     
96,250
     
447,250
     
96,250
 
Interest on revolving credit
  facility
   
331,100
     
3,860
     
560,300
     
3,860
 
                                 
Total
  $
4,430,997
    $
3,501,500
    $
8,764,662
    $
6,937,281
 


Amounts due to affiliates of $2,561,203 and $1,916,315 are included in Due to affiliates at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Amounts due from affiliates of $594,820 and $535,843 are included in Due to affiliates at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Amounts due to affiliates of $1,966,383 and $1,380,472 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, represent intercompany development fees and related party reimbursements.
 
Of the $8,764,662 related party fees and interest incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2007, $6,319,806 remained outstanding of which $1,456,958 is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities and $4,862,848 is included in due to affiliates in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
The Company pays property management fees to an affiliate for property management services.  The fees are payable at a rate of 4% of gross income.
 
The Company pays asset management fees to an affiliate for asset management services.  These fees are payable quarterly, in arrears, and may be paid only after all distributions currently payable on the Company’s Preferred Shares have been paid.  Effective April 4, 2003, under the advisory services agreement, the Company will pay Berkshire Advisor an annual asset management fee equal to 0.40%, up to a maximum of $1,600,000 in any calendar year, as per an amendment to the management agreement, of the purchase price of real estate properties owned by the Company, as adjusted from time to time to reflect the then current fair market value of the properties.  The purchase price is defined as the capitalized basis of an asset under GAAP, including renovation or new construction costs, costs of acquisition or other items paid or received that would be considered an adjustment to basis.  Annual asset management fees earned by the affiliate in excess of the $1,600,000 maximum payable by the Company represent fees incurred and paid by the minority partners in the properties.  The Company also reimburses affiliates for certain expenses incurred in connection with the operation of the properties, including administrative expenses and salary reimbursements.

 
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The Company pays acquisition fees to an affiliate for acquisition services.  These fees are payable upon the closing of an acquisition of real property.  The fee is equal to 1% of the purchase price of any new property acquired directly and indirectly by the Company.  The purchase price is defined as the capitalized basis of an asset under GAAP, including renovations or new construction costs, cost of acquisition or other items paid or received that would be considered an adjustment to basis.  The purchase price does not include acquisition fees and capital costs of a recurring nature.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company incurred fees on the following acquisitions:
 

   
 Three months ended        Six months ended
             June 30,                           June 30,
 
                         
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
        Chisholm Place
  $
-
    $
96,250
    $
-
    $
96,250
 
Hampton House
   
-
     
-
     
205,000
     
-
 
Sunfield Lakes
   
242,250
     
-
     
242,250
     
-
 
Total
  $
242,250
    $
96,250
    $
447,250
    $
96,250
 

During the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company borrowed $37,500,000 and $0 respectively, related to the acquisition activities of the Company and repaid advances of $20,000,000 and $0 respectively, during the same periods.   There was $17,500,000 and $0 of borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.  The Company incurred interest and fees of $560,300 and $3,860 related to the facility during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
On March 14, 2007, the Company received notice of the sixth capital call by BVF, an affiliate of the Company.  The capital call represented 7.5%, or $1,750,187, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the Company.  The contribution was paid to BVF on March 27, 2007 and brought the total direct investment by the Company to $13,931,488 or 59.5% of the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
 
On June 15, 2007, the Company received notice of the seventh capital call by BVF, an affiliate of the Company.  The capital call represented 4.8%, or $1,120,120, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the Company.  The contribution was paid to BVF on June 29, 2007 and brought the total direct investment by the Company to $15,051,608 or 64.3% of the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
 
12.           LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
The Company is currently party to a legal proceeding initiated by a seller/developer from whom the Company acquired a property in 2005.  The dispute involves the interpretation of certain provisions of the purchase and sales agreement related to post acquisition construction activities.  The Company intends to vigorously defend against this litigation.
 
The Company and our properties are not subject to any other material pending legal proceedings and we are not aware of any such proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities.
 
13.           SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On July 13, 2007, the Company rate locked $19,440,000 of fixed rate mortgage debt to be collateralized by the Sunfield Lakes property, a 200-unit multifamily apartment community.  The loan will be an unsecured first mortgage note collateralized by the property with a fixed interest rate of 6.29% and a term of 10 years of which interest only payments are due for the first 60 months of the loan.  The loan is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007.
 
 
On July 19, 2007, the Company repaid $15,000,000 of the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility available to it from an affiliate.  The outstanding balance remaining after the payment was $2,500,000.
 
On July 13, 2007, the Company completed the 1031 exchange involving the sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis and the acquisition of Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes.  Upon completion of the transaction, the net proceeds of $18,487,209 from the sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis, held in escrow by the qualified 1031 exchange intermediary at June 30, 2007, were released to the Company.


 
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Item 2   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with Berkshire Income Realty, Inc’s (the “Company”) consolidated financial statements and their related notes and other financial information included in this report. For further information please refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

Forward Looking Statements
 
Certain statements contained in this report, including information with respect to our future business plans, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those described in this report.  These forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, our business strategy and operations, future expansion plans, future prospects, financial position, anticipated revenues or losses and projected costs, and objectives of management.  Without limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.  These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and bond markets specifically, legislative/regulatory changes (including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)), possible sales of assets, the acquisition restrictions placed on the Company by its investment in Berkshire Multifamily Value Fund, LP, (“BVF” or the “Fund”) availability of capital, interest rates and interest rate spreads, changes in generally accepted accounting principles and policies and guidelines applicable to REITs, those factors set forth herein in Part I, Item 1A. entitled “Risk Factors” to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 27, 2007 and other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in our public announcements and our reports filed with the SEC.
 
The risks here are not exhaustive.  Other sections of this report may include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance.  Moreover, we operate in a competitive and rapidly changing environment.  New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risks factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.  Given these risks and uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.
 
As used herein, the terms “we”, “us” or the “Company” refer to Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, incorporated on July 19, 2002.  The Company is in the business of acquiring, owning, operating and renovating multifamily apartment communities.  Berkshire Property Advisors, L.L.C. (“Berkshire Advisor” or “Advisor”) is an affiliated entity we have contracted with to make decisions relating to the day-to-day management and operation of our business, subject to the Board of Directors (“Board”) oversight.  Refer to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 11 –Related Party Transactions of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the Advisor.

Overview

The Company is engaged primarily in the ownership, acquisition, operation and rehabilitation of multifamily apartment communities in the Baltimore/Washington D.C., Southeast, Southwest, Northwest and Midwest areas of the United States. We conduct substantially all of our business and own, either directly or through subsidiaries, substantially all of our assets through Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, BIR GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership.  As of August 14, 2007, the Company is the owner of 100% of the preferred limited partner units of the Operating Partnership, whose terms mirror the terms of the Company’s Series A 9% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and, through BIR GP, L.L.C., owns 100% of the general partner interest of the Operating Partnership, which represents approximately 2.39% of the common economic interest of the Operating Partnership.


 
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Our general and limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership entitle us to share in cash distributions from, and in the profits and losses of, the Operating Partnership in proportion to our percentage interest therein. The other partners of the Operating Partnership are affiliates who contributed their direct or indirect interests in certain properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.

Our highlights of the six months ended June 30, 2007 included the following:

•   
On March 2, 2007, the Company acquired Hampton House Apartments for $20,500,000, from an unaffiliated seller.  The high rise mixed use property is located in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, Maryland and has 222 units, 196 residential and 26 commercial units.  The purchase price was paid with a combination of proceeds from the advance of $20,000,000 on the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate, and cash from available working capital.  The property has been designated as a qualified replacement property in a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred reverse exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
•   
On March 30, 2007, the Company closed on $7,050,000 of supplemental fixed rate financing on the Yorktowne property.  The loan is a non-recourse mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of 6.12%.  The loan is coterminous with the existing first mortgage on the property.
 
On April 26, 2007, the Company closed on $20,000,000 of fixed rate financing on the Hampton House property.  The loan is a non-recourse mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of 5.77% and a term of 10 years.  The loan is to repay the $20,000,000 of revolving credit used to purchase the property initially.
 
•  
On June 1, 2007, the Company acquired Sunfield Lakes Apartments for $24,250,000, from an unaffiliated seller.  The high rise mixed use property is located in the City of Sherwood, Oregon and has 200 units.  The purchase price was paid with a combination of proceeds from the advance of $17,500,000 on the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate, and cash from available working capital.  The property has been designated as a qualified replacement property in a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred reverse exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
•  
On May 10, 2007, the Company closed on $8,000,000 of supplemental fixed rate financing on the Westchester West property.  The loan is a non-recourse mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of 5.89%.  The loan is coterminous with the existing first mortgage on the property.
 
•  
On May 30, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Trellis at Lee’s Mill (“Trellis”), a 176-unit multifamily apartment community located in Newport News, Virginia, to an unaffiliated buyer.  The sale price of the property was $12,200,000 and was subject to normal operating prorations and adjustments as provided for in the purchase and sale agreement.  The Company has structured the transaction to comply with the requirements of a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Company has reinvested its entire share of the proceeds from the sale of Trellis at Lee’s Mill and the proceeds from sale of Dorsey’s Forge in the purchase of two qualified replacement properties, Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes Apartments.
 
•  
On June 22, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Dorsey’s Forge (“Dorsey’s”), a 251-unit multifamily apartment community located in Columbia, Maryland, to an unaffiliated buyer.  The sale price of the property was $33,250,000 and was subject to normal operating prorations and adjustments as provided for in the purchase and sale agreement.  The Company has structured the transaction to comply with the requirements of a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Company has reinvested its entire share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s Forge and the proceeds from sale of Trellis at Lee’s Mill in the purchase of two qualified replacement properties, Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes Apartments.  Dorsey’s Forge was one of the three properties owned with a third party.  The Company’s interest in Dorsey’s Forge was 91.382%.
 
 


 
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General
 

The Company detailed a number of significant trends and specific factors affecting the real estate industry in general and the Company’s business in particular in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company believes those trends and factors continue to be relevant to the Company’s performance and financial condition.
 

 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In June 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (“FIN 48” or the “Interpretation”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in companies’ financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.”  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN 48 is a two-step process.  The first step is recognition whereby companies must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination.  The second step is measurement whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements.  The Interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of recognized tax benefits, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007.  The Company has assessed the impact of FIN 48 and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the financial position or operating results of the Company.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No. 157).   SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for, among other things, the definition of fair value and the methods used to measure fair value. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 157 may have on the financial position, operating results and related disclosures of the Company.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (SFAS No. 159).   SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.  The provisions of SFAS No. 159 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 159 may have on the financial position, operating results and related disclosures of the Company.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Flows

As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had $8,093,728 and $15,393,249 of cash and cash equivalents, respectively.  Cash provided and used by the Company for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

     
      Three months ended             Six months ended
               June 30,                                   June 30,
 
                         
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Cash provided by operating activities
  $
5,017,601
    $
3,541,942
    $
6,454,326
     
4,920,851
 
Cash used in investing activities
    (31,988,288 )     (5,641,367 )     (56,156,160 )     (11,529,014 )
Cash provided by financing activities
   
18,651,802
     
2,479,927
     
42,402,313
     
1,991,621
 


 
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007, cash decreased by $7,299,521. The main component of the overall decrease was $56,156,160 used in the investing activities of the Company. The activities relate mainly to the acquisition of the Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes properties for $21,097,783 and $24,654,747, respectively, capital expenditures related to the rehabilitation of the Company’s properties of $7,879,733 and additional investments of capital in BVF of $2,870,307.  The decreases from the investing activities were partially offset by $42,402,313 of cash provided by the Company’s financing activities, which include proceeds from a draw on the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate of $17,500,000, new first and second mortgage debt on various properties totaling $35,050,000.  The increases from the credit activities were offset by payments of principal on existing mortgage loans, distributions to common and preferred shareholders and distributions to minority owners in the properties.  Additionally, the net cash used by the investing and financing activities of the Company was further offset by an increase in cash of $6,454,326 provided by the operating activities of the Company.
 

 
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company sold two properties but did not recognize the $18,393,796 in cash these sales generated as the funds were held in restricted escrow accounts pending the settlement of the related 1031 exchange transaction.  The transaction was completed on July 13, 2007 and the Company will recognize those cash flows in the third quarter of 2007.
 
The Company’s principal liquidity demands are expected to be distributions to our preferred and common shareholders and Operating Partnership unitholders, capital improvements, rehabilitation projects and repairs and maintenance for the properties, acquisition of additional properties within the investment restrictions placed on it by BVF, debt repayment and investment in the affiliated BVF. (See footnote 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item I herein for additional information).
 
The Company intends to meet its short-term liquidity requirements through net cash flows provided by operating activities, cash distributions from its investments, including the Company’s investments in the Multifamily Venture, and advances from the revolving credit facility. The Company considers its ability to generate cash to be adequate to meet all operating requirements and make distributions to its stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to REITs.  Funds required to make distributions to our preferred and common shareholders and Operating Partnership unitholders that are not provided by operating activities will be supplemented by property debt financing and refinancing activities.
 
The Company intends to meet its long-term liquidity requirements through property debt financing and refinancing.  The Company may seek to expand its purchasing power through the use of venture relationships with other companies.

As of June 30, 2007, the Company has obtained fixed interest rate mortgage financing on all of the properties in the portfolio with the exception of the Arboretum Land, a parcel of vacant land adjacent to the Arboretum Place Apartments, and Sunfield Lakes, a property acquired late in the second quarter, for which the financing is currently in the process of being finalized and expected to close in the third quarter of 2007.  The Company does not have current plans to obtain financing on the Arboretum Land.  Supplemental fixed interest rate mortgage financing on the Yorktowne and Westchester West properties was completed during the six months ended on June 30, 2007 and provided $15,050,000 of additional liquidity during the period.
 
The Company has a $20,000,000 revolving credit facility in place with an affiliate of the Company. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company borrowed $20,000,000, which it later repaid and an additional $17,500,000 from the credit facility for the acquisition of properties that were acquired prior to obtaining financing.  The Company used the proceeds of the borrowing to acquire the Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes properties, and intends to repay the outstanding borrowings upon completion of the financing on the Sunfield Lakes property.  There was $17,500,000 of borrowings outstanding on the credit facility as of June 30, 2007.  The Company currently expects that repayment of the advances from the credit facility will be funded by proceeds from conventional mortgages on newly acquired properties, proceeds from 1031 exchanges and potential re-financing of existing properties, including those properties undergoing substantial rehabilitation projects where resulting increases in value, if any, would allow refinancing of the properties at increased levels from the existing mortgages currently outstanding on the rehabilitated properties.

 
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Capital Expenditures
 
The Company incurred $1,583,341 and $2,021,345 in recurring capital expenditures during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Recurring capital expenditures typically include items such as appliances, carpeting, flooring, HVAC equipment, kitchen and bath cabinets, site improvements and various exterior building improvements.

The Company incurred $6,296,392 and $6,485,860 in renovation-related capital expenditures during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Renovation related capital expenditures generally include capital expenditures of a significant non-recurring nature, including construction management fees payable to an affiliate of the Company, where the Company expects to see a financial return on the expenditure or where the Company believes the expenditure preserves the status of a property within its sub-market.
 

 
In January 2004, the Company authorized the renovation of 252 apartment units at its Berkshires of Columbia (formerly Hannibal Grove property (“Columbia”) to provide for in-unit washer and dryer hookups. The total cost of the project was estimated to be approximately $1,455,000, or $5,775 per apartment unit.  The Company believes the renovations are necessary to maintain the property’s competitiveness in its sub-market and that the property will also achieve significant growth in rental rates as a result of the renovations.  In September 2005, in addition to the washer and dryer program, the Company approved, after a successful trial project on a limited number of units, the interior renovation of all 252 units at Columbia, including the in-unit washer and dryer hookups in units not yet converted, at an anticipated total cost of $5,292,000, or $21,000 per unit.  As of June 30, 2007, 201 units, or 80%, of 252 apartment units at Columbia have been renovated, of which 189 units, or 94%, of those completed units have been leased. The Company currently anticipates spending, and has budgeted in 2007, approximately $2,600,000 for continued renovations at Hannibal and currently anticipates completing the project in the fourth quarter of 2007.  Total costs committed to date are below original estimates and are anticipated to remain under budget through the remainder of the project.
 
In May 2005, the Company authorized the renovation of its Berkshires on Brompton property. The renovations at the 362-unit property include significant rehabilitation to the interior and exterior common areas as well as individual interior unit renovations. The total cost of the project, including interior and exterior renovations, is currently estimated at approximately $6,800,000.  The Company initially tested the interior rehabilitation plan on 100 units, at a cost of approximately $6,300 per unit or $630,000, and has determined that the financial returns estimated in the plan are achievable.  Based on the successful financial returns of the 100-unit test, the Company decided to move forward with the renovation of the remaining 262 units.  The costs associated with the renovation of the remaining 262 units were approved as part of the 2006 capital budget, which included a per-unit estimated cost of $7,300 or $1,912,600.  As of June 30, 2007, approximately all 362 units, or 100%, including the 100 test units, have been renovated, of which 343 units, or 95%, of those completed units have been leased.
 
In December 2006, the Company, as part of the decision to acquire the Standard at Lenox Park property, approved a rehabilitation project at the 375-unit property of approximately $5,000,000 for interior and exterior improvements.  As of June 30, 2007, the project, which includes rehabilitation of the kitchens, bathrooms, lighting and fixtures, was 35% complete as 130 of the 375 units had been completed, of which 120 units, or 92% have been leased.
 
Other properties are undergoing limited-scope interior renovation projects during 2007.  The decision to undertake these renovations was also made as part of the decision to acquire the respective properties.  The projects include rehabilitation of the kitchens; bathrooms, lighting and fixtures included exterior renovations of the Chisholm Place and Briarwood Apartments properties.  Both projects were complete as of June 30, 2007.
 
The Company owns two parcels of vacant land, which are contiguous with other properties the Company currently owns.  The Company continues to assess the viability of developing additional apartment units on those parcels.  A tentative decision to move forward with the development of one parcel, the Arboretum Land, which is contiguous with the Arboretum Place Apartments, has been made by the Company.  Development plans are currently being assessed and permitting of the anticipated project is in process.  Estimated cost of the project has not been finalized as of June 30, 2007.  No decision to proceed nor have any funds been committed to the development of the other parcel of vacant land as of June 30, 2007.
 
The Company’s capital budgets for 2007 anticipate spending approximately $20,092,718 for ongoing rehabilitation and development of current portfolio properties during the year.  As of June 30, 2007, the Company has not committed to any new significant rehabilitation projects.

 
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Acquisitions
 
On March 2, 2007, the operating partnership of the Company, Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), through a newly and wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Hampton Manager, LLC. , completed the acquisition of 100% of the fee simple interest of Hampton House Apartments, a 222 unit mixed use high-rise apartment building located in Towson, Maryland, from an unaffiliated third party.  The purchase price was $20,500,000 subject to normal operating pro rations.  The purchase price and related closing costs were funded through a $20,000,000 advance from the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate and available cash.   The Company obtained first mortgage financing, which is collateralized by the property, in the amount of $20,000,000 on April 26, 2007 and subsequently used a portion of the proceeds and the 1031 net proceeds to repay the outstanding advance on the revolving credit facility.  The acquisition of Hampton House is intended to be the qualified replacement property in connection with the sale of properties identified for replacement pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with the requirements of a reverse Section 1031 tax exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  As required by the tax code, a qualified 1031 intermediary was retained to execute the Hampton House acquisition and relinquished properties transactions.  As of June 30, 2007, the purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to final adjustment, which the Company expects to be completed in the third quarter of 2007.
 

 
On June 1, 2007, the operating partnership of the Company, Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), through a newly and wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Sunfield, LLC. , completed the acquisition of 100% of the fee simple interest of Sunfield Lakes Apartments, a 200 unit mixed use high-rise apartment building located in the City of Sherwood, County of Washington, Oregon, from an unaffiliated third party.  The purchase price was $24,250,000 subject to normal operating pro rations.  The purchase price and related closing costs were funded through a $17,500,000 advance from the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate and available cash.  The Company intends to obtain first mortgage financing, which is collateralized by the property, in the amount of $19,440,000. The first mortgage is expected to close on or about August 15, 2007 and a portion of the financing and 1031 net proceeds are expected to be used to repay the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility.  The acquisition of Sunfield Lakes is intended to be the qualified replacement property in connection with the sale of properties identified for replacement pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with the requirements of a reverse Section 1031 tax exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
As of June 30, 2007, the Company has identified the Dorsey’s Forge (“Dorsey’s”) and Trellis at Lee’s Mill (“Trellis) properties it intends to relinquish as part of the 1031 tax-free exchange transaction.  As required by the tax code, qualified 1031 intermediaries have been retained to execute the Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes acquisitions, and the two relinquished properties transactions.  The sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis have occurred as of June 30, 2007, however the 1031 tax-free exchange transaction was not settled until July 13, 2007.  As of June 30, 2007, the purchase price allocations are preliminary and subject to final adjustment, which the Company expects to be completed in the third quarter of 2007

Discussion of dispositions for the six months ended June 30, 2007
 
On May 30, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest in Trellis in Newport News, Virginia.  The Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Trelis at Lee’s Mill were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and intends to reinvest its share of proceeds from sale of Trellis in purchase of a qualified replacement property.  The operating results of Trellis have been presented in the consolidated statement of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets” as those results were previously reported as part of continuing operations.
 
On June 22, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest in Dorsey’s in Columbia, Maryland.  The Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s Forge were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and intends to reinvests its share of proceeds from sale of Dorsey’s Forge in purchase of a qualified replacement property.  The operating results of Dorsey’s Forge have been presented in the consolidated statement of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets” as those results were previously reported as part of continuing operations.


 
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The gain from the sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis is reflected, on a combined basis, as gain on disposition on real estate assets in the discontinued operations section of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Declaration of Dividends and Distributions

On March 25, 2003, the Board declared a dividend at an annual rate of 9% on the stated liquidation preference of $25 per share of the outstanding shares of the Company’s 9% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, which is payable quarterly in arrears, on February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15 of each year to shareholders of record in the amount of $0.5625 per share per quarter.

On November 8, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership to distribute two quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 each, in aggregate, from its operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on February 15, 2007 and May 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
 
On May 16, 2007, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 each, in the aggregate, from its operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on August 15, 2007 and November 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company’s portfolio (the “Total Property Portfolio”), which consists of all properties acquired or placed in service and owned through June 30, 2007, remains the same in total number as two properties were acquired and two properties were sold during the period.   As a result of changes in property holdings in the Total Portfolio over the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, the consolidated financial statements show considerable changes in revenue and expenses from period to period. The Company does not believe that its period-to-period financial data are comparable. Therefore, the comparison of operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 reflects the changes attributable to the properties owned by the Company throughout each period presented (the “Same Property Portfolio”).

 “Net Operating Income (“NOI”) falls within the definition of a “non-GAAP financial measure” as stated in Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.  The Company believes NOI is a measure of operating results that is useful to investors to analyze the performance of a real estate company because it provides a direct measure of the operating results of the Company’s multifamily apartment communities. The Company also believes it is a useful measure to facilitate the comparison of operating performance among competitors.  The calculation of NOI requires classification of income statement items between operating and non-operating expenses, where operating items include only those items of revenue and expense which are directly relate to the income producing activities of the properties.  We believe that to achieve a more complete understanding of the Company’s performance, NOI should be compared with our reported net income (loss).  Management uses NOI to evaluate the operating results of properties without reflecting the effect of capital decisions such as the issuance of mortgage debt and investments in capital items, in turn these capital decisions have an impact of interest expense and depreciation and amortization.
 
The most directly comparable financial measure of our NOI, calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, is net income, shown on the statement of operations.  For the three month period ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, net income was $23,119,830 and $5,867,098, respectively.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, net income was $16,211,634 and $465,933, respectively.  A reconciliation of our NOI to net income for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 are presented as part of the following tables on page 27 and 28, and 31 and 32.







 
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Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2007 to the three months ended June 30, 2006.
 
The table below reflects selected operating information for the Same Property Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio.  The Same Property Portfolio consists of the 23 properties acquired or placed in service on or prior to January 1, 2006 and owned through June 30 2007.  The Total Property Portfolio includes the effect of the additional rental properties acquired after January 1, 2005.  (The 2007 and 2006 activity for the Dorsey’s and Trellis properties have been removed from the presentation as the results have been reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations.)

 
   
Same Property Portfolio
 
   
Three months ended June 30,
 
               
Increase /
   
%
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
(Decrease)
   
Change
 
Revenue:
                       
Rental
  $
17,322,264
    $
16,075,171
    $
1,247,093
      7.76 %
Interest, utility reimbursement and other
   
1,068,217
     
954,053
     
114,164
      11.97 %
Total revenue
   
18,390,481
     
17,029,224
     
1,361,257
      7.99 %
                                 
Operating Expenses:
                               
Operating
   
4,209,641
     
4,236,720
      (27,079 )     (0.64 )%
Maintenance
   
1,407,838
     
1,391,029
     
16,809
      1.21 %
Real estate taxes
   
1,855,082
     
1,920,706
      (65,624 )     (3.42 )%
General and administrative
   
359,906
     
291,293
     
68,613
      23.55 %
Management fees
   
717,967
     
662,075
     
55,892
      8.44 %
Total operating expenses
   
8,550,434
     
8,501,823
     
48,611
      0.57 %
                                 
Net Operating Income
   
9,840,047
     
8,527,401
     
1,312,646
      15.39 %
                                 
Non-operating expenses:
                               
Depreciation
   
6,704,048
     
6,211,687
     
492,361
      7.93 %
Interest
   
5,686,255
     
4,725,073
     
961,182
      20.34 %
Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
   
27,225
     
213,030
      (185,805 )     (87.22 )%
Total non-operating expenses
   
12,417,528
     
11,149,790
     
1,267,738
      11.37 %
                                 
Loss before minority interest in properties, equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership venture, minority common interest in Operating Partnership and income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (2,577,481 )     (2,622,389 )    
44,908
      1.71 %
                                 
Minority interest in properties
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and
Limited Partnership Venture
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Discontinued operations
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Net loss
  $ (2,577,481 )   $ (2,622,389 )   $
44,908
      1.71 %









 


 
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Total Property Portfolio
 
   
Three months ended June 30,
 
               
Increase /
   
%
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
(Decrease)
   
Change
 
Revenue:
                       
Rental
  $
19,770,376
    $
16,143,991
    $
3,626,385
      22.46 %
Interest, utility reimbursement and other
   
1,417,719
     
1,170,498
     
247,221
      21.12 %
Total revenue
   
21,188,095
     
17,314,489
     
3,873,606
      22.37 %
                                 
Operating Expenses:
                               
Operating
   
5,139,804
     
4,339,920
     
799,884
      18.43 %
Maintenance
   
1,573,600
     
1,392,878
     
180,722
      12.97 %
Real estate taxes
   
2,181,202
     
1,921,623
     
259,579
      13.51 %
General and administrative
   
737,566
     
631,093
     
106,473
      16.87 %
Management fees
   
1,233,632
     
1,092,437
     
141,195
      12.92 %
Total operating expenses
   
10,865,804
     
9,377,951
     
1,487,853
      15.87 %
                                 
Net Operating Income
   
10,322,291
     
7,936,538
     
2,385,753
      30.06 %
                                 
Non-operating expenses:
                               
Depreciation
   
8,054,096
     
6,483,885
     
1,570,211
      24.22 %
Interest
   
7,028,286
     
4,729,106
     
2,299,180
      48.62 %
Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
   
380,573
     
213,030
     
167,543
      78.65 %
Total non-operating expenses
   
15,462,955
     
11,426,021
     
4,036,934
      35.33 %
                                 
Loss before minority interest in properties, equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership venture, minority common interest in Operating Partnership and income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (5,140,664 )     (3,489,483 )     (1,651,181 )     47.32 %
                                 
Minority interest in properties
    (1,471,581 )     (173,861 )     (1,297,720 )     746.41 %
                                 
Equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and
  Limited Partnership Venture
    (689,536 )    
9,617,881
      (10,307,417 )     (107.17 )%
                                 
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
    (976,100 )    
-
      (976,100 )     100.00 %
                                 
Discontinued operations
   
31,397,711
      (87,439 )    
31,485,150
      36008.13 %
                                 
Net income
  $
23,119,830
    $
5,867,098
    $
17,252,732
      294.06 %










 


 
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Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2007 to the three months ended June 30, 2006.
(Same Property Portfolio)

Revenue

Rental Revenue

Rental revenue of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 in comparison to the similar period of 2006. The majority of the increase is attributable mainly to properties that have completed major renovations in late 2006 and early 2007 and are leasing the newly renovated units at premium rent levels and are raising the occupancy levels at the properties following the completion of the rehabilitation projects.  Properties experiencing increased post rehabilitation rent levels include the Seasons property in Maryland and the Berkshires on Brompton property in Texas.  Market conditions remain favorable in the majority of the sub-markets in which the Company operates.  The Company continues to benefit from ongoing property rehabilitation projects at various properties in the Same Property Portfolio where successful results benefit the Company by yielding enhanced rental revenues as rehabilitated units are placed back into service with incrementally higher rental rates than pre-rehabilitation levels.

Interest, utility reimbursement and other revenue

Same Property Portfolio interest, utility reimbursement and other revenues increased for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2006.  Utility reimbursements increased, mainly due to increased usage of bill back programs to tenants, period over period and were partially offset by decreases in interest and other miscellaneous revenues. Miscellaneous revenues consist primarily of the fees charged to tenants and potential tenants, including late fees, parking fees, pet fees, laundry fees, application fees and other similar items.

Operating Expenses

Operating

Overall operating expenses decreased slightly in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006.  Property insurance expense saw the largest increase in costs during the current quarter as compared to the year earlier comparative period. As anticipated, increases in premium levels for property insurance coverage, which was effective on July 1, 2006, continues to exceed costs incurred in the comparative period of the prior year, with the largest increases realized in the Florida and Texas markets.  The Company has renewed its property insurance coverage for the portfolio for the upcoming policy period as of May 1, 2007, and was able to achieve modest cost reductions in premiums for its property insurance coverage.  Decreases in payroll and related benefits, due to position vacancies at various properties, and some utilities, including gas, were the main contributors in offsetting the increase in insurance premiums.  The Seasons of Laurel property contributes significantly to the Company’s overall utility expense as the electricity charges at the property are paid by the Company and are not currently billed directly to tenants for usage of their apartment unit.  The Company is currently undertaking steps necessary to modify the utility infrastructure to allow for the passing of the individual apartment unit utility costs directly to its tenants and expects to implement system changes to allow for direct billing by unit.

Maintenance

Maintenance expense increased slightly in the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006 and is due mainly to normal operating fluctuations including normal maintenance activities including cleaning, interior painting and landscaping.  Management continues to employ a proactive maintenance plan at its multifamily apartment communities within its portfolio and considers it an effective program that contributes to preserving, and in some cases increasing, its occupancy levels.

 
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Real Estate Taxes

Real estate taxes decreased for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 from the comparable period of 2006. The decrease is due mainly to an adjustment of assessments on various properties in the portfolio, including properties located in Texas which have seen a reduced real estate tax due to newly enacted tax legislation creating a new business excise tax designed to offset the property tax burden in the state of Texas.  The savings were partially offset by the continued escalation of assessed property valuations for other properties in the Same Property Portfolio.  The Company scrutinizes the assessed values of its properties and avails itself of arbitration or similar forums made available by the taxing authority for increases in assessed value that it considers to be unreasonable. The Company has been successful in achieving tax abatements for certain of its properties based on challenges made to the assessed values. The Company anticipates a continued upward trend in real estate tax expense as local and state taxing agencies continue to place significant reliance on property tax revenue.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased in the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to 2006.  The overall increase is due mainly to normal operating expense fluctuations experienced throughout the properties of the Same Property Portfolio including increases in legal fees related to ongoing property related issues and projects at certain properties in the portfolio as well as legal fees related to tenant issues including those related to rent collection at various properties in the portfolio.  Additionally, expenses related to the updating of computer software increased in the current three-month period.

Management Fees

Management fees of the Same Property Portfolio increased in the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 based on increased levels of revenue of the Same Property Portfolio. Property management fees are assessed on the revenue stream of the properties managed by an affiliate of the Company.


Non Operating Expenses


Depreciation

Depreciation expense of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period of the prior year. The increased expense is related to the additions to the basis of fixed assets in the portfolio driven by substantial rehabilitation projects ongoing at the Yorktowne, Seasons of Laurel and Hannibal Grove properties and to a lesser degree, normal recurring capital spending activities over the remaining properties in the Same Property Portfolio.

Interest

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2007 increased significantly over the comparable period of 2006. The increase is attributable to the refinancing of mortgages on properties at an incrementally higher principal level than the related paid-off loan, with the majority of the additional debt obtained on the Seasons of Laurel property, which was partially offset by the reduced interest rate obtained on the new debt and new second mortgage debt on seven other properties that was not in place in the comparative period of 2006.  Additionally, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, supplemental debt in the form of two second mortgages were obtained and contributed to the increased interest expense.

Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships

Amortization of acquired in-place-leases and tenant relationships decreased significantly in the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same three-month period of 2006.  The decrease is related mainly to the completion of amortization of the acquired-in-place lease intangible assets booked at acquisition and amortized over a 12 month period which did not extend into the three month period ended June 30, 2007.


 
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Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2007 to the six months ended June 30, 2006.
 


   
Same Property Portfolio
 
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
               
Increase /
   
%
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
(Decrease)
   
Change
 
Revenue:
                       
Rental
  $
34,315,889
    $
32,195,868
    $
2,120,021
      6.58 %
Interest, utility reimbursement and other
   
1,907,781
     
1,837,695
     
70,086
      3.81 %
Total revenue
   
36,223,670
     
34,033,563
     
2,190,107
      6.44 %
                                 
Operating Expenses:
                               
Operating
   
9,150,834
     
8,917,103
     
233,731
      2.62 %
Maintenance
   
2,401,694
     
2,380,348
     
21,346
      0.90 %
Real estate taxes
   
3,646,309
     
3,858,044
      (211,735 )     (5.49 )%
General and administrative
   
686,059
     
570,793
     
115,266
      20.19 %
Management fees
   
1,420,547
     
1,325,209
     
95,338
      7.19 %
Total operating expenses
   
17,305,443
     
17,051,497
     
253,946
      1.49 %
                                 
Net Operating Income
   
18,918,227
     
16,982,066
     
1,936,161
      11.40 %
                                 
Non-operating expenses:
                               
Depreciation
   
13,181,689
     
12,354,619
     
827,070
      6.69 %
Interest
   
10,915,391
     
9,318,257
     
1,597,134
      17.14 %
Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
   
78,834
     
541,585
      (462,751 )     (85.44 )%
Total non-operating expenses
   
24,175,914
     
22,214,461
     
1,961,453
      8.83 %
                                 
Loss before minority interest in properties, equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership venture, minority common interest in Operating Partnership and income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (5,257,687 )     (5,232,395 )     (25,292 )     (0.48 )%
                                 
Minority interest in properties
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and
Limited Partnership Venture
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Discontinued operations
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Net loss
  $ (5,257,687 )   $ (5,232,395 )   $ (25,292 )     (0.48 )%










 


 
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Total Property Portfolio
 
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
               
Increase /
   
%
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
(Decrease)
   
Change
 
Revenue:
                       
Rental
  $
38,659,900
    $
32,412,356
    $
6,247,544
      19.28 %
Interest, utility reimbursement and other
   
2,565,214
     
2,225,455
     
339,759
      15.27 %
Total revenue
   
41,225,114
     
34,637,811
     
6,587,303
      19.02 %
                                 
Operating Expenses:
                               
Operating
   
10,889,118
     
9,203,888
     
1,685,230
      18.31 %
Maintenance
   
2,710,639
     
2,382,197
     
328,442
      13.79 %
Real estate taxes
   
4,260,444
     
3,858,961
     
401,483
      10.40 %
General and administrative
   
1,540,887
     
1,186,721
     
354,166
      29.84 %
Management fees
   
2,433,005
     
2,176,548
     
256,457
      11.78 %
Total operating expenses
   
21,834,093
     
18,808,315
     
3,025,778
      16.09 %
                                 
Net Operating Income
   
19,391,021
     
15,829,496
     
3,561,525
      22.50 %
                                 
Non-operating expenses:
                               
Depreciation
   
15,549,897
     
12,653,566
     
2,896,331
      22.89 %
Interest
   
13,259,150
     
9,322,290
     
3,936,860
      42.23 %
Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
   
751,811
     
541,585
     
210,226
      38.82 %
Total non-operating expenses
   
29,560,858
     
22,517,441
     
7,043,417
      31.28 %
                                 
Loss before minority interest in properties, equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership venture, minority common interest in Operating Partnership and income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (10,169,837 )     (6,687,945 )     (3,481,892 )     52.06 %
                                 
Minority interest in properties
    (1,695,195 )     (1,213,378 )     (481,817 )     39.71 %
                                 
Equity in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and
Limited Partnership Venture
    (1,297,766 )    
9,484,345
      (10,782,111 )     (113.68 )%
                                 
Minority common interest in Operating Partnership
    (1,952,200 )     (976,100 )     (976,100 )     100.00 %
                                 
Discontinued operations
   
31,326,632
      (140,989 )    
31,467,621
      (22319.20 )%
                                 
Net income
  $
16,211,634
    $
465,933
    $
15,745,701
      3379.39 %









 


 
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Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2007 to the six months ended June 30, 2006.
(Same Property Portfolio)

Revenue

Rental Revenue

Rental revenue of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 in comparison to the similar period of 2006. The majority of the increase is attributable mainly to properties that have completed major renovations in late 2006 and early 2007and are leasing the newly renovated units at premium rent levels and are raising the occupancy levels at the properties following the completion of the rehabilitation projects.  Properties experiencing increased post rehabilitation rent levels include the Seasons property in Maryland and the Berkshires on Brompton property in Texas.  Market conditions remain favorable in the majority of the sub-markets in which the Company operates.  The Company continues to benefit from ongoing property rehabilitation projects at various properties in the Same Property Portfolio where successful results benefit the Company by yielding enhanced rental revenues as rehabilitated units are placed back into service with incrementally higher rental rates than pre-rehabilitation levels.

Interest, utility reimbursement and other revenue

Same Property Portfolio interest, utility reimbursement and other revenues increased for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.  Utility reimbursements increased, mainly due to increased usage of bill back programs to tenants, period over period and were partially offset by decreases in interest and other miscellaneous revenues. Miscellaneous revenues consist primarily of the fees charged to tenants and potential tenants, including late fees, parking fees, pet fees, laundry fees, application fees and other similar items.

Operating Expenses

Operating

Overall operating expenses decreased slightly in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006.  Property insurance expense saw the largest increase in costs during the current quarter as compared to the year earlier comparative period. As anticipated, increases in premium levels for property insurance coverage, which was effective on July 1, 2006, continues to exceed costs incurred in the comparative period of the prior year, with the largest increases realized in the Florida and Texas markets.  The Company has renewed its property insurance coverage for the portfolio for the upcoming policy period as of May 1, 2007, and was able to achieve modest cost reductions in premiums for its property insurance coverage.  Decreases in payroll and related benefits, due to position vacancies at various properties, and some utilities, including gas, were the main contributors in offsetting the increase in insurance premiums.  The Seasons of Laurel property contributes significantly to the Company’s overall utility expense as the electricity charges at the property are paid by the Company and are not currently billed directly to tenants for usage of their apartment unit.  The Company is currently undertaking steps necessary to modify the utility infrastructure to allow for the passing of the individual apartment unit utility costs directly to its tenants and expects to implement system changes to allow for direct billing by unit.

Maintenance

Maintenance expense increased slightly in the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006 and is due mainly to normal operating fluctuations including normal maintenance activities including cleaning, interior painting and landscaping.  Management continues to employ a proactive maintenance plan at its multifamily apartment communities within its portfolio and considers it an effective program that contributes to preserving, and in some cases increasing, its occupancy levels.

 
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Real Estate Taxes

Real estate taxes decreased for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 from the comparable period of 2006. The decrease is due mainly to an adjustment of prior year taxes assessed on two properties and recognized in the current period.   The savings were partially offset by the continued escalation of assessed property valuations for other properties in the Same Property Portfolio.  The Company scrutinizes the assessed values of its properties and avails itself of arbitration or similar forums made available by the taxing authority for increases in assessed value that it considers to be unreasonable. The Company has been successful in achieving tax abatements for certain of its properties based on challenges made to the assessed values. The Company anticipates a continued upward trend in real estate tax expense as local and state taxing agencies continue to place significant reliance on property tax revenue.  Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company received a refund of approximately $88,500 of real estate taxes paid in a prior period on the Country Place I and II properties related to an exemption initiated by the tax authority.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased in the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to 2006.  The overall increase is due mainly to normal operating expense fluctuations experienced throughout the properties of the Same Property Portfolio including increases in legal fees related to ongoing property related issues and projects at certain properties in the portfolio as well as legal fees related to tenant issues including those related to rent collection at various properties in the portfolio.  Additionally, expenses related to the updating of computer software increased in the current six-month period.

Management Fees

Management fees of the Same Property Portfolio increased in the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 based on increased levels of revenue of the Same Property Portfolio. Property management fees are assessed on the revenue stream of the properties managed by an affiliate of the Company.


Non Operating Expenses

Depreciation

Depreciation expense of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period of the prior year. The increased expense is related to the additions to the basis of fixed assets in the portfolio driven by substantial rehabilitation projects ongoing at the Yorktowne, Seasons of Laurel and Hannibal Grove properties and to a lesser degree, normal recurring capital spending activities over the remaining properties in the Same Property Portfolio.

Interest

Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 increased significantly over the comparable period of 2006. The increase is attributable to the refinancing of mortgages on properties at an incrementally higher principal level than the related paid-off loan, with the majority of the additional debt obtained on the Seasons of Laurel property, which was partially offset by the reduced interest rate obtained on the new debt and new second mortgage debt on seven other properties that was not in place in the comparative period of 2006.  Additionally, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, supplemental debt in the form of two second mortgages were obtained and contributed to the increased interest expense.

Amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships

Amortization of acquired in-place-leases and tenant relationships decreased significantly in the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same six-month period of 2006.  The decrease is related mainly to the completion of amortization of the acquired-in-place lease intangible assets booked at acquisition and amortized over a 12 month period which did not extend into the six-month period ended June 30, 2007.

 
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Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2007 to the three months ended March 31, 2006.                          (Total Property Portfolio).
 
In general, increases in revenues, operating expenses, non-operating expenses and the related losses of the Total Property Portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2007 are due mainly to the increase in the number of properties owned by the Company in the comparative periods presented and to the increase in the level of mortgage and revolving credit debt outstanding during the comparative periods.


Debt to Fair Value of Real Estate Assets

The Company’s total debt summary and debt maturity schedule, as of June 30, 2007, is as follows:


Debt Summary
 
     
Weighted
 
 
Balance
 
Average Rate
 
               
Total - Collateralized - Fixed Rate Debt
    $
477,585,100
      5.48 %



Debt Maturity Summary
 
             
Year
 
Balance
   
% of Total
 
             
2007
  $
1,620,084
      0.34 %
2008
   
13,027,490
      2.73 %
2009
   
20,319,044
      4.25 %
2010
   
4,844,279
      1.01 %
2011
   
5,156,323
      1.08 %
Thereafter
   
432,617,880
      90.59 %
Total
  $
477,585,100
      100.00 %


The Company’s “Debt-to-Fair Value of Real Estate Assets” as of June 30, 2007 is presented in the following table. Fair value of real estate assets is based on management’s best estimate of fair value for properties purchased in prior years or purchase price for properties acquired within the current year. As with any estimate, management’s estimate of the fair value of properties purchased in prior years represents only its good faith opinion as to that value, and there can be no assurance that the actual value that might, in fact, be realized for any such property would approximate that fair value.  The following information is presented in lieu of information regarding the Company’s “Debt-to-Total Market Capitalization Ratio”, which is a commonly used measure in our industry, because the Company’s market capitalization is not readily determinable since there was no public market for its common equity during the periods presented in this report.

The Board has established investment guidelines under which management may not incur indebtedness such that at the time we incur the indebtedness our ratio of debt to total assets exceeds 75%.  This measure is calculated based on the fair value of the assets determined by management as described above.

The information regarding “Debt-to-Fair Value of Real Estate Assets” is presented to allow investors to calculate our loan-to-value ratios in a manner consistent with those used by management and others in our industry, including those used by our current and potential lenders. Management uses this information when making decisions about financing or refinancing properties. Management also uses fair value information when making decisions about selling assets as well as evaluating acquisition opportunities within markets where we have assets.


 
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Fair Value of Real Estate Assets is not a GAAP financial measure and should not be considered as an alternative to net book value of real estate assets, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.  The net book value of our real estate assets was $469,738,370 at June 30, 2007 and is presented on the balance sheet as multifamily apartment communities, net of accumulated depreciation. The following table reconciles the fair value of our real estate assets to the net book value of real estate assets as of June 30, 2007.

 
Debt-to-Fair Value of Real Estate Assets as of

   
June 30, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
             
Net book value of multifamily apartment communities
  $
469,746,523
    $
445,597,599
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
154,430,286
     
148,670,523
 
Historical cost
   
624,176,809
     
594,268,122
 
Increase in fair value over historical cost
   
158,365,066
     
180,440,878
 
Fair Value – estimated
  $
782,541,875
    $
774,709,000
 
                 
Mortgage Debt
  $
477,585,100
    $
469,378,510
 
Revolving Credit Agreement
   
17,500,000
     
-
 
Total Debt Outstanding
  $
495,085,100
    $
469,378,510
 
                 
Debt-to-Fair Value
    63.27 %     60.59 %


The debt-to-fair value of real estate assets includes the outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, which were $17,500,000 and $0 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The revolving credit facility contains covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios, including an indebtedness to value ratio not to exceed 75%.  If the Company was to be in violation of this covenant, we would be unable to draw advances from our line, which could have a material impact on our ability to meet our short-term liquidity requirements.  Further, if we were unable to draw on the line, we may have to slow or temporarily stop our rehabilitation projects, which could have a negative impact on our results of operations and cash flows.  As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company was in compliance with the covenants of the revolving credit facility.  Fair value of the real estate assets is based on the management most current valuation of properties, which was made for all properties owned at December 31, 2006, and acquisition cost of properties acquired subsequent to December 31, 2006.

Funds From Operations

The Company has adopted the revised definition of Funds from Operations (“FFO”) adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). Management considers FFO to be an appropriate measure of performance of an equity REIT. We calculate FFO by adjusting net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP, including non-recurring items), for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, real estate related depreciation and amortization, and adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and ventures. Management believes that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the historical operating results of the Company, FFO should be considered in conjunction with net income as presented in the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. Management considers FFO to be a useful measure for reviewing the comparative operating and financial performance of the Company because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help one compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies.


 
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The Company’s calculation of FFO may not be directly comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or similar real estate companies that have not adopted the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently. FFO is not a GAAP financial measure and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure of our performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our performance.  FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and is not a measure of liquidity or an indicator of our ability to make cash distributions. We believe that to further understand our performance, FFO should be compared with our reported net income and considered in addition to cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated financial statements.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net gain (loss) to FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:

   
       Three months ended             Six months ended
                 June 30,                          June 30,
 
                         
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Net income (loss)
  $
23,119,830
    $
5,867,098
    $
16,211,635
    $
465,933
 
Add
                               
Depreciation of real property
   
6,611,275
     
5,184,836
     
12,630,905
     
10,323,094
 
Depreciation of real property included in
 results of discontinued operations
   
171,147
     
-
     
371,043
     
-
 
Minority common interest in Operating
 Partnership
   
976,100
     
-
     
1,952,200
     
976,100
 
Minority interest in properties
   
1,471,581
     
175,824
     
1,695,195
     
1,215,341
 
Amortization of acquired in-place leases
 and tenant relationships
   
380,573
     
220,708
     
751,811
     
556,942
 
Equity in loss of Multifamily Venture and
 Limited Partnership Venture
   
689,536
     
292,273
     
1,297,766
     
437,502
 
Funds from operations of Multifamily
Venture
   
-
     
226,449
     
-
     
260,899
 
                                 
Less
                               
Funds from operations of Multifamily
Venture and Limited Partnership Venture
    (320,989 )    
-
      (338,208 )    
-
 
Minority interest in properties share of
 funds from operations
    (185,405 )     (258,811 )     (376,774 )     (474,888 )
Equity in income of Multifamily Venture
   
-
      (9,910,154 )    
-
      (9,921,847 )
        Gain on disposition of real estate assets
    (32,122,606 )    
-
      (32,122,606 )    
-
 
                                 
Funds from Operations
  $
791,042
    $
1,798,223
    $
2,072,967
    $
3,839,076
 


FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 decreased significantly as compared to FFO for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006.  The decrease is due mainly to increases in interest expense related to increased debt balances in the comparative six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, specifically at the Seasons of Laurel property.

Environmental Issues

There are no recorded amounts resulting from environmental liabilities because there are no known contingencies with respect to environmental liabilities. The Company obtains environmental audits through various sources, including lender evaluations and acquisition due diligence, for each of its properties at various intervals throughout a property’s useful life. The Company has not been advised by any third party as to the existence of, nor has it identified on its own, any material liability for site restoration or other costs that may be incurred with respect to any of its properties.

 
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Inflation and Economic Conditions

Substantially all of the leases at the Company’s properties are for a term of one year or less, which enables the Company to seek increased rents for new leases or upon renewal of existing leases. These short-term leases minimize the potential adverse effect of inflation on rental income, although residents may leave without penalty at the end of their lease terms and may do so if rents are increased significantly. Certain properties are subject to regulations that require lease periods of two years, which management deems as having minimal effect on the overall inflation risk to the Company.

The Company believes the multifamily sector will benefit from the ongoing economic recovery and favorable current demographic trends. While the apartment sector has experienced slower growth over the past four years due to rising unemployment and a significant renter migration to single family homes, a reversal of both trends is now expected to spur an apartment recovery. The economic recovery is generating increased job growth, which typically translates into household formation and rising apartment occupancy. The Company feels, for single family homebuyers over the next several years, increasing housing costs and potentially higher interest rates may make purchases increasingly expensive and out of reach. In addition, we believe the projected demographic trends strongly favor the multifamily sector, driven primarily by the initial wave of echo boomers (age 28 to 29), the fastest growing segment of the population, and an increasing number of immigrants who are typically renters by necessity.


Item 3.                      QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s mortgage notes are fixed rate instruments; therefore, the Company’s outstanding mortgage debt is not sensitive to changes in the capital market except upon maturity.  The Company’s revolving credit facility is a variable rate arrangement tied to LIBOR and is therefore sensitive to changes in the capital market.  The table below provides information about the Company’s financial instruments, specifically debt obligations.

The table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates for the mortgage notes payable as of June 30, 2007.  In addition to the outstanding mortgage debt, there was a balance of $17,500,000 outstanding on the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2007 at a rate of 10.32%

   
2007
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
   
2011
   
Thereafter
   
Total
 
                                           
Fixed Rate Debt
  $
1,620,084
    $
13,027,490
    $
20,319,044
    $
4,844,279
    $
5,156,323
    $
432,617,880
    $
477,585,100
 
Average Interest Rate
    4.83 %     6.35 %     5.19 %     5.14 %     5.15 %     5.42 %     5.48 %
Variable Rate Debt
  $
17,500,000
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
17,500,000
 
Average Interest Rate
    10.32 %    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      10.32 %

The level of market interest rate risk remained relatively consistent from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2007.

As of June 30, 2007, $17,500,000 of the Company’s outstanding debt is outstanding subject to variable interest rates. The Company estimates that the effect of a 1% increase or decrease in interest rates would not have a material impact on interest expense.

Item 4.                                CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based on its evaluation, required by the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) were effective as of June 30, 2007 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and were effective as of June 30, 2007 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

No changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II.                                           OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
   
The Company and our properties are not subject to any other material pending legal proceedings and we are not aware of any such proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities.
 
     
Item 1A.
 
RISK FACTORS
   
- Please read the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2007.  As of June 30, 2007 there have been no material changes to the risk factors as presented therein.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect out financial condition and/or operating results.
     
Item 2.
 
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
   
- None
     
Item 3.
 
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
   
- None
     
Item 4.
 
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
   
- None
     
Item 5.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
   
- None
     
Item 6.
 
EXHIBITS
     
31.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
   
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
   
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
   
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
   
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.













 

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


       
BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
 
 
August 14, 2007
 
 
 
/s/  David C. Quade
       
David C. Quade
President, Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Executive Officer

 
 
August 14, 2007
 
 
 
/s/  Christopher M. Nichols
       
Christopher M. Nichols
Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer

 


 
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