CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), today announced that the company will participate in the BMO Capital Markets 2009 North American Real Estate Conference. Mark J. Parrell, the company's Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a panel discussion at the conference on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. Central time. A live web cast of the panel discussion will be available in the Presentations section of the Investor Relations section of the company's website, www.equityresidential.com.

Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of high quality apartment properties in top U.S. growth markets. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 523 properties totaling 143,101 units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityresidential.com.

    Source: Equity Residential