CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that Fred Tuomi, the company’s Executive Vice President - Property Management, will participate in a panel discussion at the BMO Capital Markets North American Real Estate Conference on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. CT. The live web cast can be accessed using the following link:

www.bmocm.com/conferences/NARealEstate2011/webcast

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 419 properties totaling 120,078 apartment units. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

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