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Education Realty Trust Completes Sale of Clayton Place for $20.5 Million

The 854-bed apartment community serves Clayton College and State University in Morrow, Georgia. CSU Foundation Real Estate II, LLC acquired the property from EDR under a lease-purchase agreement after leasing the property from EDR since February 1, 2011.

In April 2011 the Company sold another non-core property - the 336-bed Collegiate Village in Macon, Georgia to the Macon State College Foundation Real Estate, LLC for $7.5 million.

The net cash proceeds of $27.8 million generated from the sale of the two properties will be used for working capital needs.

About Education Realty Trust

Education Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: EDR) is one of America's largest owners, developers and managers of collegiate housing. EDR is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns or manages 57 communities in 23 states with more than 33,500 beds within more than 10,500 units. For more information please visit the company's web site at www.educationrealty.com.

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Education Realty Trust
Randall H. Brown, 901-259-2500
Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
rbrown@edrtrust.com
or
Susan Jennings, 901-259-2506
Public Relations
sjennings@edrtrust.com