Bluerock Residential Growth REIT (BRG) Provides Update on Occupancy and Rent Collections and Schedules Third Quarter 2020 Earnings - Conference Call for November 5, 2020 -

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE: BRG) (the "Company" or "BRG") today provided a third quarter update on rent collections and occupancy.

Rent Collections and Occupancy

On a preliminary basis, for the third quarter of 2020, the Company reported rent collections from its multifamily properties of 97%, including payment plans of 1%.

The Company's operating portfolio occupancy at September 30, 2020 was approximately 95.1%.

The Company's continued stability is attributable to several factors, including the focus on knowledge economy markets, primarily in the south and west: the strategy to own Class A affordable luxury apartment communities; and a tenancy targeted towards knowledge economy renters by choice, including those employed in health care, technology, education, sciences, and finance, a demographic often characterized by healthier, more stable, wage-to-rent ratios.

Earnings Conference Call

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) (the "Company" or "BRG") will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 before the market opens on Thursday, November 5, 2020. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Eastern Time). The call will include prepared remarks by management as well as a question and answer session.

Conference Call Details      

Investors and analysts may pre-register for the webcast to receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Pre-registration may be completed at any time, including up to and after the call start time, by accessing: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10148742/da9736da28.  

Participants who would like to join the call but have not pre-registered can do so on the day of the event by dialing +1 (866) 843-0890 within the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-6597, and requesting the "Bluerock Residential Conference." To submit a question to management during the call, participants must be logged in via telephone. Questions submitted in advance are welcome and may be sent via email to Josh Hoffman at [email protected].

Details for the Replay of the Conference Call

The webcast will be available for replay on the Company's website two hours after the call concludes, and will remain available through December 5, 2020. The webcast replay will be accessible through https://services.choruscall.com/links/brg201105.html, as well as by dialing +1 (877) 344-7529 in the U.S., or +1 (412) 317-0088 internationally, and requesting conference number 10148742.

About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company's objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value-add improvements to properties and to operations. The Company is included in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.bluerockresidential.com. 

Forward Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur.  Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company's actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Currently, one of the most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company and its tenants, partners and employees, as well as the real estate market and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company and its tenants, partners and employees will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact (including governmental actions that may vary by jurisdiction, such as mandated business closing; stay-at-home orders; limits on group activity; and actions to protect residential tenants from eviction), and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, including national and local employment rates and the corresponding impact on the Company's tenants' ability to pay their rent on time or at all, among others.  For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 24, 2020, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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