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SWOT ANALYSIS OF EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Equity Residential

Parent Company

Equity Residential

Focuses on acquisition, development and management of multi-family Category residential properties

Sector

Real Estate Investment Trust

Tagline/ Slogan

A place people are proud to call home

USP

High quality and strong presence in US

STP

Segment

US Real estate

Target Group

High income consumers

Providing great lifestyles in places where people want to live, work and Positioning play

SWOT Analysis

1. National presence with a strong local management and expertise 2. Diverse portfolio of high quality assets 3. Largest publicly traded owner and operator of multi-family apartment complexes in the U.S 4. Shift in focus to coastal areas like New York and California has Strength isolated it from intense competition

1.Intricately tied to interest rate tides 2.Limited global presence 3.Factors driving the non-apartment, alternative housing market have a Weakness substantial impact on the company

1.Growth in population or employment rate 2.Focusing more on coastal areas and decreasing competition Opportunity 3.Geographical expansion

1.Changing interest rates 2.Rising unemployment 3.Falling housing prices which make customers opt for single family housing Threats 4. Heavily exposed to the risk of local economies of California, Texas

and Florida

Competition

1.Apartment Investment and Management Company 2.United Dominion Realty Trust Competitors 3.Camden Property Trust



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