SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRE Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BRE) today confirmed the following schedule for its third quarter 2009 earnings release and conference call:

Dates & Details

    --  Earnings Release - Close of market Monday, November 2, 2009.

    --  Conference Call - Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern (8:00
        a.m. Pacific). President and CEO Constance B. Moore and BRE's executive
        officers will review third quarter 2009 operating results. Comments will
        last about 20 minutes, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Participation

    --  Telephone Conference Call - Dial-in #: 888.290.1473; international #:
        706.679.8398. Conference ID#: 29592208.

    --  Live Webcast - Available at www.breproperties.com; click on Investors.
        E-mail questions will be taken during the call.

Replays

    --  Telephone - Available two hours after the call for 30 days. Dial-in #:
        800.642.1687; international #: 706.645.9291; Conference ID #: 29592208.

    --  Webcast - Available on the BRE Web site two hours after the conference
        call for 30 days.

Full Text of the Earnings Report and Supplemental Data

    --  Internet - Available immediately after the release on November 2, 2009
        in the Investors section of BRE's Web site. Click on Quarterly
        Reporting.

    --  Mail - Available by mail or fax, on request. Contact BRE Investor
        Relations, 415.445.6550.

About BRE Properties

BRE Properties, based in San Francisco, Calif., owns and manages apartment communities convenient to its residents' work, shopping, entertainment and transit in supply-constrained Western U.S. markets. BRE directly owns and operates 74 apartment communities totaling 21,485 units in California, Arizona and Washington. The company invests in communities through acquisition and development, and currently has five properties in various stages of development and construction, totaling 1,526 units, and joint venture interests in 13 additional apartment communities, totaling 4,080 units. BRE Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed in the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For more information on BRE Properties, please visit our Web site at www.breproperties.com. (Property Data as of 6/30/09)

SOURCE BRE Properties, Inc.