Equity Residential Stock News

ARLINGTON, Va. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced the completion of their merger of equals, creating Vivmark Residential (NYSE: VMRK). Vivmark Residential is expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol VMRK at the opening of trading on August 18, 2026. Vivmark Reside...

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NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P MidCap 400:  Reddit Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) will replace AvalonBay Communities Inc. (NYSE: AVB) in the S&P 500 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, August 18. S&P 500 constituent Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) is acquiring AvalonBay Communities in a deal expected to be...

ARLINGTON, Va. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (“AvalonBay”) (NYSE: AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that at their respective special meetings, AvalonBay stockholders and Equity Residential shareholders overwhelmingly approved all of the proposals necessary to close the pending merger of equals between AvalonBay and Equity Residential (the “merger”...

ARLINGTON, Va. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced Vivmark Residential as the name for the combined company to be created through their merger of equals. Vivmark Residential will be the preeminent multifamily real estate company with a pro forma equity market capitalization of approximately $53 billion and an ent...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today reported results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026 and has posted a Q2 2026 Management Presentation to its website as referenced below. Second Quarter 2026 Results All per share results are reported as available to common shares/units on a diluted basis.                                     Quarter Ended June 30,    ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared quarterly dividends on the Company's common and preferred shares. A regular common share dividend for the second quarter of $0.7025 per share will be paid on July 10, 2026, to shareholders of record on June 29, 2026. A quarterly dividend of $1.03625 per share will be paid on June 30, 202...

CHICAGO & ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) and AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) today announced the executive leadership team that will lead the combined company following the closing of the previously announced merger of equals, expected in the second half of 2026. "This leadership team brings unmatched expertise, complementary strengths, and a collective ...