Stock price Equity Residential (EQR) today

Equity Residential is a publicly traded real estate investment trust known for its investment in housing. Owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of more than 78,000 apartments. Founded in 1969, by 1993 owned more than 20,000 apartments. In An IPO went public that same year, with the Wellsford Residential Property Trust for $ 620 million and the Evans Withycombe Residential for $ 625 million in 1997. Merry Land was acquired for $ 1.17 billion in 1998. In 2001, the company was added to index S & P 500

In 2013, Equity Residential made a deal with AvalonBay Communities to acquire Archstone for $ 9 billion.