BRE Properties Confirms Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRE Properties, Inc. today confirmed the following schedule for its second quarter 2009 earnings release and conference call:

Dates & Details -- Earnings Release - Close of market Tuesday, August 4, 2009. -- Conference Call - Wednesday, August 5, 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 second 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#: 19624557. -- Live Webcast - Available at http://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 #: 19624557. -- 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 August 4, 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, Inc.

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 73 apartment communities totaling 21,480 units in California, Arizona and Washington. The company invests in communities through acquisition and development, and currently has seven properties in various stages of development and construction, totaling 2,043 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 http://www.breproperties.com/. (Property data as of 03/31/09)

BRE Properties, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors, Edward F. Lange, [phone], or Media, Thomas
E. Mierzwinski, [phone], both of BRE Properties, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.breproperties.com/