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[Table of Contents](#ie7fd49285ee64ca9b19be8c003cdb9a8_7)We have a share repurchase plan approved by our Board of Trust Managers which allows for the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of our common equity securities through open-market purchases, block purchases, and privately negotiated transactions. There were no repurchases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. In October 2022, our Board of Trust Managers approved to increase the authorization for our common equity securities of approximately $269.5 million remaining under our share repurchase plan to $500.0 million. There were no repurchases subsequent to September 30, 2022 through the date of this filing, and the remaining dollar value of our common equity securities authorized to be repurchased under this program is $500.0 million. We currently have an automatic shelf registration statement which allows us to offer common shares, preferred shares, debt securities, or warrants, and our Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust provides we may issue up to 185 million shares of beneficial interest, consisting of 175 million common shares and 10 million preferred shares. In April 2022, we issued 2.9 million common shares in a public equity offering and received approximately $490.3 million in net proceeds, which we used to reduce borrowings under our unsecured line of credit. At September 30, 2022, we had approximately 106.5 million common shares outstanding, net of treasury shares and shares held in our deferred compensation arrangements, and no preferred shares outstanding. 5. Acquisitions and DispositionsAcquisition of Land. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we acquired for future development purposes two parcels of land totaling approximately 42.6 acres in Charlotte, North Carolina for an aggregate consideration of approximately $32.7 million, approximately 3.8 acres of land in Nashville, Tennessee for approximately $30.5 million, and approximately 15.9 acres of land in Richmond, Texas for approximately $7.8 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we acquired for future development purposes approximately 14.6 acres of land in The Woodlands, Texas for approximately $9.3 million and approximately 0.2 acres of land in St. Petersburg, Florida for approximately $2.1 million. We did not acquire any land during the three months ending September 30, 2022 or 2021.Asset Acquisition of Operating Properties. On April 1, 2022, we purchased the remaining 68.7% ownership interests in two unconsolidated discretionary investment funds (collectively, the "Funds") for cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion, after adjusting for our assumption of approximately $515 million of existing secured mortgage debt of the Funds which remained outstanding. As a result of this acquisition, we now own 100% ownership interests in 22 multifamily communities comprised of 7,247 units located in Houston, Austin, Dallas, Tampa, Raleigh, Orlando, Washington D.C., Charlotte, and Atlanta. After obtaining 100% of the ownership interests, we consolidated the Funds as of April 1, 2022. Prior to the acquisition, we accounted for our 31.3% ownership interests in each of these Funds in accordance with the equity method of accounting.We accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition and remeasured our previously held 31.3% ownership interests in the Funds to fair value at the acquisition date. As a result of this remeasurement, we recognized a gain of approximately $474.1 million. Upon consolidation, the total consideration was allocated to assets and liabilities based on relative fair value, resulting in an increase in assets comprised of $2.1 billion of real estate assets, $44.0 million of in-place leases and $24.7 million of other assets and an increase in liabilities made up of $514.6 million of secured debt, $39.2 million of other liabilities, and approximately $7.6 million of net below market leases. In August 2021, we acquired one operating property comprised of 368 apartment homes located in St. Petersburg, Florida for approximately $176.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we also acquired one operating property comprised of 328 apartment homes located in Franklin, Tennessee for approximately $105.3 million and one operating property comprised of 430 apartment homes located in Nashville, Tennessee for approximately $186.3 million.Sale of Operating Property. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we sold one operating property comprised of 245 apartment homes located in Largo, Maryland for approximately $71.9 million and recognized a gain of approximately $36.4 million. We did not sell any operating properties during the three months ended September 30, 2022 or the three or nine months ended September 30, 2021. 6. Investments in Joint VenturesOn April 1, 2022, the Company obtained 100% of the ownership interests in the Funds and, as discussed in Note 5, "Acquisitions and Dispositions," above, consolidated the Funds as of the acquisition date. Prior to the acquisition, we held a 31.3% ownership interest in the Funds, and accounted for these investments under the equity method. The following table summarizes the combined balance sheets and statements of income data for the Funds as of and for the periods presented:13
