UDR to Participate in 2009 NAREIT Institutional Investor Forum

UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), a leading multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that Thomas W. Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the NAREIT Investor Forum in New York City on Thursday, June 4, 2009.

The event will be held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, New York. Mr. Toomey's session will be in the Jade Room at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time, on June 4, 2009. For those unable to attend in person, the discussion may be accessed live from the investor relations section of UDR’s website at www.udr.com. A replay of the presentation will be available from the same site following the event.

About UDR, Inc.

UDR is a leading multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT) with a demonstrated performance history of delivering superior and dependable returns by successfully managing, buying, selling, developing and redeveloping attractive real estate properties in targeted U.S. markets. As of March 31, 2009, UDR owned 44,571 apartment homes and had 2,046 homes under development and another 289 homes under contract for development in its pre-sale program. For over 37 years, UDR has delivered long-term value to shareholders, the best standard of service to residents and the highest quality experience for associates. Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.udr.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements." The words "expect," "intend," "believe," "anticipate," "likely," "will" and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, unfavorable changes in the apartment market, changing economic conditions, the impact of inflation/deflation on rental rates and property operating expenses, expectations concerning availability of capital and the stabilization of the capital markets, the impact of competition and competitive pricing, acquisitions or new developments not achieving anticipated results, delays in completing developments and lease-ups on schedule, expectations on job growth, home affordability and demand/supply ratio for multifamily housing, expectations concerning development and redevelopment activities, expectations on occupancy levels, expectations concerning the Vitruvian Park project, expectations that automation will help grow net operating income, expectations on post-renovated stabilized annual operating income, expectations on annualized net operating income and other risk factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements and such risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein, to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except to the extent otherwise required by law.