BRE Properties Confirms Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRE Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BRE) today confirmed the following schedule for its third quarter 2008 earnings release and conference call:

    Dates & Details
    --  Earnings Release -- Close of market Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
    --  Conference Call -- Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
        (8:00 a.m. Pacific). President and CEO Constance B. Moore and BRE's
        executive officers will review third quarter 2008 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#: 67780591.
    --  Live Webcast -- Available at http://www.breproperties.com, under
        Investors. Click on webcast links on the Corporate Profile page or on
        the Presentations page. 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
        #: 67780591.
    --  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 November 4,
        2008 in the Investors section of BRE's Web site. Click on '08
        Financial Reporting.
    --  Mail -- Available by mail or fax, on request. Contact BRE Investor
        Relations, 415.445.6550.

About BRE Properties

BRE Properties -- a real estate investment trust -- develops, acquires 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 80 apartment communities totaling 22,680 units in California, Arizona and Washington. The company currently has seven other properties in various stages of development and construction, totaling 2,077 units, and joint venture interests in 13 additional apartment communities, totaling 4,080 units. (Property data as of 06/30/08.)