MAA, an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on delivering full-cycle and superior investment performance for shareholders through the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of quality apartment communities in the Southeast, Southwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As of December 31, 2020, MAA had ownership interest in 102,772 apartment units, including communities currently in development, across 16 states and the District of Columbia.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

Mid-America Apartment Communities is attractively valued near its 52-week low, offering a 4.4% dividend yield and strong fundamentals. MAA benefits from favorable Sunbelt migration trends, stable occupancy, and robust rent collections. MAA's disciplined development, high-return renovations, and A- rated balance sheet support long-term value creation and income growth.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities trades at decade-low valuations, perhaps due to near-term Sunbelt market headwinds and underperformance versus peers. MAA's resilient apartment REIT model, strong balance sheet, and Sunbelt exposure position it for durable long-term growth as housing shortages persist. Current challenges include higher interest expenses, weak lease spreads, and minimal 2025 revenue growth, but management expects recovery by next year.

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GERMANTOWN, Tenn. , Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend payment of $1.5150 per share of common stock to be paid on October 31, 2025, to shareholders of record on October 15, 2025.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA -0.88%) isn't widely known unless you're a renter in the South. The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns over 104,000 apartment units in major Sun Belt cities, such as Atlanta and Dallas, as well as in smaller markets like Charleston and Savannah.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA ) BofA Securities 2025 Global Real Estate Conference September 10, 2025 1:30 PM EDT Company Participants Brad Hill - CEO, President & Director A. Holder - Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Spector - BofA Securities, Research Division Unknown Attendee Presentation Jeffrey Spector Managing Director and Head of United States REITs Thanks for joining our next roundtable session with Mid-America Apartments.

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GERMANTOWN, Tenn. , Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced that MAA will participate in a round table presentation at the BofA Securities 2025 Global Real Estate Conference.

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GERMANTOWN, Tenn. , Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced a full quarterly dividend of $1.0625 per outstanding share of its 8.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.

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