First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey (FREVS)

Management Discussion

• Real estate revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2022 (“Current Six Months”) decreased 32.5% to $17,264,000, compared to $25,558,000 for the six months ended April 30, 2021 (“Prior Year’s Six Months”). For the three months ended April 30, 2022 (“Current Quarter”) real estate revenue decreased 48.3% to $6,615,000, compared to $12,804,000 for the three months ended April 30, 2021 (“Prior Year’s Quarter”).
• The decrease in revenue for the Current Six Months was primarily attributable to the following: (a) a decrease of approximately $8.5 million attributed to the Maryland Properties sold; (b) a decrease from the commercial segment of approximately $0.4 million, excluding the Maryland Properties sold, primarily attributed to approximately $0.2 million in rental revenue being deemed uncollectible and classified as a reduction in rental revenue in the Current Six Months and a $0.2 million decrease resulting from a decline in the average occupancy rate to 67.7% from 69.5% in the Prior Year’s Six Months; offset by (c) an increase from the residential segment of approximately $0.6 million, excluding the Icon at the Rotunda Property sold, driven by an increase in base rents across all properties and an increase in the average occupancy rate to 98.7% from 97.1% in the Prior Year’s Six Months.
• The decrease in revenue for the Current Quarter was primarily attributable to the following: (a) a decrease of approximately $6.2 million attributed to the Maryland Properties sold; (b) a decrease from the commercial segment of approximately $0.3 million, excluding the Maryland Properties sold, primarily attributed to approximately $0.2 million in rental revenue being deemed uncollectible and classified as a reduction in rental revenue in the Current Quarter and a $0.1 million decrease resulting from a decline in the average occupancy rate to 66.6% from 68.8% in the Prior Year’s Quarter; offset by (c) an increase from the residential segment of approximately $0.3 million, excluding the Icon at the Rotunda Property sold, primarily driven by an increase in base rents across all properties and an increase in the average occupancy rate to 98.5% from 96.8% in the Prior Year’s Quarter.