AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential Announce $69 Billion Merger

AvalonBay Communities (AVB) and Equity Residential (EQR) have agreed to a merger valued at approximately $69 billion, creating the largest residential real estate investment trust in the U.S. The all-stock deal will result in AvalonBay shareholders owning about 51.2% of the new entity.

By Cris Tolomia Thu, May 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM GMT+3 2 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential Announce $69 Billion Merger

Tickers: $AVB $EQR

Topics: corporate_deal real_estate

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