SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRE Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BRE) today confirmed the following schedule for its fourth quarter 2008 earnings release and conference call:

Dates & Details


    --  Earnings Release - Close of market Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
    --  Conference Call - Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
        (8:00 a.m. Pacific). President and CEO Constance B. Moore and BRE's
        executive officers will review fourth quarter and full-year 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#: 81228273.
    --  Live Webcast - Available at www.breproperties.com; click on Investors.
        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 #: 81228273.
    --  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 February 3, 2009
        in the Investors section of BRE's Web site. Click on Quarterly
        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 75 apartment communities totaling 22,126 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 September 30, 2008) For more information on BRE Properties, please visit our Web site at www.breproperties.com.

SOURCE BRE Properties, Inc.