Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Announces First-Quarter Results for 2008

Allied Properties REIT (TSX:AP.UN) today announced results for the first quarter
ended March 31, 2008. On a fully diluted, per-unit basis, Distributable Income
("DI"), Funds From Operations ("FFO") and Adjusted Funds From Operations
("AFFO") were up from the comparable quarter by 14.8%, 4.2% and 12.1%,
respectively. The REIT's DI, FFO and AFFO payout ratios for the quarter were
75.0%, 75.6% and 76.5%, respectively.


"By every measure, the first quarter was a good one," said Michael Emory,
President and CEO. "Our financial results were solid, our leasing activity was
strong, we made several strategic acquisitions and our access to mortgage
financing was more than sufficient to meet our needs."


Summary of Financial Results

The financial results for the first quarter are summarized below and compared to
the same quarter in 2007:




(In thousands except for
 per unit and % amounts)       Q1 2008      Q1 2007     Change     % Change
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DI                              11,919        7,487      4,432         59.2%
DI per unit (diluted)           $0.426       $0.371     $0.055         14.8%
DI pay-out ratio                  75.0%        81.6%      (6.6%)
FFO                             11,834        8,184      3,650         44.6%
FFO per unit (diluted)          $0.423       $0.406     $0.017          4.2%
FFO pay-out ratio                 75.6%        74.6        1.0%
AFFO                            11,698        7,530      4,168         55.4%
AFFO per unit (diluted)         $0.418       $0.373     $0.045         12.1%
AFFO pay-out ratio                76.5%        81.1%      (4.6%)
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In the first quarter, the REIT maintained a high level of leased area (97.6% at
quarter-end), increased same-asset net operating income ("NOI") by 0.6% and
completed $50 million in acquisitions, all of which drove per-unit growth in DI,
FFO and AFFO during the quarter. The REIT's debt ratio was 51.3% at the end of
the quarter.


Cautionary Statements

DI, FFO, AFFO and NOI are not financial measures defined by Canadian GAAP.
Please see the REIT's MD&A for a description of these measures and their
reconciliation to net income or cash flow from operations, as presented in the
consolidated financial statements of the REIT for the quarter ended March 31,
2008. These statements, together with accompanying notes and MD&A, have been
filed with SEDAR, www.sedar.com, and are also available on the REIT's web-site,
www.alliedpropertiesreit.com.


Allied Properties REIT is the leading owner and manager of Class I office
properties in Canada, with portfolio assets in the urban areas of Toronto,
Montreal, Winnipeg, Quebec City and Kitchener. The objectives of the REIT are to
provide stable and growing cash distributions to unitholders and to maximize
unitholder value through effective management and accretive portfolio growth.

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