Home Properties to Participate in Citigroup Smith Barney Conference

    Business Editors/Real Estate Writers
    Citigroup Smith Barney 2005 REIT CEO Conference

    ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2005--Home Properties (NYSE:HME) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Edward Pettinella and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Gardner will participate in a roundtable presentation at the Citigroup Smith Barney 2005 REIT CEO Conference on Tuesday, March 8, at 10:15 AM in Naples, Florida. Smith Barney will offer a conference call of the event, accessible by dialing (210) 839-8982 and entering the passcode, "REIT 2." A replay will be available for thirty days by dialing (402) 220-0737.

    Home Properties is the sixth largest publicly traded apartment real estate investment trust in the United States. The Company owns, operates, acquires and rehabilitates apartment communities in selected Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Florida markets. Currently, Home Properties operates 163 communities containing 46,998 apartment units. Of these, 41,980 units in 151 communities are owned directly by the Company; 2,209 units are partially owned and managed by the Company as general partner, and 2,809 units are managed for other owners. For more information, visit Home Properties' Web site at www.homeproperties.com.

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CONTACT: Home Properties Investor Relations: Charis W. Warshof, 585-295-4237

KEYWORD: FLORIDA NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: REAL ESTATE BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION TRADESHOW CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Home Properties

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