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Associated Estates Realty Corporation First REIT to Dual List Its Shares on NASDAQ

    CLEVELAND, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Associated Estates Realty
Corporation (NYSE: AEC) today announced that it plans to list its shares on
NASDAQ, in addition to its current listing on the NYSE. AEC will be the
first real estate investment trust (REIT) to "dual list" its shares. The
Company's officer team plans to participate in the Opening Bell Ceremony at
NASDAQ on June 5, 2008 to kick-off the first day that AEC is listed on
NASDAQ.

    "We believe that listing on NASDAQ will provide enhanced visibility for
AEC," said Jeffrey I. Friedman, president and CEO. "NASDAQ will provide us
with valuable additional market intelligence, investor relations and
corporate communications benefits at a lower cost," Friedman added.

    The Company's common shares will be listed under the ticker symbol AEC,
while the preferred shares will be listed under AECPRB.

    Associated Estates Realty Corporation (AEC), based in Richmond Heights,
Ohio, is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") and is a member of the
Russell 2000. AEC's portfolio consists of 54 properties totaling 13,396
units in nine states. For more information about the Company, please visit
its website at http://www.aecrealty.com .


For more information: Media Contact: Kimberly Kanary Vice President of Corporate Communications 216-797-8718 kkanary@aecrealty.com Investor Contact: Mike Lawson Vice President of Investor Relations 216-797-8798 mlawson@aecrealty.com
SOURCE Associated Estates Realty Corporation




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    CONTACT:
    Kimberly Kanary, Vice President of Corporate
    Communications, +1-216-797-8718, kkanary@aecrealty.com; or Mike
    Lawson, Vice President of Investor Relations, +1-216-797-8798,
    mlawson@aecrealty.com, both of Associated Estates Realty
    Corporation