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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to
Commission File Number: 000-49986
AMERICA FIRST APARTMENT INVESTORS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Maryland   47-0858301
(State or other jurisdiction   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
1004 Farnam Street, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska   68102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(402) 444-1630
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES þ            NO o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES þ            NO o
     As of August 1, 2005, there were 10,510,558 outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock.
 
 


 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
AMERICA FIRST APARTMENT INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2005   2004
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 11,742     $ 10,634  
Restricted cash
    8,336       8,039  
Real estate assets:
               
Land
    33,224       33,224  
Buildings
    227,174       226,512  
 
               
Total
    260,398       259,736  
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (41,629 )     (37,399 )
 
               
Real estate assets, net
    218,769       222,337  
Investments in agency securities, at fair value
    22,209       26,192  
Investments in corporate equity securities, at fair value
    4,282       4,321  
In-place lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $4,631 and $2,465, respectively
    406       2,572  
Assets of discontinued operations
    17,851       18,165  
Other assets
    5,024       5,137  
 
               
Total assets
  $ 288,619     $ 297,397  
 
               
 
               
Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 7,919     $ 7,039  
Dividends payable
    2,628       2,628  
Notes payable
    2,413       2,413  
Bonds and mortgage notes payable
    166,523       167,150  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
           
Borrowings under repurchase agreements
    25,875       27,875  
 
               
Total liabilities
    205,358       207,105  
 
               
 
               
Commitments and Contingencies
               
 
               
Stockholders’ Equity
               
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 10,510,558 issued and outstanding
    105       105  
Additional paid-in capital
    102,774       102,766  
Accumulated deficit
    (19,372 )     (12,628 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (246 )     49  
 
               
Total stockholders’ equity
    83,261       90,292  
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 288,619     $ 297,397  
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICA FIRST APARTMENT INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    For the Three   For the Three   For the Six   For the Six
    Months ended   Months ended   Months ended   Months ended
    June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004   June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004
Revenues:
                               
Rental revenues
  $ 11,141     $ 6,791     $ 21,955     $ 11,909  
Interest and dividend income
    196       178       376       360  
Gain on sales of corporate equity securities
          143             143  
Other income
    68             166        
 
                               
Total revenues
    11,405       7,112       22,497       12,412  
 
                               
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Real estate operating
    5,247       3,702       10,246       6,409  
Depreciation
    2,139       1,325       4,283       2,393  
Interest
    2,110       1,121       4,092       2,035  
General and administrative
    1,449       761       3,083       1,263  
Amortization expense
    953       424       2,269       496  
 
                               
Total expenses
    11,898       7,333       23,973       12,596  
 
                               
 
                               
Loss from continuing operations
    (493 )     (221 )     (1,476 )     (184 )
 
                               
 
                               
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (14 )     20       (12 )     2  
 
Net Loss
  $ (507 )   $ (201 )   $ (1,488 )   $ (182 )
 
                               
 
                               
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities arising during the period
    107       (12 )     (166 )     (705 )
Less: Reclassification adjustments for gains realized in net loss
          (143 )           (143 )
Unrealized losses on derivatives
    (218 )           (129 )      
 
                               
 
    (111 )     (155 )     (295 )     (848 )
 
                               
 
                               
Comprehensive loss
  $ (618 )   $ (356 )   $ (1,783 )   $ (1,030 )
 
                               
 
                               
Earnings per share- basic and diluted
                               
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.03 )
Income from discontinued operations
    (0.00 )     0.00       (0.00 )     0.00  
 
                               
Net Loss
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.03 )
 
                               
 
                               
Dividends declared per share
  $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.50     $ 0.50  
 
                               
 
                               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding — basic and diluted
    10,511       6,746       10,511       5,910  
 
                               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICA FIRST APARTMENT INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
                 
    For the Six Months Ended June 30,
    2005   2004
Operating activities
               
Net loss
  $ (1,488 )   $ (182 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation
    4,283       2,393  
Change in fair value on interest rate swap agreements
    196       (81 )
Amortization expense
    2,269       496  
Amortization of premium on agency securities
    81       146  
Non cash stock option compensation
    8       12  
Change in other assets
    (114 )     1,025  
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,277       494  
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    6,512       4,303  
 
               
Investing activities
               
Real estate capital improvements and acquisitions
    (1,000 )     (133 )
Principal received on agency securities
    3,776       6,168  
Change in restricted cash
    (297 )     (1,191 )
Proceeds from sales of corporate equity securities
          2,718  
Acquisition of America First Real Estate Investment Partners, LP
          (3,532 )
Cash received in acquisition of America First Real Estate Investment Partners, LP
          8,399  
Acquisition of agency securities
          (1,565 )
 
               
Net cash provided by investing activities
    2,479       10,864  
 
               
 
Financing activities
               
Dividends paid
    (5,255 )     (2,537 )
Repayments of borrowings under repurchase agreements
    (2,000 )     (3,744 )
Principal payments on bonds and mortgage notes payable
    (628 )     (481 )
 
               
Net cash used in financing activities
    (7,883 )     (6,762 )
 
               
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    1,108       8,405  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    10,634       6,918  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 11,742     $ 15,323  
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Dividends declared but not paid
  $ 2,628     $ 2,626  
 
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 4,278     $ 2,067  
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities (in thousands):
On June 3, 2004, the Company merged with America First Real Estate Investment Partners, L.P. (“AFREZ”). Merger consideration included $3,532 in cash paid, $513 of additional merger costs incurred and 5,430,661 shares of stock with a value of $55,338 issued in exchange for the limited partner and general partner interests of AFREZ.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICA FIRST APARTMENT INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)
1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
America First Apartment Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation which owns and operates multifamily apartment projects and an office warehouse facility. The Company also invests in agency securities and other real estate assets.
The Company is treated as a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) for Federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, the Company is generally not subject to Federal income taxes on distributed income. To maintain qualification as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of the REIT’s ordinary taxable income to shareholders.
The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted according to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2005, and the results of operations for all periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
As of June 30, 2005, the Company designated two communities, Park Trace Apartments and The Retreat Apartments, as held for sale pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The Company has entered into sale and purchase agreements to sell the real estate assets of the Park Trace Apartments and The Retreat Apartments for $14.5 million and $8.7 million, respectively. Each transaction is expected to close during the third quarter. As such, the results of operations from these communities have been classified as income from discontinued operations for all periods presented.
On December 15, 2004, the Company completed the sale of The Glades Apartments, for a sales price of $20 million; as such the results of operations from June 4, 2004 (date of acquisition) through June 30, 2004 are presented as discontinued operations.
Summary results of operations for the aforementioned properties are as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004   June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004
Revenues
  $ 805     $ 1,045     $ 1,633     $ 1,874  
Expenses
    819       1,025       1,645       1,872  
         
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
  $ (14 )   $ 20     $ (12 )   $ 2  
         
The net book value of the real estate assets held for sale was $17.9 million and $18.2 million as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)
3. Borrowings under Repurchase Agreements
Borrowings under repurchase agreements as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 consisted of the following (in thousands):
                                     
    Interest   Maturity       Carrying Amount
Collateral   Rate   Date   Payment Schedule   June 30, 2005   Dec. 31, 2004
Repurchase agreements collateralized by agency securities:
                                   
FNMA Pool #759197
    2.36 %     09/13/2005     Interest payments and principal due at maturity   $ 16,400     $ 16,400  
 
                                   
FNMA Pool #670676
    3.20 %     07/25/2005     Interest payments and principal due at maturity     2,500       4,500  
 
                                   
 
                        18,900       20,900  
 
                                   
Other repurchase agreements:
                                   
The Ponds at Georgetown
GNMA Certificate
    3.65 %     09/28/2005     Interest payments due quarterly, principal due at maturity     6,975       6,975  
 
                                   
 
                      $ 25,875     $ 27,875  
 
                                   
The Company renewed the repurchase agreement due July 25, 2005 with a new agreement, which pays interest at 3.65%, due October 24, 2005.
4. Transactions with Related Parties
Advisory Agreement
America First Apartment Advisory Corporation (the “Advisor”) operates under an Advisory Agreement (“the Agreement”) with the Company, which includes the following provisions: (i) the Advisor will administer the day-to-day operations of the Company; (ii) the Advisor will act as the authorized agent on behalf of the Company in connection with the identification, evaluation, purchase, financing, operation and disposition of all real estate assets; (iii) the Advisor will provide the executive and administrative personnel and services required for the operation of the Company; (iv) the Advisor will maintain the financial records and perform the financial reporting of the Company; and (v) the Advisor will monitor and provide information to the Board of Directors on an on-going basis.
In connection with these services, the Company pays the following administrative fees to the Advisor (in thousands):
                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004   June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004
Administrative Fees(1)
  $ 395     $ 215     $ 783     $ 435  
Administrative Fees-Agency Securities(2)
    5       21       37       52  
Property Management Fees(3)
          314             559  
Out of Pocket costs(4)
    777       916       1,337       1,126  
 
(1) Administrative Fee — General- This fee is equal to 0.55% per annum of the sum of: (i) the original principal amount of the bonds originally issued to a predecessor to the Company; (ii) the purchase price paid by the Company for new assets that are then held by the Company; (iii) the outstanding principal of mezzanine financing provided by the Company to unaffiliated developers of residential real estate, plus (iv) the value of the AFREZ properties on the date of the merger of AFREZ with and into the Company. Such fees are included in General and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)
(2) Administrative Fee – Agency Securities- This fee is equal to 0.25% per annum of the outstanding principal balance of all agency securities held by the Company plus an incentive equal to 20% of the amount by which the total net interest income realized by the Company from its portfolio of agency securities during each calendar month exceeds the average dollar amount of stockholders’ equity invested in agency securities during the month times the composite dividend yield reported by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts for equity REITs which invest in residential apartment properties (5.22% for the month ended June 30, 2005).
(3)Property Management Fees- Until November 8, 2004, an affiliate of the Advisor, America First Properties Management Company L.L.C. (“AFP”), provided property management services for the multifamily properties owned by the Company. The fees for services provided represented the lower of: (i) costs incurred in managing the properties, or (ii) customary fees for such services determined by reference to national statistics. On November 8, 2004, America First PM Group, Inc., (“PM Group”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired certain property management assets, rights to use certain proprietary systems, certain property management agreements, certain employment agreements and other intangible assets from AFP and its parent, America First Companies, L.L.C. (“America First Companies”). As a result of this transaction, the management of all of the Company’s properties was internalized and therefore no further management fees will be incurred.
(4) Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses- The Company reimburses the Advisor and its affiliate for certain out-of-pocket costs and expenses that it incurs in connection with the carrying out of the Company’s business activities.
Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are amounts due to the Advisor and its affiliate for administrative fees and reimbursed costs and expenses of approximately $154,000 and $162,000 as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
5. Stock Option Plan
The Company adopted a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) on April 1, 2002 to permit awards of equity based compensation to those providing services to the Company. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Plan allows for the granting of options to purchase an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Plan authorizes the Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee to grant Incentive Stock Options (“ISOs”), as defined under section 422 of the IRS Code, non-qualified stock options (“NQSOs”), and dividend equivalent rights (“DERs”) to eligible persons. The exercise price for options granted under the Plan shall not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. Options granted under the Plan expire 10 years from the respective grant dates of the options.
On February 4, 2003, NQSOs to acquire a total of 40,000 shares of common stock were granted to the Company’s four non-employee Directors, at an exercise price of $8.73 per share. The options vest 25% on the grant date and 25% on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date. On the same date, a total of 40,000 DERs were granted to the Company’s four non-employee directors, which vest 25% on the grant date and 25% on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date.
Stock option activity for the six month period ended June 30, 2005 is summarized as follows:
                 
    Number of   Weighted Average
    Shares   Exercise Price
Balance at December 31, 2004
    30,000     $ 8.73  
Granted
           
Cancelled
           
 
               
Balance at June 30, 2005
    30,000     $ 8.73  
 
               
Options exercisable at June 30, 2005
    22,500     $ 8.73  
 
               
As of June 30, 2005, all outstanding options have an exercise price of $8.73 per share and a remaining contractual life of 7.6 years. The Company accounts for its stock options using the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Under SFAS No. 123, the Company records compensation expense based upon the estimated fair value of its granted options, over their vesting period. The per share estimated fair value of the options granted on their grant date during the quarter ended

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2003 was $2.19. The estimated fair value of the Company’s options was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: a risk free interest rate of 3.24%, an expected remaining contractual life of 5.0 years and an expected volatility rate of 20%. Compensation expense for stock options was $4,100 and $8,200 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, and $6,900 and $12,400 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004. Payments on the DERs for options not exercised are charged to earnings when declared and were $5,600 and $11,200 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, respectively, and $5,000 and $10,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004.
6. Net Income (Loss) Per Share
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share due to their antidilutive effect. There were 30,000 potentially dilutive securities as of June 30, 2005.
7. Segment Reporting
The Company’s reportable segments consist of: (i) its multifamily apartment properties; (ii) its commercial property; (iii) its investment in agency securities, and (iv) other, which includes Company overhead and consolidating entries.
The Company defines each of its multifamily apartment properties as an individual operating segment. It has determined that all multifamily apartment properties have similar economic characteristics and meet the other criteria which permit the multifamily apartment properties to be aggregated into one reportable segment, that being the acquiring, holding, operating and selling of multifamily apartment properties. The Company’s chief operating decision-makers assess and measure segment operating results based on net income.
The Company’s commercial property is defined as a separate individual operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision-makers assess and measure segment operating results based on net income at the commercial property level.
The Company assesses the performance of its investment in agency securities based on its net income earned on these securities. Net income is calculated as agency securities interest income, less premium amortization, interest expense incurred on the financing used to acquire these securities and administrative and incentive fees. All of the Company’s agency securities are combined into one reportable segment for this purpose.
The Company does not derive any of its consolidated revenues from foreign countries and does not have any major tenants that individually account for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenues.
The following table details certain key financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for the three and six months ending June, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):
                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended  
    June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004   June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004
Total revenue
                               
Multifamily
  $ 10,975     $ 6,633     $ 21,635     $ 11,581  
Commercial
    165       158       319       328  
Agency securities
    49       97       109       228  
Other
    216       224       434       275  
 
                               
Total revenue
  $ 11,405     $ 7,112     $ 22,497     $ 12,412  
 
                               
 
Net income (loss)
                               
Multifamily
  $ 782     $ 331     $ 1,221     $ 794  
Commercial
    7       4       30       6  
Agency securities
    49       97       109       228  
Other
    (1,345 )     (633 )     (2,848 )     (1,210 )
 
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ (507 )   $ (201 )   $ (1,488 )   $ (182 )
 
                               

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)
8. Commitments and Contingencies
On December 3, 2003, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against AFREZ, along with its general partner and America First Companies L.L.C. (“America First”). The plaintiffs seek to have the lawsuit certified as a class action on behalf of all Units holders. The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that the defendants acted in violation of their fiduciary duties to the Unit holders in connection with the merger of AFREZ with and into the Company. The merger of AFREZ with and into the Company was completed on June 3, 2004 and, as a result, the Company assumed all liabilities of AFREZ, including any liability that may be imposed as a result of this lawsuit. To date, the plaintiffs have not amended their complaint to formally name the Company as a defendant or to modify the relief they are seeking. The Company intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this litigation.
The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. These matters are frequently covered by insurance. If it has been determined that a loss is probable to occur, the estimated amount of the loss is expensed in the financial statements. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.
9. Subsequent Event
On August 3, 2005 the Company completed its acquisition of Tregaron Oaks, LLC, a 300 unit apartment complex located in Bellevue, Nebraska for $19 million. The acquisition was partially financed with a 10-year, $12.4 million mortgage note that bears interest at 5.1%. The note requires monthly interest payments of $52,779. The remainder of the purchase price was paid with cash on hand.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report (including, but not limited to, the information contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, the Company’s performance and financial results. All statements, trend analysis and other information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of the Company and the real estate investments it has made constitute forward-looking statements. Shareholders and others should understand that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could affect the future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include local and national economic conditions, the amount of new construction, affordability of home ownership, interest rates on single-family home mortgages and on the Company’s variable-rate borrowings, government regulation, price inflation, the level of real estate and other taxes imposed on the properties, labor problems and natural disasters and other items discussed under “Risk Factors” in Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of December 31, 2004.
General
America First Apartment Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on March 29, 2002 under the Maryland General Corporation Law and is taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for Federal income tax purposes. The Company is the successor to America First Apartment Investors, L.P. which merged with the Company as of January 1, 2003.
On June 3, 2004, the Company merged with America First Real Estate Investment Partners, L.P. (“AFREZ”). As a result of the merger, AFREZ was merged with and into the Company. The Company was the surviving entity and assumed all of the assets, liabilities and business operations of AFREZ, including 14 multifamily apartment properties containing 2,783 rental units located in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

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The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company’s real estate properties as of June 30, 2005 and for the three months then ended:
                                             
                Average   Number   Percentage    
        Number   Square Feet   of Units   of Units   Economic
Property Name   Location   of Units   Per Unit   Occupied   Occupied   Occupancy (2)
Arbor Hills
  Antioch, TN     548       827       501       91 %     79 %
Belvedere Apartments
  Naples, FL     162       829       160       99 %     94 %
Bluff Ridge Apartments
  Jacksonville, NC     108       873       106       98 %     94 %
Brentwood Oaks Apartments
  Nashville, TN     262       852       255       97 %     89 %
Coral Point Apartments
  Mesa, AZ     337       780       318       94 %     81 %
Covey at Fox Valley
  Aurora, IL     216       948       184       85 %     70 %
Delta Crossing
  Charlotte, NC     178       880       173       97 %     69 %
Elliot’s Crossing Apartments
  Tempe, AZ     247       717       235       95 %     74 %
Fox Hollow Apartments
  High Point, NC     184       877       154       84 %     72 %
Greenbriar Apartments
  Tulsa, OK     120       666       111       92 %     84 %
Highland Park Apartments
  Columbus, OH     252       891       245       97 %     84 %
The Hunt Apartments
  Oklahoma City, OK     216       693       202       93 %     90 %
Huntsview Apartments
  Greensboro, NC     240       875       219       91 %     79 %
Jackson Park Place Apartments
  Fresno, CA     296       822       279       94 %     91 %
Lakes of Northdale Apartments
  Tampa, FL     216       873       207       96 %     88 %
Littlestone of Village Green
  Gallatin, TN     200       987       188       94 %     80 %
Misty Springs Apartments
  Daytona Beach, FL     128       786       128       100 %     94 %
Monticello Apartments
  Southfield, MI     106       1027       97       91 %     81 %
Oakhurst Apartments
  Ocala, FL     214       790       209       98 %     94 %
Oakwell Farms Apartments
  Nashville, TN     414       800       394       95 %     79 %
Park at Countryside
  Port Orange, FL     120       720       118       98 %     93 %
The Park at 58 Apartments
  Chattanooga, TN     196       876       149       76 %     72 %
Park Trace Apartments
  Norcross, GA     260       806       252       97 %     72 %
The Ponds at Georgetown
  Ann Arbor, MI     134       1002       117       88 %     78 %
The Retreat
  Atlanta, GA     226       855       208       92 %     69 %
St. Andrews at Westwood Apts
  Orlando, FL     259       836       256       99 %     88 %
Shelby Heights
  Bristol, TN     100       980       96       96 %     92 %
Waterman’s Crossing
  Newport News, VA     260       944       254       98 %     94 %
Waters Edge Apartments
  Lake Villa, IL     108       814       92       85 %     75 %
 
                                           
 
        6,307       849       5,907       94 %     82 %
 
                                           
 
The Exchange at Palm Bay
  Palm Bay, FL     72,007 (1)     n/a       63,393       88 %     n/a  
 
                                           
 
(1)   This is an office/warehouse facility. The figure represents square feet available for lease to tenants and percentage of square feet occupied.
 
(2)   Economic occupancy is presented for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Economic occupancy is defined as the net rental income divided by the maximum amount of rental income which could be derived from each property. The statistic is reflective of vacancy, rental concessions, delinquent rents, bad debt and non-revenue units such as model units and employee units.
Executive Summary
For the past several years, the Company’s financial results have been negatively impacted by soft market conditions attributable to weak economic conditions, overbuilding of multifamily housing properties and record low interest rates available to purchasers of single family housing. During the first six months of 2005, market conditions have begun to improve for multifamily housing in many of the markets in which our properties are located. Demand for apartments in some markets has improved due to job growth, which has lead to the creation of new households. Even though home mortgage rates continue to remain relatively low, the creation of new households has strengthened demand for rental housing, especially among newly formed households. While demand has strengthened in many markets, other factors have reduced the supply of available apartments. In particular, the trend toward condominium conversion in Florida has taken a number of rental units out of the market. In addition, the supply of new apartments coming into the market has slowed somewhat.
As property performance drives the overall financial results for the Company, it is important to examine a few key property performance measures. The following are four high level performance measures management uses to gauge the overall performance of our property portfolio.

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Physical occupancy, economic occupancy, average annual rent per unit, and real estate operating contribution are performance measures that provide management an indication as to the quality of rental revenues. Physical occupancy is calculated simply as the percentage of units occupied out of the total units owned. Economic occupancy is calculated as the net rental revenue divided by the gross potential rental revenue which could be derived from the property portfolio. Economic occupancy is reflective of vacancy, rental concessions, delinquent rents, bad debts and non-revenue units such as model units. The average annual rent per unit is calculated as the total annualized net rental revenue divided by the total number of units owned. Real estate operating contribution is calculated as the excess of rental revenues over real estate operating expenses as a percentage of rental revenues. It provides management an indication as to the ability of the properties to manage operating expenses in the current occupancy environment.
The following table presents these measures as of the dates indicated.
                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
Physical Occupancy
    94 %     94 %     93 %     93 %
Economic Occupancy
    82 %     81 %     82 %     81 %
Average Annual Rent Per Unit
  $ 7,387     $ 7,228     $ 7,337     $ 7,125  
Real Estate Operating Contribution
    53 %     45 %     53 %     46 %
As reflected in the above figures, the strengthening demand for apartments, along with a tightening of the supply of available rental units, has allowed us to maintain physical occupancy at our properties while at the same time improving economic occupancy rates and average annual rent per unit through higher rental rates and a reduced need to offer rental concessions.
Results of Operations
The following discussion of the Company’s results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1 of this report as well as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands)
                                 
    For the Three   For the Three        
    Months Ended   Months Ended   Dollar   Percentage
    June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004   Change   Change
Revenues
                               
Rental revenues
  $ 11,141     $ 6,791     $ 4,350       64 %
Other
    264       321       (57 )     (18 )%
 
                               
Total Revenues
    11,405       7,112       4,293       60 %
 
                               
 
Expenses
                               
Real estate operating
    5,247       3,702       1,545       42 %
Depreciation
    2,139       1,325       814       61 %
Interest
    2,110       1,121       989       88 %
General and administrative
    1,449       761       688       90 %
Amortization expense
    953       424       529       125 %
 
                               
Total Expenses
    11,898       7,333       4,565       62 %
 
                               
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (493 )   $ (221 )   $ (272 )     123 %
 
                               
     Rental revenues. Rental revenues increased by approximately $4.4 million primarily due to the properties acquired in the merger with AFREZ and the purchase of Arbor Hills. The AFREZ properties were acquired in June of 2004, and therefore were only included in the results of operations for one month in 2004. The inclusion of two additional months in 2005 resulted in increased revenues of $3.2 million. Arbor Hills, acquired in December of 2004, increased revenues by $920,000. Increases in economic

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occupancy resulted in increased revenues of approximately $200,000 at properties held by the Company prior to the merger with AFREZ.
     Other revenues. Other revenues in 2005 include interest and dividend income and revenues earned from property management fees from unaffiliated parties. In 2004, other revenues included a gain of $143,000 on the sale of corporate equity securities, as well as interest and dividend income.
     Real estate operating expenses. Operating expenses increased by $1.5 million from the three months ended June 30, 2004. Operating expenses associated with the properties acquired in the merger with AFREZ and the purchase of Arbor Hills increased operating expenses by $1.9 million. This increase is partially offset by the elimination of management fees, which amounted to $308,000 during the period ending June 30, 2005. Management fees were eliminated with the internalization of the property management operations in November 2004 and include fees related to the former AFREZ properties for the month ending June 30, 2004.
     Depreciation expense. The increase is attributable to the acquisition of properties in the merger with AFREZ and the purchase of Arbor Hills. Depreciation expense incurred by the properties held by the Company prior to the merger with AFREZ was consistent with the depreciation expense incurred during the same period in 2004.
     Interest expense. Interest expense represents interest paid and other expenses associated with the taxable and tax-exempt mortgage debt incurred to finance the Company’s investments in multifamily apartment properties. The increase in interest expense for the period is attributable to the debt assumed in the merger with AFREZ and the acquisition of Arbor Hills.
     General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $688,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2004. Salaries and benefit related costs accounted for $245,000 of the increase, of which approximately $200,000 was due to the internalization of the property management operations. Administrative fees paid to the Advisor increased by $180,000 as a result of the merger with AFREZ. The remainder of the increase is attributable to increases in consulting fees, directors and officer’s insurance and professional fees.
     Amortization expense. Amortization expense includes the amortization of in-place lease intangibles and debt financing costs. There was one month of such amortization related to the AFREZ merger in 2004. As of June 30, 2005, there remains $406,000 of unamortized in-place lease intangibles. This amount will be fully amortized by December 31, 2005.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands)
                                 
    For the Six   For the Six        
    Months Ended   Months Ended   Dollar   Percentage
    June 30, 2005   June 30, 2004   Change   Change
Revenues
                               
Rental revenues
  $ 21,955     $ 11,909     $ 10,046       84 %
Other
    542       503       39       8 %
 
                               
Total Revenues
    22,497       12,412       10,085       81 %
 
                               
Expenses
                               
Real estate operating
    10,246       6,409       3,837       60 %
Depreciation
    4,283       2,393       1,890       79 %
Interest
    4,092       2,035       2,057       101 %
General and administrative
    3,083       1,263       1,820       144 %
Amortization expense
    2,269       496       1,773       357 %
 
                               
Total Expenses
    23,973       12,596       11,377       90 %
 
                               
 
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (1,476 )   $ (184 )   $ (1,292 )     702 %
 
                               
     Rental revenues. Rental revenues increased by approximately $9.6 million due to the properties acquired in the merger with AFREZ and the purchase of Arbor Hills. Increases in economic occupancy resulted in increased rental revenues of approximately $400,000 at properties held by the Company prior to the merger with AFREZ.

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     Other revenues. Other revenues in 2005 include interest and dividend income, and revenues earned from property management fees from unaffiliated parties. In 2004, other revenues included a gain of $143,000 on the sale of corporate equity securities, as well as interest and dividend income.
     Real estate operating expenses. Operating expenses increased by $4.6 million due to the properties acquired in the merger with AFREZ and the purchase of Arbor Hills. This increase is offset by the elimination of management fees, which amounted to $545,000 during the period ending June 30, 2005. Management fees were eliminated with the internalization of the property management operations in November 2004 and include fees related to the former AFREZ properties for the month ending June 30, 2004.
     Depreciation expense. The increase is attributable to the acquisition of properties in the merger with AFREZ and the purchase of Arbor Hills in December of 2004. Depreciation expense incurred by the properties held by the Company prior to the merger with AFREZ was consistent with the depreciation expense incurred during the same period in 2004.
     Interest expense. Interest expense represents interest paid and other expenses associated with the taxable and tax-exempt mortgage debt incurred to finance the Company’s investments in multifamily apartment properties. The increase in interest expense for the period is attributable to the debt assumed in the merger with AFREZ and the acquisition of Arbor Hills.
     General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses have increased by $1.8 million from the six months ended June 30, 2004. Salaries and benefit related costs accounted for $950,000 of the increase. This increase is primarily due to increased costs due to the internalization of the property management operations and severance payments of $400,000 and $345,000 respectively. General and administrative expenses are also impacted by increased Administrative fees paid to the Advisor of $350,000. Such fees increased due to the merger with AFREZ. The remainder of the increase is primarily attributable to increases in consulting fees, directors and officers insurance, and professional fees.
     Amortization expense. Amortization expense includes the amortization of in-place lease intangibles and debt financing costs. During 2005, there were five months of amortization of in-place lease intangibles related to the AFREZ merger and six months of amortization related to the Arbor Hills acquisition. There was one month of such amortization in 2004.
     Discontinued Operations. As of June 30, 2005, Park Trace Apartments and The Retreat Apartments have been designated as held for sale. Accordingly, the results of operations for the periods presented have been reclassified to discontinued operations and disclosed as a single line item on the Statements of Operations. The Glades Apartments, acquired in the AFREZ merger and divested in December 2004, is also classified as a discontinued operation.
Funds from Operations (“FFO”)
The following sets forth a reconciliation of the Company’s net loss as determined in accordance with GAAP and its FFO for the periods set forth (in thousands):

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    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    Ended June 30,   Ended June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
Net loss
  $ (507 )   $ (201 )   $ (1,488 )   $ (182 )
Depreciation expense
    2,139       1,325       4,283       2,393  
In-place lease amortization
    907       352       2,166       352  
Depreciation and amortization of discontinued operations
    178       264       357       441  
 
                               
 
                               
Funds from Operations
  $ 2,717     $ 1,740     $ 5,318     $ 3,004  
 
                               
 
                               
Shares outstanding
    10,511       6,746       10,511       5,910  
 
                               
 
                               
Funds from Operations per share
  $ 0.26     $ 0.26     $ 0.51     $ 0.51  
 
                               
Funds from Operations increased $977,000, or 56%, and $2.3 million, or 77%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. This is primarily due to the inclusion of the results of operations of the properties acquired in the merger with AFREZ and the purchase of Arbor Hills. These increases are partially offset by the increased general and administrative expenses and the inclusion of the $143,000 gain on sale of corporate equity securities during 2004.
FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition of FFO that is recommended by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). To calculate FFO under the NAREIT definition, depreciation and amortization expenses related to the Company’s real estate, gains or losses realized from the disposition of depreciable real estate assets, and certain extraordinary items are added back to the Company’s net income. The Company believes that FFO is an important non-GAAP measurement because FFO excludes the depreciation expense on real estate assets and real estate generally appreciates over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than other depreciable assets such as machinery or equipment. Additionally, other real estate companies, analysts and investors utilize FFO in analyzing the results of real estate companies.
While the Company uses the NAREIT definition of FFO, the Company’s FFO may not be comparable to other REITs or real estate companies with similar assets. This is due in part to the differences in capitalization policies used by different companies and the significant effect these capitalization policies have on FFO. Real estate costs incurred in connection with real estate operations which are accounted for as capital improvements are added to the carrying value of the property and depreciated over time whereas real estate costs that are expensed are accounted for as a current period expense. This affects FFO because costs that are accounted for as expenses reduce FFO. Conversely, real estate costs that are capitalized and depreciated are added back to net income to calculate FFO. Prior to 2005, the Company’s capitalization policy was to treat most recurring capital improvements, such as appliances, vinyl flooring and carpet as expenses, and this may cause the Company’s historically reported FFO to be lower than peer companies that capitalize recurring improvements of these types.
Although the Company considers FFO to be a useful measure of its operating performance, FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income which is calculated in accordance with GAAP.

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Supplemental Operating Performance Statistics
The following tables are presented to provide additional information regarding property performance.
                                                                 
    For the three months ended June 30,   For the six months ended June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
    Physical   Economic   Physical   Economic   Physical   Economic   Physical   Economic
Property Name   Occupancy   Occupancy   Occupancy   Occupancy   Occupancy   Occupancy   Occupancy   Occupancy
Properties historically owned by the Company
                                                               
Belvedere Apartments
    99 %     94 %     96 %     90 %     99 %     95 %     97 %     90 %
Coral Point Apartments
    94 %     81 %     87 %     63 %     93 %     79 %     86 %     67 %
Covey at Fox Valley
    85 %     70 %     91 %     77 %     84 %     71 %     89 %     74 %
Greenbriar Apartments
    92 %     84 %     95 %     80 %     93 %     84 %     93 %     81 %
The Hunt Apartments
    93 %     90 %     93 %     91 %     95 %     92 %     91 %     89 %
Jackson Park Place Apartments
    94 %     91 %     98 %     95 %     94 %     91 %     97 %     95 %
Littlestone of Village Green
    94 %     80 %     91 %     78 %     94 %     80 %     93 %     81 %
Oakhurst Apartments
    98 %     94 %     94 %     88 %     98 %     95 %     95 %     90 %
Oakwell Farms Apartments
    95 %     79 %     95 %     76 %     94 %     77 %     93 %     73 %
Park at Countryside
    98 %     93 %     96 %     91 %     99 %     93 %     93 %     88 %
The Park at 58 Apartments
    76 %     72 %     84 %     77 %     78 %     74 %     81 %     75 %
Park Trace Apartments
    97 %     72 %     93 %     72 %     96 %     72 %     94 %     74 %
The Retreat
    92 %     69 %     95 %     69 %     90 %     67 %     95 %     68 %
St. Andrews at Westwood Apts
    99 %     88 %     98 %     82 %     99 %     88 %     97 %     82 %
Shelby Heights
    96 %     92 %     96 %     92 %     95 %     92 %     96 %     94 %
 
                                                               
Properties acquired in the merger with AFREZ (1)
                                                               
Bluff Ridge Apartments
    98 %     94 %     99 %     97 %     98 %     95 %     99 %     97 %
Brentwood Oaks Apartments
    97 %     89 %     98 %     87 %     97 %     88 %     98 %     87 %
Delta Crossing
    97 %     69 %     95 %     68 %     97 %     69 %     93 %     67 %
Elliot’s Crossing Apartments
    95 %     74 %     92 %     76 %     94 %     75 %     78 %     76 %
Fox Hollow Apartments
    84 %     72 %     91 %     80 %     83 %     73 %     93 %     84 %
Highland Park Apartments
    97 %     84 %     92 %     81 %     97 %     84 %     89 %     80 %
Huntsview Apartments
    91 %     79 %     88 %     74 %     90 %     78 %     87 %     74 %
Lakes of Northdale Apartments
    96 %     88 %     96 %     85 %     93 %     86 %     94 %     83 %
Misty Springs Apartments
    100 %     94 %     98 %     91 %     100 %     94 %     99 %     92 %
Monticello Apartments
    91 %     81 %     93 %     87 %     92 %     84 %     95 %     88 %
The Ponds at Georgetown
    88 %     78 %     84 %     76 %     89 %     77 %     88 %     80 %
Waterman’s Crossing
    98 %     94 %     98 %     91 %     96 %     92 %     98 %     92 %
Waters Edge Apartments
    85 %     75 %     94 %     79 %     89 %     75 %     89 %     77 %
 
                                                               
Recently acquired properties
                                                               
Arbor Hills (2)
    91 %     79 %     n/a       n/a       88 %     79 %     n/a       n/a  
 
                                                               
 
    94 %     82 %     94 %     81 %     93 %     82 %     93 %     81 %
 
                                                               
 
 
(1) Properties were acquired by the Company on June 3, 2004. The above percentages include physical economic occupancy information for the two and five months prior to the Company’s ownership.
(2) Arbor Hills was acquired by the Company in December 2004.

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    Annualized Revenue per unit
    Three months ended June 30   Six months ended June 30
Property Name   2005           2004   2005   2004
Properties historically owned by the Company
                                       
Belvedere Apartments
  $ 9,809             $ 9,043     $ 9,719     $ 9,130  
Coral Point
    6,330               5,281       6,234       5,174  
Covey at Fox Valley
    8,938               9,377       8,840       9,042  
Greenbriar Apartments
    5,934               5,514       5,871       5,443  
The Hunt Apartments
    5,765               5,782       5,928       5,657  
Jackson Park Place
    8,249               8,214       8,295       8,127  
Littlestone of Village Green
    6,988               6,854       7,101       7,044  
Oakhurst Apartments
    7,993               7,370       7,857       7,339  
Oakwell Farms Apartments
    6,632               6,337       6,510       6,185  
Park at Countryside
    8,023               7,449       7,998       7,177  
The Park at Fifty Eight
    4,963               5,323       5,032       5,106  
Park Trace Apartments
    7,180               7,199       7,115       7,234  
The Retreat
    6,380               6,375       6,254       6,304  
St. Andrews at Westwood Apts
    8,660               8,020       8,590       7,922  
Shelby Heights
    6,584               6,491       6,480       6,513  
 
                                       
Properties acquired in the merger with AFREZ (1)
                                       
Bluff Ridge Apartments
    7,918               7,590       7,953       7,625  
Brentwood Oaks Apartments
    8,041               7,808       7,908       7,799  
Delta Crossing
    6,956               6,653       6,747       6,544  
Elliot’s Crossing Apartments
    6,306               6,198       6,368       6,240  
Fox Hollow Apartments
    5,843               6,392       5,906       6,571  
Highland Park Apartments
    6,468               6,419       6,467       6,242  
Huntsview Apartments
    6,572               6,103       6,445       6,080  
Lakes of Northdale Apartments
    8,350               7,814       8,119       7,675  
Misty Springs Apartments
    7,933               7,495       7,844       7,516  
Monticello Apartments
    9,800               10,090       9,865       10,204  
The Ponds at Georgetown
    10,674               10,268       10,772       10,840  
Waterman’s Crossing
    9,962               9,599       9,762       9,567  
Waters Edge Apartments
    8,704               9,628       8,982       8,933  
 
Recently acquired properties
                                       
Arbor Hills (2)
    6,716               n/a       6,662       n/a  
 
                                       
 
  $ 7,387             $ 7,228     $ 7,337     $ 7,125  
 
                                       
 
(1)    Properties were acquired by the Company on June 3, 2004. The above amounts include operating revenues for the two and five months prior to the Company’s ownership.
(2)  Arbor Hills was acquired by the Company in December 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s primary source of cash is net rental revenues generated by its real estate investments. Net rental revenues from a multifamily apartment property depend on the rental and occupancy rates of the property and on the level of operating expenses. Occupancy rates and rents are directly affected by the supply of, and demand for, apartments in the market areas in which a property is located. This, in turn, is affected by several factors, such as local or national economic conditions, the amount of new apartment construction and the affordability of home ownership. In addition, factors such as government regulation (such as zoning laws), inflation, real estate and other taxes, labor problems and natural disasters can affect the economic operations of a property.
The Company uses cash primarily to (i) pay the operating expenses of its multifamily apartment properties, including the cost of capital improvements; (ii) to pay the operating expenses of the Company’s administration, including the fees paid to its Advisor; (iii)

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the payment of debt service on its bonds and mortgages payable; (iv) the acquisition of additional multifamily apartment properties, agency securities and other investments; and (v) the payment of dividends. Currently, the Company’s cash provided by operations is insufficient to maintain the necessary level of capital improvements and to fully fund the current level of dividends. While the Company has the ability to fund the current level of dividends through other means, including proceeds from the sale of properties, continued weakness in operating cash flows could negatively impact dividend rates.
The Company’s principal business strategy is to acquire and operate multifamily apartment properties as long-term investments. In order to achieve its acquisition strategy, the Company has the authority to finance the acquisition of additional real estate in a variety of manners, including raising additional equity capital. In June 2004, the Company filed a registration statement for $200 million of capital stock which may be sold from time to time in order to raise additional equity capital in order to support the Company’s business strategy. To date, no securities have been sold under this registration statement.
In addition to the funds that the Company may raise through the issuance of additional equity capital, it may also be able to borrow money to finance the acquisition of additional real estate assets. Borrowing to acquire additional multifamily apartment properties is generally in the form of long-term taxable or tax exempt mortgage loans secured by the acquired properties. The amount of debt the Company can incur is not limited by its charter or otherwise. In general, however, the amount of borrowing used to finance the overall multifamily apartment property portfolio is approximately 55% to 65% of the purchase price of these assets, although higher or lower levels of borrowings may be used on any single property.
The multifamily apartment properties which the Company currently owns are financed under twenty mortgage financings with an aggregate principal balance outstanding of approximately $166.5 million as of June 30, 2005. These mortgages consist of thirteen tax-exempt bonds with an aggregate principal balance outstanding of approximately $111.2 million and seven taxable mortgage notes payable with a combined principal balance of approximately $55.3 million. Eleven of these mortgage obligations, totaling approximately $72.9 million, require periodic payments of principal and interest while the remaining nine mortgage obligations require only periodic payments of interest. Approximately 69% of these mortgage obligations bear interest at a fixed rate with a weighted average interest rate of 5.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The remaining 31% of these mortgage obligations bear interest at variable rates, via interest rate swap agreements, that had a weighted average interest rate of 2.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Maturity dates on these mortgage obligations range from September 2005 to July 2031. Each of these mortgage loans has been made on a non-recourse basis, which means the lender’s source of payment in the event of default is limited to foreclosure of the underlying property securing the mortgage loan.

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In order to mitigate interest rate risk associated with the Company’s variable rate debt, the Company has entered into the following derivative financial instruments.
                                     
    Interest Rate Swaps and Caps
        Counterparty           Company    
        Notional   Receive/   Notional   Pay
    Maturity   Amount   Cap Rate   Amount   Rate
Fixed to Variable
  December 6, 2006   $ 4,800  (5)     7.00 %   $ 4,800  (5)     3.29 % (3)
Fixed to Variable
  December 6, 2006   $ 5,300  (5)     7.13 %   $ 5,300  (5)     3.29 % (3)
Fixed to Variable
  December 6, 2006   $ 5,129  (1) (5)     7.75 %   $ 5,112  (1) (5)     3.29 % (3)
Fixed to Variable
  January 22, 2009   $ 8,300       5.38 %   $ 8,300  (5)     3.29 % (3)
Variable to Fixed
  February 3, 2009   $ 8,100       2.64 % (2)   $ 8,100       2.82 %
Variable to Fixed
  June 25, 2009   $ 10,910       2.64 % (2)   $ 10,910       3.30 %
Fixed to Variable
  July 13, 2009   $ 6,930  (5)     7.25 %   $ 6,930  (5)     3.29 % (3)
Fixed to Variable
  July 13, 2009   $ 3,980  (5)     7.50 %   $ 3,980  (5)     3.29 % (3)
Interest Rate Cap
  December 22, 2009   $ 13,400       4.50 % (4)     N/A       N/A  
Interest Rate Cap
  December 22, 2009   $ 12,750       4.50 % (4)     N/A       N/A  
Variable to Fixed
  January 15, 2012   $ 11,320       3.44 %   $ 11,320       2.64 % (2)
 
 (1)   Notional amount is tied to the The Exchange at Palm Bay bond payable and adjusts downward as principal payments are made on the bond payable.
 
 (2)   Weighted average Bond Market Association rate for the three months ended June 30, 2005.
 
 (3)   Weighted average Bond Market Association rate for the three months ended June 30, 2005 plus 0.65%.
 
 (4)   Capped rate is tied to the weighted average Bond Market Association rate for the month.
 
 (5)   These are total return swaps.
The $8.1 million variable to fixed swap was entered into on top of and to mitigate the variable rate risk of the fixed to variable swap maturing January 22, 2009. It effectively fixes the interest rate on $8.1 million of bonds payable at 2.82% through February 3, 2009.
The Company also has borrowings in the form of notes payable and borrowings under repurchase agreements. The notes, which were assumed as part of the merger with AFREZ, bear interest at a variable rate with a weighted average interest rate for the three month period of 4.2%. These Notes payable are due January 15, 2008. The borrowings under repurchase agreements bear interest at fixed rates with a weighted average interest rate of 2.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and mature within one year.
Acquisitions of agency securities are principally financed with repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements take the form of a sale of a security (in this case, an agency security owned by the Company) to a counterparty at an agreed upon price in return for the counterparty’s simultaneous agreement to resell the same securities back to the Company at a future date at a higher price. Although structured as a sale and repurchase obligation, a repurchase agreement operates as a borrowing under which the Company pledges agency securities that it already owns as collateral to secure a short-term loan with a counterparty. The borrowings are then used to acquire additional agency securities, which themselves may be used as collateral for additional borrowings under repurchase agreements. The difference between the sale and repurchase price is the cost, or interest expense, of borrowing under the repurchase agreements. The repurchase agreements may require the Company to pledge additional assets to the lender in the event the market value of existing pledged collateral declines below a specified percentage. The pledged collateral may fluctuate in value due to, among other things, principal repayments, market changes in interest rates and credit quality. The Company retains beneficial ownership of the pledged collateral, including the right to distributions, while the counterparty maintains custody of the collateral securities. At the maturity of a repurchase agreement, the Company is required to repay the loan and concurrently receive back its pledged collateral from the lender or, may renew the repurchase agreement at the then prevailing financing rate. As of June 30, 2005, the Company had borrowed approximately $18.9 million under short-term repurchase agreements to finance its investment in agency securities. These repurchase agreements have a weighted average interest rate of 2.3% and a weighted average maturity of less than 90 days. Total borrowings to acquire agency securities are currently limited by the Company to not more than eight times the amount of equity capital invested or set aside for investment by the Company in agency securities, although the Company can increase this limitation with the approval of the Board of Directors.

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Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005 increased by $2.2 million compared to the same period a year earlier. The increase is due to cash generated by the properties acquired subsequent to June 30, 2004 and improved economic occupancy. Cash provided by investing activities decreased $8.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. The decrease is due to cash acquired in the AFREZ transaction and a reduction in principal receipts from agency securities of $2.3 million. Net cash used in financing activities increased by $1.1 million due to additional dividend payments of $2.7 million, as a result of increased shares outstanding. For the first six months of 2005, the Company has declared dividends of $5.3 million. These dividends exceed the Company’s earnings by $6.7 million, thereby increasing the Company’s accumulated deficit to $19.4 million.
Contractual Obligations
The Company had the following contractual obligations as of June 30, 2005 (in thousands):
                                         
    Payments due by period
            Less than   1-3   3-5   More than
    Total   1 year   years   years   5 years
Notes payable
  $ 2,413     $     $     $ 2,413     $  
 
Bonds and mortgage notes payable
  $ 166,523     $ 5,950     $ 37,948     $ 2,693     $ 119,932  
 
Borrowings under repurchase agreements
  $ 25,875     $ 25,875     $     $     $  
The Company is also contractually obligated to pay interest on its long-term debt obligations. The weighted average interest rate of the long-term debt obligations outstanding as of June 30, 2005 was approximately 5.8% for fixed-rate debt and 2.8% for variable-rate debt.
The Company will either refinance or repay the mortgage note due in September of 2005. Repurchase agreements will either be renewed with new agreements having similar terms or be repaid.
On August 3, 2005 the Company completed its acquisition of Tregaron Oaks, LLC, a 300 unit apartment complex located in Bellevue, Nebraska for $19 million. The acquisition was partially financed with a 10-year, $12.4 million mortgage note that bears interest at 5.1%. The note requires monthly interest payments of $52,779. The remainder of the purchase price was paid with cash on hand.
The Company has also announced its intention to acquire The Reserve at Wescott Plantation, a 192 unit complex in Summerville, South Carolina for $16.7 million, including the assumption of the existing $12.3 million first mortgage on the property. In connection with this transaction, the Company is also acquiring 9.2 acres of land adjacent to the property for an additional $576,000. These transactions are expected to close during the third quarter of 2005.
In connection with the above acquisitions, the Company is obligated to pay the Advisor a property acquisition fee of 1.25% of the purchase price. This fee compensates the Advisor for its assistance in identifying, evaluating and acquiring real estate assets.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk. The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to its long-term borrowings. Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental, monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors that are beyond the Company’s control.
The Company’s interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower its overall borrowing costs. To achieve its objective, the Company borrows primarily at fixed rates and enters into derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swaps, in order to manage and mitigate its interest rate risk. The Company has not entered into derivative instrument transactions for speculative purposes.
Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 for detailed disclosure about quantitative and qualitative disclosures concerning market risk. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk have not materially changed since December 31, 2004.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s current disclosure controls and procedures are effective, providing them with material information relating to the Company as required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act on a timely basis.
(b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
On December 3, 2003, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against America First Real Estate Investment Partners, L.P. ( “AFREZ”), along with its general partner and America First Companies, L.L.C., by Harvey Matcovsky and Gloria Rein, in their capacities as holders of assigned limited partner interests (“Units”) of AFREZ. The plaintiffs seek to have the lawsuit certified as a class action on behalf of all Units holders. The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that the defendants acted in violation of their fiduciary duties to the Unit holders in connection with the merger of AFREZ with and into the Company. The plaintiffs were seeking to enjoin the proposed merger and also seek unspecified damages and costs. On February 5, 2004, the defendants filed an Answer denying all material allegations and asserting several affirmative defenses. The merger of AFREZ with and into the Company was completed on June 3, 2004 and, as a result, the Company assumed all liabilities of AFREZ, including any liability that may be imposed as a result of this lawsuit. To date, the plaintiffs have not amended their complaint to formally name the Company as a defendant or to modify the relief they are seeking. The Company intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this litigation. There are no other material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or to which any of its properties is subject.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its annual shareholders’ meeting on May 25, 2005 for the purposes of electing three Class III directors.
A total of 10,510,588 shares of common stock were entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 9,514,127 shares (90.52%) were represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy. The following sets forth the results of the voting at the annual meeting:
Election of Directors
                 
Lisa Y. Roskens
  For—     9,314,620     Withheld— 199,507
 
               
George V. Jansen
  For—     9,358,317     Withheld— 155,810
 
               
George Behringer
  For—     9,364,958     Withheld— 149,169
Further information regarding these matters is contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated April 22, 2005, relating to the annual meeting.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as required by Item 6 of this report. Exhibit numbers refer to the paragraph numbers under Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 25, 2003, between the Company and America First Real Estate Investment Partners, L.P. and Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 10, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-111036) filed by the Company on February 25, 2004).
2.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 18, 2002, between the Company and America First Apartment Investors, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-90690) filed by the Company on June 18, 2002).
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-90690) filed by the Company on June 18, 2002).
3.2 Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-90690) filed by Company on August 1, 2002).
4.1 Specimen of Common Stock Certificate of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-90690) filed by the Company on June 18, 2002).

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10.1 Agreement of Purchase and Sale by and between the Company and Tregaron Oaks, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to the Current report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2005).
10.2 Agreement of Purchase and Sale by and between the Company and Wescott Reserve, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to the Current report on Form 8-K filed June 8, 2005).
10.3 Agreement of Purchase and Sale by and between the Company and NALS Austin, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to the Current report on Form 8-K filed June 23, 2005).
31.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
     
 
  AMERICA FIRST APARTMENT INVESTORS, INC.
 
   
Date: August 8, 2005
  /s/ John H. Cassidy
 
  John H. Cassidy
 
  President and Chief Executive Officer

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