Angela Kleinman
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS) Q1 2026 earnings conference call, held 2026-04-29. Replay captured from the company's public earnings webcast.

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:04.956 Good day and welcome to the Essex Property Trust's first quarter 2026 earnings call. 00:00:04.956 -- 00:00:07.679 As a reminder, today's conference call is being recorded. 00:00:07.679 -- 00:00:12.704 Statements made on this conference call regarding expected operating results and other 00:00:12.704 -- 00:00:16.808 future events are forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. 00:00:16.808 -- 00:00:22.234 Forward-looking statements are made based on current expectations, assumptions, 00:00:22.234 -- 00:00:26.407 and beliefs, as well as information available to the company at this time. 00:00:26.407 -- 00:00:31.613 A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. 00:00:31.613 -- 00:00:36.880 Further information about these risks can be found on the company's filings with SEC. 00:00:36.880 -- 00:00:39.663 It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Ms. 00:00:39.663 -- 00:00:44.729 Angela Kleinman, President and Chief Executive Officer for Essex Property Trust. 00:00:44.729 -- 00:00:48.271 Thank you. Ms. Kleinman, you may begin. 00:00:50.236 -- 00:00:53.980 Good morning and welcome to Essex first quarter earnings call. 00:00:53.980 -- 00:00:59.005 Today I will cover our first quarter performance, discuss regional trends, and 00:00:59.005 -- 00:01:02.049 conclude with an update on the transaction market. 00:01:02.049 -- 00:01:07.574 BARPAC will follow with prepared remarks and Rylan Burns is here for Q&A. 00:01:07.574 -- 00:01:13.120 Starting with the macro environment, U.S. economic conditions year-to-day have generally 00:01:13.120 -- 00:01:18.646 unfolded in line with our outlook, with national labor trends remaining soft. 00:01:18.646 -- 00:01:23.948 Additionally, Tigh...