Huntingdon REIT Announces Binding Letter of Agreement to Sell Material Assets
of CRESI

RICHMOND, BC, March 11 /CNW/ - Huntingdon Real Estate Investment Trust ("HREIT") (TSX: HNT.UN) today announced that it has entered into a binding letter of agreement to sell all of the material assets of Consolidated Real Estate Services Inc. ("CRESI"), a wholly-owned property management business.

The material assets of CRESI are to be sold for $450,000, subject to adjustment based on prescribed terms, payable in two installments during 2010. The sale is expected to close on or about April 23, 2010. HREIT intends to wind up CRESI by the end of 2010.

HREIT is a real estate investment trust which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols HNT.UN (Trust Units) and HNT.DB.C (Series C Convertible Debentures). HREIT owns, directly or indirectly, 82 income producing office, industrial, retail and standalone parking lot properties, including the aviation-related facilities on ground leased land at five of Canada's leading international airports that have a total gross leaseable area of 5.5 million square feet; two land parcels held for development and one property held for sale, with other development and expansion opportunities within the portfolio.

Forward-Looking Information:

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For further information: Zachary R. George, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [email protected]