Item 2. Properties.

We own, operate, acquire and selectively develop apartment communities primarily located in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. with the potential for above average growth and return on investment. Approximately 70% of our apartment units are located in the Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas markets. Our strategic focus is to provide our residents high quality apartment units in attractive community settings, characterized by upscale amenities, extensive landscaping and attention to aesthetic detail.

The following schedule summarizes our apartment community portfolio and occupancy levels by location, as of December 31, 2023:

(1)

Number of communities includes five communities under development as of December 31, 2023.

(2)

Number of units excludes development units not yet delivered.

(3)

Average physical occupancy is calculated by dividing the average daily number of units occupied in 2023 by the total number of units at each apartment community.

(4)

Includes a completed MAA multifamily apartment community expansion development and a new multifamily apartment community development that has not yet delivered any units.

(5)

Schedule excludes a 269-unit joint venture property in Washington, D.C.

Thirty-four of our apartment communities reflected in the above schedule also include retail components. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our Same Store and Non-Same Store and Other segments.

Mortgage Financing

As of December 31, 2023, we had $363.3 million of indebtedness collateralized, secured and outstanding as set forth in Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.