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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-263735"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ELME"
cik: "0000104894"
company_name: "Elme Communities"
filed_at: "2022-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T03:11:27.942829+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WashREIT rebrands as Elme Communities; ticker to change to ELME on Oct 20; expects 14% Core FFO growth in 2023

## Summary
- Name changed to Elme Communities; ticker symbol on NYSE to become 'ELME' effective Oct 20, 2022.
- Expects ~14% year-over-year Core FFO growth in 2023, highest in over 20 years.
- Same-store multifamily NOI growth expected at 9.0% to 11.0% in 2023.
- Expanded Sunbelt exposure: 20% of apartment homes in Sunbelt vs 3% a year ago.
- Internalization of community-level operations to be completed by mid-2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-263735
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ELME
- cik: 0000104894
- company_name: Elme Communities
- filed_at: 2022-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000119312522263735/0001193125-22-263735-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000119312522263735/d393458d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-263735.txt

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