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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
/X/
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
OR
/  /
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 1-14369

AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
52-2058165
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
222 Smallwood Village Center
St. Charles, Maryland  20602
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(301) 843-8600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

TITLE OF EACH CLASS
Common Shares, $.01 par value
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
American Stock Exchange
 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Exchange Act.Yes / /No /x/

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act.Yes / /No /x/

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 report(s)), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes /x/No / /

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants' knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.          / /

 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  / /     Accelerated filer  / /     Non-accelerated filer  / /      Smaller Reporting Company /x/

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).    Yes  / /    No  /x/

As of June 30, 2007 the aggregate market value of the common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price reported on the American Stock Exchange on that day of $20.41, was $50,432,130.  As of March 1, 2008, there were 5,229,954 common shares outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement of American Community Properties Trust to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on June 4, 2008, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

 
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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST

2007 Form 10-K Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS



   
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 PART I

BUSINESS
References to "we," "us," "our" or the "Company" refer to American Community Properties Trust and our business and operations conducted through our subsidiaries.

GENERAL
On March 17, 1997, American Community Properties Trust ("ACPT" or the "Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Interstate General Company L.P. ("IGC" or "Predecessor"), was formed as a real estate investment trust under Title 8 of the Corporations and Associates Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (the "Maryland REIT Law").  ACPT was formed to succeed to most of IGC's real estate assets.
On October 5, 1998, IGC transferred to ACPT the common shares of four subsidiaries that collectively comprised the principal real estate operations and assets of IGC.  In exchange, ACPT issued to IGC 5,207,954 common shares of ACPT, all of which were distributed to the partners of IGC.
ACPT is a self-managed holding company that is primarily engaged in the investment of rental properties, property management services, community development and homebuilding.  These operations are concentrated in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and Puerto Rico and are carried out through American Rental Properties Trust ("ARPT"), American Rental Management Company ("ARMC "), American Land Development U.S., Inc. ("ALD") and IGP Group Corp. ("IGP Group") and their subsidiaries.
ACPT is taxed as a U.S. partnership and its taxable income flows through to its shareholders.  ACPT is subject to Puerto Rico taxes on IGP Group’s taxable income, generating foreign tax credits that have been passed through to ACPT’s shareholders.  A federal tax regulation has been proposed that could eliminate the pass through of these foreign tax credits to ACPT’s shareholders.  Comments on the proposed regulation are currently being evaluated with the final regulation expected to be effective for tax years beginning after the final regulation is ultimately published in the Federal Register.  ACPT’s federal taxable income consists of certain passive income from IGP Group, a controlled foreign corporation, additional distributions from IGP Group including Puerto Rico taxes paid on behalf of ACPT, and dividends from ACPT’s U.S. subsidiaries.  Other than Interstate Commercial Properties (“ICP”), which is taxed as a Puerto Rico corporation, the taxable income from the remaining Puerto Rico operating entities passes through to IGP Group or ALD.  Of this taxable income, only the portion of taxable income applicable to the profits, losses or gains on the residential land sold in Parque Escorial passes through to ALD.  ALD, ARMC, and ARPT are taxed as U.S. corporations.  The taxable income from the U.S. multifamily rental properties flows through to ARPT.

ARPT
ARPT holds partnership interests in 21 multifamily rental properties ("U.S. Apartment Properties") indirectly through American Housing Properties L.P. ("AHP"), a Delaware limited partnership, in which ARPT has a 99% limited partner interest and American Housing Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARPT, has a 1% general partner interest.

ARMC
ARMC performs property management services in the United States for the U.S. Apartment Properties and for one other rental apartment not owned by ACPT.

ALD
ALD owns and operates the assets of ACPT's United States community development operations. These include the following:
1.  
a 100% interest in St. Charles Community LLC ("SCC LLC") which holds approximately 4,000 acres of land in St. Charles, Maryland;
2.  
the Class B interest in Interstate General Properties Limited Partnership S.E., a Maryland limited partnership ("IGP"), that represents IGP's rights to income, gains and losses associated with the balance of the residential land in Parque Escorial in Puerto Rico held by Land Development Associates, S.E. ("LDA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of IGP; and
3.  
a 50% interest, through SCC LLC, in a land development joint venture, St. Charles Active Adult Community, LLC (“AAC”).

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IGP Group
IGP Group owns and operates the assets of ACPT's Puerto Rico division indirectly through a 99% limited partnership interest and 1% general partner interest in IGP excluding the Class B IGP interest transferred to ALD. IGP's assets and operations include:
1.  
a 100% partnership interest in LDA, a Puerto Rico special partnership which holds 120 acres of land in the planned community of Parque Escorial and 490 acres of land in Canovanas;
2.  
general partner interests in 9 multifamily rental properties (“Puerto Rico Apartment Properties”), and a limited partner interest in 1 of the 9 partnerships;
3.  
a 100% ownership interest in Escorial Office Building I, Inc. (“EOBI”), through LDA and IGP, a Puerto Rico corporation that holds the operations of a three-story, 56,000 square foot office building;
4.  
a 100% ownership interest in ICP, an entity that holds the partnership interest in El Monte Properties S.E. (“EMP”);
5.  
a limited partnership interest in ELI, S.E. ("ELI"), that holds a 45.26% share in the future cash flow generated from a 30-year lease of an office building to the State Insurance Fund of the Government of Puerto Rico; and
6.  
an indirect 100% ownership interest, through LDA and IGP, in Torres del Escorial, Inc. ("Torres"), a  Puerto Rico corporation organized to build 160 condominium units.

In July 2007, J. Michael Wilson filed a Form 13 D/A announcing the Wilson family’s intentions to obtain an investor for a potential management buyout of the company. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees formed a Special Committee of Independent Trustees to take such actions on behalf of the Trust related to or airsing in connection with any such potential transactions.

ACPT has two reportable segments: U.S. operations and Puerto Rico operations. The Company's chief decision-makers allocate resources and evaluate the Company's performance based on these two segments. The U.S. segment is comprised of different components grouped by product type or service, to include:  investments in rental properties, community development and property management services. The Puerto Rico segment entails the following components: investment in rental properties, community development, homebuilding and property management services.  Set forth below is a brief description of these businesses within each of our segments.

U.S. SEGMENT:

INVESTMENT IN RENTAL PROPERTIES

Multifamily Rental Properties
ACPT, indirectly through ARPT and AHP, holds interests in 21 U.S. Apartment Properties that own and operate apartment facilities in Maryland and Virginia. The U.S. Apartment Properties include a total of 3,366 rental units. Each of the U.S. Apartment Properties is financed by a non-recourse mortgage whereby the owners are not jointly and severally liable for the debt.  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") provides rent subsidies to the projects for residents of 973 apartment units. In addition, 110 units are leased pursuant to HUD's Low Income Housing Tax Credit ("LIHTC") program, and 139 other units are leased under income guidelines set by the Maryland Community Development Administration. The remaining 2,144 units are leased at market rates.

The Company continues to believe that its investments in suburban multifamily rental properties will provide long-term value.  Suburban multifamily capitalization rates decreased for the third consecutive year to 6.34%, down from 6.44% for 2006 and remain in the first position relative to other types of real estate investment.1

New Multifamily Rental Property Construction
Sheffield Greens Apartments, which began leasing efforts in the first quarter of 2006, completed the lease-up of the facility in the second quarter 2007. The 252-unit apartment project consists of nine, 3-story buildings and offers 1 and 2 bedroom units ranging in size from 800 to 1,400 square feet.  The complex was substantially complete as of January 31, 2007, with all units available for occupancy at that time.
The Company is currently planning the construction of a 184 unit luxury apartment complex within St. Charles, called Gleneagles Apartments.  Gleneagles Apartments is expected to consist of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units ranging in size of 905 to 1840 square feet.  The Company currently anticipates average monthly rents of approximately $1,625 per unit.  Pre-leasing efforts are currently scheduled to commence during the second quarter of 2008, with delivery of the initial units within the complex during the first quarter of 2009.  The Company has submitted for building permits, and currently anticipates final approval from Charles County by the third quarter of 2008.  Construction of the project is expected to begin promptly after the permits are issued.  The Company is also currently in the process of obtaining a HUD insured loan for this project which is expected to close within 60 days of receiving the County’s approval of the plat.

1 Per Integra Realty Resources (“IRR”) Viewpoint 2008, “Real Estate Value Trends”
 
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Multifamily Rental Property Acquisitions
The following table sets forth the name of each entity owning U.S. Apartment Properties; the number of rental units in the property; the percentage of all units held by U.S. Apartment Properties; the project cost; the percentage of such units under lease; and the expiration date and maximum benefit for any subsidy contract:

   
Number of
         
12/31/2007
   
Occupancy
   
Expiration
   
Maximum
 
   
Apartment
   
Percentage of
   
Project Cost (A)
   
at
   
Of Subsidy
   
Subsidy
 
U.S. APARTMENTS PROPERTIES
 
Units
   
Portfolio
   
(in thousands)
   
12/31/2007
   
Contract
   
(in thousands)
 
Consolidated Partnerships
                                   
Bannister
    167       5 %   $ 9,736       94 %            N/A     $ -  
      41       1 %                  
2008
      521  
Coachman's
    104       3 %     7,997       97 %            N/A       -  
Crossland
    96       3 %     3,358       92 %            N/A       -  
Essex
    496       15 %     21,037       98 %  
2008
      4,488  
Fox Chase
    176       5 %     8,969       97 %            N/A       -  
Headen House
    136       4 %     8,582       97 %  
2008
      1,641  
Huntington
    204       6 %     10,115       96 %  
2008
      2,421  
Lancaster
    104       3 %     6,002       96 %            N/A    
(B)
 
Milford Station I
    200       6 %     13,165       91 %            N/A       -  
Milford Station II
    50       1 %     1,861       96 %            N/A       -  
New Forest
    256       8 %     15,412       93 %            N/A       -  
Nottingham South
    85       3 %     3,049       89 %            N/A       -  
Owings Chase
    234       7 %     15,749       95 %            N/A       -  
Palmer
    96       3 %     9,138       91 %            N/A       -  
      56       2 %                  
2008
      709  
Prescott Square
    73       2 %     4,738       92 %            N/A       -  
Sheffield Greens
    252       7 %     25,854       93 %            N/A       -  
Village Lake
    122       3 %     8,010       91 %            N/A       -  
Wakefield Terrace
    164       5 %     11,325       93 %            N/A       -  
      40       1 %                  
2011
      525  
Wakefield Third Age (Brookmont)
    104       3 %     5,552       95 %            N/A       -  
      3,256       96 %     189,649                       10,305  
Unconsolidated Partnerships
                                               
Brookside Gardens
    56       2 %     2,694       98 %            N/A    
(C)
 
Lakeside Apartments
    54       2 %     4,130       98 %            N/A    
(C)
 
      110       4 %     6,824                          
      3,366       100 %   $ 196,473                     $ 10,305  

(A)  
Project costs represent total capitalized costs for each respective property as per Schedule III "Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation" in Item 8 of this 10-K.
(B)  
Not subsidized, however, 54 units are subject to household income restrictions set by the Maryland Community Development Administration (“MCDA”).
(C)  
Not subsidized, but all units are set aside for low to moderate income tenants over certain age limitations under provisions set by the LIHTC program.


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The following table sets forth the operating results, mortgage balances and our economic interest in the U.S. Apartment Properties by location ($ amounts in thousands, all other figures are actual):
U.S. APARTMENT PROPERTIES
 
Number of Apartment Units
   
Operating Revenues
   
Operating Expenses (a)
   
Non-Recourse Mortgage Outstanding
   
Economic Interest Upon Liquidation (b)
   
Consolidated Partnerships
                               
Charles County, Maryland
                               
 Bannister
    208     $ 2,561     $ 1,118     $ 12,501       100.0 %  
 Coachman's
    104       1,695       687       10,883       95.0 %  
 Crossland
    96       1,188       555       4,091       60.0 %  
 Fox Chase
    176       2,293       883       12,840       99.9 %  
 Headen House
    136       1,634       625       6,914       75.5 %  
 Huntington
    204       2,432       1,533       9,218       50.0 %  
 Lancaster
    104       1,462       683       8,491       100.0 %  
 New Forest
    256       3,971       1,520       22,717       99.9 %  
 Palmer
    152       1,874       789       6,746       75.5 %  
 Sheffield Greens
    252       3,700       1,871       26,945       100.0 %  
 Village Lake
    122       1,604       649       9,205       95.0 %  
 Wakefield Terrace
    204       2,283       1,085       10,041       75.5 %  
 Wakefield Third Age (Brookmont)
    104       1,280       558       7,295       75.5 %  
                                           
Baltimore County, Maryland
                                         
 Milford Station I
    200       1,907       1,036       10,491       100.0 %  
 Milford Station II
    50       399       284       1,345       100.0 %  
 Nottingham South
    85       639       478       2,560       100.0 %  
 Owings Chase
    234       2,427       1,302       12,376       100.0 %  
 Prescott Square
    73       785       479       3,590       100.0 %  
                                           
Henrico County, Virginia
                                         
 Essex
    496       4,282       2,757       14,025       50.0 %
(c)
      Total Consolidated
    3,256       38,416       18,892       192,274            
                                           
Unconsolidated Partnerships
                                         
Charles County, Maryland
                                         
Brookside Gardens
    56       318       271       1,241          
(d)
Lakeside
    54       493       262       1,952          
(e)
      Total Unconsolidated
    110       811       533       3,193            
Grand Total
    3,366     $ 39,227     $ 19,425     $ 195,467            
 
 
 
(a)  
Amounts exclude management fees eliminated in consolidation.
(b)  
Surplus cash from operations and proceeds from sale or liquidation are allocated based on the economic interest except those identified by additional description.
(c)  
Upon liquidation, the limited partners have a priority distribution equal to their unrecovered capital.  As of December 31, 2007, the unrecovered limited partner capital for Essex was $1,890,000.  The Company’s receivable of $2,958,000 is the second priority of proceeds from the sale or liquidation on the property.  Until the limited partners have recovered their capital contributions, any surplus cash is distributed first to the limited partners up to $100,000, then a matching $100,000 to the general partner, with any remaining split between the general partner and the limited partners.
(d)  
The allocation of profits and surplus cash, as per the partnership agreement, is based on a complex waterfall calculation.  The Company’s share of the economic ownership is immaterial.
(e)  
The allocation of profits and surplus cash, as per the partnership agreement, is based on a complex waterfall calculation.  The Company is currently eligible to receive $363,000 in distributions related to the payment of a development fee.  This amount receives priority over return of equity to the partners but is subordinate to a $3,000 per year preferred return to the minority partners.  Upon settlement of all priority items, balance is split 70% to the company and 30% to the minority partners.

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Government Regulation
HUD subsidies are provided principally under Section 8 of the National Housing Act. Under Section 8, the government pays to the applicable apartment partnership the difference between market rental rates (determined in accordance with government procedures) and the rate the government deems residents can afford.  In compliance with the requirements of Section 8, ARMC screens residents for eligibility under HUD guidelines. Subsidies are provided under contracts between the federal government and the owners of the apartment properties.
Subsidy contracts for ACPT's U.S. Apartment Properties are scheduled to expire between 2008 and 2011. ACPT currently intends to seek the renewal of expiring subsidy contracts for its properties based on the most advantageous options available at the time of renewal. Please refer to the table shown on page 7 for the expiration dates and amounts of subsidies for the respective properties. We initiate the HUD contract renewal process annually. For contracts where we have elected five-year terms, we are limited to increases based on an Operating Cost Adjustment Factor (“OCAF”).  At the end of the five-year term, or annually if a five-year term is not elected, we will have six options for renewing Section 8 contracts depending upon whether we can meet the eligibility criteria.  Historically, we have met the criteria necessary to renew our Section 8 contracts.
Cash flow from projects whose mortgage loans are insured by the Federal Housing Authority ("FHA"), or financed through the housing agencies in Maryland or Virginia (the "State Financing Agencies") are subject to guidelines and limits established by the apartment properties' regulatory agreements with HUD and the State Financing Agencies.
Our regulatory contracts with HUD and/or the mortgage lenders generally require that certain escrows be established as replacement reserves.  The balance of the replacement reserves are available to fund capital improvements as approved by HUD or the mortgage lender.  As of December 31, 2007, a total of $3.5 million was designated as replacement reserves for the consolidated U.S. Apartment Partnerships.
HUD has received congressional authority to convert expired contracts to resident-based vouchers. This would allow residents to choose where they wish to live, which may include the dwelling unit in which they currently reside.  If these vouchers result in our tenants moving from their existing apartments, this may negatively impact the income stream of certain properties. However, we intend to continue to maintain our properties in order to preserve their values and retain residents to the greatest extent possible.
The federal government has virtually eliminated subsidy programs for new construction of low and moderate income housing by profit-motivated developers such as ACPT.  Any new multifamily rental properties developed by ACPT in the U.S. are expected to offer market rate rents.

Competition
ACPT's investment properties that receive rent subsidies are not subject to the same market conditions as properties charging market rate rents. The Company's subsidized units average annual occupancy of approximately 98%.  ACPT's apartments in St. Charles that have market rate rents are impacted by the supply and demand for competing rental apartments in the area, as well as the local housing market. Our occupancy rates for our market rate properties typically range from 90% to 99%.  When for-sale housing becomes more affordable due to lower mortgage interest rates or softening home prices, this can adversely impact the performance of rental apartments. Conversely, when mortgage interest rates rise or home prices increase, the market for apartment rental units typically benefits.  With the recent subprime mortgage crisis, the Company has seen new homeowners who can no longer afford the increases in their adjustable rate mortgages return to the rental market.
The Company has historically been the only source for multifamily apartment living in the St. Charles and surrounding Waldorf areas.  In the spring of 2008, Archstone-Smith is expected to open “Westchester at the Pavilions,” a luxury apartment community in St. Charles.  We believe that rents within this new facility will be higher than those currently charged for the Company’s apartments.  However, it is unclear if and to what extent occupancy at our higher end fair market properties will be impacted by the addition of these units into the St. Charles market.

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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
ACPT, indirectly through ARMC, operates a property management business in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Baltimore, Maryland and in Richmond, Virginia. ARMC earns fees from the management of 3,654 rental apartment units. ACPT holds an ownership interest in 3,366 units managed by ARMC.  Management fees for these 3,366 units are based on a percentage of rents ranging from 4% to 6.5%. The management contracts for these properties have terms of one or two years and are automatically renewed upon expiration but, may be terminated on 30 days notice by either party. ARMC is entitled to receive an aggregate incentive management fee of $40,000 annually from two of the properties that it manages, as well as the potential to receive an incentive management fee of $100,000 from another property that it manages.  The payment of these fees is subject to the availability of surplus cash. Management and other fees earned from properties included within the consolidated financial statements are eliminated in consolidation. Management fees for the other managed apartment property owned by a third party equal 3% of rents. Effective February 28, 2007, the Company’s management agreement with one of these managed apartment properties, G.L. Limited Partnership, was terminated upon the sale of the apartment property to a third party.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ACPT, indirectly through ALD, owns approximately 3,950 undeveloped acres in the planned community of St. Charles, which is comprised of a total of approximately 9,100 acres (approximately 14 square miles) located in Charles County, Maryland, 23 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.  The land in St. Charles is being developed by ACPT and its subsidiaries for a variety of residential uses, including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and apartments, as well as commercial and industrial uses.
St. Charles is comprised of five separate villages: Smallwood Village (completed), Westlake Village (substantially completed), Fairway Village (currently under development), Piney Reach (undeveloped except for certain infrastructure improvements) and Wooded Glen (undeveloped except for certain infrastructure improvements). Each of the developed villages consists of individually planned neighborhoods, and includes schools, churches, recreation centers, sports facilities, and a shopping center. Other amenities include parks, lakes, hiking trails and bicycle paths. St. Charles also has an 18-hole public golf course in its Fairway Village community. Each community is planned for a mix of residential housing, including detached single-family homes, townhomes, multiplex units and rental apartments. Typical lot sizes for detached homes range from 6,000 to 8,000 square feet.
The development of St. Charles as a planned unit development ("PUD") began in 1972 when Charles County approved a comprehensive PUD agreement for St. Charles. This master plan allows for the construction of 24,730 housing units and approximately 1,390 acres of commercial and industrial development. As of December 31, 2007, there were more than 11,000 completed housing units in St. Charles, including Carrington neighborhood, which began prior to 1972 and are not included in the PUD. In addition, there are schools, recreation facilities, commercial, office and retail space in excess of 4.4 million square feet in St. Charles.  ACPT, through outside planners, engineers, architects and contractors, obtains necessary approvals for land development, plans individual neighborhoods in accordance with regulatory requirements, constructs roads, utilities and community facilities. ACPT develops lots for sale for detached single-family homes, townhomes, apartment complexes, and commercial and industrial development.
Fairway Village, named for the existing 18-hole public golf course it surrounds, is under development. The master plan provides for 3,346 dwelling units on 1,612 acres, including a business park and a 68-acre village center. Opened in 1999, development of Fairway Village continues to progress as evidenced by the 78 lots settled in 2007 and the 129 completed lots in backlog as of December 31, 2007. All settlements made in 2007 were the result of the March 2004 agreement with Lennar Corporation (“Lennar”) discussed below.  Since inception of Fairway Village, builders have settled 628 fully developed lots in the first thirteen parcels.  In addition to lots in backlog, infrastructure construction has started on the next 68 single family lots and 148 townhome lots, with completion expected by the end of 2008.  Some of this lot development is being completed in order for the Company to have access to the parcel designated for our Gleneagles Apartment complexes. Additional parcels are in the engineering phase.
The last two villages, Wooded Glen and Piney Reach, comprise approximately 3,000 acres, and are planned for development near the completion of Fairway Village. The County Commissioners must approve the total number and mix of residential units before development can begin.  There can be no assurances that the total 24,730 units in St. Charles' master plan can be attained within the remaining acreage currently owned.
The Company continues to look for opportunities to purchase land for future development.  However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to locate additional land suitable for future development.
As of December 31, 2007, 35.66 acres of developed commercial land and 129 residential lots were available for delivery.

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The following table is a summary of the land inventory available in St. Charles as of December 31, 2007:
   
Lot Type
Estimated Number of Lots
Approximate Acreage
Entitlements
Estimated Expected Date of Sale
Estimated Aggregate Sales Price
SMALLWOOD VILLAGE
           
 
Commercial, Retail, Office:
           
 
Henry Ford Circle
Commercial
8
8.89
A
2008 - 2009
$1.8 - $2.0 million
 
Industrial:
           
 
Industrial Park North Tract 21, Parcel F
Light Industrial
1
4.18
A
TBD
TBD
 
Industrial Park North Tract 23, Parcel A
Light Industrial
1
1.95
A
TBD
TBD
WESTLAKE VILLAGE
           
 
Commercial, Retail, Office:
           
 
Town Center Parcel A3
Restaurant, Office, Retail
4
7.76
A
2008 - 2012
 $6 million
 
Town Center Parcel A3 Lot 3
Restaurant, Office Retail
1
1.50
A
Internal Use
N/A
 
Parcel M
Office, Retail
1
2.61
A
2008
$300,000
 
Hampshire Commercial Parcel Q
Commercial
1
13.31
C
TBD
 $ 2.1 million
FAIRWAY VILLAGE
           
 
Residential Lots:
           
 
Sheffield Parcel I
SF Attached
8
20.12
A
2008
*
 
Sheffield Parcel G/M1
SF Detached
121
32.15
A
2008 – 2009
*
 
Sheffield Parcel J
SF Attached
148
34.30
B
2008 - 2010
*
 
Gleneagles Parcel A
Multi-Family
120
12.40
B
Internal Use
N/A
 
Gleneagles Parcel B
Multi-Family
184
13.00
B
Internal Use
N/A
 
Gleneagles Parcel D
SF Detached
68
28.40
B
2008 - 2009
*
 
Gleneagles Parcel E
SF Detached
117
53.70
B
2009 - 2010
*
 
Gleneagles Parcel C
SF Attached
128
21.20
B
2010 - 2011
*
 
Gleneagles Parcel F
SF Detached
84
31.00
B
2009 - 2010
*
 
Gleneagles South Neighborhood
SF Attached
194
25.00
C
2011 - 2013
*
 
Gleneagles South Neighborhood
SF Detached
642
224.40
C
2010 - 2013
*
 
Gleneagles South Neighborhood
Multi-Family
165
14.00
C
Internal Use
N/A
 
Commercial, Retail, Office:
           
 
Middle Business Park Parcel D
Office, Commercial
14
42.15
B
TBD
TBD
 
Fairway Village Center
Retail, Commercial
1
93.90
B
TBD
TBD
 
Middle Business Park Parcel B
Office, Commercial
4
32.85
B
TBD
TBD
 
Middle Business Park Parcel C
Office, Commercial
3
16.16
B
TBD
TBD
VILLAGE OF WOODED GLEN
           
 
Residential Parcels
TBD
7,155
1810.40
D
TBD
TBD
 
Wooded Glen Village Center
Retail, Commercial
1
30.00
C
TBD
TBD
VILLAGE OF PINEY REACH
           
 
Residential Parcels
TBD
2,921
666.60
D
TBD
TBD
 
Piney Reach Village Center
Retail, Commercial
1
37.30
C
TBD
TBD
 
Piney Reach Industrial Park
Industrial
1
76.18
C
2009
$13.0 million
 
Piney Reach Industrial Park
Industrial
66
506.59
C
TBD
TBD
(A) Sites are fully developed and ready for sale
       
(B) Completed master plan approval including all entitlements and received preliminary site plan approval for development   
(C) Completed master plan approval including all entitlements     
(D) Completed master plan approval including all entitlements excluding school allocations 
TBD means To Be Determined. 
*  Price determined as a percentage (generally 30%) of the "Base Selling Price" of the new home constructed and sold on the lot per the terms of the sales agreement with Lennar Corporation.
Customer Dependence
In March 2004, the Company executed development and purchase agreements with Lennar’s homebuilding subsidiary to develop and sell approximately 1,950 residential lots, consisting of approximately 1,359 single-family lots and 591 town home lots in Fairway Village (the “Lennar Agreements”).  The Lennar Agreements require the homebuilder to provide $20,000,000 of letters of credit to secure the purchase of the lots.  The letters of credit will be used as collateral for major infrastructure loans from the Charles County Commissioners of up to $20,000,000 and will be reduced as the Company repays the principal of these loans.  As security for the Company’s obligations to Lennar, a junior lien was placed on the residential portion of Fairway Village. For each lot sold in Fairway Village, the Company will deposit $10,300 in an escrow account to fund the principal payments due to the Charles County Commissioners at which time the lot is released from the junior lien.  Under the Lennar Agreements, the Company is responsible for making developed lots available to Lennar on a monthly basis, and subject to availability, the builder is required to purchase a minimum of 200 residential lots developed by the Company per year.  Based on 200 lot sales per year, it is estimated that settlements will take place through 2015; however, the continued slowing of the new homes sales market in the United States, and more specifically in the Washington D.C. suburban areas, has adversely impact Lennar’s willingness or ability to take down 200 lots per year.  In December 2007, the Company executed an amendment to the Lennar Agreements (the “December Amendment”) whereby the Company agreed to accept 51 lot settlements in December 2007 as satisfaction of Lennar’s lot takedown requirement for 2007, resulting in 78 total lots taken down by Lennar during 2007.
According to the terms of the Lennar Agreements, the final selling price of the lots will be calculated based on 30% of the base sales price of homes sold by the builder.  As part of the December Amendment to the Lennar Agreements, the Company agreed to temporarily reduce the final lot price for 100 lots (51 taken down in December 2007 and 49 which Lennar has agreed to take before June 1, 2008) from 30% to 22.5% of the base price of the home sold on the lot, with guaranteed minimum prices of $78,000 per single family lot and $68,000 per townhome lot.  Currently new townhomes in Fairway Village are priced between $330,000 and $400,000 while single family homes in Fairway Village are priced between $390,000 and $500,000.
In September 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Lennar for the development of a 352-unit, active adult community located in St. Charles, Maryland; and transferred land to the joint venture in exchange for a 50% ownership interest and $4,277,000 in cash.  Lennar and the Company each have an equal interest in the cash, earnings and decision making concerning the joint venture. The joint venture's operating agreement calls for the development of 352 lots.  Delivery of these lots began in the fourth quarter of 2005.  The Company manages the project's development for a market rate fee pursuant to a management agreement.  However, the joint venture has ceased development activities for one year, as to date, lot development has outpaced sales.
Revenues from Lennar include residential land sales as well as certain management fees.  Total revenues from Lennar within our U.S. segment were $9,663,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 which represents 18% of the U.S. segment's revenue and 11% of our total year-to-date consolidated revenue.  No other customers accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2007.  Loss of all or a substantial portion of our land sales, as well as the joint venture's land sales, to Lennar would have a significant adverse effect on our financial results until such lost sales could be replaced.  If such an event were to occur, there would be no assurance that the lost volume would be replaced timely and on comparable terms.

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Government Approvals
The St. Charles master plan has been incorporated into Charles County's comprehensive zoning plan. In addition, the Charles County government (the “County”) has agreed to provide sufficient water and sewer connections for the balance of the housing units to be developed in St. Charles.  Specific development plans for each village in St. Charles are subject to approval of the County Planning Commission. Such approvals have previously been received for the villages of Smallwood, Westlake and Fairway. Approvals have not yet been sought on the final two villages.
In 2001, the Charles County Commissioners enacted the Adequate Public Facilities Policy.  This policy limits the number of residential building permits issued to the amount of school allocations calculated in a given period.
Under a settlement agreement reached between ACPT and the County in 2001, the County provided guaranteed school allocations to St. Charles for 898 new dwelling units.  The County subsequently granted allocations for an additional 200 dwelling units in 2005, 300 for 2006, 300 for 2007 and in January of 2008, the County granted us an additional 300 units for 2008.  To date, we have recorded 898 dwelling units with the County leaving us with a balance of 1,096 school allocations available for new dwelling units.  School allocations are used when the Company records the subdivision plats with the County.  The Company anticipates using 452 allocations in 2008 related to additional lot development and beginning construction of Gleneagles multifamily housing.
Under the settlement agreement, the County agreed to utilize a base line assumption of 200 school allocations per year, however, there are no guarantees that additional allocations will be granted in future years.  Under the settlement agreement, the County will also provide sewer connection for the next 2,000 units in Fairway Village at fees that will be $1,608 less per unit than the fee charged to builders outside of St. Charles.  As of December 31, 2007, approximately 1,425 of the 2,000 units remained.  Our agreement reached with the County also provides for the possibility of the Company's being allowed to annex additional contiguous land to St. Charles.
Pursuant to the settlement agreement the Company agreed to accelerate the construction of two major roadway links to the County’s road system. Also, as part of the agreement, the County agreed to issue general obligation public improvement bonds to finance $20,000,000 of this construction guaranteed by letters of credit provided by Lennar.  As of December 31, 2007, the Charles County Commissioners have issued three separate Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds (the “Bonds”) totaling $20,000,000 on behalf of the Company.  The Bonds bear an interest rate between 4% and 8% and call for semi-annual interest payments and annual principal payments and mature in fifteen years. The Bond Repayment agreements with the County stipulate the borrowing and repayment provisions for the funds advanced.  Total cost of the construction project is estimated at approximately $31,138,000.
 The complete terms of the settlement are contained in an Amended Order in Docket 90 before the County Commissioners of Charles County, a Consent Judgment in the Circuit Court, an Indenture, and a Settlement Agreement.
In August 2005, the Company signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with the Charles County Commissioners regarding a land donation that is planned to house a minor league baseball stadium and entertainment complex. Under the terms of the MOU, the Company donated 42 acres of land in St. Charles to the County on December 31, 2005. The Company also agreed to expedite off-site utilities, storm-water management and road construction improvements that will serve the entertainment complex and future portions of St. Charles so that the improvements will be completed concurrently with the entertainment complex. The County will be responsible for infrastructure improvements on the site of the complex. In return, the County will issue the general obligation bonds to finance the infrastructure improvements. In March 2006 and 2007, $4,000,000 and $3,000,000 of bonds were issued for this project, respectively.   In March 2008, we anticipate the issuance of an additional $3,000,000 will be issued related to completion of required stadium improvements.  As per the stipulations provided for in the Bond Repayment agreement with the County, the funds for this project will be repaid by ACPT over a 15-year period. In addition, the County agreed to increase the base line assumption from 200 to 300 school allocations per year commencing with the issuance of these bonds and continuing until such bonds are repaid in full.

Competition
Competition among residential communities in Charles County is intense. Currently, there are approximately 30 subdivisions competing for new homebuyers within a five-mile radius of St. Charles. The largest competing housing developments are Charles Crossing, a 451-unit project being developed by a local developer; Charles Retreat, approximately 400 active adult units being developed by Slenker Land Corporation; Avalon, a 264-unit project being developed by Centex Homes; and Autumn Hills, a 390-unit project being developed by Elm Street Development.  Smaller projects are being developed by more than 20 other developers. The marketplace attracts major national and regional homebuilders. In this very price sensitive market, ACPT continues to position St. Charles to provide affordable building lots and homes while offering more amenities than the competition.  A limited number of school allocation permits in Charles County has slowed the growth of new residential construction. We believe the guaranteed school allocations discussed above provide the Company with a competitive edge.

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Environmental Impact
Management believes that the St. Charles master plan can be completed without material adverse environmental impact and in compliance with governmental regulations. In preparation for immediate and future development, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments have been prepared for substantially all of the undeveloped parcels. Historically, the land has been used for farming, sand and gravel mining and forestry and no significant environmental concerns were found. Jurisdictional determinations for wetlands have been approved by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Sheffield Neighborhood as well as parts of the Gleneagles Neighborhood in Fairway Village, the current phase of residential development.  Management has developed an Environmental Policy Manual and has established an Environmental Review Committee and an Environmental Coordination Officer to anticipate environmental impacts and avoid regulatory violations. However, development can be delayed while local, state and federal agencies are reviewing plans for environmentally sensitive areas.
The ongoing process of land development requires the installation, inspection and maintenance of erosion control measures to prevent the discharge of silt-laden runoff from areas under construction.  The capital expenditures for these environmental control facilities varies with the topography, proximity to environmental features, soil characteristics, total area denuded and duration of construction.
In 2007, we spent nearly $80,000 for these costs.  As land development continues, an annual cost of approximately $100,000 can be expected.

ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Based on figures prepared by the Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management ("DPGM"), the population of Charles County grew to 124,145 in 2000, up from 101,000 in 1990, and is projected to increase at a rate of 2% per year, reaching a total of 182,000 by 2020.  Charles County was the ninth fastest growing county in the state between the 1990 and 2000 census with an average annual growth rate during that period of 1.77%. The median household income in Charles County was $80,179 in 2006.  Building permit activity for new structures decreased 24% to 1,971 permits issued in Charles County in 2007 compared to 2,602 permits issued in 2006.

PUERTO RICO SEGMENT:

INVESTMENT IN RENTAL PROPERTIES

Multifamily Rental Properties
             ACPT, indirectly through IGP, holds interests in 9 Puerto Rico partnerships, which collectively own and operate a total of 12 multifamily rental facilities in Puerto Rico (“Puerto Rico Apartment Properties”). The Puerto Rico Apartment Properties own a total of 2,653 rental units, all of which receive rent subsidies from HUD and are financed by non-recourse mortgages.
 
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    The table below sets forth the name of each property; the number of rental units in the property; the percentage of all units held by Puerto Rico Apartment Properties; the project cost; the percentage of such units under lease; and the expiration date and maximum benefit for any subsidy contract:
   
Number of
   
Percentage
   
12/31/2007
   
Occupancy
 
Expiration
 
Maximum
 
   
Apartment
   
of
   
Project Cost (B)
   
at
 
Of Subsidy
 
Subsidy
 
P. R. APARTMENTS PROPERTIES
 
Units
   
Portfolio
   
(in thousands)
   
12/31/2007
 
Contract
 
(in thousands)
 
Consolidated Partnerships
                               
San Anton
    184       7 %   $ 5,562       100 %
2010
  $ 1,316  
Monserrate Associates
    304       11 %     12,853       100 %
2009
    2,568  
Alturas del Senorial
    124       5 %     5,126       99 %
2009
    1,039  
Jardines de Caparra
    198       7 %     8,076       100 %
2010
    1,582  
Colinas de San Juan
    300       11 %     12,645       100 %
2011
    2,048  
Bayamon Garden
    280       11 %     14,200       100 %
2011
    2,022  
Vistas del Turabo
    96       4 %     3,560       100 %
2021
    704  
Monserrate Tower II (A)
    304       11 %     13,539       100 %
2020
    2,478  
Santa Juana (A)
    198       7 %     8,128       100 %
2020
    1,660  
Torre De Las Cumbres (A)
    155       6 %     7,102       99 %
2020
    1,310  
De Diego (A)
    198       8 %     8,086       100 %
2020
    1,618  
Valle del Sol
    312       12 %     15,853       100 %
2008
    2,463  
      2,653       100 %   $ 114,730               $ 20,808  

(A)  
This property is owned by Carolina Associates L.P., a Maryland limited partnership in which IGP holds a 50% interest.
(B)  
Project costs represent total capitalized costs for each respective property as per Schedule III "Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation" in Item 8 of this 10-K.

 
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The table below sets forth the operating results, mortgage balances and our economic interest in the Puerto Rico Apartment Properties by location ($ amounts in thousands, all other figures are actual):

P.R. APARTMENT PROPERTIES
 
Number of Apartment Units
   
Operating Revenues
   
Operating Expenses (a)
   
Non-Recourse Mortgage Outstanding
   
Economic Interest Upon Liquidation (b)
   
                                 
Consolidated Partnerships
                               
Carolina, Puerto Rico
                               
Monserrate Associates
    304     $ 2,624     $ 1,346     $ 7,110       52.50 %  
Monserrate Tower II (c)
    304       2,597       1,312       9,995       50.00 %
(e)
San Anton
    184       1,466       897       4,157       49.50 %  
                                           
San Juan, Puerto Rico
                                         
Alturas Del Senorial
    124       1,095       530       3,502       50.00 %  
Colinas San Juan
    300       2,090       845       9,499       50.00 %  
De Diego (c)
    198       1,715       845       5,531       50.00 %
(e)
Torre de Las Cumbres (c)
    155       1,381       661       5,135       50.00 %
(e)
                                           
Caguas, Puerto Rico
                                         
 Santa Juana (c)
    198       1,888       937       7,130       50.00 %
(e)
Vistas Del Turabo (f)
    96       688       343       961       50.00 %
(d) (e)
                                           
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
                                         
Bayamon Garden (f)
    280       2,106       839       9,289       50.00 %
(d) (e)
Jardines De Caparra
    198       1,694       847       6,328       50.00 %
(e)
Valle Del Sol
    312       2,501       835       10,578       50.00 %
(d) (f)
Total Consolidated
    2,653     $ 21,845     $ 10,237     $ 79,215            

(a)  
Amounts exclude management fees eliminated in consolidation.
(b)  
Surplus cash from operations and proceeds from sale or liquidation are allocated based on the economic interest except those identified by additional description
(c)  
Owned by Carolina Associates
(d)  
Upon liquidation, the limited partners have a priority distribution equal to their uncovered capital.  As of December 31, 2007, the unrecovered limited partner capital in Bayamon Garden, Valle Del Sol and Vistas Del Turabo were $952,000, $779,000, and $618,000 respectively.
(e)  
In addition to normal operating receivables between the Company and the Puerto Rico Apartment Properties, the Company has a receivable for incentive management fees of $59,000 for Bayamon Gardens, $12,000 for Jardines de Caparra, $22,000 for Torre de Las Cumbres, $28,000 for De Diego Apartments, $28,000 for Santa Juana Apartments and $42,000 for Monserrate Towers II.  The Company also has a receivable for working capital loan of $29,000 for Vistas del Turabo.  This receivable would receive priority upon liquidation of the interests of this partnership.
(f)  
In addition to the receivable noted in (c) above, the Company has a note receivable from Valle del Sol amounting $928,000.  This receivable is the result from unsecured development cost loans made to the Partnership to cover acquisition and construction costs of the rental property in excess of the permanent financing.  Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership agreement, the note is non-interest bearing and is payable only by proceeds from mortgage refinancing, partial condemnations, sales of easements or similar interests or proceeds from sale of the properties, but only after the payment of the debt and liabilities due to outsiders and expenses of liquidation.
(g)  
Distributions from these partnerships are limited to an annual amount of $10,000 and $118,000 for Vistas Del Turabo and Bayamon Gardens, respectively.
 
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Commercial Rental Properties
In September 2005, the Company commenced the operations of its first commercial rental property in the community of Parque Escorial, known as Escorial Building One, in which it holds a 100% ownership interest.   Escorial Building One is a three-story building with approximately 56,000 square feet of office space for lease.  The Company moved its Puerto Rico corporate office to the new facility in the third quarter of 2005 and, as of December 31, 2007, leases approximately 20% of the building.  As of December 31, 2007, 38% of the office space was leased.  On December 10, 2007, the Company signed a letter of intent with a new tenant to lease 33% of Escorial Office Building One.  The lease will commence 10 days following completion of tenant improvements which is anticipated for the third quarter 2008.  The Company continues to focus on leasing the balance of available space in Escorial Office Building One.
In December 1998, LDA transferred title of a seven-acre site in Parque Escorial's office park to ELI on which a 150,000 square foot building was constructed. ELI is a special partnership in which LDA holds a 45.26% interest in future cash flow generated by the building lease.  The building is leased to the State Insurance Fund of Puerto Rico, a government agency, for 30 years, at the end of which the lessee can acquire it for $1.  For income tax and book purposes, the lease is considered a finance lease; therefore, the lease payments are treated as mortgage payments.  A significant portion of the lease payments consist of interest due from a government agency which, when received by ELI, is tax-free.  The tax-free status stays intact when ELI distributes its income to LDA.

Government Regulation
HUD subsidies are provided principally under Section 8 of the National Housing Act. Under Section 8, the government pays to the applicable apartment partnership the difference between market rental rates (determined in accordance with government procedures) and the rate the government deems residents can afford.  In compliance with the requirements of Section 8, IGP screens residents for eligibility under HUD guidelines. Subsidies are provided under contracts between the federal government and the owners of the Puerto Rico Apartment Properties.
Subsidy contracts for the Puerto Rico apartment properties are scheduled to expire between 2008 and 2021. HUD has in the past approved new subsidy contracts set at five-year terms, renewable annually.  Please refer to the tables shown above for the expiration dates and amounts of subsidies for the respective properties. We initiate the HUD contract renewal process annually. For contracts where we have elected five-year terms, we are limited to increases based on the OCAF factor.  At the end of the five-year term, or annually if a five-year term is not elected, we will have six options for renewing Section 8 contracts depending upon whether we can meet the eligibility criteria.  Historically, we have met the criteria necessary to renew our Section 8 contracts.
Cash flow from projects whose mortgage loans are insured by the FHA or financed through the housing agency in Puerto Rico (the "Puerto Rico Financing Agency,") is subject to guidelines and limits established by the apartment properties' regulatory agreements with HUD and the Puerto Rico Financing Agency.  Two of the regulatory agreements also require that if cash from operations exceeds the allowable cash distributions, the surplus must be deposited into restricted escrow accounts held by the mortgagee and controlled by HUD or the Puerto Rico Financing Agency. Funds in these restricted escrow accounts may be used for maintenance and capital improvements with the approval of HUD and/or the Puerto Rico Finance Agency.
Our regulatory contracts with HUD and/or the mortgage lenders generally require that certain escrows be established as replacement reserves and debt service reserves.  The balance of the replacement reserves are available to fund capital improvements as approved by HUD or the mortgage lender.  The balance of the debt service reserves is restricted for the purposes of making mortgage payments in limited circumstances.  As of December 31, 2007, a total of $3.4 million was designated as replacement reserves and $3.3 million as debt service reserves for the consolidated PR Apartment Partnerships.
Two of our partnerships are limited distribution partnerships in that annual distributions cannot exceed certain pre-determined amounts.  For Vistas Del Turabo, distributions are limited to $10,000 per year.  For Bayamon Gardens, distributions are limited to $118,000 per year.  Any surplus cash generated by these properties must be deposited in a residual receipts account, that with HUD approval, can be used for repairs to the property.
HUD has received congressional authority to convert expired contracts to resident-based vouchers. This would allow residents to choose where they wish to live, which may include the dwelling unit in which they currently reside.  If these vouchers result in our tenants moving from their existing apartments, this may negatively impact the income stream of certain properties. However, we intend to continue to maintain our properties in order to preserve their values and retain residents to the extent possible.
           The federal government has virtually eliminated subsidy programs for new construction of low and moderate income housing by profit-motivated developers such as ACPT. As a result, no new construction of multifamily rental properties is expected in Puerto Rico.

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Competition
The Puerto Rico apartment properties all receive rent subsidies and are therefore not subject to the same market conditions as properties charging market rate rents.  Average annual occupancy for the Puerto Rico apartment properties is approximately 99%.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
IGP earns fees from the management of 2,653 rental apartment units in the Puerto Rico Apartment Properties that are based on a percentage of rents ranging from 2.85% to 9.25%.  The management contracts for these properties have terms of three years and are customarily renewed upon expiration.  IGP is also entitled to receive up to an aggregate of $192,000 annually in certain incentive management fees with respect to six properties owned by the Puerto Rico apartment partnerships.  The payment of these fees is subject to availability of surplus
cash. Management and other fees earned from properties included within the consolidated financial statements are eliminated in consolidation.
In addition, IGP currently manages 918 rental apartments owned by a non-profit entity, which acquired the units from IGP in 1996 under the provisions of the Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Home Ownership Act (also known as "LIHPRHA").  The management agreements for these properties expire March 15, 2010.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Puerto Rico segment’s community development assets consist of more than 600 acres of developed and undeveloped land in the master planned communities of Parque Escorial in Carolina, Puerto Rico and Parque El Comandante in Canovanas, Puerto Rico. The land in Parque Escorial is being developed by the Company and its subsidiaries for a variety of residential uses, including condominiums as well as commercial and industrial uses.
The master plan for Parque Escorial was approved in 1994.  It includes the construction of 2,700 dwelling units of various types on 282 acres and the development of 145 acres for commercial, office and light industrial uses. The commercial site is anchored by a Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, each consisting of 125,000 square feet.  In April 2005, the Company sold 7.2 commercial acres of land to a third party developer who rezoned the land from commercial to residential use and is currently constructing condominium units on this parcel.  The rezoning has no impact on the number of units allowed under the Parque Escorial master plan.  LDA has developed and sold 255 acres in this community, and continues to own 120 acres of developed and undeveloped land.  Parque Escorial is located approximately six miles from the central business district in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Site improvements for the first three residential phases, comprising 2,252 units, are substantially completed and either sold to third party homebuilders or used by the Company’s homebuilding operations for the construction of condominiums by the Company.  The next residential phase, at the Hill Top in Parque Escorial, comprising approximately of 216 units, is in the beginning stage of infrastructure development leaving the last phase of 232 units for development in the future.  There were no commercial land sales in backlog as of December 31, 2007.
ACPT indirectly holds a 100% interest in LDA, which in 1989 acquired the 427-acre site of the former El Comandante Race Track in Carolina, PR.  LDA also owns approximately 490 acres adjacent to the new El Comandante Race Track in Canovanas, PR.  At present, LDA is in the process of obtaining zoning approvals to convert the property into a master plan mixed-use community, Parque El Comandante, as we did in Parque Escorial. As part of the rezoning process in Parque El Commandante, in December 2007, a government agency requested the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement which will be submitted during the first quarter of 2008.


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The following table is a summary of the land inventory available in Puerto Rico as of December 31, 2007:

   
 
 
Current Zoning
 
 
Lot Type
 
Estimated Number of Units/Parcels
 
Approximate Acreage
 
 
Entitlements
 
Expected Date of Sale
 
Estimated Asking Sales Price
PARQUE ESCORIAL
             
 
Office Park:
             
 
   Lot IV-3b
Office
Office
1
2.7
A
To be held
N/A
 
Residential:
             
 
   Hilltop Phase I - 216 units
Residential
Residential
216
21.19
B
TBD
N/A
 
   Hilltop Phase II - 232 units
Residential
Residential
232
95.81
B
TBD
N/A
                 
PARQUE EL COMANDANTE
             
 
Mixed-use Lots:
             
 
   Phase I - Quarry Site
Residential
Mixed-use commercial
TBD
50.79
C
2008 – 2009
$25 million
 
   Phase II - Route 66 North
Agricultural
Mixed-use
TBD
165.83
C
TBD
TBD
 
Residential Lots:
             
 
   Phase I - Quarry Site
Commercial
Residential
TBD
26.11
C
TBD
TBD
 
   Phase III - Route 66 South
Agricultural
Residential
TBD
209.14
C
TBD
TBD
 
   Phase IV - Out-Parcel
Agricultural
Residential
TBD
38.85
C
2008 - 2009
 $3.0 - 4.0 million
                 
(A) Sites are fully developed and ready for sale           
(B) Completed master plan approval including all entitlements and received preliminary site plan approval for development 
(C) Proposed master plan
             

Government Approvals
Parque Escorial's master plan has been approved but specific site plans are subject to the planning board review and approval.  Recently, the Company obtained approval from the natural resources department of Puerto Rico for the infrastructure development of 216 Hill Top residential units.
Parque El Comandante is in the planning stage and will require significant government approvals throughout the development process.  The master plan approval process is generally an 18 to 24 month process and the Company is approximately halfway through this process.  However, there can be no assurance that approvals for such development will be obtained, or if obtained, that the Company will be able to successfully develop such land.

Competition
The Company believes that the scarcity of developable land in the San Juan metropolitan area creates a favorable market for condominium unit sales at Parque Escorial. Competition for condominium unit sales is expected primarily from condominium projects in areas that the Company believes to be similar or less desirable than Parque Escorial.  Nearby projects provide for larger units, which are more costly than our units.  There are no projects in Parque Escorial offering units that are the same size, quality and in the same price range as our units.  In addition, no other community developers are currently developing projects similar to Parque Escorial in the area.
 
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Environmental Impact
Management of ACPT believes that the Parque Escorial master plan can be completed without material adverse environmental impact and in compliance with government regulations.  All of the necessary agencies have endorsed Parque Escorial's environmental impact statement.  Wal-Mart has provided mitigation for 12 acres of wetlands impacted by its development of the shopping center site and other land.  An erosion and sedimentation control plan must be obtained prior to construction.  This plan specifies the measures to be taken to prevent the discharge of silt-laden runoff from areas under construction. In 2007, we did not incur any of these costs.  Once we begin development of the next phase, we expect to incur an estimated $10,000 per year during the development period.  We are in the planning stage of Parque El Comandante and will not have estimates for such costs until we are further in the design stage.
The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environment Resources (DNER) have enacted Regulation #25 whereas it requires the replacement of trees removed during land development of the proposed Escorial Hilltop Project on a two to one basis.  In February 2006, IGP's Agronomist submitted to DNER a tree mitigation plan.  On December 13, 2006, IGP received from DNER's the approval and permit, under certain conditions, to proceed with the tree mitigation plan.  As part of this mitigation plan, in September 2007, the Company signed a Mitigation Agreement which included planting 10,900 trees in the Parque Escorial community over the next three years.  In addition, the Company segregated and donated 44 acres of land to the Municipality of Carolina to get the final approval to begin the land development at the Hilltop.   In addition, the Company paid $275,000 to the Municipality for future maintenance costs of the urban forest.  These parcels of land will be a conservation area for an urban forest.

HOMEBUILDING
During the first quarter of 2004, IGP formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Torres del Escorial, a Puerto Rico corporation, to construct and sell a 160-unit residential project within the Parque Escorial master plan community.  The project consists of four towers with 40 units in each tower.  The construction of the four-tower condominium complex was completed in December 2006.  As of December 31, 2007, 139 units were delivered.  The rest of the project remains for sale in 2008.  There was 1 unit under contract as of December 31, 2007.  This option is backed by a $6,000 deposit and sales contract.  In 2007, the Puerto Rico real estate market suffered its worst year in the last three decades; however, we continued to sell units in Torres del Escorial at favorable prices, but at a slower than anticipated pace.

Competition
The Company believes that competition related to homebuilding is similar to competition related to community development.  Refer to previous discussion for details.

ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Puerto Rico has a population of approximately 3.9 million, and the Puerto Rico Planning Board projects the population will continue to grow. Construction in the residential sector has shifted from single-family homes to multi-family dwellings such as walk-up condominiums. As of the date of filing this report, we were informed that the 2007 Economic Report to the Governor was not available.  As presented in the 2006 Economic Report to the Governor, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, per capita personal income was $12,997 with an average family income of $41,592. The economy of Puerto Rico registered growth in constant dollars of 0.7% in 2006.

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GENERAL

Employees
ACPT had 252 full-time employees as of December 31, 2007, 114 in the United States and 138 in Puerto Rico.  In Puerto Rico, 34 employees, or 13% of the Company’s total workforce, were subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement which expired in February 2007, and was currently under negotiations as of December 31, 2007. Employees performing non-supervisory services through the Company's property management operations receive salaries funded by the properties.

Available Information
ACPT files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). These filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document the Company files at the SEC's public reference room located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.
Our principal Internet address is www.acptrust.com. We make available, free of charge, on or through www.acptrust.com our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.  Copies of the Company's Annual Report or Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers can be requested at no cost by writing to the following address or telephoning us at the following telephone number:

American Community Properties Trust
222 Smallwood Village Center
St. Charles, MD  20602
Attention:  Director of Investor Relations
(301) 843-8600



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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below. These risks are not the only ones that we may face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently deem immaterial, also may become important factors that affect us. If any of the following risks occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

National, regional and local economic and business conditions:
Risk of reduced demand for residential lots, commercial parcels and multifamily housing
The real estate industry is sensitive to changes in economic conditions such as the level of employment, consumer confidence, availability of financing and interest rate levels as well as other market conditions such as oversupply or reduction in demand for commercial, industrial or multifamily rental properties.  In addition, regulatory changes could possibly alter, among other things, the tax deductibility of interest paid on home loans.  Adverse changes in any of these conditions generally, or in the market regions where we operate, could decrease demand for our residential lots, commercial parcels and homes, which could adversely affect our revenues and earnings.

Risk that the real estate market would be unable to recover timely from an economic downturn in the general economy
· The real estate business is a cyclical business.  Currently, weak economic conditions in the United States and Puerto Rico have substantially slowed home sales and reduced home sale prices.  Continued significant declines in the prices for real estate could adversely affect our home and land sales revenues and margins.  In addition, adverse changes to key economic indicators such as unemployment rates and inflation could further reduce the willingness or ability of individuals to purchase new homes which could adversely affect our operations.

Lack of availability and creditworthiness of tenants
· We are exposed to customer risk. Our performance depends on our ability to collect rent from our customers. General economic conditions and an increase in unemployment rates could cause the financial condition of a large number of our tenants to deteriorate. While no tenant in our wholly owned portfolio accounted for a significant amount of the annualized rental revenue of these respective properties at December 31, 2007, our financial position may be adversely affected by financial difficulties experienced by our tenants, including bankruptcies, insolvencies or general downturns in business.

The risk of loss of available financing for both our customers and us
· Our business and earnings are also substantially dependent on the ability of our customers to finance the purchase of our land or homes.  The current credit crisis in the subprime mortgage markets has increased lender scrutiny and made it difficult for some potential homebuyers to obtain financing.  Continued or increasing limitations on the availability of financing or increases in the cost of such financing could adversely affect our operations.  Our business and earnings is also substantially dependent on our ability to obtain financing for our development activities as well as refinancing our properties' mortgages.  Increases in interest rates, concerns about the market or the economy, or consolidation or dissolution of financial institutions could increase our cost of borrowing, reduce our ability to obtain the funds required for our future operations, and limit our ability to refinance existing debt when it matures.  Changes in competition, availability of financing, customer trends and market conditions may impact our ability to obtain loans to finance the development of our future communities.

Adverse changes in the real estate markets, including, among other things:
Competition with other companies
· We operate in a very competitive environment, which is characterized by competition from a number of other land developers.  Actions or changes in plans by competitors may negatively affect us.

Reduction in demand for new construction homes
· The price received for residential lots in St. Charles and home sales in Puerto Rico are impacted by changes in the demand for new construction homes.  Continued softening of the demand for new homes in these areas will likely result in reductions in selling prices which would negatively impact our revenues and gross margins.

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Risks of real estate acquisition and development (including our ability to obtain governmental approvals for development projects and to complete our current development projects on time and within budget)
· Our plans for the future development of our residential communities can be affected by a number of factors including time delays in obtaining necessary government permits and approvals and legal challenges to our planned communities.
· The agreements we execute to acquire properties generally are subject to customary conditions to closing, including completion of due diligence investigations which may be unacceptable; acquired properties may fail to perform as we expected in analyzing our investments; our estimates of the costs or repositioning or redeveloping acquired properties may be inaccurate; the development opportunity may be abandoned after expending significant resources. In connection with our development occupancy rates and rents at the newly completed property may not meet the expected levels and could be insufficient to make the property profitable.
· The development of our residential communities may be affected by circumstances beyond our control, including weather conditions, work stoppages, labor disputes, unforeseen engineering, environmental or geological problems and unanticipated shortages of or increases in the cost of materials and labor. Any of these circumstances could give rise to delays in the completion of, or increase the cost of, developing one or more of our residential communities.
· The bulk of our operations are concentrated in Maryland and Puerto Rico, making us particularly vulnerable to changes in local economic conditions.  In addition, if weather conditions, or a natural disaster such as a hurricane or tornado, were to impact those regions, our results of operations could be adversely impacted.  Although insurance could mitigate some amount of losses from a catastrophe in those regions, it might not fully compensate us for our opportunity costs or our projected results of future operations in those regions, the market acceptance of which might be different after a catastrophe.

Risk of adverse changes in our relationship with significant customers, specifically Lennar Corporation:
Revenues from Lennar include residential land sales as well as certain management fees.  Total revenues from Lennar within our U.S. segment were $9,663,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 which represents 18% of the U.S. segment's revenue and 11% of our total year-to-date consolidated revenue.  No other customers accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2007.  Loss of all or a substantial portion of our land sales, as well as the joint venture's land sales, to Lennar would have a significant adverse effect on our financial results until such lost sales could be replaced.  We cannot assure you that any lost sales could be replaced on comparable terms, or at all.
Although Lennar is contractually obligated to take 200 lots per year, the market is not currently sufficient to absorb this sales pace.  Accordingly, Lennar’s management requested and the Company granted a reduction of the 200 lot requirement for 2007.   Management agreed to accept a total of 78 lots as satisfaction of their lot takedown requirement for 2007.  In addition, the Company agreed to a temporary price reduction to 22.5% of the selling price of the home for 100 lots, 49 of which Lennar agreed purchase prior to June 1, 2008. Should  Lennar not comply with their obligations pursuant our amended contract or  there be a reduced demand for our commercial property our cash flow would be adversely impacted.

Risk that we would be unable to renew HUD subsidy contracts and the absence of federal funds on a timely basis to service these contracts
As of December 31, 2007, we owned an equity interest in and managed for third parties multifamily rental properties that benefit from governmental programs intended to provide housing to people with low or moderate incomes. These programs, which are usually administered by HUD or state housing finance agencies, typically provide mortgage insurance, favorable financing terms or rental assistance payments to the property owners.  Historically, there have been delays in the receipt of subsidy payments which generally occur upon contract renewal and HUD’s annual budget renewal process.  For those partnerships in which we serve as General Partner, we may be required to fund operating cash deficits when these delays occur.  General Partner advances or loans to the partnerships may then become subject to the repayment provisions required by the respective partnership agreements which may impede the timing of repayment.  Furthermore, as a condition of the receipt of assistance under these programs, the properties must comply with various requirements, which typically limit rents to pre-approved amounts. If permitted rents on a property are insufficient to cover costs, our cash flow from these properties will be negatively impacted, and our management fees may be reduced or eliminated.


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Risk that we would be unable to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost
We may experience economic harm if any damage to our properties is not covered by insurance.  We carry insurance coverage on our properties of the type and in amounts that we believe is in line with coverage customarily obtained by owners of similar properties.  We believe all of our properties are adequately insured.  However, we cannot guarantee that the limits of our current policies will be sufficient in the event of a catastrophe to our properties.  We may suffer losses that are not covered under our comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage and rental loss insurance policies.  If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits should occur, we could lose capital invested in a property, as well as any future revenue from the property.  We would nevertheless remain obligated on any mortgage indebtedness or other obligations related to the property.

Risk of significant environmental and safety requirements could reduce our profitability
Our properties may contain or develop harmful mold, which could lead to liability for adverse health effects and costs of remediating the problem.  When excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials, mold growth may occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time.  Some molds may produce airborne toxins or irritants.  Concern about indoor exposure to mold has been increasing as exposure to mold may cause a variety of adverse health effects and symptoms, including allergic or other reactions.  As a result, the presence of significant mold at any of our properties could require us to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold from the affected property.  In a similar manner, the existence of a significant amount of lead based paint at our properties could result in costly remediation efforts.  In addition, the presence of significant mold or lead based paint could expose us to liability from our tenants, employees of our tenants and others if property damage or health concerns arise.  In addition, we are required to operate our properties in compliance with fire and safety regulations, building codes and other land use regulations, as they may be adopted by governmental agencies and bodies and become applicable to our properties.  We may be required to make substantial capital expenditures to comply with those requirements and these expenditures could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition, as well as our ability to make distributions to shareholders.

Risk of loss of senior management and key employees
We could be hurt by the loss of key management personnel.  Our future success depends, to a significant degree, on the efforts of our senior management.  Our operations could be adversely affected if key members of senior management cease to be active in our company.

If the company were to be taxed as a corporation rather than a partnership, this would have adverse tax consequences for the company with respect to the income earned from our Puerto Rico operations.
The Internal Revenue Code provides that publicly traded partnerships like ACPT will, as a general rule, be taxed as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes, subject to certain exceptions.  We have relied in the past, and expect to continue to rely on an exception to this general rule for publicly traded partnerships that earn 90% or more of their gross income for every taxable year from specified types of “qualifying income,” including dividends. If we fail to meet this “qualifying income” exception or otherwise determine to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, the income we earn from our Puerto Rico operations would be subject to increased taxes.
We do not believe that there would be an increase in the U.S. income taxes that would be imposed on our U.S. operations if ACPT were not to qualify as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes.  However, our classification as a partnership does permit us to reduce the overall taxes that the Company pays on the operations of our Puerto Rico subsidiary (because, in ACPT’s current partnership tax structure, ACPT is taxed in Puerto Rico, but not in the United States, on those operations).  If we were not to qualify as a partnership for U.S. tax purposes, the net result would be an incremental increase in ACPT’s total tax expense on income for operations in Puerto Rico, although it is not practicable to quantify that potential impact.

The tax liabilities of our shareholders may exceed the amount of the cash distributions we make to them.
A shareholder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on his or her allocable share of our taxable income, whether or not we distribute that income to them.  We intend to make elections and take other actions so that, to the extent possible, our taxable income will be allocated to individual shareholders in accordance with the cash received by them.  In addition, we are generally required by our Declaration of Trust to make minimum aggregate distributions, in cash or property, each year to our shareholders equal to 45% of our net taxable income, reduced by the amount of Puerto Rico taxes we pay.
 
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If our income consists largely of cash distributions from our subsidiaries, as expected, it is likely that we will have sufficient cash to distribute to shareholders.  There can be no assurance, however, that our income allocations to the individual shareholders will be respected or that we will be able to make distributions in any given year that provide each individual shareholder with sufficient cash to meet his or her federal and state income tax liabilities with respect to his or her share of our income.  However, there is pending legislation which may affect the ability to claim foreign tax credits under Section 901 of the Code.  On November 19, 2007, Notice 2007-95 provided a delay of the effective date of proposed amendments to the foreign tax credit regulations.  The regulations, with or without changes, will be effective for tax years beginning after the final regulations are published in the Federal Register.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of our shares may be taxed as ordinary income.
A shareholder will generally recognize gain or loss on the sales of our shares equal to the difference between the amount realized and the shareholder’s tax basis in the shares sold.  Except as noted below, the gain or loss recognized by a shareholder, other than a “dealer” in our shares, on the sale or exchange of shares held for more than one year will generally be taxable as capital gain or loss.  Capital gain recognized by an individual on the sale of shares held more than 12 months will generally be taxed at a maximum rate of 15%.
A portion of this gain or loss, however, may be taxable as ordinary income under Section 751 of the Code to the extent attributable to so-called “unrealized receivables,” which term, for this purpose, includes stock in our Puerto Rico subsidiary to the extent that gain from our sale of that stock would be taxable to our shareholders as a dividend under Section 1248 of the Code.  The amount of ordinary income attributable to “unrealized receivables” related to stock in our Puerto Rico subsidiary will be determined based on the amount of earnings and profits accumulated by our Puerto Rico subsidiary.  We will provide to each selling shareholder, at the time we send the K-1 materials, a table showing the earnings and profits accumulated by our Puerto Rico subsidiary by year and the average number of our shares outstanding during the year, so that the shareholder may make a determination of the amount of earnings and profits allocable to him or her and the amount of ordinary income to be recognized on the sale.  Although there is no definitive authority on the question, we believe that it is reasonable to base the allocation on the earnings and profits accumulated during the period that the shareholder held the shares that are sold and the percentage of our average number of shares outstanding that those shares represented.
The amount of unrealized receivables may exceed the net taxable capital gain that a shareholder would otherwise realize on the sale of our shares, and may be recognized even if the shareholder would realize a net taxable capital loss on the sale.  Thus, a shareholder may recognize both ordinary income and capital loss upon a sale of our shares.  Accordingly, a shareholder considering the sale of our shares is urged to consult a tax advisor concerning the portion of the proceeds that may be treated as ordinary income.  In addition, the shareholder is required to report to us any sale of his or her shares, unless the broker effecting the transaction files a Form 1009-B with respect to the sale transaction.

Investors should be aware that tax rules relating to the tax basis and holding period of interests in a partnership differ from those rules affecting corporate stock generally, and these special rules may impact purchases and sales of our shares in separate transactions.
The IRS has ruled that an investor who acquires interests in an entity taxed as a partnership, like ACPT, in separate transactions must combine those interests and maintain a single adjusted tax basis for those interests.  Upon a sale or other disposition of less than all of the shares held by a shareholder, a portion of the shareholder’s tax basis in all of his or her shares must be allocated to the shares sold using an “equitable apportionment” method, which generally means that the tax basis allocated to the shares sold bears the same relation to the shareholder’s tax basis in all of the shares held as the value of the shares sold bears to the value of all of the Shares held by the shareholder immediately prior to the sale.  Furthermore, Treasury Regulations under Section 1223 of the Code generally provide that if a shareholder has acquired shares at different times, the holding period of the transferred shares shall be divided between long-term and short-term capital gain or loss in the same proportions as the long-term and short-term capital gain or loss that the shareholder would realize if the all of the shareholder’s shares were transferred in a fully taxable transaction immediately before the actual transfer.  The Regulations provide, however, a special rule that allows a selling shareholder who can identify shares transferred with an ascertainable holding period to elect to use the actual holding period of the shares transferred.
 
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Thus, according to the ruling discussed above, a shareholder will be unable to select high or low basis shares to sell as would be the case with shares of entities treated as corporations for federal income tax purposes, but, according to the regulations, may designate specific shares for purposes of determining the holding period of the shares transferred.  A shareholder electing to use the actual holding period of shares transferred must consistently use that identification method for all subsequent sales or exchanges of shares.  A shareholder considering the purchase of additional shares or a sale of shares purchased in separate transactions is urged to consult his or her tax advisor as to the possible consequences of the ruling and the application of these Treasury Regulations.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None

ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES

ACPT owns real property located in the United States and Puerto Rico.  As of December 31, 2007, the Company held investments in multifamily and commercial real estate properties, apartment properties under construction, community development land holdings, and homebuilding units.  Refer to the tables in Item 1 for additional information required under this Item 2.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Below is a description of all material litigation that ACPT or any of its subsidiaries are a party to.

Comité Loiza Valley en Acción, Inc. vs. Cantera Hipódromo, Inc., Carlos Ortiz Brunet, his wife Frances Vidal; Land Development Associates, S.E.; Integrand Assurance Company; American International Insurance Company; Et als, No. FPE97-0759(406), Superior Court of Carolina, Puerto Rico.  On November 24, 1997, Comité Loiza Valley en Acción, Inc., resident owners of Urbanización Loiza Valley in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, a neighborhood consisting of 56 houses near the property owned by LDA, filed a claim in the Superior Court of Carolina, Puerto Rico against Cantera Hipodromo, Inc. (the “lessee” who operates a quarry on the land owned by LDA), the owners of the lessee, the lessee’s Insurance Companies and LDA.  The Plaintiffs allege that as a result of certain explosions occurring in the quarry, their houses have suffered different types of damages and they have also suffered physical injuries and mental anguish.  The damages claimed exceed $11,000,000.  The physical damage to the property is estimated at less than $1,000,000.  The lease agreement contains an indemnification clause in favor of LDA.  The lessee has public liability insurance coverage of $1,000,000 through Integrand Assurance Company and an umbrella insurance coverage of $2,000,000 through American International Insurance Company.  Integrand’s legal counsel has provided the legal defense for all parties to date but in September 2003 declared that the allegations in the complaint regarding public nuisance do not fall under their policy.  In November 2003, the lessee’s legal counsel filed a motion in opposition to such allegation.  On January 28, 2005, the appellate court in Puerto Rico confirmed that the trial court and Integrand is forced to provide coverage and pay attorneys’ fees to LDA and to Cantera Hipodromo.  On February 11, 2005, Integrand filed a reconsideration motion in the appellate court and on February 28, 2005 the same court dismissed the motion presented by Integrand. On March 17, 2005, Integrand filed a request of certiorari in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and on March 23, 2005, an opposition to the expedition of the certiorari was filed.  On June 6, 2005, the Supreme Court denied said request.  Hence, LDA is an added insured on the damage claims in the complaint.  The trial began in 2007 and is expected to continue during the first six months of 2008.

Jalexis, Inc. vs. LDA, Interstate, IGP, Constructora Santiago Corp; Et als, Civil no FDP060534 (404).
In late November 2006, several subsidiaries of the Company (LDA, IGP and IGP Group) were named in a lawsuit filed by Jalexis, Inc. (“Jalexis”).  The lawsuit claims damages for more than $15 million allegedly suffered due to faulty subsoil conditions in a piece of land within the master plan of Parque Escorial (“Lot I-13W”).  Settlement of Lot I-13W occurred on April 29, 2005 under an option agreement dated April 19, 2004.  Jalexis purchased Lot I-13W from LDA for approximately $7.5 million, which represented 12% of our total consolidated revenues for 2005.  In the settlement agreement, LDA did not make any representations or warranties with regard to the soil and subsoil conditions and stipulated Lot I-13W was sold to Jalexis “as is” and “where is”.  The Company believes that it has a strong defense in this case.  Depositions for all parties started in November 2007 and are expected to continue into the first six months of 2008.

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Due to the inherent uncertainties of the judicial process, we are unable to either predict the outcome of or estimate a range of potential loss associated with this matter. While we intend to vigorously defend this matter and believe we have meritorious defenses available to us, there can be no assurance that we would prevail. If this matter is not resolved in our favor, we are insured for potential losses.  Any amounts that exceed our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The Company and/or its subsidiaries have been named as defendants, along with other companies, in tenant-related lawsuits. The Company carries liability insurance against these types of claims that management believes meets industry standards.  To date, payments made to the plaintiffs of the settled cases were covered by our insurance policy.  The Company believes it has strong defenses to these ordinary course claims, and intends to continue to defend itself vigorously in these matters.
In the normal course of business, ACPT is involved in various pending or unasserted claims. In the opinion of management, these are not expected to have a material impact on the financial condition or future operations of ACPT.

There are no other proceedings required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 103 of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
     
J. Michael Wilson
42
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Edwin L. Kelly
66
Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer
Carlos R. Rodriguez
62
Executive Vice President
Cynthia L. Hedrick
55
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
Paul A. Resnik
60
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Eduardo Cruz Ocasio
61
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Matthew M. Martin
32
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Jorge Garcia Massuet
69
Vice President
Harry Chalstrom
47
Vice President
Mark L. MacFarland
38
Vice President
Rafael Velez
51
Vice President

Messrs. Wilson and Kelly are also members of our Board of Trustees.  Brief biographies of Messrs. Wilson and Kelly are incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholder’s Meeting to be held in June 2008.  Biographical information for our other executive officers is as follows:

Carlos R. Rodriguez was appointed Executive Vice President of the Company in January 2002 after serving as Senior Vice President since June 1999.  Prior to that date, he served in various capacities with the predecessor company and its affiliates.

Cynthia L. Hedrick was appointed Executive Vice President in January 2006 after serving as Senior Vice President since June 2002.  She continues to serve the Company as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary/Treasurer, a position that she has held since June 2002.  Ms. Hedrick served as Vice President of the Company from November 1998 to June 2002 and prior to that date she served as Vice President of the predecessor company.

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Paul A. Resnik was appointed Senior Vice President of the Company in July 1998.  He served as Senior Vice President of the predecessor company from 1993-1998.

Eduardo Cruz Ocasio was appointed Senior Vice President of the Company in June 2002 after serving as Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Company since July 1998.  Prior to that date, he served in various capacities with the predecessor company.

Matthew M. Martin was appointed Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in August of 2005.  Prior to joining the Company, he worked for FTI Consulting serving as a Manager in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice from 2002 to 2005.  Prior to joining FTI Consulting, he managed audits for Arthur Andersen.

Jorge Garcia Massuet was appointed Vice President of the Company in June 2002.  He has been Vice President of IGP since January 1999.  He served as Vice President and General Manager of Fountainebleu Plaza, S.E., a real estate development firm, from January 1994 to December 1998.

Harry Chalstrom was appointed Vice President of the Company in January 2004 after serving as Director of Rental Housing of the Company since November 2002.  Prior to that date, he worked for Bozzuto Construction Company from 1997 to 2002.  During his tenure at Bozzuto, he served as a Project Manager for apartment construction projects.

Mark L. MacFarland was appointed Vice President of the Company in January 2006 after serving as the Executive Director of Land Development for the Company since June 2003.  From June 2002 to June 2003, he worked as a consultant for the Charles County Government working on numerous capital improvement projects.  Before serving as a consultant, he worked as an engineer and developer in the power generation industry.

Rafael Vélez was appointed Vice President of the Company in January 2006.  Mr. Vélez has been with the Company since September of 2001 when he was hired as the Chief Accounting Officer of IGP LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.  In June 2002, Mr. Vélez was appointed as Vice President of IGP Group and in June 2003 was appointed and currently remains as Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.  In June 2004, Mr. Vélez was appointed and currently remains as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of IGP LP.  He has more than 30 years experience in public and private accounting in the Real Estate, Development, Construction and Property Management Industries.

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PART II

MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The principal market for our Company’s common shares is the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "APO. As of the close of business on March 3, 2008, there were 129 shareholders of record of ACPT’s common shares. On March 3, 2008 the closing price reported by the American Stock Exchange was $19.00.

The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing prices of the Company’s shares as reported in the consolidated reporting system of the American Stock Exchange Composite, and the dividends declared per common share for such calendar quarter.

     
Price Range of ACPT Shares
   
Dividends
 
     
High
   
Low
   
Declared
 
                     
 
2007 Quarter
                 
 
Fourth
  $ 25.75     $ 17.50     $ -  
 
Third
    27.59       19.22       0.10  
 
Second
    20.33       18.58       0.10  
 
First
    19.47       17.64       0.10  
                           
 
2006 Quarter
                       
 
Fourth
  $ 20.24     $ 17.49     $ 0.10  
 
Third
    20.20       19.40       0.10  
 
Second
    22.25       19.75       0.10  
 
First
    23.25       19.48       0.53  

Minimum annual distributions
Under the terms of the Declaration of Trust of ACPT, the Board of Trustees will make minimum annual distributions to the shareholders equal to at least 45% of the net taxable income allocated to the shareholders, reduced by any Puerto Rico income tax paid by ACPT and any U.S. federal income taxes paid by ARPT with respect to undistributed capital gains.

Non-required dividend distributions to shareholders
Dividend distributions in addition to the required minimum distribution (as stated above) will be evaluated quarterly and made at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.  In making such determinations, the Board of Trustees will take into account various factors, including ACPT's anticipated needs for cash for future expansion and development, current and anticipated expenses, obligations and contingencies, and other similar working capital requirements.

Dividend Distribution related to our IRS matter
As announced on March 10, 2006 the Company entered into a closing agreement with the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) by which the Company was able to maintain its publicly traded partnership (“PTP”) status for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  The details of the closing agreement with the IRS required that the Company report approximately $5.0 million to shareholders as taxable income on March 29, 2006.  Under the terms of the Company’s governing documents, it was required to make minimum annual distributions to the shareholders equal to at least 45% of net taxable income allocated to shareholders.  Accordingly, the Board of Trustees declared a dividend of $0.43 per share, $2,230,000 in the aggregate. The dividend was paid on April 12, 2006 to shareholders of record on March 29, 2006.

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The following graph compares the cumulative 5-year total return to shareholders on American Community Properties Trust's common stock relative to the cumulative total returns of the S & P 500 index and the NAREIT Equity index. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the company's common stock and in each of the indexes (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 on December 31, 2002 and tracks it through December 31, 2007.

 
Five-Year Stock Performance Graph
 
               
   
12/02
12/03
12/04
12/05
12/06
12/07
               
American Community Properties Trust
 
100.00
149.00
228.46
374.83
387.95
395.82
S&P 500
 
100.00
128.68
142.69
149.70
173.34
182.87
NAREIT Equity
 
100.00
137.13
180.44
202.38
273.34
230.45

The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
 
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
            The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial and operating data of the Company for the five years ended December 31, 2007. The information in the following table should be read in conjunction with "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
                   2007 *                 2006 **  
2005
   
2004
   
2003
 
   
(In thousands, except per share and operating data)
 
Income Statement Data:
                                 
Total operating revenues
  $ 85,376     $ 98,163     $ 62,313     $ 49,011     $ 55,506  
Total operating expenses
    69,294       73,168       51,207       40,932       47,720  
  Operating income
    16,082       24,995       11,106       8,079       7,786  
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (848 )     7,485       6,855       4,331       3,901  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    (307 )     2,894       (690 )     1,500       1,596  
      Net income (loss)
    (541 )     4,591       7,545       2,831       2,305  
Earnings per share
                                       
      Basic
  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.88     $ 1.45     $ 0.55     $ 0.44  
      Diluted
  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.88     $ 1.45     $ 0.55     $ 0.44  
                                         
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Total assets
  $ 360,724     $ 346,699     $ 217,085     $ 184,027     $ 142,497  
     Recourse debt
    25,589       29,351       32,818       27,192       24,634  
     Non-recourse debt
    279,981       270,720       119,865       98,879       70,979  
     Other liabilities
    42,708       30,774       29,912       29,065       19,031  
Total liabilities
    348,278       330,845       182,595       155,136       114,644  
Shareholders' equity
    12,446       15,854       34,490       28,891       27,853  
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share
  $ 0.30     $ 0.83     $ 0.40     $ 0.35     $ -  
                                         
Operating Data:
                                       
Rental apartment units managed at end of period
    7,225       7,693       7,491       7,406       7,747  
Residential lots sold
    78       135       94       70       88  
Residential lots transferred to homebuilding
    -       -       -       160       -  
Residential lots transferred to joint venture
    -       -       -       352       -  
Joint venture lots delivered
    48       61       25       -       -  
Residential lots transferred to investment property division
    -       -       252       -       -  
Commercial and business park acres sold
    12       15       11       3       8  
Homes sold
    29       78       32       55       124  


* The financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 reflect the adoption of  Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 “Account for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007 (Refer to Note 2 and 10 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).

**The financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 reflect the adoption of Emerging Issues Task Force 04-05, “Determining Whether a General Partner as a Group Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When The Limited Partners Have Certain Rights” (“EITF 04-05”) on January 1, 2006 (Refer to Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing in Item 8 of this report. Historical results set forth in Selected Financial Information, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation and the Financial Statements and Supplemental Data included in Items 6, 7 and 8 should not be taken as indicative of our future operations.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements about our business outlook, assessment of market and economic conditions, strategies, future plans, anticipated costs and expenses, capital spending, and any other statements that are not historical. The accuracy of these statements is subject to a number of unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.   Those items are discussed under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A to this annual report on Form 10-K.

GENERAL
American Community Properties Trust ("ACPT" or the "Company") is a self managed holding company that is primarily engaged in investment in multifamily rental properties, property management services, community development, and homebuilding through its consolidated subsidiaries. The operations are managed out of three primary offices: St. Charles, Maryland, Orlando, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The U.S. operations are managed through American Rental Management Company ("ARMC"). This includes the management of apartment properties in which we have an ownership interest, apartment properties owned by a third party, as well as our community development operations. American Land Development U.S. Inc. ("ALD") and its subsidiary own and develop our land holdings in St. Charles, Maryland. St. Charles is a 9,000 acre planned community consisting of residential, commercial, recreational and open space land. It has provided the Company and its predecessor with inventory for the last three decades with expectations of another three decades. With the aid of outside consultants, we plan, design and develop the land for sale or use in our own investment portfolio. ALD also has a 50% interest in a land development joint venture formed to develop land for an active adult community in St. Charles.  American Rental Properties Trust ("ARPT") and its subsidiaries hold the general and limited partnership interests in our U.S. apartment property portfolio. The apartment properties are individually organized into separate entities. ARPT's ownership in these entities ranges from 0.1% to 100%. We expect to retain the land identified for future apartment units in St. Charles to expand our apartment investment portfolio through construction of new multifamily apartment complexes. We also remain open to construction and acquisition of additional properties that will add value to our existing investment assets.
The Puerto Rico operations are managed through Interstate General Properties Limited Partnership S.E. ("IGP"), a wholly owned subsidiary of IGP Group Corp which is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACPT. IGP provides property management services to multifamily rental properties in Puerto Rico in which we have an ownership interest (“Puerto Rico Apartments”), apartment properties owned by third parties, our commercial properties, and home-owner associations related to our planned communities.  IGP also provides management services for our homebuilding and community development operations. IGP holds the ownership interests in the Puerto Rico Apartments and two commercial properties. The Puerto Rico apartments are organized into separate partnerships and receive HUD subsidies. IGP's ownership in these partnerships ranges from 1% to 52.5%. IGP's ownership in the commercial properties ranges from 28% to 100%.  Our community development assets in Puerto Rico, consisting of two planned communities, are owned by Land Development Associates, S.E. ("LDA").  The first planned community, Parque Escorial, is currently under development and consists of residential, commercial and recreation land similar to our U.S. operations but on a smaller scale.  Our second planned community, Parque El Commandante is currently in the planning stages.  Our homebuilding operation builds condominiums for sale on land located in its planned communities.  Each homebuilding project is organized into separate entities, all wholly owned by IGP and LDA.  LDA also retained a limited partnership interest in two commercial buildings in Parque Escorial opened in 2001 and 2005 which were built on land contributed by LDA.
 
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ACPT is taxed as a U.S. partnership and its taxable income flows through to its shareholders.  ACPT is subject to Puerto Rico taxes on IGP Group’s taxable income, generating foreign tax credits that have been passed through to ACPT’s shareholders. A federal tax regulation has been proposed that could eliminate the pass through of these foreign tax credits to ACPT’s shareholders.  Comments on the proposed regulation are currently being evaluated with the final regulation expected to be effective for tax years beginning after the final regulation is ultimately published in the Federal Register.   ACPT’s federal taxable income consists of certain passive income from IGP Group, a controlled foreign corporation, distributions from IGP Group and dividends from ACPT’s U.S. subsidiaries.  Other than Interstate Commercial Properties (“ICP”), which is taxed as a Puerto Rico corporation, the taxable income from the remaining Puerto Rico operating entities passes through to IGP Group or ALD.  Of this taxable income, only the portion of taxable income applicable to the profits on the residential land sold in Parque Escorial passes through to ALD.  ALD, ARMC, and ARPT are taxed as U.S. corporations.  The taxable income from the U.S. apartment properties flows through to ARPT.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF CURRENT YEAR RESULTS
Consolidated operating revenues are derived primarily from rental revenue, community development land sales and home sales.  For the year ended December 31, 2007, our consolidated rental revenues increased 12% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006.  The increase was primarily attributable to construction of new units in our United States segment as well as overall rent increases at comparable properties in both the United States and Puerto Rico segments.
Community development land sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased 31% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006.  Land sales revenue in any one period is affected by the mix of lot sizes and, to a greater extent, the mix between residential and commercial sales.  Land sales, currently sourced from the United States segment, result in large part from a sales agreement with Lennar Corporation.  In March 2004, the Company executed development and purchase agreements with Lennar Corporation to develop and sell 1,950 residential lots (1,359 single family lots and 591 town home lots) in Fairway Village in St. Charles, Maryland. The agreements require the homebuilder to provide $20,000,000 in letters of credit to secure the purchase of the lots.  A junior lien was placed on the residential portion of Fairway Village.  The agreements require Lennar to purchase 200 residential lots per year, provided that they are developed and available for delivery as defined by the development agreement.  The junior lien is released when the lots are sold and $10,300 of each lot sales proceeds are placed in an escrow account to repay the principal of the bonds. In December 2007, the Company reached an agreement with Lennar allowing for a reduction in their lot takedown requirements for 2007, resulting in 78 lots purchased by Lennar in 2007 as compared to 135 lots taken in 2006.  In addition to the reduction in number of lots, the December 2007 amendment temporarily reduced the final selling price of 100 lots (51 taken down in December 2007 and 49 which Lennar has agreed to take before June 1, 2008) from 30% to 22.5% of the base price of the home sold on the lot, with guaranteed minimum price of $78,000 per single family lot and $68,000 per town home lot.
Home sales for year ended December 31, 2007 decreased 62% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006.  Home sales, currently sourced from the Puerto Rico segment, are impacted by the local real estate market.  The Puerto Rico real estate market has slowed substantially.  The reduction of new contracts and the reduced pace of sales has impacted the Company somewhat, but not to the same extent as the overall Puerto Rico market decline.  The Company settled 29 units during 2007 as compared to 78 units closed during 2006.  As of December 31, 2007, 21 completed units remain within inventory, of which we currently have 1 unit under contract.  At the current sales pace, the Company anticipates that the remaining units in Torres will be sold throughout 2008.  We believe that our current pricing remains competitive.
On a consolidated basis, the Company reported a net loss of $541,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007.  The net loss includes a $307,000 benefit for income taxes, resulting in a consolidated effective tax rate of approximately 36%.  The consolidated effective rate was impacted by accrued penalties on uncertain tax positions, certain nondeductible permanent items and a change in the statutory tax rate in the United States segment and double taxation on a certain non-recurring gain for our Puerto Rico segment.  For further discussion of these items, see the provision for income taxes discussion within the United States and Puerto Rico segment discussion.
Please refer to the Results of Operations section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis for additional details surrounding the results of each of our operating segments.

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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND CHANGE IN BASIS OF PRESENTATION
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 is an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” and it seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of measurement and recognition in accounting for income taxes. In addition, FIN 48 requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty in income taxes.  We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007.  As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recorded a $1,458,000 increase in the net liability for unrecognized tax positions, which was recorded as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, reducing the opening balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2007.  See Notes 2 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
In June 2005, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 04-05, "Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights," or EITF 04-05.  EITF 04-05 provides an accounting model to be used by a general partner, or group of general partners, to determine whether the general partner(s) controls a limited partnership or similar entity in light of certain rights held by the limited partners.  In accordance with the provisions of EITF 04-05, beginning January 1, 2006 we have included the following partnerships in our consolidated group: Alturas Del Senorial Associates Limited Partnership, Bayamon Garden Associates Limited Partnership, Carolina Associates Limited Partnership S.E., Colinas de San Juan Associates Limited Partnership, Essex Apartments Associates Limited Partnership, Huntington Associates Limited Partnership, Jardines de Caparra Associates Limited Partnership, Monserrate Associates Limited Partnership, San Anton Associates, Turabo Limited Dividend Partnership and Valle del Sol Associates Limited Partnership.  Historically, our interests in these partnerships were recorded using the equity method of accounting.
The impact of consolidating the financial statements of these partnerships increased our operating assets and liabilities by $78.5 million and $97.7 million, respectively, as of January 1, 2006.  The addition to assets is primarily related to real estate at historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation of approximately $53.3 million, and the addition to liabilities is primarily related to non-recourse debt of approximately $98.6 million held by these limited partnerships.  The Company recorded an overall reduction to retained earnings of $19.1 million in a manner similar to a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.  The retained earnings impact is net of a deferred tax asset recorded of $9.8 million related to temporary differences arising from the negative deficits absorbed by the Company in consolidation.
With respect to our accounting for minority interest in our consolidated partnerships, when consolidated real estate partnerships make cash distributions or allocate losses to partners in excess of the minority partners' basis in the property, we generally record a charge equal to the amount of such excess distribution.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Securities and Exchange Commission defines critical accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which we refer to as GAAP, requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions.  These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.  If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements.  Below is a discussion of accounting policies which we consider critical in that they may require complex judgment in their application or require estimates about matters which are inherently uncertain.

Sales, Profit Recognition and Cost Capitalization
Community development land sales are recognized at closing only when sufficient down payments have been obtained, possession and other attributes of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, and ACPT has no significant continuing involvement.  Under the provisions of SFAS 66, related to condominium sales, revenues and costs are recognized when construction is beyond the preliminary stage, the buyer is committed to the extent of being unable to require a refund except for non-delivery of the unit, sufficient units in the project have been sold to ensure that the property will not be converted to rental property, the sales proceeds are collectible and the aggregate sales proceeds and the total cost of the project can be reasonably estimated.  Accordingly we recognize revenue and costs upon settlement with the homebuyer which doesn’t occur until after we receive use and occupancy permits for the building.
 
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    The costs of developing the land are allocated to our land assets and charged to cost of sales as the related inventories are sold using the relative sales value method which rely on estimated costs and sales values. The costs of the land and construction of the condominiums are allocated to these assets and charged to cost of sales as the condominiums are sold.  The cost of sales for these condominiums is determined by the percentage of completion method, which relies on total estimated costs and sales values.  Residential and commercial land sales can be highly cyclical.  Once development is undertaken, no assurances can be given that the Company will be able to sell the various developed lots or condominiums in a timely manner.  Failure to sell such lots and homes in a timely manner could result in significantly increased carrying costs and erosion or elimination of profit with respect to any development.  Even though our cost estimates are based on outside engineers' cost estimates, construction contracts and historical costs, our actual development and construction costs can exceed estimates for various reasons, including but not limited to unknown site conditions, rising prices and changes in government regulations.  Any estimates of such costs may differ substantially from the actual results of such costs and reduce or eliminate the future profits with respect to any development.
The Company considers all debt and related interest expense available for capitalization to the extent of average qualifying assets for the period.  Interest specific to the construction of qualifying assets, represented primarily by our recourse debt, is first considered for capitalization.  To the extent qualifying assets exceed debt specifically identified, a weighted average rate including all other debt is applied.  Any excess interest is reflected as interest expense.

Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
The Company accounts for investments in unconsolidated real estate entities that are not considered variable interest entities under FIN 46(R) in accordance with SOP 78-9 "Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures" and APB Opinion No. 18 "The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock". For entities that are considered variable interest entities under FIN 46(R), the Company performs an assessment to determine the primary beneficiary of the entity as required by FIN 46(R). The Company accounts for variable interest entities in which the Company is not a primary beneficiary and does not bear a majority of the risk of expected loss in accordance with the equity method of accounting.
The Company considers many factors in determining whether or not an investment should be recorded under the equity method, such as economic and ownership interests, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners. Income and losses are recognized in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreements and any guarantee obligations or commitments for financial support. The Company's investments in unconsolidated real estate entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting consisted of general partnership interests in two limited partnerships which own apartment properties in the United States; a limited partnership interest in a limited partnership that owns a commercial property in Puerto Rico; and a 50% ownership interest in a joint venture formed as a limited liability company.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
ACPT carries its rental properties, homebuilding inventory, land and development costs at the lower of cost or fair value in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." For real estate assets such as our rental properties which the Company plans to hold and use, which includes property to be developed in the future, property currently under development and real estate projects that are completed or substantially complete, we evaluate whether the carrying amount of each of these assets will be recovered from their undiscounted future cash flows arising from their use and eventual disposition. If the carrying value were to be greater than the undiscounted future cash flows, we would recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount is not recoverable. Our estimates of the undiscounted operating cash flows expected to be generated by each asset are performed on an individual project basis and based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties, including, among others, demand for apartment units, competition, changes in market rental rates, and costs to operate and complete each project.
The Company evaluates, on an individual project basis, whether the carrying value of its substantially completed real estate projects, such as our homebuilding inventory that are to be sold, will be recovered based on the fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying value were to be greater than the fair value less costs to sell, we would recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount is not recoverable. Our estimates of the fair value less costs to sell are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties, including, among others, comparable sales, demand for commercial and residential lots and competition. The Company performed similar reviews for land held for future development and sale considering such factors as the cash flows associated with future development expenditures. Should this evaluation indicate an impairment has occurred, the Company will record an impairment charge equal to the excess of the historical cost over fair value less costs to sell.

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Depreciation of Investments in Real Estate
The Company's operating real estate is stated at cost and includes all costs related to acquisitions, development and construction. We are required to make assessments of the useful lives of our real estate assets for purposes of determining the amount of depreciation expense to reflect on our income statement on an annual basis. Our assessments, all of which are judgmental determinations, of our investments in our real estate assets are as follows:
·  
Buildings and improvements are depreciated over five to forty years using the straight-line or double declining balance methods,
·  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment over five to seven years using the straight-line method
·  
Leasehold improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the lesser of the life of the lease or their estimated useful life,
·  
Maintenance and other repair costs are charged to operations as incurred.

Income Taxes
The Company's complex tax structure involves foreign source income and multiple entities that file separate returns.  Due to the complex nature of tax regulations affecting our entities, our income tax expense and related balance sheet amounts involve significant management estimates and judgments.

Contingencies
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, we rely on the advice of our outside counsel as to the potential and probable outcome of these proceedings when evaluating any financial statement impact.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

SFAS 157 and 159
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” and in February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”  SFAS 157 defines fair values as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. SFAS 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value and does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the information used in developing fair value estimates. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data, such as the reporting entity’s own data. SFAS 157 requires fair value measurements to be disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.  The fair value election is designed to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.  SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company believes that the implementation of SFAS 157 and 159 will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

SFAS 141R
On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141R, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”).  This statement changes the accounting for acquisitions specifically eliminating the step acquisition model, changing the recognition of contingent consideration from being recognized when it is probable to being recognized at the time of acquisition, disallowing the capitalization of transaction costs and delays when restructurings related to acquisitions can be recognized. The standard is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008 and will only impact the accounting for acquisitions we make after its adoption.

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SFAS 160
On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”).  SFAS 160 replaces the concept of minority interest with noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries.  Noncontrolling interests will now be reported as a component of equity in the consolidated statement of financial position.  Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests will continue to be reported as a part of consolidated earnings; however, SFAS 160 requires that income attributable to both controlling and noncontrolling interests be presented separately on the face of the consolidated income statement.  In addition, SFAS 160 provides that when losses attributable to noncontrolling interests exceed the noncontrolling interest’s basis, losses continue to be attributed to the noncontrolling interest as opposed to being absorbed by the consolidating entity.  SFAS 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements of SFAS 160 shall be applied prospectively.  SFAS 160 is effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS 160 on its consolidated financial statements.  However, the provisions of SFAS 160 are directly applicable to the Company’s currently reported minority interest in consolidated entities and, accordingly, will change the presentation of the Company’s financial statements when implemented.

EITF Issue No. 06-08
In November 2006, the Emerging Issues Task force of the FASB (“EITF”) reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-08, “Applicability of a Buyer’s Continuing Investment under FASB Statement No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate, for Sales of Condominiums” (“EITF 06-08”).  EITF 06-08 will require condominium sales to meet the continuing investment criterion in FAS No. 66 in order for profit to be recognized under the percentage-of-completion method.  EITF 06-08 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2007.  The cumulative effect of applying EITF 06-08, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption.  The Company believes that the implementation of EITF 06-08 will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion is based on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. It compares the components of the results of operations of the Company by segment for each of the three years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.  Historically, the Company’s financial results have been significantly affected by the cyclical nature of the real estate industry.  Accordingly, the Company’s historical financial statements may not be indicative of future results. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this report.

Results of Operations - U.S. Operations:
     For the year ended December 31, 2007, our U.S. segment generated $9,009,000 of operating income compared to $15,299,000 of operating income generated by the segment for the same period in 2006 and $8,287,000 in 2005.  Additional information and analysis of the U.S. operations can be found below.

Rental Property Revenues and Operating Expenses - U.S. Operations:
As of December 31, 2007, nineteen U.S.-based apartment properties, representing 3,256 units, in which we hold an ownership interest qualified for the consolidation method of accounting.  The rules of consolidation require that we include within our financial statements the consolidated apartment properties' total revenue and operating expenses.
As of December 31, 2007, thirteen of the consolidated properties were market rent properties, representing 1,856 units, allowing us to determine the appropriate rental rates.  Even though we can determine the rents, 54 of our units at one of our market rent properties must be leased to tenants with low to moderate income. HUD subsidizes three of the properties representing 836 units and the three remaining properties are a mix of 137 subsidized units and 427 market rent units. HUD dictates the rents of the subsidized units.
Beginning January 1, 2006, two additional properties, Huntington Associates Limited Partnership (“Huntington”) and Essex Apartments Associates Limited Partnership (“Essex”) qualified for consolidation under the new provisions of EITF 04-05.

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Apartment Construction and Acquisition
A summary of our significant apartment construction and acquisition activities in 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows.  All of the constructed and acquired properties are operating as market rate properties.

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On January 31, 2007, the Company completed the construction of the newest addition to our rental apartment properties in St. Charles' Fairway Village, the Sheffield Greens Apartments (“Sheffield Greens”).  The nine building, 252-unit apartment project offers 1 and 2 bedroom units ranging in size from 800 to 1,400 square feet.  Construction activities were started in the fourth quarter of 2005 and leasing efforts began in the first quarter of 2006. The first five buildings became available for occupancy during the fourth quarter of 2006 and the final four buildings were ready for occupancy in January 2007.  Leasing efforts have been successful and the property was approximately 93% occupied as of December 31, 2007.
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On April 28, 2006, the Company acquired two multifamily rental properties, Milford Station I LLC and Milford Station II LLC, in Baltimore, Maryland containing a combined total of 250 units for approximately $14,300,000.
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On May 23, 2005, the Company acquired the assets of Nottingham Apartments LLC, in Baltimore, Maryland containing 85 units for approximately $3,000,000.

2007 compared to 2006
For year ended December 31, 2007, rental property revenues increased $5,911,000 or 18% to $38,416,000 compared to $32,505,000 for the same period in 2006.  The increase in rental revenues was primarily the result of additional revenues for Sheffield Greens Apartments, Milford Station I and Milford Station II which accounted for approximately $4,470,000 of the difference.  The increase was also attributable to an overall 4% increase in rents between periods which is net of a $472,000 increase in vacancies between 2006 and 2007.  The increase in vacancies was primarily attributable to the lease up of Sheffield.  Now that the lease up is complete and certain incentive programs at Sheffield are over, occupancy at the other fair market properties is increasing.
Rental property operating expenses increased $3,163,000 or 20% for the year ended December 31, 2007 to $19,235,000 compared to $16,072,000 for the same period of 2006.  The overall increase in rental property operating expenses was primarily the result of additional expenses for Sheffield Greens Apartments, Milford Station I and Milford Station II, which accounted for approximately $2,044,000 of the difference.  The remainder of the increase resulted from overall inflationary adjustments as well as specific above inflation increases noted in advertising, concessions granted to residents, office and maintenance salaries, office expenses, utilities, security expense, snow removal, rehabilitation of apartment units and real estate taxes.  We are currently working to reduce all our controllable rental property operating expenses within our US portfolio.  Specific emphasis includes reducing advertising and concessions expenses now that Sheffield Greens is leased and occupancy rates at other our competing properties are increasing, implementing measures to reduce security expenditures, as well as the cost benefit of a reduction in management staff.

2006 compared to 2005
For the year ended December 31, 2006, rental property revenues increased $9,997,000 to $32,505,000 compared to $22,508,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The increase is primarily due to the impact of EITF 04-05 requiring us to include the results of operations for two apartment properties, Huntington and Essex, in our consolidation beginning January 1, 2006.  The revenues earned within these two properties in 2006 were consistent with revenues earned in the prior year.  The increase in our rental property revenue during 2006 was also the result of our apartment acquisitions in May 2005 and April 2006 which added $1,693,000 of rental property revenues.  Other increases in rental property revenues during 2006 included a 6% increase in overall average rents resulting in an additional $1,329,000 of rental property income, which includes the additional revenue earned from the January 2006 conversion of one of our subsidized apartment properties to a market rent property.  The average increase in rents in 2006 for properties in the Washington DC and Baltimore suburban areas ranged from 3% to 4%.
The increase in revenue was also the result of a benefit of $274,000 resulting from the completion of the amortization of acquired intangible leases for Owings Chase and Prescott Square purchased in 2004, and the recognition of $200,000 of rent revenue earned from Sheffield Greens, our newest apartment complex under construction as of December 31, 2006.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, rental property operating expenses increased $5,943,000 to $16,072,000 compared to $10,129,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The increase is primarily the result of the impact of EITF 04-05, which added an additional $3,936,000 in 2006.  The increase in our rental property operating expenses during 2006 is also the result of our apartment acquisitions in May 2005 and April 2006 which increased our operating expenses by $1,010,000 as well as operating expenses of $280,000 incurred by Sheffield Greens.  Overall, during 2006, our rental property expenses generally increased approximately 7% on a comparative basis.  The average increase in expenses in 2006 for properties in the Washington DC and Baltimore suburban areas was 3%.  The increase in excess of general inflationary adjustments was attributable to the rehabilitation of our apartment units, project wide cleaning, grounds and maintenance and utility rates.

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Community Development - U.S. Operations:
Land sales revenue in any one period is affected by the mix of lot sizes and, to a greater extent, the mix between residential and commercial sales. In March 2004, the Company executed Development and Purchase Agreements with Lennar Corporation (the “Lennar Agreements”) to develop and sell 1,950 residential lots (1,359 single-family lots and 591 town home lots) in Fairway Village in St. Charles, Maryland.  The Lennar Agreements requires the homebuilder to provide $20,000,000 in letters of credit to secure the purchase of the lots. As security for the Company’s obligation to develop the lots, a junior lien was placed on the residential portion of Fairway Village.  The agreements require Lennar to purchase 200 residential lots per year, provided that they are developed and available for delivery as defined by the Development Agreement.  For each lot sold in Fairway Village, the Company must deposit $10,300 in an escrow account to fund the principal payments due to Charles County, at which time the lots are released from the junior lien.  As of December 31, 2007, 1,565 lots remained under the provisions of the Lennar Agreements.   Assuming a sales pace of 200 lots per year, it is estimated that lot settlements will take place through 2015; however, the continued slowing of the new homes sales market in the United States, and more specifically in the Washington D.C. suburban areas, has adversely impact Lennar’s willingness or ability to take down 200 lots per year.  In December 2007, the Company executed an amendment to the Lennar Agreements whereby the Company agreed to accept 51 lot settlements in December 2007 as satisfaction of Lennar’s lot takedown requirement for 2007, resulting in a total of 78 lots taken down by Lennar during 2007.  This compares to the 135 lots taken down by Lennar in 2006.
Sales are closed on a lot by lot basis at the time when the builder purchases the lot. The final selling price per lot sold to Lennar may exceed the guaranteed minimum price recognized at closing since the final lot price is based on a percentage of the base price of the home sold on the lot but not less than the guaranteed minimum price.  As part of the December amendment to the Lennar Agreements, the Company agreed to temporarily reduce the final lot price for 100 lots, as previously discussed, from 30% to 22.5% of the base price of the home sold on the lot, with guaranteed minimum prices of $78,000 per single family lot and $68,000 per townhome lot. Additional revenue exceeding the guaranteed minimum take down price per lot will be recognized upon Lennar's settlement with the respective homebuyers.
Residential lots vary in size and location resulting in pricing differences. Gross margins are calculated based on the total estimated sales values for all remaining lots within a neighborhood as compared to the total estimated costs.
Commercial land is typically sold by contract that allows for a study period and delayed settlement until the purchaser obtains the necessary permits for development. The sales prices and gross margins for commercial parcels vary significantly depending on the location, size, extent of development and ultimate use. Commercial land sales are cyclical and usually have a noticeable positive effect on our earnings in the period they reach settlement.

2007 compared to 2006
Community development land sales revenue decreased $6,481,000 to $14,486,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $20,967,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The 31% decrease in our community development land sales within our U.S. segment in 2007 is primarily the result of a decrease in delivery of residential lots to Lennar, offset by an increase in the commercial land sales.

Residential Land Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2007, we delivered 34 single-family lots and 44 town-home lots to Lennar, resulting in the recognition of revenues ranging from $121,000 to $78,000 per single family lot and $85,000 to $65,000 per town-home lot plus $2,600 per lot of water and sewer fees, road fees and other off-site fees.  The total revenue recognized at initial settlement was $5,964,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we delivered 70 single-family lots and 65 town-home lots to Lennar, resulting in the recognition of revenues ranging from $100,000 to $125,000 per single family lot and $70,000 to $85,000 per town-home lot plus water and sewer fees, road fees and other off-site fees.  The total revenue recognized at initial settlement was $13,130,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2007, we had 121 developed single-family lots and 8 finished town-home lots in backlog and ready for delivery.
During the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, we also recognized $2,295,000 and $3,434,000, respectively, of additional revenue for lots that were previously sold to Lennar.  This additional revenue is based on the final settlement price of the homes as provided by our agreement with Lennar. Currently new town-homes in Fairway Village are priced between $330,000 and $400,000 while single-family homes in Fairway Village are priced between $390,000 and $500,000.
 
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The homes sold by Lennar to the homebuyer in 2007 resulted in a total average final lot price of $120,000 per single family lot and $94,000 per townhome lot.  For 2006, the homes sold by Lennar to the homebuyer resulted in a total average final lot price of $135,000 per single family lot.  No townhomes were sold to homebuyers in 2006.

Commercial Land Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2007, we sold 12.0 commercial acres in St. Charles for $5,333,000 compared to 14.9 commercial acres for $2,903,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006. Sales in 2007 included two parcels within the O’Donnell Lake Restaurant Park, our latest commercial development project located near the St. Charles Towne Center.  These two parcels, totaling approximately 5 acres, were sold for $3.2 million.  However, a portion of this revenue was deferred related to certain ongoing development activities.  In addition, 2007 commercial sales included three lots, totaling approximately 3 acres, from Town Center Parcel G for approximately $1.4 million.  The Parcel G lots were previously developed commercial parcels and also surround St. Charles Town Center.  The 2007 lot sales also included four previously developed lots within Henry Ford Circle, totaling approximately 4 acres, for $771,000.  As of December 31, 2007, our backlog contained 95.68 commercial acres in St. Charles under contract for a total of $17,097,000.

St. Charles Active Adult Community, LLC - Land Joint Venture
In September 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Lennar Corporation for the development of a 352-unit, active adult community located in St. Charles, Maryland.  The Company manages the project’s development for a market rate fee pursuant to a management agreement.  In September 2004, the Company transferred land to the joint venture in exchange for a 50% ownership interest and $4,277,000 in cash.  The Company’s investment in the joint venture was recorded at 50% of the historical cost basis of the land with the other 50% recorded within our deferred charges and other assets.  The proceeds received are reflected as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue and related deferred costs will be recognized into income as the joint venture sells lots to Lennar.  In March 2005, the joint venture closed a non-recourse development loan which was amended in September 2006, again in December 2006, and again in October 2007.  Most recently, the development loan was modified to provide a one year delay in development of the project, as to date, lot development has outpaced sales.  Per the terms of the loan, both the Company and Lennar provided development completion guarantees.
The joint venture sold 48 lots to Lennar’s homebuilding division during 2007 compared to 61 lots delivered in 2006.  As a result, the Company recognized $1,063,000 in deferred revenue, management fees and off-site fees and $358,000 of deferred costs for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $1,294,000 in deferred revenue, management fees and offsite fees and $419,000 of deferred costs for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Gross Margin on Land Sales
The gross margin on land sales was 23% for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to 45% for the year ended December 31, 2006.  Our gross margins on land sales in the U.S. can fluctuate based on changes in the mix of residential and commercial land sales. The reduction in gross margin between 2007 and 2006 was primarily the result of decreasing our estimate of relative sales values for our residential lots as a result of the downturn in the real estate market and the reduced pricing granted to Lennar during 2007.  The revised sales values reduced our estimated gross margins on the residential lot sales to approximately 31% from approximately 50%. In addition, gross margins on commercial sales in 2007 ranged between 49% and 1% with an overall weighted average of approximately 27%.  The average gross margins on commercial sales were negatively impacted by increased costs estimates related to the development of certain amenities included within the O’Donnell Lake Restaurant Park.

Customer Dependence
Revenues from Lennar include residential land sales as well as certain management fees.  Total revenues from Lennar within our U.S. segment were $9,663,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 which represents 18% of the U.S. segment's revenue and 11% of our total year-to-date consolidated revenue.  No other customers accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2007.  Loss of all or a substantial portion of our land sales, as well as the joint venture's land sales, to Lennar would have a significant adverse effect on our financial results until such lost sales could be replaced.

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2006 compared to 2005
Community development land sales revenue increased $8,564,000 to $20,967,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $12,403,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The 69% increase in our community development land sales within our U.S. segment in 2006 is the result of our significant investment in residential lot development and delivery of residential lots to Lennar.

Residential Land Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2006, we delivered 70 single-family lots and 65 town-home lots to Lennar, resulting in the recognition of revenues ranging from $100,000 to $125,000 per single family lot and $70,000 to $85,000 per town-home lot plus water and sewer fees, road fees and other off-site fees. For the year ended December 31 2005, we delivered 94 residential lots to Lennar at an initial selling price of $100,000 per lot plus water and sewer fees, road fees and other off-site fees.
During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we also recognized $3,434,000 and $2,000,000, respectively, of additional revenue for lots that were previously sold to Lennar.  This additional revenue is based on the final settlement price of the homes as provided by our agreement with Lennar.

Commercial Land Sales
For the year ended December 31, 2006, we sold 14.9 commercial acres in St. Charles for $2,800,000 compared to 1.34 commercial acres for $200,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.

St. Charles Active Adult Community, LLC - Land Joint Venture
The joint venture sold 61 lots to Lennar’s homebuilding division during the third and fourth quarters of 2006 compared to 25 lots delivered in the fourth quarter of 2005.  As a result, the Company recognized $1,294,000 in deferred revenue, management fees and off-site fees and $419,000 of deferred costs for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $610,000 in deferred revenue, management fees and offsite fees and $176,000 of deferred costs for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Gross Margin on Land Sales
The gross margins on land sales for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 remained consistent at 45%.

Management and Other Fees - U.S. Operations:
We earn monthly management fees from all of the apartment properties that we own as well as our management of apartment properties owned by third parties and affiliates of J. Michael Wilson.  Effective February 28, 2007, the Company’s management agreement with G.L. Limited Partnership was terminated upon the sale of the apartment to a third party.  Effective April 30, 2006, the Company’s management agreement with Chastleton Associates LP terminated when the apartment property was sold to a third party, however, we received an agreed-upon management fee for administrative services through the end of the second quarter 2006. These two properties were previously owned by an affiliate.  Management fees generated by each of these properties accounted for less than 1% of the Company’s total revenue.
We receive an additional fee from the properties that we manage for their use of the property management computer system and a fee for vehicles purchased by the Company for use on behalf of the properties. The cost of the computer system and vehicles are reflected within depreciation expense.
The Company manages the project development of the joint venture with Lennar for a market rate fee pursuant to a management agreement.  These fees are based on the cost of the project and a prorated share is earned when each lot is sold.
This section includes only the fees earned from the non-consolidated properties; the fees earned from the consolidated properties are eliminated in consolidation.

2007 compared to 2006
Management fees decreased $327,000 to $336,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to $663,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The decrease was primarily the result of the Company no longer providing management services to G.L. Limited Partnership and Chastleton Associates LP.

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2006 compared to 2005
Management fees decreased $451,000 to $663,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to $1,114,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The decrease was primarily the result of implementation of EITF 04-05, resulting in an additional $375,000 eliminated related to the newly consolidated properties.  Excluding the impact of EITF 04-05, management and other fees were relatively consistent with the prior periods.

General, Administrative, Selling and Marketing Expense - U.S. Operations:
The costs associated with the oversight of our U.S. operations, accounting, human resources, office management and technology, as well as corporate and other executive office costs are included in this section. ARMC employs the centralized office management approach for its property management services for our properties located in St. Charles, Maryland, our properties located in the Baltimore, Maryland area and the property in Virginia and, to a lesser extent, the other properties that we manage. Our unconsolidated and managed-only apartment properties reimburse ARMC for certain costs incurred at the central office that are attributable to the operations of those properties. In accordance with EITF Topic 01-14, “Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for Out of Pocket Expenses Incurred,” the cost and reimbursement of these costs are not included in general and administrative expenses, but rather they are reflected as separate line items on the consolidated income statement.

2007 compared to 2006
General, administrative, selling and marketing costs incurred within our U.S. operations increased $1,711,000 to $8,081,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $6,370,000 for the same period of 2006.  The 27% increase is primarily attributable to a $902,000 increase in consulting expenses and $727,000 related to fees associated with an evaluation of a recapitalization of the Company.  The increases in consulting expenses including $408,000 of fees related to a consultant hired to assist the Company with an overall strategic plan. Other increases in consulting included consulting services provided for our FIN 48 implementation during the first quarter of 2007 and consulting services for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (“SOX 404”) internal control compliance testing.  Other increases included salaries and benefits related to executive retention agreements with our COO and CFO executed in the third quarter of 2007.  The salaries and benefits increase was partially offset by reduced bonus accruals for 2007 as bonuses were not awarded to executive management for 2007.  Other decreases in general, administrative, selling and marketing costs include decreases in audit and accounting expenses as 2006 amounts included non-recurring fees related to the closing agreement reached with the IRS and a decrease in share appreciation rights expense resulting from the decrease in our share price between periods.
We anticipate additional costs will be incurred as part of the company’s strategic planning activities noted above.  These costs include, but are not limited to, legal fees, consulting fees, and fees paid to the Special Committee to the Board of Trustees.

2006 compared to 2005
General, administrative, selling and marketing costs incurred within our U.S. operations decreased $537,000 to $6,370,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $6,907,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The 8% decrease in general, administrative, selling and marketing costs is primarily attributable to a decrease in the expense associated with our outstanding share incentive rights, as a result of a reduction of shares outstanding due to prior year exercises, coupled with a significant increase in the share price during 2005.  The decrease was partially offset by an increase in salaries and benefits, and legal fees related to the closing agreement reached with the IRS earlier this year.
 
Depreciation Expense - U.S. Operations:
2007 compared to 2006
Depreciation expense increased $957,000 to $5,744,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $4,787,000 for the same period in 2006.  The increase in depreciation is primarily the result of depreciation related to the acquisitions of Milford Station I and Milford Station II and the depreciation related to Sheffield Greens Apartments, all of which accounted for $609,000 of the variance.  The balance of the increases relate to the recent refinancings of several properties at the end of 2006 and beginning of 2007.  The Company used part of the proceeds to make significant investments in capital improvements at these properties resulting in increased depreciation expense for 2007.
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2006 compared to 2005
Depreciation expense increased $958,000 to $4,787,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $3,829,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  As a result of adopting EITF 04-05 in 2006, we added an additional $540,000 of depreciation expense to our 2006 consolidation.  The remainder of the increase is attributable to the acquisitions in May 2005 and April 2006 as well as capital improvements made to the existing properties.

Interest Income – U.S. Operations:
2007 compared to 2006
Interest income increased $105,000 to $1,073,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $968,000 for the same period of 2006.  The increase was primarily attributable to interest income received on investments of cash received from the various apartment refinancings at the end of 2006 and beginning of 2007.  This increase was offset in part by a reduction of the interest income received on the county bond receivables during the year.  During 2006, the Company negotiated a written agreement with the County to receive interest income on bond proceeds held in escrow by the County beginning July 1, 2005.  Accordingly, 2006 amounts included the recognition of 6 quarters of interest income from the County as the Company.
 
2006 compared to 2005
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $968,000 compared to $145,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The $823,000 increase in interest income in 2006 is the result of the recognition of $855,000 of interest income in 2006 related to the Charles County bonds for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006, an 18 month period, with no comparable amounts recognized in 2005.  During 2006, the Company reached an agreement with Charles County whereby the Company receives interest payments on any undistributed bond proceeds held in escrow by the County.  As development activities specified by the bond agreement are completed, the Company draws down the escrowed bond proceeds.  The interest agreement is expected to remain effective through the last draw made by the Company, and the Company expects to receive future annual interest payments from the County.

Equity in Earnings from Unconsolidated Entities - U.S. Operations:
2007 compared to 2006
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities was the same for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006.  In both periods, the Company recognized a loss of $1,000 from its investment in its unconsolidated real estate entities.  We continue to account for our investments in two apartment partnerships, Brookside and Lakeside, using equity accounting, but due to our limited ownership in these partnerships, our recognition of the partnerships’ earnings is immaterial.

2006 compared to 2005
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recognized a loss of $1,000 from its investment in its unconsolidated real estate entities compared to the recognition of earnings of $135,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  With the implementation of the EITF 04-05, effective January 1, 2006, the Company has consolidated the operational results of Huntington and Essex which resulted in the overall decrease in our equity in earnings.

Interest Expense - U.S. Operations:
The Company considers interest expense on all U.S. debt available for capitalization to the extent of average qualifying assets for the period.  Interest specific to the construction of qualifying assets, represented primarily by our recourse debt, is first considered for capitalization.  To the extent qualifying assets exceed debt specifically identified, a weighted average rate including all other debt of the U.S. segment is applied.  Any excess interest is reflected as interest expense.  For 2007, 2006 and 2005, the excess interest primarily relates to the interest incurred on the non-recourse debt from our investment properties.

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2007 compared to 2006
Interest expense increased $2,769,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, to $12,621,000, as compared to $9,852,000 for the same period of 2006.  The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to interest expense incurred at new properties, including Sheffield Greens Apartments, Milford Station I and Milford Station II all of which accounted for $1,608,000 of the increase.  In addition, the refinancing of several apartment mortgages during the fourth quarter of 2006 and early first quarter 2007 increased interest expense at Fox Chase Apartments, LLC, New Forest Apartments, LLC, Coachman’s Apartments LLC and Village Lake Apartments, LLC $1,318,000 for 2007.  Additionally, interest expense increased $1,253,000 as a result of accrued interest on uncertain tax positions associated with our implementation of FIN 48 beginning January 1, 2007.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, $1,271,000 of interest was capitalized in the U.S. operations compared to $1,504,000 of interest capitalized during 2006.

2006 compared to 2005
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased $3,055,000 to $9,852,000 compared to $6,797,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The increase is primarily the result of EITF 04-05, which added $1,263,000 of interest expense in 2006.  Excluding the impact of EITF 04-05, the increase is the result of additional interest expense of $599,000 recognized as a result of the conversion of one of our properties from an interest subsidized property to a market rent property in December 2005, $554,000 on the mortgages of the properties acquired in May 2005 and April 2006, and $200,000 of the write off of pre-payment penalties and other fees from the refinancing of two of our properties mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2006 with no comparable amounts for 2005. The remainder of the increase is related to reduced amounts of capitalized interest for 2006 as completed lots in Fairway Village and completed units in Sheffield Greens were no longer eligible for capitalization.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, $1,504,000 of interest was capitalized in the U.S. operations compared to $944,000 of interest capitalized during 2005.

Minority Interest in Consolidated Entities - U.S. Operations:
Minority interest in consolidated entities includes the minority partner's share of the consolidated partnerships’ earnings and distributions to minority partners in excess of their basis in the consolidated partnership. Losses charged to the minority interest are limited to the minority partner's basis in the partnership.  Because the minority interest holders in most of our partnerships have received distributions in excess of their basis, we anticipate volatility in minority interest expense.  Although this allows us to recognize 100 percent of the income of the partnerships up to accumulated distributions and losses in excess of the minority partner’s basis previously required to be recognized as our expense, we will be required to recognize as expense 100 percent of future distributions to minority partners and any subsequent losses.

2007 compared to 2006
Minority interest decreased $280,000 or 45% to $336,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $616,000 for the same period in 2006.  The decrease was primarily the result of decreased surplus cash distributions in excess of basis made to the limited partners during 2007 as compared to 2006.

2006 compared to 2005
Minority interest for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $616,000 compared to $926,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The $310,000 decrease in minority interest expense in 2006 is the result of distributions provided to third party owners in excess of their basis after the refinancing of Terrace in the fourth quarter of 2005 with no comparable distributions made in 2006.  This was offset by distributions in excess of basis made to the limited partners of Huntington for which we are now required to consolidate as a result of the implementation of EITF 04-05.

Provision for Income Taxes – U.S. Operations:
The effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 were 41%, 41% and 54%, respectively.  The statutory rate is 40%.  The effective tax rate for 2007 differs from the statutory rate as a result of the impact of a statutory rate change effective for 2008 on our net deferred tax assets.   This was partially offset by penalties accrued on uncertain tax positions as well as certain nondeductible expenses creating permanent differences.  The effective tax rates for 2006 and 2005 differ from the statutory rate due to certain permanent differences and taxation of foreign source interest income without a corresponding foreign tax credit.

Results of Operations - Puerto Rico Operations:
For the year ended December 31, 2007, our Puerto Rico segment generated $7,074,000 of operating income compared to $9,696,000 of operating income generated by the segment for the same period in 2006 and $2,659,000 in 2005.  Additional information and analysis of the Puerto Rico operations can be found below.

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Rental Property Revenues and Operating Expenses - Puerto Rico Operations:
As of December 31, 2007, nine Puerto Rico-based apartment properties, representing twelve apartment complexes totaling 2,653 units, in which we hold an ownership interest (“Puerto Rico Apartments”) qualified for the consolidation method of accounting.  The rules of consolidation require that we include within our financial statements the consolidated apartment properties' total revenue and operating expenses. The portions of net income attributable to the interests of the outside owners of these properties and any losses and distributions in excess of the minority owners’ basis in those properties are reflected as minority interest expense.  As of December 31, 2007, all of the Puerto Rico Apartments were HUD subsidized projects with rental rates governed by HUD.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Puerto Rico apartments were not included in the Company’s consolidated results.  Effective January 1, the Company included the Puerto Rico Apartments in their consolidated results as part of the implementation of the provisions of EITF 04-05.
Our Puerto Rico rental property portfolio also includes the operations of a commercial rental property in the community of Parque Escorial, known as Escorial Building One.  The company constructed and holds a 100% ownership interest in Escorial Building One, which commenced operations in September 2005.  Escorial Building One is a three-story building with approximately 56,000 square feet of offices space for lease.  The Company moved the Puerto Rico Corporate Office to the new facilities in the third quarter of 2005 and leases approximately 20% of the building.

2007 compared to 2006
Rental property revenues increased $782,000 or 4% to $22,306,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $21,524,000 for the same period of 2006.  The increase in our rental property revenues was primarily the result of an overall rent increase of 3% from HUD on our multifamily apartment properties.  In addition, rents for our commercial rental property, EOB, increased 35% for the year as a result of lease up efforts and new tenants.
Rental property operating expenses increased $469,000 or 4% to $11,432,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $10,963,000 for the same period of 2006.  The increase was the result of a 4% increase to our multifamily apartment properties operating expenses driven by overall inflationary adjustments as well as specific above inflation increases noted in utilities, repairs and painting.  In addition, operating expenses for our commercial rental property, EOB, increased 6% for the year as a result of amortized concessions related to new tenants as well as a reserve for bad debts.

2006 compared to 2005
Rental property revenues increased $21,466,000 to $21,524,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $58,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The consolidation of the Puerto Rico Apartments as a result of EITF 04-05, increased rental property revenues by $21,168,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  Although not included in the consolidated results for the same periods in 2005, rental property revenues from the Puerto Rico Apartments were $20,589,000.  The 2.8% increase for the year ended December 31, 2006 was primarily related to increases in rents in such period.
Rental property operating expenses increased $10,302,000 to $10,963,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $661,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The consolidation of the Puerto Rico Apartments as a result of EITF 04-05 increased rental property operating expenses by $9,862,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  Although not included in the consolidated results for the same periods in 2005, rental property revenues from the Puerto Rico Apartments were $9,742,000.  The 1.2% increase for the year ended December 31, 2006, was primarily due to increases in utilities and other operating expenses, partially offset by a reduction in repairs, painting and rehabilitation of units in such period.

Community Development - Puerto Rico Operations:
Total land sales revenue in any one period is affected by commercial sales which are cyclical in nature and usually have a noticeable positive impact on our earnings in the period in which settlement is made.  There were no community development land sales during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.  Community land sales were $10,397,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  In April 2005, the Company sold 7.2 commercial acres for the $7,448,000 and in February 2005, sold 2.5 commercial acres for $2,949,000 in the master-planned community of Parque Escorial.  The gross margin on land sales for the year ended December 31, 2005, was 28%.  There were no commercial contracts for commercial sales in backlog at December 31, 2007.

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Homebuilding – Puerto Rico Operations:
The Company organizes corporations as needed to operate each individual homebuilding project.  In April 2004, the Company commenced the construction of a 160-unit mid-rise condominium complex known as Torres del Escorial (“Torres”).  The condominium units were offered to buyers in the market in January 2005 and delivery of the units commenced in the fourth quarter of 2005.

2007 compared to 2006
For the year ended December 31, 2007, homebuilding revenues decreased $12,258,000 or 62% to $7,580,000 as compared to $19,838,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The decrease in homebuilding revenues was impacted by the slow housing market resulting in a decrease in the number of units sold in the respective periods.  For the year ended December 31, 2007, the company sold 29 units at an average selling price of $261,000 as compared to 78 units at an average selling price of $254,000 per unit for the same period of 2006.  The gross margins on home sales for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were 27% and 25%, respectively.  The slight increase in gross profit percentages between periods results from the increased sales prices for the units sold during 2007.
As of December 31, 2007, 1 unit of Torres was under contract at a selling price of $239,000.  The sales contract is backed by a $6,000 deposit.  For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had 22 new contracts and 8 canceled contracts.  For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company had 68 new contracts and 42 canceled contracts.  The Puerto Rico real estate market has slowed substantially from 2006 to 2007.  The reduced pace of sales has impacted the Company somewhat, but not to the same extent as the overall Puerto Rico market decline.  The Company currently anticipates that the remaining 21 units in Torres will be sold in 2008 and that its current pricing remains competitive.

2006 compared to 2005
Within the Torres project and during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, 78 and 32 units, respectively, were closed at an average selling price of approximately $254,000 and $ 232,000 per unit, respectively, generating aggregate revenues of $19,838,000 and $7,424,000, respectively.  The gross margins on home sales for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were 25% and 18%, respectively.    The increase in the gross profit margin is primarily attributable to two factors.  First, the cost of sales in 2005 included certain deferred commission expenses charged as period costs when sales began in 2005.  Secondly, the market has allowed for an increase in the selling prices for the units sold within each subsequent building which has improved the gross margins for this project.

Management and Other fees – Puerto Rico Operations:
We earn monthly fees from our management of four non-owned apartment properties and four home-owner associations operating in Parque Escorial.  This section currently includes only the fees earned from the non-owned managed entities.  For 2005, this section also included fees earned from our previously unconsolidated Puerto Rico Apartments.  However, these fees are now eliminated in consolidation.

2007 compared to 2006
Total management fees increased $42,000 or 7%, to $634,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $592,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The increase in our management fees resulted from increases in the annual rents, antenna rents and other miscellaneous income in the non-owned apartment properties as well as increases in the management fees received from Parque Escorial Associations during the year.

2006 compared to 2005
Total management fees decreased $1,536,000 to $592,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $2,128,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The decrease was primarily the result of the implementation of EITF 04-05 and the elimination of $2,358,000 of management fees in consolidation.  On a comparative basis, the management fees decreased $114,000 to $592,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $706,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The decrease was primarily due to a broker’s fee of $139,000 earned in the sale of a property owned by the Wilson family which was sold to a third party in April 2005, with no comparable fees earned in 2006.  This decrease was offset in part during the year 2006 by an increase in management fees from Parque Escorial Association.

General, Administrative, Selling and Marketing Expenses – Puerto Rico Operations:
The costs associated with the oversight of our operations, accounting, human resources, office management and technology are included within this section.  The apartment properties reimburse IGP for certain costs incurred at IGP’s office that are attributable to the operations of those properties.  In accordance with EITF 01-14 the costs and reimbursement of these costs are not included within this section but rather, they are reflected as separate line items on the consolidated income statement.  Due to the fact that we moved our corporate office to our new office building, Escorial Office Building One, rent expense and parking expenses are eliminated in consolidation.
 
2007 compared to 2006
General, administrative, selling and marketing expenses decreased 3% or $76,000 to $2,771,000 during the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $2,847,000 for the same period of 2006.  The decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in salaries and benefits due to reduced bonus accruals for 2007 as bonuses were not awarded to executive management for 2007.  Partially offsetting this decrease, the Company experienced increases in legal expenses related to the Jalexis matter.

2006 compared to 2005
General, administrative, selling and marketing expenses increased 1% or $15,000 to $2,847,000 during the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $2,832,000 for the same period of 2005.
The 1% annual increase is attributable to an increase in selling and marketing expenses incurred in the Torres project, with no comparable expense during the same period in 2005 and increases in municipal and property taxes as well as salaries and benefits.  These increases were offset in part by a reduction in the expense related to our share appreciation rights as a result of significant increases in our share price in the prior period while the share price in the current period remained relatively constant, a reduction in office and parking rents, as well as decreases in bad debts, consulting and outside tax services, legal services and miscellaneous general expenses.

Depreciation Expense – Puerto Rico Operations:
2007 compared to 2006
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 increased $79,000 or 2% to $3,694,000 as compared to $3,615,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The increase in depreciation expense resulted from improvements made to our multifamily apartment properties during 2007.

2006 compared to 2005
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $3,615,000 compared to $213,000 for the same period in 2005.  The $3,402,000 increase is primarily attributable to the adoption of EITF 04-05 and the inclusion of the Puerto Rico apartments within the consolidated results.  Depreciation expense, excluding the impact of EITF 04-05 increased $164,000 to $377,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $213,000 for the same period in 2005.  The increase primarily is attributable to the depreciation expense in Escorial Building One, our new commercial office building and related depreciation for new corporate office furniture and leasehold improvements.

Interest Income – Puerto Rico Operations:
2007 compared to 2006
Interest income increased $94,000 to $231,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $137,000 for the same period of 2006.  The increase was primarily attributable to the receipt of accrued interest from the El Monte note receivable during January 2007 that had been previously deferred.

2006 compared to 2005
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $137,000 compared to $722,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The $585,000 decrease in interest is the result of interest income recognized in 2005 related to the discount taken on final payment of a related party note with no comparable amounts recognized in 2006.

Equity in Earnings from Partnerships and Sponsor and Developer fees – Puerto Rico Operations:
As of December 31, 2007, we account for our limited partner investment in commercial rental properties owned by ELI and El Monte under the equity method of accounting.  The earnings from our investment in ELI and El Monte are reflected within this section.  The recognition of earnings depends on our investment basis in the property, and where the partnership is in the earnings stream.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for its investment in the Puerto Rico Apartments under the equity method of accounting and, accordingly, reflected the Company’s shares of earnings in this section.  With the implementation of the EITF 04-05, effective January 1, 2006, the Company consolidated the operating results of its apartment partnerships.

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2007 compared to 2006
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $2,193,000 compared to $683,000 for the same periods of 2006.  The $1,510,000 increase was the related to the payment in full of the $1,500,000 note receivable from El Monte.  The note was received as part of the sale of the El Monte facility, at which point the Company determined that the cost recovery method of accounting was appropriate for gain recognition.  Accordingly, revenue was deferred until collection of the note receivable, which occurred in January 2007.

2006 compared to 2005
Equity in earnings from partnerships decreased $325,000 to $683,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $1,008,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  With the implementation of EITF 04-05, effective January 1, 2006, the Company has consolidated the operational results of its Puerto Rico Apartments which resulted in the overall decrease in our equity in earnings.  The remainder of the decrease is related to operating, financial and depreciation expenses increasing at a greater rate than the revenues of our investments accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

Interest Expense – Puerto Rico Operations:
The Company considers interest expense on all Puerto Rico debt available for capitalization to the extent of average qualifying assets for the period.  Interest specific to the construction of qualifying assets is first considered for capitalization.  To the extent qualifying assets exceed debt specifically identified a weighted average rate including all other debt of the Puerto Rico segment is applied.  Any excess interest is reflected as interest expense.  For 2007, 2006 and 2005, the excess interest primarily relates to the interest incurred on the non-recourse debt from our investment properties.

2007 compared to 2006
For the year ended December 31, 2007, interest expense decreased $849,000 or 12% to $6,208,000 as compared to $7,057,000 for the same period of 2006.  The decrease in interest expense is attributable to the write off of deferred financing costs related to the refinancing of one of the Puerto Rico apartment properties in the fourth quarter of 2006, with no comparable write-offs for the same period in 2007.
The Company capitalized $180,000 of interest in the Puerto Rico segment in 2007 compared to $1,225,000 of interest capitalized in 2006.

2006 compared to 2005
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased $7,893,000 to $7,057,000 compared to ($836,000) for the year ended December 31, 2005.  Interest expense for the year increased $6,324,000 as a result of the adoption of EITF 04-05 and the addition of interest expense related to the apartment partnerships’ non-recourse mortgages.  The remainder of the increase is attributable to the $982,000 reversal of accrued interest in 2005 as a result of the closing agreement reached with the IRS, with no comparable amount in 2006; and interest expense of $632,000 incurred in 2006 on the new office building mortgage, compared to $105,000 in 2005.
The Company capitalized $1,225,000 of interest in the Puerto Rico segment in 2006 compared to $1,371,000 of interest capitalized in 2005.

Minority Interest in Consolidated Entities – Puerto Rico Operations:
As a result in implementing EITF 04-05, our Puerto Rico segment now records minority interest expense related to the minority partners’ share of the consolidated apartment partnerships earnings and distributions to minority partners in excess of their basis in the consolidated partnership.  Losses charged to the minority interest are limited to the minority partners’ basis in the partnership.  Because the minority interest holders in most of our partnerships have received distributions in excess of their basis, we anticipate volatility in minority interest expense.  Although this allows us to recognize 100 percent of the income of the partnerships up to accumulated distributions and losses in excess of the minority parnter’s basis previously required to be recognized as our expense, we will be required to expense 100 percent of future distributions to minority partners and any subsequent losses.

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2007 compared to 2006
Minority interest for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $1,452,000 as compared to $2,404,000 for the same period of 2006.  The $952,000 decrease in minority interest expense was primarily the result of reduced regular distributions from the surplus cash and reduced distributions from refinancings to the minority owners in excess of their basis from our consolidated apartment partnerships for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.  In the second quarter of 2006, the Company made distributions of $1,100,000 to the limited partners of Colinas de San Juan related to the mortgage refinancing of the related properties.    In the first quarter of 2007, the company made refinancing distributions of $400,000 to the limited partners of Carolina Associates related to the mortgage refinancing of the related properties.  The remainder of the difference represents a decrease in the operating cash distributions made between the respective periods.

2006 compared to 2005
Minority interest for the year ended December 31, 2006, was $2,404,000 as compared to zero for the year ended December 31, 2005.  The minority interest expense for the period was primarily the result of distributions to the minority owners in excess of their basis from our consolidated apartment partnerships.  During 2006, surplus cash distributions of $1,249,000 were made from the consolidated apartment partnerships to the minority owners in excess of their basis.  In addition, the mortgage of one of our consolidated apartment partnerships was refinanced and as a result, additional distributions of $1,100,000 were made to the minority partners.

Provision for Income Taxes – Puerto Rico Operations:
The effective tax rate for 2007, 2006 and 2005 were 43%, 28% and (20)%, respectively.  The statutory rate is 29%.  The difference in the statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2007 is primarily due to the double taxation on the earnings of our wholly owned corporate subsidiary, ICP.  As a result of a non-recurring gain recorded in the first quarter 2007 related to its investment in El Monte, ICP’s current taxes payable and ACPT’s related deferred tax liability on the ICP undistributed earnings experienced a considerable increase.  The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2006 differs from the statutory rate due to U.S. taxes on Puerto Rico source income without the full benefit of the foreign tax credit offset by special tax exempt income.  The difference in the statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2005 is primarily the result of the resolution of income tax matters, which resulted in a benefit to income taxes of $2,421,000.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Summary of Cash Flows
As of December 31, 2007, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $24,912,000 and $20,223,000 in restricted cash.  The following table sets forth the changes in the Company’s cash flows ($ in thousands):
   
Years Ended December 31
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
                   
Operating Activities
  $ (5,466 )   $ 9,317     $ (3,148 )
Investing Activities
    (7,350 )     (39,161 )     (9,265 )
Financing Activities
    10,269       36,147       17,431  
     Net Increase in Cash
  $ (2,547 )   $ 6,303     $ 5,018  

Operating Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2007, operating activities used $5,466,000 of cash flows compared to $9,317,000 of cash flows provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The $14,783,000 decrease in cash flows from operating activities was primarily related to the $12,258,000 decrease in homebuilding sales between periods and a decrease in community development land sales of $6,481,000.  Operating cash flows were also impacted by $30,087,000 of additions to our community development assets for the year ended December 31, 2007, $4,967,000 in excess of the additions during the same period of 2006.  These uses of cash were offset by a decrease of $5,694,000 in our homebuilding expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006.  The Torres project was undergoing significant construction during 2006, which was substantially completed by year end December 31, 2006.  In addition, the company received a $2,000,000 fee during the second quarter 2007 related to a right of way agreement, which was recorded as a reduction in the basis of the project.  From period to period, cash flow from operating activities is also impacted by changes in our net income, as discussed more fully above under "Results of Operations," as well as other changes in our receivables and payables.

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Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2007, net cash used in investing activities was $7,350,000 compared to $39,161,000 for the same period of 2006.  Cash provided by or used in investing activities generally relates to increases in our investment portfolio through acquisition, development or construction of rental properties and land held for future use, net of returns on our investments. The $31,811,000 decrease in the cash used in investing activities between periods was primarily the result of $21,507,000 additions to our rental property portfolio in the United States, through acquisition and construction during the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $7,542,000 in the same period of 2007.  This decrease primarily related to the acquisition of Milford I and Milford II during 2006, with no comparable acquisitions in 2007.  In addition, we invested $19,972,000 in the construction of Sheffield Greens apartments during 2007 compared to $598,000 needed to complete the construction in 2007.  These differences were partially offset by the 11 additional properties added to our consolidation as of January 1, 2006, under the new provisions of EITF-04-05, at which point we added $4,723,000 to the consolidated cash balance.

Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2007, net cash provided by financing activities was $10,269,000 as compared to $36,147,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.  This decrease in cash provided by financing activities was primarily the result of the net differences in the timing of apartment acquisitions, timing and increases in mortgage amounts for properties refinanced, differences in county bond proceeds, dividends to shareholders and debt curtailment from sales, differences between the years end December 31, 2007 and 2006.  During 2006, cash provided by financing activities included the mortgages, $11,836,000, on the two properties acquired that year and $22,351,000 of construction draws for Sheffield Greens Apartments.  We borrowed $4,567,000 to complete Sheffield Greens and there were no other acquisitions in 2007.  Distributions to minority property owners decreased in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of reduced refinancing distributions between periods.  The Company paid dividends to shareholders for the first three quarters of 2007, but suspended dividend payments in the fourth quarter compared to four quarterly dividends and a non-recurring special dividend distribution made in the comparable period of 2006.  Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase of $1,430,000 in the addition proceeds generated from the refinancing of mortgages and an increase in draws on the Charles County bond escrow during the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. A decrease in debt repayments from home sales as 2006 included curtailments of the Torres construction loan with no curtailments recorded in 2007 since the facility was repaid in December 2006 contributed to the offset.

Contractual Financial Obligations

Recourse Debt - U.S. Operations
On April 14, 2006, the Company closed a three-year $14,000,000 revolving line of credit loan (“the Revolver”) secured by a first lien deed of trust on property located in St. Charles, MD.  The maximum amount of the loan at any one time is $14,000,000.  The facility includes various sub-limits on a revolving basis for amounts to finance apartment project acquisitions and land development in St. Charles.  The terms require certain financial covenants to be calculated annually as of December 31, including a tangible net worth to senior debt ratio for ALD and a minimum net worth test for ACPT.  The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants as of December 31, 2007 even though no amounts were outstanding on the Revolver.
Pursuant to an agreement reached between ACPT and the Charles County Commissioners in 2002, the Company agreed to accelerate the construction of two major roadway links to the Charles County (the "County") road system. As part of the agreement, the County agreed to issue general obligation public improvement Bonds (the “Bonds”) to finance $20,000,000 of this construction guaranteed by letters of credit provided by Lennar as part of a residential lot sales contract for 1,950 lots in Fairway Village.  The Bonds were issued in three installments with the final $6,000,000 installment issued in March 2006.  The Bonds bear interest rates ranging from 4% to 8%, for a blended lifetime rate for total Bonds issued to date of 5.1%, and call for semi-annual interest payments and annual principal payments and mature in fifteen years.  Under the terms of bond repayment agreements between the Company and the County, the Company is obligated to pay interest and principal on the full amount of the Bonds; as such, the Company recorded the full amount of the debt and a receivable from the County representing the undisbursed Bond proceeds to be advanced to the Company as major infrastructure development within the project occurs.  As part of the agreement, the Company will pay the County a monthly payment equal to one-sixth of the semi-annual interest payments and one-twelfth of the annual principal payment due on the Bonds.  The County also requires ACPT to fund an escrow account from lot sales that will be used to repay this obligation.
 
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In August 2005, the Company signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with the Charles County Commissioners regarding a land donation that is anticipated to house a planned minor league baseball stadium and entertainment complex.  Under the terms of the MOU, the Company donated 42 acres of land in St. Charles to the County on December 31, 2005. The Company also agreed to expedite off-site utilities, storm-water management and road construction improvements that will serve the entertainment complex and future portions of St. Charles so that the improvements will be completed concurrently with the entertainment complex.  The County will be responsible for infrastructure improvements on the site of the complex. In return, the County agreed to issue $7,000,000 of general obligation bonds to finance the infrastructure improvements.  In March 2006, $4,000,000 of bonds were issued for this project, with an additional $3,000,000 issued in March 2007.  The funds provided by the County for this project will be repaid by ACPT over a 15-year period.  In addition, the County agreed to issue an additional 100 school allocations a year to St. Charles commencing with the issuance of bonds.  The County has agreed to provide and additional $3 million from bond issuances in 2008 to complete this project.
In December 2006, the Company reached an agreement with Charles County whereby the Company receives interest payments on any undistributed bond proceeds held in escrow by the County.  The agreement covers the period from July 1, 2005, through the last draw made by the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized $540,000 and $855,000 of interest income on these escrowed funds, respectively.

Recourse Debt - Puerto Rico Operations
Substantially all of the Company's 490 acres of community development land assets in Parque El Comandante within the Puerto Rico segment are encumbered by recourse debt.  The homebuilding and land assets in Parque Escorial are unencumbered as of December 31, 2007.  On September 1, 2006, LDA secured a revolving line of credit facility of $15,000,000 to be utilized as follows: (i) to repay its outstanding loan of $800,000; and (ii) to fund development costs of a project in which the Company plans to develop a planned community in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, to fund acquisitions and/or investments mainly in real estate ventures, to fund transaction costs and expenses, to fund future payments of interest under the line of credit and to fund any future working capital needs of the Company.  The line of credit bears interest at a fluctuating rate equivalent to the LIBOR Rate plus 200 basis points (7.23% at December 31, 2007) and matures on August 31, 2008.  The outstanding balance of this facility on December 31, 2007, was $1,725,000.

Non-Recourse Debt - U.S. Operations
As more fully described in Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K, the non-recourse apartment properties' debt is collateralized by apartment projects.  As of December 31, 2007, approximately 38% of this debt is secured by the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") or the Maryland Housing Fund.  Material changes during 2007 to the Non-Recourse debt consists of newly acquired debt and the refinancing of existing debt.
Non-recourse debt within our U.S. operations also includes the conversion, on October 16, 2007, of the construction loan to a $27,008,000 40 year non-recourse mortgage on our newest property, Sheffield Greens Apartments.   The loan has a fixed interest rate of 5.47%, and requires principal and interest payments until maturity. The loan is subject to a HUD regulatory agreement and provides for covenants and events of default that are customary for mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Authority.
On January 31, 2007, Coachman’s Apartments, LLC (“Coachman’s”), a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, secured a non-recourse mortgage of $11,000,000. The ten-year loan, amortized over 30 years, has a fixed interest rate of 5.555%, requires principal and interest payments through maturity and a balloon payment at the maturity date, February 1, 2017. The prior mortgage of $6,020,000 was repaid and the net proceeds from the refinancing were used for overall apartment property improvements, the repayment of recourse debt, and to fund other development activities.
On February 1, 2007, Village Lake Apartments, LLC (“Village Lake”), a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, secured a non-recourse mortgage of $9,300,000. The ten-year loan, amortized over 30 years, has a fixed interest rate of 5.72%, requires principal and interest payments through maturity and a balloon payment at the maturity date, February 1, 2017. The prior mortgage of $6,981,000 was repaid and the net proceeds from the refinancing were used for overall apartment property improvements, the repayment of recourse debt, and to fund other development activities.

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Non-Recourse Debt - Puerto Rico Operations
As more fully described in Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K, the non-recourse debt is collateralized by the respective multifamily apartment project or commercial building.  As of December 31, 2007, approximately 1% of this debt is secured by the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA").  There were no significant changes to our non-recourse debt obligations during the year ended December 31, 2007.

Purchase Obligations and Other Contractual Obligations
In addition to our contractual obligations described above, we have other purchase obligations consisting primarily of contractual commitments for normal operating expenses at our apartment properties, recurring corporate expenditures including employment, consulting and compensation agreements and audit fees, non-recurring expenditures such as improvements at our investment properties, the construction of the new projects in St. Charles, costs associated with our land development contracts for the County’s road projects and  the development of our land in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Our U.S. and Puerto Rico land development and construction contracts are subject to increases in cost of materials and labor and other project overruns. Our overall capital requirements will depend upon acquisition opportunities, the level of improvements on existing properties and the cost of future phases of residential and commercial land development.  As of December 31, 2007, the Company had approximately $37 million of total outstanding purchase obligations.

As of December 31, 2007, the Company has $15,954,000 recorded as accrued income tax liabilities and $2,814,000 as accrued interest on unpaid income tax liabilities related to uncertain tax positions as required by the provisions of FIN 48.  We are unable to reasonably estimate the ultimate amount or timing of settlement of these liabilities. See Note 10 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Liquidity Requirements
Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of obligations under capital and operating leases, normal recurring operating expenses, regular debt service requirements, non-recurring expenditures and certain strategic planning expenditures.  The Company has historically met its liquidity requirements from cash flow generated from residential and commercial land sales, home sales, property management fees, rental property revenue, and financings
Pursuant to agreements with the Charles County Commissioners, the Company is committed to completing $19.0 million of infrastructure. The Company anticipates the completion of several of these projects in 2008 which will open up access to future villages and satisfy certain obligations to the Charles County Commissioners.  The Company anticipates total development spending related to these infrastructure projects of $7,205,000 for 2008.  As of December 31, 2007, $2,294,000 of County bond proceeds remains available to fund select portions of this development.  In addition, the Company anticipates the issuance of another $3,000,000 bond in March of 2008, of which $1,979,000 is expected to fund development in 2008.   In addition, $8.2 million of development is currently under contract and is expected to be incurred over the next 12 months.  The difference between the cost of these projects and any bond proceeds available to fund these expenditures will be funded out of cash flow and/or our $14,000,000 revolving credit facility.  We currently have contracts in place for an additional $486,000 of planning and development costs in Puerto Rico of which $250,000 is expected to be incurred in 2008.  Our $15,000,000 credit facility will be used to fund these expenditures.  Further, we may seek additional development loans and permanent mortgages for continued development and expansion of other parts of St. Charles and Parque Escorial, potential opportunities in Florida  and other potential rental property opportunities.
In July 2007, J. Michael Wilson filed a Form 13 D/A announcing the Wilson family’s intentions to obtain an investor for a potential management buyout of the company. During 2008, ACPT will incur expenses related to any proposed transaction presented to the Special Committee of ACPT’s Board of Trustees, as well as strategic planning expenses.
 
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 Management has noted a current reduction in the demand for residential real estate in the St. Charles and Parque Escorial markets.  Should this reduced demand result in a significant decline in the prices of real estate in the St. Charles and Parque Escorial markets or defaults on our sales contracts, it could adversely impact our cash flows.  Although Lennar is contractually obligated to take 200 lots per year, the market is not currently sufficient to absorb this sales pace.  Accordingly, Lennar’s management requested and the Company granted a reduction of the 200 lot requirement for 2007.   Management agreed to accept a total of 78 lots as satisfaction of their lot takedown requirement for 2007.  In addition, the Company agreed to a temporary price reduction to 22.5% of the selling price of the home for 100 lots, 49 of which Lennar agreed purchase prior to June 1, 2008. Should  Lennar not comply with their obligations pursuant our amended contract or  there be a reduced demand for our commercial property our cash flow would be adversely impacted.
 As a result of our existing commitments and the downturn in the residential real estate market, management expects to use its resources conservatively in 2008.  As such, the Board of Trustees elected not to award 2007 bonuses to executive management or declare a dividend to our shareholders for the first quarter 2008. Anticipated cash flow from operations, existing loans, refinanced or extended loans, and new financing are expected to meet our financial commitments for the next 12 months. However, there are no assurances that these funds will be generated.    The Company will evaluate and determine on a continuing basis, depending upon market conditions and the outcome of events described under the section titled "Forward-Looking Statements," the most efficient use of the Company's capital, including acquisitions and dispositions, purchasing, refinancing, exchanging or retiring certain of the Company's outstanding debt obligations, distributions to shareholders and its existing contractual obligations.

DEBT GUARANTEES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
ACPT and its subsidiaries typically provide guarantees for another subsidiary’s loan or letters of credit. In many cases more than one company guarantees the same debt. All of these companies are consolidated and the debt or other financial commitment is included in ACPT’s consolidated financial statements.  These guarantees should not impair our ability to conduct our business through our subsidiaries or to pursue our development plans.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
Inflation has been moderate in recent years. In general, we attempt to minimize any inflationary effect by increasing our market rents, land prices and home prices.  However, in recent history, the increases in the HUD subsidies for the Puerto Rico multifamily rental properties have not offset the increases in the operating costs of the related properties resulting in a negative impact on our cash flow.

INTERCOMPANY DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
A significant portion of our debt and regulatory agreements require us to abide by covenants which, among other things, limit the availability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or distributions.  The regulatory agreements governing the apartment properties limit the dividend to annual or semi-annual distributions of no more than surplus cash. In addition, within the Puerto Rico segment the distributions of two multifamily rental property partnerships are limited; one is limited to a specified annual cumulative rate of 6% and another is limited to a maximum distribution amount of $146,000.  These restrictions are not expected to impair our ability to conduct our business through our subsidiaries or to pursue our development plans.  Further, these partnerships have made distributions or have accumulated losses in excess of the investment, resulting in equity deficits.  Accordingly, no equity is restricted related to these subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007.
As discussed above, during 2006 the Company closed on the Revolver, a $14,000,000 revolving credit facility.  The Revolver requires that ALD have a Senior Debt to Equity Ratio, as defined by the agreement, of not more than 3 to 1.  As of December 31, 2007, no balances were outstanding on the Revolver, and accordingly, no amounts were restricted at year end.

ACPT DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
In addition to the ALD Senior Debt to Equity covenant, the Revolver requires ACPT to maintain a Minimum Net Worth of $10,862,000.  As of December 31, 2007, no balances were outstanding on the Revolver, and accordingly, no amounts were restricted at year end.

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INSURANCE AND RISK OF UNINSURED LOSS
We carry various lines of insurance coverage for all of our investment properties, including property insurance and believe that we are adequately covered against normal risks. These policies, and other insurance policies we carry, have policy specifications, insured limits and deductibles that we consider commercially reasonable.
We renewed our insurance coverage on May 1, 2006 for our Puerto Rico operations and October 1, 2006 for our U.S. operations for one-year policy terms. Although the insurance coverage provided for in the renewal policies did not materially change from the preceding year, our overall premium costs decreased by 1% as compared to the prior policy year.
Mold growth may occur when excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Although the occurrence of mold at multifamily and other structures, and the need to remediate such mold, is not a new phenomenon, there has been increased awareness in recent years that certain molds may in some instances lead to adverse health effects, including allergic or other reactions. To help limit mold growth, we educate residents about the importance of adequate ventilation and request or require that they notify us when they see mold or excessive moisture. We have established procedures for promptly addressing and remediating mold or excessive moisture from apartment homes when we become aware of its presence regardless of whether we or the resident believe a health risk is present.  However, we cannot assure that mold or excessive moisture will be detected and remediated in a timely manner. If a significant mold problem arises at one of our properties, we could be required to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold from the affected community and could be exposed to other liabilities. We cannot assure that we will have coverage under our existing policies for property damage or liability to third parties arising as a result of exposure to mold or a claim of exposure to mold at one of our apartment properties.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements within the meaning of SEC Regulation S-K Item 303(a)(4).

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
American Community Properties Trust

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of American Community Properties Trust and subsidiaries (a Maryland real estate investment trust) (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These consolidated financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of American Community Properties Trust and subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2006 the Company adopted the provisions of Emerging Task Force Issue 04-5, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partner, as a Group Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights.”

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2007 the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.”

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, Virginia
March 13, 2008

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
                   
                   
                   
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
                   
Revenues
                 
  Rental property revenues
  $ 60,722     $ 54,029     $ 22,566  
  Community development-land sales
    14,486       20,967       22,800  
  Homebuilding-home sales
    7,580       19,838       7,424  
  Management and other fees, substantially all from related entities
    941       1,228       3,237  
  Reimbursement of expenses related to managed entities
    1,647       2,101       6,286  
    Total revenues
    85,376       98,163       62,313  
                         
Expenses
                       
  Rental property operating expenses
    30,644       27,013       10,790  
  Cost of land sales
    11,169       11,607       14,233  
  Cost of home sales
    5,549       14,833       6,122  
  General, administrative, selling and marketing
    10,847       9,212       9,734  
  Depreciation and amortization
    9,438       8,402       4,042  
  Expenses reimbursed from managed entities
    1,647       2,101       6,286  
    Total expenses
    69,294       73,168       51,207  
                         
Operating Income
    16,082       24,995       11,106  
                         
Other income (expense)
                       
  Interest and other income
    1,392       1,673       895  
  Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
    2,192       682       1,143  
  Interest expense
    (18,726 )     (16,845 )     (5,363 )
  Minority interest in consolidated entities
    (1,788 )     (3,020 )     (926 )
                         
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (848 )     7,485       6,855  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (307 )     2,894       (690 )
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ (541 )   $ 4,591     $ 7,545  
                         
Earnings/(loss) per share –Basic and Diluted
  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.88     $ 1.45  
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                       
  Basic and Diluted
    5,207       5,201       5,195  
Cash dividends per share
  $ 0.30     $ 0.83     $ 0.40  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
                 
Note: * The income statement for the year ended December 31, 2007 reflects the adoption of  Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 “Account for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007 (Refer to Note 2 and 10).
The income statement for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 reflects the adoption of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 04-05, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights,” (“EITF 04-05”) on January 1, 2006 (Refer to Note 2).

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
   
As of
December 31, 2007
   
As of
December 31, 2006
 
ASSETS
           
ASSETS:
           
Investments in real estate:
           
  Operating real estate, net of accumulated depreciation
  $ 164,352     $ 142,046  
   of $150,292and $142,458 respectively
               
  Land and development costs
    84,911       67,745  
  Condominiums under construction
    4.460       9,226  
  Rental projects under construction or development
    853       24,430  
    Investments in real estate, net
    254,576       243,447  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
    24,912       27,459  
Restricted cash and escrow deposits
    20,223       19,677  
Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities
    6,528       6,591  
Receivable from bond proceeds
    5,404       13,710  
Net accounts receivable
    2,676       4,320  
Deferred tax assets
    34,075       18,157  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
    1,045       1,157  
Deferred charges and other assets, net of amortization of
               
  $2,764 and $1,655 respectively
    11,285       12,181  
    Total Assets
  $ 360,724     $ 346,699  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
LIABILITIES:
               
Non-recourse debt
  $ 279,981     $ 270,720  
Recourse debt
    25,589       29,351  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    24,874       24,191  
Deferred income
    3,214       3,591  
Accrued current income tax liability
    14,620       2,992  
    Total Liabilities
    348,278       330,845  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
  Common shares, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized,
               
   5,229,954 shares shares issued and outstanding
               
    as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
    52       52  
  Treasury stock, 67,709 shares at cost
    (376 )     (376 )
  Additional paid-in capital
    17,377       17,238  
  Retained (deficit) earnings
    (4,607 )     (1,060 )
    Total Shareholders' Equity
    12,446       15,854  
    Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
  $ 360,724     $ 346,699  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 
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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
                                     
                                     
                                     
   
Common Shares
         
Additional
   
Retained
       
         
Par
   
Treasury
   
Paid-in
   
(Deficit)
       
   
Number
   
Value
   
Stock
   
Capital
   
Earnings
   
Total
 
Balance December 31, 2004
    5,191,554     $ 52     $ (376 )   $ 16,964     $ 12,251     $ 28,891  
  Net income
    -       -       -       -       7,545       7,545  
  Dividends paid
    -       -       -       -       (2,048 )     (2,048 )
  Issuance of shares to Trustees
    6,400       -       -       102       -       102  
Balance December 31, 2005
    5,197,954       52       (376 )     17,066       17,748       34,490  
  Net income
    -       -       -       -       4,591       4,591  
  Dividends paid
    -       -       -       -       (4,261 )     (4,261 )
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting for EITF 04-05
    -       -       -       -       (19,138 )     (19,138 )
  Issuance of shares and restricted shares to Trustees
    32,000       -       -       172       -       172  
                                                 
Balance December 31, 2006
    5,229,954       52       (376 )     17,238       (1,060 )     15,854  
  Net loss
    -       -       -       -       (541 )     (541 )
  Dividends Paid
    -       -       -       -       (1,548 )     (1,548 )
 Cumulative effect of change in accounting for FIN 48
    -       -       -       -       (1,458 )     (1,458 )
  Vesting of restricted trustee shares
    -       -       -       139       -       139  
Balance December 31, 2007
    5,229,954     $ 52     $ (376 )   $ 17,377     $ (4,607 )   $ 12,446  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
 

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(In thousands)
 
                   
   
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
                 
  Net income/(loss)
  $ (541 )   $ 4,591     $ 7,545  
  Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash (used in)
                       
   provided by operating activities:
                       
      Depreciation and amortization
    9,438       8,402       4,042  
      Distribution to minority interests in excess of basis
    1,988       2,973       922  
      Benefit for deferred income taxes
    (6,044 )     (2,706 )     (4,248 )
      Equity in earnings-unconsolidated entities
    (2,191 )     (682 )     (1,143 )
      Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated entities
    692       682       1,388  
      Cost of land sales
    11,169       11,607       14,233  
      Cost of home sales
    5,549       14,833       6,122  
      Stock based compensation expense
    12       244       1,036  
      Amortization of deferred loan costs
    920       1,588       392  
      Changes in notes and accounts receivable
    1,644       (2,387 )     300  
      Additions to community development assets
    (30,087 )     (25,120 )     (20,793 )
      Right of way easement
    2,000       -       -  
      Homebuilding-construction expenditures
    (744 )     (6,438 )     (13,068 )
      Deferred income-joint venture
    (377 )     (370 )     (122 )
      Changes in accounts payable, accrued liabilities
    1,106       2,100       246  
  Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (5,466 )     9,317       (3,148 )
                         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
                       
  Investment in office building and apartment construction
    (598 )     (19,972 )     (3,739 )
  Change in investments - unconsolidated entities
    1,562       61       1,819  
  Cash from newly consolidated properties
    -       4,723       -  
  Change in restricted cash
    (546 )     136       (936 )
  Additions to rental operating properties, net
    (7,542 )     (21,507 )     (5,687 )
  Other assets
    (226 )     (2,602 )     (722 )
  Net cash used in investing activities
    (7,350 )     (39,161 )     (9,265 )
                         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
                       
  Cash proceeds from debt financing
    24,957       121,694       38,494  
  Payment of debt
    (21,129 )     (81,958 )     (20,481 )
  County Bonds proceeds, net of undisbursed funds
    9,977       3,645       2,388  
  Payments of distributions to minority interests
    (1,988 )     (2,973 )     (922 )
  Dividends paid to shareholders
    (1,548 )     (4,261 )     (2,048 )
  Net cash provided by financing activities
    10,269       36,147       17,431  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (2,547 )     6,303       5,018  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year
    27,459       21,156       16,138  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year
  $ 24,912     $ 27,459     $ 21,156  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
 

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
(1)
ORGANIZATION

American Community Properties Trust ("ACPT") was formed on March 17, 1997 as a real estate investment trust under Title 8 of the Corporations and Associates Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.  ACPT was formed to succeed to most of Interstate General Company L.P.'s ("IGC" or "Predecessor") real estate operations.
On October 5, 1998 IGC transferred to ACPT the common shares of four subsidiaries that collectively comprised the majority of the principal real estate operations and assets of IGC.  In exchange, ACPT issued to IGC 5,207,954 common shares of ACPT, all of which were distributed ("the Distribution") to the partners of IGC.  IGC distributed to its partners the 5,207,954 common shares of ACPT, resulting in the division of IGC's operations into two companies.
ACPT is a self-managed holding company that is primarily engaged in the investment of rental properties, property management services, community development, and homebuilding.  These operations are concentrated in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and Puerto Rico and are carried out through American Rental Properties Trust ("ARPT"), American Rental Management Company ("ARMC "), American Land Development U.S., Inc. ("ALD") and IGP Group Corp. ("IGP Group") and their subsidiaries.
ACPT is taxed as a U.S. partnership and its taxable income flows through to its shareholders.  ACPT is subject to Puerto Rico taxes on IGP Group’s taxable income, generating foreign tax credits that have been passed through to ACPT’s shareholders.  A federal tax regulation has been proposed that could eliminate the pass through of these foreign tax credits to ACPT’s shareholders.  Comments on the proposed regulation are currently being evaluated with the final regulation expected to be effective for tax years beginning after the final regulation is ultimately published in the Federal Register. ACPT’s federal taxable income consists of certain passive income from IGP Group, a controlled foreign corporation, distributions from IGP Group and dividends from ACPT’s U.S. subsidiaries.  Other than Interstate Commercial Properties (“ICP”), which is taxed as a Puerto Rico corporation, the taxable income from the remaining Puerto Rico operating entities passes through to IGP Group or ALD.  Of this taxable income, only the portion of taxable income applicable to the profits, losses or gains on the residential land sold in Parque Escorial passes through to ALD.  ALD, ARMC, and ARPT are taxed as U.S. corporations.  The taxable income from the U.S. apartment properties flows through to ARPT.

ARPT
ARPT holds an ownership interest in 21 multifamily rental properties ("U.S. Apartment Properties") indirectly through American Housing Properties L.P. ("AHP"), a Delaware partnership, in which ARPT has a 99% limited partner interest and American Housing Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARPT, has a 1% general partner interest.

ARMC
ARMC performs property management services in the United States for the U.S. Apartment Properties and for other rental apartments not owned by ACPT.

ALD
ALD owns and operates the assets of ACPT's United States community development. These include the following:
1.  
A 100% interest in St. Charles Community LLC ("SCC LLC") which holds approximately 4,000 acres of land in St. Charles, Maryland.
2.  
The Class B interest in Interstate General Properties Limited Partnership S.E., a Maryland partnership ("IGP") that represents IGP's rights to income, gains and losses associated with the balance of the land in Parque Escorial in Puerto Rico held by Land Development Associates, S.E. ("LDA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of IGP.
3.  
Through SCC LLC, a 50% interest in a land development joint venture, St. Charles Active Adult Community, LLC ("AAC").

IGP Group
IGP Group owns and operates the assets of ACPT's Puerto Rico division indirectly through a 99% limited partnership interest and 1% general partner interest in IGP excluding the Class B IGP interest transferred to ALD. IGP's assets and operations include:
1.  
A 100% partnership interest in LDA, a Puerto Rico special partnership, which holds 120 acres of land in the planned community of Parque Escorial and 490 acres of land in Canovanas;
2.  
General partner interests in 9 Puerto Rico apartment partnerships, and a limited partner interest in 1 of the 9 partnerships, these 9 partnerships own 12 multifamily rental properties;
3.  
A limited partnership interest in ELI, S.E. ("ELI"), that shares 45.26% of the future cash flow generated from a 30 year lease to the State Insurance Fund of the Government of Puerto Rico;
4.  
An indirect 100% ownership interest, through LDA and IGP, in Torres del Escorial, Inc. ("Torres"), a  Puerto Rico corporation organized to build 160 condominium units;
5.  
A 100% ownership interest in Escorial Office Building I, Inc. (“EOBI”) a Puerto Rico Corporation  that holds the operations of a three-story, 56,000 square feet office building; and
6.  
A 100% ownership interest in Interstate Commercial Properties, Inc. ("ICP"), a Puerto Rico corporation organized to hold a limited partner interest in El Monte Properties S.E. ("EMP").

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Community Properties Trust and its majority owned subsidiaries and partnerships, after eliminating all intercompany transactions.  All of the entities included in the consolidated financial statements are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Company" or "ACPT."
The Company consolidates entities that are not variable interest entities as defined by Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003) (“FIN 46 (R)”) in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a majority voting interest in the entity.  In addition, the Company consolidates entities, regardless of ownership percentage, in which the Company serves as the general partner and the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out rights or substantive participation rights in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 04-05, "Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights," (“EITF 04-05”).  The assets of consolidated real estate partnerships not 100% owned by the Company are generally not available to pay creditors of the Company.
The consolidated group includes ACPT and its four major subsidiaries, American Rental Properties Trust, American Rental Management Company, American Land Development U.S., Inc., and IGP Group Corp.  In addition, the consolidated group includes the following other entities:
Alturas del Senorial Associates Limited Partnership
 
LDA Group, LLC
American Housing Management Company
 
Milford Station I, LLC
American Housing Properties L.P.
 
Milford Station II, LLC
Bannister Associates Limited Partnership
 
Monserrate Associates Limited Partnership
Bayamon Garden Associates Limited Partnership
 
New Forest Apartments, LLC
Carolina Associates Limited Partnership S.E.
 
Nottingham South, LLC
Coachman's Apartments, LLC
 
Owings Chase, LLC
Colinas de San Juan Associates Limited Partnership
 
Palmer Apartments Associates Limited Partnership
Crossland Associates Limited Partnership
 
Prescott Square, LLC
Escorial Office Building I, Inc.
 
St. Charles Community, LLC
Essex Apartments Associates Limited Partnership
 
San Anton Associates S.E.
Fox Chase Apartments, LLC
 
Sheffield Greens Apartments, LLC
Headen House Associates Limited Partnership
 
Torres del Escorial, Inc.
Huntington Associates Limited Partnership
 
Turabo Limited Dividend Partnership
Interstate Commercial Properties, Inc.
 
Valle del Sol Associates Limited Partnership
Interstate General Properties Limited Partnership, S.E.
 
Village Lake Apartments, LLC
Jardines de Caparra Associates Limited Partnership
 
Wakefield Terrace Associates Limited Partnership
Lancaster Apartments Limited Partnership
 
Wakefield Third Age Associates Limited Partnership
Land Development Associates S.E.
   
 
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The Company's investments in entities that it does not control are recorded using the equity method of accounting.  Refer to Note 3 for further discussion regarding Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities.

Implementation of FIN 48
Prior to January 1, 2007, we recognized income tax accruals with respect to uncertain tax positions based upon SFAS No. 5. Under SFAS No. 5, we recorded a liability associated with an uncertain tax position if the liability was both probable and estimable.
Effective January 1, 2007, we adopted FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 requires that we determine whether the benefits of our tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. For tax positions that are at least more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, we recognize the largest amount of the benefit that is more likely than not of being sustained in our consolidated financial statements. For all other tax positions, we do not recognize any portion of the benefit in our consolidated financial statements. The provisions of FIN 48 also provide guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure.
 
As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recorded a $1,458,000 increase in the net liability for unrecognized tax positions, which was recorded as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, reducing the opening balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2007.  The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2007, was $12,387,000.  Included in the balance at January 1, 2007, were $239,000 of tax positions that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. In accordance with our accounting policy, we present accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions as a component of interest expense and we present accrued penalties as a component of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.  This policy did not change as a result of the adoption of FIN 48.  See Note 10 for further discussion of Income Taxes.

Implementation of EITF 04-05
As of January 1, 2006, we consolidated 11 partnerships which were previously unconsolidated as a result of the application of EITF 04-05.  Those partnerships own, or control other entities that own, 14 multifamily rental properties.  Our interests in the profits and losses of these partnerships range from 1 to 50 percent. The Company recorded an overall reduction to retained earnings of $19.1 million in a manner similar to a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.  The retained earnings impact is net of a deferred tax asset recorded of $9.8 million related to temporary differences arising from the capital deficits absorbed by the Company as a result of consolidating the partnerships.
In prior periods, we used the equity method of accounting to account for our investments in the additional 11 partnerships that we consolidated in 2006 in accordance with EITF 04-05. Under the equity method of accounting, we recognized partnership income or losses based generally on our percentage interest in the partnership. Consolidation of a partnership does not ordinarily result in a change to the net amount of the partnership income or loss that is recognized using the equity method of accounting. However, when consolidated real estate partnerships make cash distributions or allocate losses to partners in excess of the minority partners’ basis in the property, generally accepted accounting principles require that the consolidating partner record a charge equal to the amount of such excess distribution. Certain of the partnerships that we consolidated in accordance with EITF 04-05 had deficits in equity that resulted from losses and distributions made to the partners in excess of basis during prior periods when we accounted for our investment using the equity method of accounting. Had we consolidated these entities in prior periods, we would have been required to recognize the non-controlling partners’ share of those losses and distributions in excess of basis.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Sales, Profit Recognition and Cost Capitalization
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate,” community development land sales are recognized at closing only when sufficient down payments have been obtained, possession and other attributes of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, and ACPT has no significant continuing involvement.  Under the provisions of SFAS 66, related to condominium sales, revenues and costs are to be recognized when construction is beyond the preliminary stage, the buyer is committed to the extent of being unable to require a refund except for non-delivery of the unit, sufficient units in the project have been sold to ensure that the property will not be converted to rental property, the sales proceeds are collectible and the aggregate sales proceeds and the total cost of the project can be reasonably estimated.  Accordingly we recognize revenues and costs upon settlement with the homebuyer which doesn’t occur until after we receive use and occupancy permits for the building.
The costs of developing the land are allocated to our land assets and charged to cost of sales as the related inventories are sold using the relative sales value method which rely on estimated costs and sales values.   In accordance with SFAS 67 "Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate Projects", the costs of acquiring and developing land are allocated to these assets and charged to cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. Within our homebuilding operations, the costs of acquiring the land and construction of the condominiums are allocated to these assets and charged to cost of sales as the condominiums are sold.  The cost of sales is determined by the percentage of completion method.  The Company considers interest expense on all debt available for capitalization to the extent of average qualifying assets for the period.  Interest specific to the construction of qualifying assets, represented primarily by our recourse debt, is first considered for capitalization.  To the extent qualifying assets exceed debt specifically identified, a weighted average rate including all other debt is applied.  Any excess interest is reflected as interest expense.

Revenue Recognition for Rental Properties
Rental income related to leases is recognized on an accrual basis when due from residents and applicable government agencies in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, "Revenue Recognition" and SFAS No. 13, "Accounting for Leases." In accordance with the Company's standard lease terms, rental payments are generally due on a monthly basis. Any cash concessions given at the inception of the lease are amortized over the approximate life of the lease, which is generally one year. Leases entered into between a resident and a partnership for the rental of an apartment unit are generally year-to-year, renewable upon consent of both parties on an annual basis or monthly basis for shorter term leases.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We record a provision for losses on accounts receivable equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts.  This estimate is based on our historical experience and a review of the current status of the Company's receivables.  The allowance for uncollectible receivables was $1,424,000 and $1,081,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Management Fees
The Company recognizes revenue from property management, development and other services in the period in which services are rendered and fees earned.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
ACPT carries its rental properties, homebuilding inventory, land and development costs at the lower of cost or fair value in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." For real estate assets such as our rental properties which the Company plans to hold and use, which includes property to be developed in the future, property currently under development and real estate projects that are completed or substantially complete, we evaluate whether the carrying amount of each of these assets will be recovered from their undiscounted future cash flows arising from their use and eventual disposition. If the carrying value were to be greater than the undiscounted future cash flows, we would recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount is not recoverable. Our estimates of the undiscounted operating cash flows expected to be generated by each asset are performed on an individual project basis and based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties, including, among others, demand for apartment units, competition, changes in market rental rates, and costs to operate and complete each project. There have been no impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
 
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The Company evaluates, on an individual project basis, whether the carrying value of its substantially completed real estate projects, such as our homebuilding inventory that are to be sold, will be recovered based on the fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying value were to be greater than the fair value less costs to sell, we would recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount is not recoverable. Our estimates of the fair value less costs to sell are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties, including, among others, comparable sales, demand for commercial and residential lots and competition. The Company performed similar reviews for land held for future development and sale considering such factors as the cash flows associated with future development expenditures. Should this evaluation indicate an impairment has occurred, the Company will record an impairment charge equal to the excess of the historical cost over fair value less costs to sell.  There have been no impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Cost Reimbursements
The apartment properties reimburse the Company for certain costs incurred at the central office that are attributable to the operations of those properties.  In accordance with EITF 01-14, “Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for Out of Pocket Expenses Incurred” the cost and reimbursement of these costs are not included in general, administrative, selling and marketing expenses, but rather they are reflected as separate line items on the consolidated income statement.

Depreciable Assets and Depreciation
The Company's operating real estate is stated at cost and includes all costs related to acquisitions, development and construction.  The Company makes assessments of the useful lives of our real estate assets for purposes of determining the amount of depreciation expense to reflect on our income statement on an annual basis. The assessments, all of which are judgmental determinations, are as follows:

·  
Buildings and improvements are depreciated over five to forty years using the straight-line or double declining balance methods,
·  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment are depreciated over five to seven years using the straight-line method,
·  
Leasehold improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the lesser of the life of the lease or their estimated useful life,
· Maintenance and other repair costs are charged to operations as incurred.

Operating Real Estate
The table below presents the major classes of depreciable assets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands):
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
             
Building
  $ 265,115     $ 240,264  
Building improvements
    10,414       8,022  
Equipment
    13,603       12,569  
      289,132       260,855  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    150,292       142,458  
      138,840       118,397  
Land
    25,512       23,649  
Operating properties, net
  $ 164,352     $ 142,046  

Other Property and Equipment
In addition, the Company owned other property and equipment of $1,045,000 and $1,157,000, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,294,000 and $2,101,000 respectively, as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 respectively.

Depreciation
 Total depreciation expense was $9,438,000, $8,402,000 and $4,042,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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Acquired Real Estate Properties
On April 28, 2006, the Company acquired two multifamily rental properties, Milford Station I LLC and Milford Station II LLC, in Baltimore, Maryland containing a combined total of 250 units for approximately $14,300,000.  On May 23, 2005, the Company, through its subsidiary AHP, completed the acquisition of Nottingham South Apartments (Nottingham), a multifamily rental property in Baltimore, Maryland containing 85 units for approximately $3,000,000. The acquisitions were financed through a combination of cash and non-recourse debt financing. All of the acquired properties are operating as market rate properties.
We allocated the purchase price of acquired properties to the related physical assets (land and building) and in-place leases based on the fair values of each component, in accordance with SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations." The value ascribed to in-place leases is based on the rental rates for the existing leases compared to market rent for leases of similar terms and present valuing the difference based on tenant credit risk rates. In preparing this calculation, we considered the estimated costs to make an apartment unit rent ready, the estimated costs and lost income associated with executing a new lease on an apartment unit, and the remaining terms of leases in place. The Company depreciates the amounts allocated to building and improvements over 40 years on a straight-line basis and amortizes the amounts allocated to intangible assets relating to in-place leases, totaling $104,000 for the 2005 acquisition and $199,000 for the 2006 acquisition, over the remaining term of the related leases, which term is no longer than one year.  As of December 31, 2007, the intangible assets relating to the in-place leases for all the acquired properties were fully amortized.

Investment in Unconsolidated Apartment Partnerships
Pursuant to the respective partnership agreements, the general partners of the unconsolidated partnerships are prohibited from selling or encumbering their general partner interest or selling the partnership assets without majority limited partner approval. The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated apartment partnerships under the equity method of accounting as the Company exercises significant influence, but does not control these entities. Under the equity method of accounting the net equity investment of the Company is reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Company’s share of net income from the partnership is included on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
ACPT's investments consist of nominal capital contributions, working capital loans and ACPT's share of unconsolidated partnership income reduced by ACPT’s share of distributions and losses. The working capital loans receive priority distributions from the cash flow generated from the operations of the partnerships.

Minority Interest in Consolidated Entities
We reflect unaffiliated partners' interests in consolidated real estate partnerships as an accrued liability on our consolidated balance sheet.  This accrued liability in consolidated real estate partnerships represents the minority partners' share of the underlying net assets of our consolidated real estate partnerships.  When these consolidated real estate partnerships make cash distributions or allocate losses to minority limited partners in excess of the minority limited partners' basis in the property, we generally absorb the excess losses and record a charge equal to the amount of such excess distribution.  We report these charges and the minority partners’ share of income during the current period in the consolidated statements of income as minority interest in consolidated entities.  Although this allows us to recognize 100 percent of the income of the partnerships up to accumulated distributions and losses in excess of minority partners’ basis previously required to be recognized as our expense, we will be required to recognize as expense 100 percent of future distributions to minority partners, net of our recapture of minority partner’s share of income, and any subsequent losses.  For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we recorded in the consolidated financial statements charges for excess partnership losses and distributions to minority partners of approximately $352,000, $2,211,000 and $542,000, respectively.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, unrestricted deposits with financial institutions and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Restricted cash and escrow deposits include funds held in restricted escrow accounts used for maintenance and capital improvements with the approval of HUD and/or the State Finance Agency.  The account also includes tenant security deposits as well as deposits collected within our homebuilding operations as well as funds in an escrow account that are restricted for the repayment of the County bonds.
Cash flow from our consolidated apartment properties whose mortgage loans are insured by the Federal Housing Authority ("FHA"), or financed through the housing agencies in Maryland, Virginia or Puerto Rico (the "Financing Agencies,") are subject to guidelines and limits established by the apartment partnerships' regulatory agreements with HUD and the State Financing Agencies. For two of our Puerto Rico partnerships, the regulatory agreements also require that if cash from operations exceeds the allowable cash distributions, the surplus must be deposited into restricted escrow accounts held by the mortgagee and controlled by HUD or the applicable Financing Agency.

Income Taxes
The Company's complex tax structure involves foreign source income and multiple entities that file separate returns.  Due to the complex nature of tax regulations affecting our entities, our income tax expense and related balance sheet amounts involve significant management estimates and judgments.
ACPT was structured in a manner so as not to be subject to U.S. income taxes provided that its income constituted qualifying income for purposes of the Publicly Traded Partnership (“PTP”) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. ACPT's shareholders are expected to be taxed directly on their share of ACPT's income. ALD and ARMC are subject to federal and state tax at the applicable corporate rates. ARPT qualified as a real estate investment trust during 1998, but did not meet the ownership requirements in 1999. Therefore, commencing in 1999, ARPT has been taxed as an U.S. C corporation. ARMC and ALD are also taxed as U.S. Corporations. Furthermore, ACPT, ALD and ARMC are subject to Puerto Rico income tax on its Puerto Rico source income.

Earnings Per Share and Dividends
The Company follows the provisions of SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted earnings per share includes the effect of all potentially dilutive securities (primarily unvested restricted share grants as described in Note 8). For 2007, 7,000 shares were excluded from diluted shares due to their antidilution effect on earnings per share.  The following table presents the number of shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):

   
Year Ended December 31
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
                   
                   
Net income/(loss)
  $ (541 )   $ 4,591     $ 7,545  
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                       
  Basic and Diluted
    5,207       5,201       5,195  
Earnings/(loss) per share:
                       
  Basic and Diluted
  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.88     $ 1.45  


The Company accrues for dividends when declared.  During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.30 per share on 5,229,954 common shares outstanding.  During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.73 per share on 5,197,954 common shares outstanding and $0.10 per share on 5,229,954 common shares outstanding.  During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.20 per share on 5,191,554 common shares outstanding and $0.20 per share on 5,197,954 common shares outstanding.

Share Based Payments
Prior to 2006, we applied the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) to our Share Appreciation Rights outstanding (see Note 8). SFAS 123 provided that liability based awards be accounted for using the intrinsic value.  Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123(R) “Share Based Payment,” a revision of SFAS No. 123.  Under the new guidance, liability instruments are measured at fair value as opposed to intrinsic value. In addition SFAS 123R requires that we measure the total compensation cost for equity based payments at the grant date fair value and amortize the expense over the related service period.  We adopted the provisions of SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective application method.  The implementation of SFAS 123(R) did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Comprehensive Income
ACPT has no items of comprehensive income that would require separate reporting in the accompanying consolidated statements of shareholders' equity.

Reclassification
Certain amounts from prior years have been reclassified to conform to our current year's presentation.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which we refer to as GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, and accompanying notes and disclosures. These estimates are prepared using management’s best judgement, after considering past and current events and economic conditions.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

SFAS 157 and 159
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” and in February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”  SFAS 157 defines fair values as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. SFAS 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value and does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the information used in developing fair value estimates. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data, such as the reporting entity’s own data. SFAS 157 requires fair value measurements to be disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.  The fair value election is designed to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.  SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company believes that the implementation of SFAS 157 and 159 will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

SFAS 141R
On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141R, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”).  This statement changes the accounting for acquisitions specifically eliminating the step acquisition model, changing the recognition of contingent consideration from being recognized when it is probable to being recognized at the time of acquisition, disallowing the capitalization of transaction costs and delays when restructurings related to acquisitions can be recognized. The standard is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008 and will only impact the accounting for acquisitions we make after its adoption.

SFAS 160
On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”).  SFAS 160 replaces the concept of minority interest with noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries.  Noncontrolling interests will now be reported as a component of equity in the consolidated statement of financial position.  Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests will continue to be reported as a part of consolidated earnings; however, SFAS 160 requires that income attributable to both controlling and noncontrolling interests be presented separately on the face of the consolidated income statement.  In addition, SFAS 160 provides that when losses attributable to noncontrolling interests exceed the noncontrolling interest’s basis, losses continue to be attributed to the noncontrolling interest as opposed to being absorbed by the consolidating entity.  SFAS 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements of SFAS 160 shall be applied prospectively.  SFAS 160 is effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS 160 on its consolidated financial statements.  However, the provisions of SFAS 160 are directly applicable to the Company’s currently reported minority interest in consolidated entities and, accordingly, will change the presentation of the Company’s financial statements when implemented.

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EITF Issue No. 06-08
In November 2006, the Emerging Issues Task force of the FASB (“EITF”) reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-08, “Applicability of a Buyer’s Continuing Investment under FASB Statement No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate, for Sales of Condominiums” (“EITF 06-08”).  EITF 06-08 will require condominium sales to meet the continuing investment criterion in FAS No. 66 in order for profit to be recognized under the percentage-of-completion method.  EITF 06-08 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2007.  The cumulative effect of applying EITF 06-08, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption.  The Company believes that the implementation of EITF 06-08 will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE ENTITIES

The Company accounts for investments in unconsolidated real estate entities that are not considered variable interest entities under FIN 46(R) in accordance with SOP 78-9 "Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures" and APB Opinion No. 18 "The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock". For entities that are considered variable interest entities under FIN 46(R), the Company performs an assessment to determine the primary beneficiary of the entity as required by FIN 46(R). The Company accounts for variable interest entities in which the Company is not a primary beneficiary and does not bear a majority of the risk of expected loss in accordance with the equity method of accounting.
The Company considers many factors in determining whether or not an investment should be recorded under the equity method, such as economic and ownership interests, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners. Income and losses are recognized in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreements and any guarantee obligations or commitments for financial support. The Company's investments in unconsolidated real estate entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting currently consists of general partnership interests in two limited partnerships which own apartment properties in the United States; a limited partnership interest in a limited partnership that owns a commercial property in Puerto Rico; and a 50% ownership interest in a joint venture formed as a limited liability company.

Apartment Partnerships
The unconsolidated apartment partnerships as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 included Brookside Gardens Limited Partnership (“Brookside”) and Lakeside Apartments Limited Partnership (“Lakeside”) that collectively represent 110 rental units.  We have determined that these two entities are variable interest entities under FIN 46(R).  However, the Company is not required to consolidate the partnerships due to the fact that  the Company is not the primary beneficiary and does not bear the majority of the risk of expected losses. The Company holds an economic interest in Brookside and Lakeside but, as a general partner, we have significant influence over operations of these entities that is disproportionate to our economic ownership.  In accordance with SOP 78-9 and APB No. 18, these investments are accounted for under the equity method.  The Company is exposed to losses consisting of our net investment, loans and unpaid fees for Brookside of $231,000 and $189,000 and for Lakeside of $172,000 and $172,000 as of December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively.  All amounts are fully reserved. Pursuant to the partnership agreement for Brookside, the Company, as general partner, is responsible for providing operating deficit loans to the partnership in the event that it is not able to generate sufficient cash flows from its operating activities.

Commercial Partnerships
The Company holds a limited partner interest in a commercial property in Puerto Rico that it accounts for under the equity method of accounting.  ELI, S.E. ("ELI"), is a partnership formed for the purpose of constructing a building for lease to the State Insurance Fund of the Government of Puerto Rico.  ACPT contributed the land in exchange for $700,000 and a 27.82% ownership interest in the partnership's assets, equal to a 45.26% interest in cash flow generated by the thirty-year lease of the building.
On April 30, 2004, the Company purchased a 50% limited partnership interest in El Monte Properties, S.E. ("El Monte") from Insular Properties Limited Partnership ("Insular") for $1,462,500. Insular is owned by the J. Michael Wilson Family, a related party. In December 2004, a third-party buyer purchased El Monte for $20,000,000; $17,000,000 in cash and $3,000,000 in two notes of $1,500,000 each that bear an interest rate of prime plus 2%, with a ceiling of 9%, and mature on December 3, 2009. The net cash proceeds from the sale of the real estate were distributed to the partners. As a result, the Company received $2,500,000 in cash and recognized $986,000 of income in 2004. The gain on sale was reduced by the amount of the seller's note which is subject to future subordination. In January 2005, El Monte distributed the notes to the partners whereby the Company received a $1,500,000 note.  The Company determined that the cost recovery method of accounting was appropriate for this transaction and accordingly, deferred revenue recognition on this note until cash payment was received.  In January 2007, the Company received $1,707,000, equal to the full principal amount due plus all accrued interest outstanding and, accordingly, recognized $1,500,000 of equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities and $207,000 of interest income.  The Company has no required funding obligations and management expects to wind up El Monte’s affairs in 2008.

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Land Development Joint Venture
In September 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Lennar Corporation for the development of a 352-unit, active adult community located in St. Charles, Maryland.  The Company manages the project's development for a market rate fee pursuant to a management agreement.  In September 2004, the Company transferred land to the joint venture in exchange for a 50% ownership interest and $4,277,000 in cash.  The Company's investment in the joint venture was recorded at 50% of the historical cost basis of the land with the other 50% recorded within our deferred charges and other assets.  The proceeds received are reflected as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue and related deferred costs will be recognized into income as the joint venture sells lots to Lennar.  In March 2005, the joint venture closed an $8.0 million non-recourse development loan, which was amended in June 2006, December 2006 and again in October 2007.  Included within these amendments, the maximum borrowings outstanding on the facility was reduced to $5.0 million.  For the October 2007 amendment, the development loan was modified to provide a one year delay in development of the project, as to date, lot development has outpaced sales.  Per the terms of the loan, both the Company and Lennar provided development completion guarantees.  For the year ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the joint venture delivered 48, 61 and 25 lots to Lennar, recognizing $1,063,000, $1,300,000 and $610,000 in deferred revenue, off-site fees and management fees and $358,000. $419,000 and $176,000 of deferred costs, respectively.
The following table summarizes the financial data and principal activities of the unconsolidated real estate entities, which the Company accounts for under the equity method.  The information is presented to segregate the apartment partnerships from the commercial partnerships as well as our 50% ownership interest in the land development joint venture, which are all accounted for as “investments in unconsolidated real estate entities” on the balance sheet.
               
Land
       
               
Development
 
   
Apartment
   
Commercial
   
Joint
       
   
Properties
   
Property
   
Venture
   
Total
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Summary Financial Position:
                       
  Total Assets
                       
    December 31, 2007
  $ 4,980     $ 27,379     $ 12,397       44,756  
    December 31, 2006
    5,142       27,726       12,154       45,022  
  Total Non-Recourse Debt
                               
    December 31, 2007
    3,189       22,960       4,722       30,871  
    December 31, 2006
    3,244       23,510       3,476       30,230  
  Total Other Liabilities
                               
    December 31, 2007
    976       147       741       1,864  
    December 31, 2006
    1,242       172       1,744       3,158  
  Total Equity/(Deficit)
                               
    December 31, 2007 (2)
    815       4,272       6,934       12,021  
    December 31, 2006
    656       4,044       6,934       11,634  
  Company's Investment, net (1)
                               
    December 31, 2007
    (1 )     4,701       1,828       6,528  
    December 31, 2006
    -       4,763       1,828       6,591  


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Land
       
               
Development
       
   
Apartment
   
Commercial
   
Joint
       
   
Properties
   
Property
   
Venture
   
Total
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Summary of Operations:
                       
  Total Revenue
                       
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
  $ 811     $ 3,636     $ 4,983     $ 9,430  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    790       3,660       5,840       10,290  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    27,729       3,658       2,711       34,098  
  Net Income (Loss)
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
    (141 )     1,869       -       1,728  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    (113 )     1,855       -       1,742  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    1,384       1,812       -       3,196  
  Company's recognition of equity in
                               
  Earnings (Loss)
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
    (1 )     692       -       691  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    (1 )     683       -       682  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    451       692       -       1,143  
                                 
Summary of Cash Flows:
                               
  Cash flows from operating activities
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
  $ 101     $ 1,864     $ 3,977     $ 5,942  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    95       1,857       6,579       8,531  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    6,460       1,840       759       9,059  
  Company's share of cash flows from
                               
  operating activities
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
    1       844       1,989       2,834  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    1       840       3,290       4,131  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    2,131       833       379       3,343  
  Operating cash distributions
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
    -       1,641       -       1,641  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    -       1,639       -       1,639  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    2,968       1,600       -       4,568  
  Company's share of operating
                               
  cash distributions
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
    -       754       -       754  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    -       743       -       743  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    1,320       740       -       2,060  
  Refinancing cash distributions
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
    -       -       -       -  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    -       -       -       -  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    100       -       2,320       2,420  
  Company's share of refinancing
                               
  cash distributions
                               
    Year Ended December 31, 2007
    -       -       -       -  
    Year Ended December 31, 2006
    -       -       -       -  
    Year Ended December 31, 2005
    1       -       1,160       1,161  
                                 
 
Notes:
(1)  
Represents the Company's net investment, including assets and accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet for unconsolidated real estate entities.
(2)  
In December 2007, the Company made a $300,000 equity contribution to Lakeside which was used by Lakeside to pay an equal portion of the of the Development Fee owed to the Company.  The Company both contributed and received the cash, and accordingly, the Company did not recognize fee income nor change its investment balance in Lakeside.

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(4)
DEBT

The Company's outstanding debt is collateralized primarily by land, land improvements, homebuilding assets, receivables, investment properties, investments in partnerships, and rental properties.  The following table summarizes the indebtedness of the Company at December 31, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands):

   
Maturity
   
Interest
   
Outstanding as of
 
   
Dates
   
Rates (a)
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
From/To
   
From/To
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Recourse Debt
                       
  Community Development (a) (b) (c)
                08-31-08/03-01-22                             4%/8%      $ 25,490     $ 24,694  
  Investment Properties (d)
 
PAID
                      P+1.25%/6.98%        -       4,473  
  General obligations (e)
                06-01-09/01-01-12    
Non-interest
                 
           
bearing/8.10%
      99       184  
Total Recourse Debt
                    25,589       29,351  
                                 
Non-Recourse Debt
                               
  Community Development (f)
 
PAID
   
Non-interest bearing
      -       500  
  Investment Properties (g)
               04-30-09/08-01-47                           4.95%/10 %       279,981       270,220  
Total Non-Recourse Debt
                    279,981       270,720  
    Total debt
                  $ 305,570     $ 300,071  

a)  
As of December 31, 2007, $23,765,000 of the community development recourse debt is owed to Charles County Commissioners and relates to the general obligation bonds issued by the Charles County government as described in detail under the heading "Financial Commitments" in Note 5. 
b)  
On April 14, 2006, the Company closed a three year $14,000,000 revolving acquisition and development loan (“the Revolver”) secured by a first lien deed  of trust on property located in St. Charles, MD.  The maximum amount of the loan at any one time is $14,000,000.  The facility includes various sub-limits on a revolving basis for amounts to finance apartment project acquisitions and land development in St. Charles.  The terms require certain financial covenants to be calculated annually as of December 31, including a tangible net worth to senior debt ratio for ALD and a minimum net worth test for ACPT.
c)  
On September 1, 2006, LDA secured a revolving line of credit facility of $15,000,000 to be utilized as follows: (i) to repay its outstanding loan of $800,000; and (ii) to fund development costs of a project in which the Company plans to develop a planned community in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, to fund acquisitions and/or investments mainly in estate ventures, to fund transaction costs and expenses, to fund future payments of interest under the line of credit and to fund any future working capital needs of the Company.  The line of credit bears interest at a fluctuating rate equivalent to the LIBOR Rate plus 200 basis points (7.23% at December 31, 2007) and matures on August 31, 2008.  The outstanding balance of this facility on December 31, 2007, was $1,725,000.
d)  
The outstanding recourse debt within the investment properties was comprised of a loan borrowed to finance the acquisition of our properties Village Lake and Coachman's in January 2003, as well as a two-year, $3,000,000 recourse note that the Company obtained in June 2005.  Both of these loans were repaid in full in January 2007.
e)  
The general recourse debt outstanding as of December 31, 2007, is made up of various capital leases outstanding within our U.S. and Puerto Rico operations, as well as installment loans for vehicles and other miscellaneous equipment.
f)  
In 2005, the Company purchased 22 residential acres adjacent to the Sheffield Neighborhood for $1,000,000.  The Company funded half of the purchase price with cash and signed a two-year note for $500,000 which was repaid in full  prior to December 31, 2007.  The Company plans to annex the land into the St. Charles master plan community.
g)  
The non-recourse debt related to the investment properties is collateralized by the multifamily rental properties and the office building in Parque Escorial.  As of December 31, 2007, approximately $74,700,000 of this debt is secured by the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") or the Maryland Housing Fund.  The non-recourse debt related to the investment properties also includes a construction loan for Sheffield Greens Apartments LLC (Sheffield Greens) that was converted to a 40-year non-recourse mortgage on October 16, 2007.

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The Company’s loans contain various financial, cross collateral, cross default, technical and restrictive provisions.  As of December 31, 2007, the Company is in compliance with the financial covenants and the other provisions of its loan agreements.

ACPT's weighted average interest rate on the amounts outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006 on its variable rate debt was 7.23% and 7.98%, respectively.

The aggregate minimum principal maturities of ACPT's indebtedness at December 31, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):

2008
  $ 7,026  
2009
    12,244  
2010
    5,769  
2011
    6,107  
2012
    6,432  
Thereafter
    267,992  
    $ 305,570  

The components of interest and other financing costs, net, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
                   
                   
Expensed
  $ 18,726     $ 16,845     $ 5,363  
Capitalized
    1,451       2,729       2,315  
    $ 20,177     $ 19,574     $ 7,678  


(5)
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Financial Commitments
Pursuant to an agreement reached between ACPT and the Charles County Commissioners in 2002, the Company agreed to accelerate the construction of two major roadway links to the Charles County (the "County") road system. As part of the agreement, the County agreed to issue general obligation public improvement bonds (the “Bonds”) to finance $20,000,000 of this construction guaranteed by letters of credit provided by Lennar as part of a residential lot sales contract for 1,950 lots in Fairway Village.  The Bonds were issued in three installments with the final $6,000,000 installment issued in March 2006.  The Bonds bear interest rates ranging from 4% to 8%, for a blended lifetime rate for total Bonds issued to date of 5.1%, and call for semi-annual interest payments and annual principal payments and mature in fifteen years.  Under the terms of Bond repayment agreements between the Company and the County, the Company is obligated to pay interest and principal to the County based on the full amount of the Bonds; as such, the Company recorded the full amount of the debt and a receivable from the County representing the remaining Bond proceeds to be advanced to the Company as major infrastructure development within the project occurs.  As part of the agreement, the Company will pay the County a monthly payment equal to one-sixth of the semi-annual interest payments and one-twelfth of the annual principal payment. The County and the Lennar agreement requires ACPT to fund an escrow account from lot sales to be used to repay the principal portion of these Bonds.
 
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In August 2005, the Company signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with the Charles County Commissioners regarding a land donation that is anticipated to house a planned minor league baseball stadium and entertainment complex. Under the terms of the MOU, the Company donated 42 acres of land in St. Charles to the County on December 31, 2005. The Company also agreed to expedite off-site utilities, storm-water management and road construction improvements that will serve the entertainment complex and future portions of St. Charles so that the improvements will be completed concurrently with the entertainment complex.  In return, the County agreed to issue $7,000,000 of general obligation bonds to finance the infrastructure improvements.  In March 2006, the County issued $4,000,000 of bonds for this project and in March 2007, the County issued an additional $3,000,000.  The funds for this project will be repaid by ACPT over a 15-year period. In addition, the County agreed to issue an additional 100 school allocations a year to St. Charles commencing with the issuance of bonds.
During 2006, the Company reached an agreement with Charles County whereby the Company receives interest payments on any undistributed bond proceeds held in escrow by the County.  The agreement covers the period from July 1, 2005 through the last draw made by the Company.  For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized $540,000 and $855,000 of interest income on these escrowed funds, respectively.
 As of December 31, 2007, ACPT is guarantor of $24,684,000 of surety bonds for the completion of land development projects with Charles County; substantially all are for the benefit of the Charles County Commissioners.

Consulting Agreement and Arrangement
ACPT entered into a consulting and retirement compensation agreement with Interstate General Company L.P.’s (“IGC”) founder and Chief Executive Officer, James J. Wilson, effective October 5, 1998 (the "Consulting Agreement").  IGC was the predecessor company to ACPT.  Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, the Company will pay Mr. Wilson $200,000 per year through September 2008.

Guarantees
ACPT and its subsidiaries typically provide guarantees for another subsidiary's loans. In many cases more than one company guarantees the same debt. Since all of these companies are consolidated, the debt or other financial commitment made by the subsidiaries to third parties and guaranteed by ACPT, is included within ACPT's consolidated financial statements.  As of December 31, 2007, ACPT has guaranteed $23,765,000 of outstanding debt owed by its subsidiaries.  IGP has guaranteed $1,725,000 of its subsidiaries' outstanding debt.  The guarantees will remain in effect until the debt service is fully repaid by the respective borrowing subsidiary.  The terms of the debt service guarantees outstanding range from one to nine years.  In addition to debt service guarantees, both the Company and Lennar provided development completion guarantees related to the St. Charles Active Adult Community Joint Venture.  We do not expect any of these guarantees to impair the individual subsidiary or the Company's ability to conduct business or to pursue its future development plans.

Legal Matters

Loiza Valley
On November 24, 1997, Comité Loiza Valley en Acción, Inc., resident owners of Urbanización Loiza Valley in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, a neighborhood consisting of 56 houses near the property owned by LDA, filed a claim in the Superior Court of Carolina, Puerto Rico against Cantera Hipodromo, Inc. (the “lessee” who operates a quarry on the land owned by LDA), the owners of the lessee, the lessee’s Insurance Companies and LDA.  The Plaintiffs allege that as a result of certain explosions occurring in the quarry, their houses have suffered different types of damages and they have also suffered physical injuries and mental anguish.  The damages claimed exceed $11,000,000.  The physical damage to the property is estimated at less than $1,000,000.  The lease agreement contains an indemnification clause in favor of LDA.  The lessee has public liability insurance coverage of $1,000,000 through Integrand Assurance Company and an umbrella insurance coverage of $2,000,000 through American International Insurance Company.  The trial began in 2007 and is expected to continue into the first six months of 2008.

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Jalexis, Inc
In late November 2006, several subsidiaries of the Company (LDA, IGP and IGP Group) were named in a lawsuit filed by Jalexis, Inc. (“Jalexis”).  The lawsuit claims damages for more than $15 million allegedly suffered due to faulty subsoil conditions in a piece of land within the master plan of Parque Escorial (“Lot I-13W”).  Settlement of Lot I-13W occurred on April 29, 2005 under an option agreement dated April 19, 2004.  Jalexis purchased Lot I-13W from LDA for approximately $7.5 million, which represented 12% of our total consolidated revenues for 2005.  In the purchase agreement, LDA did not make any representations or warranties with regard to the soil and subsoil conditions as Lot I-13W was sold to Jalexis “as is” and “where is”.  The Company believes that it has a strong defense in this case. Depositions for all parties started in November 2007 and is expected to continue into the first six months of  2008.

Due to the inherent uncertainties of the judicial process, we are unable to either predict the outcome of or estimate a range of potential loss associated with these matters. While we intend to vigorously defend these matters and believe we have meritorious defenses available to us, there can be no assurance that we would prevail. If these matters are not resolved in our favor, we believe we are insured for potential losses.  Any amounts that exceed our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The Company and/or its subsidiaries have been named as defendants, along with other companies, in tenant-related lawsuits. The Company carries liability insurance against these types of claims that management believes meets industry standards.  To date, payments made to the plaintiffs of the settled cases were covered by our insurance policy.  The Company believes it has strong defenses to these ordinary course claims, and intends to continue to defend itself vigorously in these matters.

In the normal course of business, ACPT is involved in various pending or unasserted claims. In the opinion of management, these are not expected to have a material impact on the financial condition or future operations of ACPT.

(6)
LEASES

ACPT operates certain property and equipment under leases, some with purchase options that expire at various dates through 2010.  ACPT is also obligated under several non-cancelable operating leases for office space and equipment.  Capital leases of $98,000, exclusive of $13,000 of interest, are reported with general recourse debt in the Debt Note (see Note 4). The following is a schedule of the future minimum lease payments for operating leases as of December 31, 2007 (in thousands):



   
Operating
 
   
Obligations
 
       
2008
  $ 400  
2009
    363  
2010
    256  
2011
    41  
2012
    3  
Thereafter
    -  
Total minimum lease payments
  $ 1,063  

Rental expense under non-cancelable operating leases was $424,000 in 2007, $358,000 in 2006 and $441,000 in 2005 and is included in general, administrative, selling and marketing expenses and rental properties operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.



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ACPT leases office space to tenants under certain non-cancelable operating leases expiring through 2015.  The following is a schedule of the future minimum payments to be received as of December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

   
Lease
 
   
Income
 
       
2008
  $ 410  
2009
    417  
2010
    359  
2011
    83  
2012
    -  
Thereafter
    -  
Total minimum lease payments
  $ 1,269  



(7)
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain officers and trustees of ACPT have ownership interests in various entities that conduct business with the Company.  The financial impact of the related party transactions on the accompanying consolidated financial statements is reflected below (in thousands):


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME:
                 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
                   
Management and Other Fees (A)
                 
  Unconsolidated subsidiaries with third party partners
  $ 42     $ 42     $ 1,915  
  Affiliates of J. Michael Wilson, CEO and Chairman
    43       334       619  
    $ 85     $ 376     $ 2,534  
                         
Rental Property Revenues (B)
  $ 57     $ 20     $ -  
                         
Interest and Other Income
                       
  Unconsolidated real estate entities with third party partners
  $ 8     $ 8     $ 8  

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Years Ended December 31,
 
         
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
General and Administrative Expense
                       
 Affiliates of J. Michael Wilson, CEO and Chairman
    (C1 )   $ -     $ 19     $ 154  
 Reserve additions and other write-offs-
                               
    Unconsolidated real estate entities with third party partners
 
(A)
      43       5       (18 )
    IGC
            -       -       (3 )
 Reimbursement to IBC for ACPT's share of
                               
    J. Michael Wilson's compensation
            390       470       440  
 Reimbursement of administrative costs-
                               
 Affiliates of J. Michael Wilson, CEO and Chairman
            (23 )     (65 )     (21 )
 Legal fees paid to J. Michael Wilson’s attorney
    (C4 )     225       -       -  
Consulting Fees -
                               
  James J. Wilson, IGC Chairman and Director
    (C2 )     200       200       200  
  Thomas J. Shafer, Trustee
    (C3 )     60       60       42  
            $ 895     $ 689     $ 794  


 
BALANCE SHEET:
          Balance          Balance
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
   
2007
 
2006
         
Other Assets
       
Receivables - All unsecured and due on demand
       
  Affiliate of J. Michael Wilson, CEO and Chairman
 
 $                        5
 
 $                   128


(A)           Management and Other Services
The Company provides management and other support services to its unconsolidated subsidiaries and other affiliated entities in the normal course of business.  The fees earned from these services are typically collected on a monthly basis, one month in arrears.  Receivables are unsecured and due on demand.  Certain partnerships experiencing cash shortfalls have not paid timely.  Generally, receivable balances of these partnerships are fully reserved, until satisfied or the prospect of collectibility improves. The collectibility of management fee receivables is evaluated quarterly.  Any increase or decrease in the reserves is reflected accordingly as additional bad debt expenses or recovery of such expenses.
Chastleton Associates, LP, previously owned by an affiliate of J. Michael Wilson, was sold to a third party during April 2006, resulting in a termination of our management agreement.  The Company earned an agreed-upon management fee for administrative services through the end of the second quarter 2006.  Management fees generated by this property accounted for less than 1% of the Company’s total revenue.
At the end of February 2007, G.L. Limited Partnership, which was owned by affiliates of J. Michael Wilson, was sold to a third party.  Accordingly, we are no longer the management agent for this property effective March 1, 2007.  Management fees generated by this property accounted for less than 1% of the Company’s total revenue.

 
 (B)                      Rental Property Revenue
On September 1, 2006, the Company, through one of its Puerto Rican subsidiaries, Escorial Office Building I, Inc. (“Landlord”), executed a lease with Caribe Waste Technologies, Inc. (“CWT”), a company owned by the J. Michael Wilson Family.  The lease provides for 1,842 square feet of office space to be leased by CWT for five years at $19.00 per rentable square foot.  The Company provided CWT with an allowance of $9,000 in tenant improvements which are being amortized over the life of the lease.  In addition, CWT shall have the right to terminate this lease at any time after one year, provided it gives Landlord written notice six (6) months prior to termination.   The lease agreement is unconditionally guaranteed by Interstate Business Corporation (“IBC”), a company owned by the J. Michael Wilson Family.

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(C)           Other
Other transactions with related parties are as follows:
1)  
In 2005, the Company rented executive office space and other property from an affiliate in the United States pursuant to leases that were assigned to the new owners when the property was sold in January 2006.  In management’s opinion, all leases with affiliated persons were on terms at least as favorable as these generally available from unaffiliated persons for comparable property.
2)  
Represents fees paid to James J. Wilson pursuant to a consulting and retirement agreement.  At Mr. Wilson's request, payments are made to Interstate Waste Technologies, Inc. (“IWT”).
3)  
Represents fees paid to Thomas J. Shafer, a trustee, pursuant to a consulting agreement.
4)  
The Independent Trustees concluded that certain legal fees and expenses incurred by J. Michael Wilson in connection with the preliminary work being done in seeking a strategic partner to recapitalize the Company are in the best interest of the Company and the minority shareholders.  Accordingly, the Independent Trustees authorized the Company to fund up to $225,000 of such costs, all of which have been incurred as of December 31, 2007.

Related Party Acquisitions

El Monte
On April 30, 2004, the Company purchased a 50% limited partnership interest in El Monte Properties S.E. ("El Monte") from Insular Properties Limited Partnership ("Insular") for $1,462,500.  Insular is owned by the J. Michael Wilson Family.  Per the terms of the agreement, the Company was responsible to fund $400,000 of capital improvements and lease stabilization costs, and had a priority on cash distributions up to its advances plus accrued interest at 8%, investment and a 13% cumulative preferred return on its investment.  The purchase price was based on a third party appraisal of $16,500,000 dated April 22, 2003. The Company's limited partnership investment was accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
In December 2004, a third party buyer purchased El Monte for $20,000,000:  $17,000,000 in cash and $3,000,000 in two notes of $1,500,000 each that bear an interest rate of prime plus 2%, with a ceiling of 9%, and mature on December 3, 2009.  The net cash proceeds from the sale of the real estate were distributed to the partners.  As a result, the Company received $2,500,000 in cash and recognized $986,000 of income in 2004.  El Monte distributed a $1,500,000 note to the Company in January 2005.  On January 24, 2007, the Company received $1,707,000 as payment in full of the principal balance and all accrued interest related to the El Monte note receivable.  Accordingly, in 2007 the Company recorded $1,500,000 as equity in earnings and $207,000 as interest income.

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SHARE GRANTS AND APPRECIATION RIGHTS

ACPT adopted an employee share incentive plan (the "Share Incentive Plan") and a Trustee share incentive plan (the "Trustee Share Plan") to provide for share-based incentive compensation for officers, key employees and Trustees.  Both plans expire July 7, 2008.
Under the Share Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees (the "Compensation Committee") may grant to key employees the following types of share-based incentive compensation awards ("Awards") (i) options to purchase a specified number of shares ("Options"), (ii) forfeitable shares that vest upon the occurrence of certain vesting criteria ("Restricted Shares"), or (iii) Share Appreciation Rights ("Rights") that entitle the holder to receive upon exercise an amount payable in cash, shares or other property (or any combination of the foregoing) equal to the difference between the market value of shares and a base price fixed on the date of grant.  A total of 208,000 registered shares have been reserved for issuance under the Share Incentive Plan.
The Share Incentive Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee to determine the exercise price and manner of payment for Options and the base price for Rights.  The Compensation Committee is also authorized to determine the duration and vesting criteria for Awards, including whether vesting will be accelerated upon a change in control of ACPT.  The rights of key employees under Awards are not transferable other than to immediate family members or by will or the laws of interstate succession.
The Trustee Share Plan authorizes the Board of Trustees, in its discretion, to grant to eligible Trustees awards of the same types and terms of Awards as provided under the Share Incentive Plan.  Only Trustees who are not employees of ACPT or any affiliated company are eligible to receive Awards under the Trustee Share Plan.  A total of 52,000 registered shares have been reserved for issuance under the Trustee Share Plan.

Trustee Share Grants
On August 28, 2006, the Company awarded 8,000 shares to each of its four non-employee Trustees pursuant to the Trustee Share Plan.  The shares vest annually at a rate of 1,600 per year, per Trustee, with the initial tranche of shares vesting immediately at the grant date.  In accordance with SFAS 123(R), the Company measured compensation cost as $643,000, which represents the grant date fair value.  The Company will recognize compensation expense over the vesting period and accordingly, recognized $129,000and $172,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
On June 29, 2005, 1,600 shares were issued to each of the four non-employee Trustees under the Trustee Share Plan.  These shares were granted free of any restrictions.  At that time, the Company recognized $102,000 of compensation expense.

Share Appreciation Rights
In April 2001, 140,000 Rights were granted to employees.  These Rights bear a $4 base price, and vested in equal increments over a five-year period commencing April 2002.  As of December 31, 2007, there are 28,400 outstanding Rights which are all exercisable and expire on April 30, 2011.  During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized $(47,000), $72,000, and $951,000, of compensation expense in connection with the outstanding Rights, respectively.

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RETIREMENT AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS

ACPT’s Retirement Plan (the "Retirement Plan") is a defined contribution plan which provides for contributions to be made by ACPT.  The Retirement Plan covers employees of American Rental Management Company and Interstate General Properties Ltd. Partnership SE and is qualified under both the United States Internal Revenue Code and the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code.  Employees are eligible to participate in the Retirement Plan when they have completed a minimum employment period of 1,000 hours and shall become a participant on either January 1st or July 1st following the date of hire.  ACPT contributes to the accounts of eligible employees in amounts equal to 5.7% of base salaries and wages not in excess of the U.S. Social Security taxable wage base, and 11.4% of salaries (limited to $225,000 for 2007) that exceed that wage base. Eligible employees also may make voluntary contributions to their accounts and self direct the investment of their account balances in various investment funds offered under the plan. The Retirement Plan also contains a profit sharing provision that allows the Company to make cash awards to selected employees, a portion of which is contributed to the Retirement Plan. Contributions made by the Company based on wages to the Retirement Plan were $615,000, $560,000, and $532,000 in 2007, 2006, and 2005 respectively.

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INCOME TAXES

ACPT’s subsidiaries, ARMC, ALD and ARPT, are subject to federal and state income tax. ACPT is subject to Puerto Rico income tax on its Puerto Rico source income.  The reconciliation below for the provision for income taxes includes income from ARMC, ALD, ARPT and Puerto Rico source income. The 2007 permanent differences reflect special tax exempt income and certain non-deductible expenses passed through to shareholders; the 2006 permanent differences reflect special tax exempt income and the 2005 permanent differences reflect the IRS assessment as discussed below.

The following table reconciles the effective rate to the statutory rate (in thousands, except amounts in %):

   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
         
% of
         
% of
         
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Income
   
Amount
   
Income
   
Amount
   
Income
 
                         
Taxes at statutory U.S. federal
                                   
  income tax rate
  $ (297 )     35 %   $ 2,620       35 %   $ 2,399       35 %
State income taxes, net of
                                               
  federal tax benefit
    (128 )     15 %     271       4 %     142       2 %
Income tax matters adjustment
    -       - %     -       - %     (2,479 )     (36 )%
Income only subject to foreign tax
    (118 )     14 %     (41 )     (1 )%     (290 )     (4 )%
Permanent differences
    112       (13 )%     (189 )     (2 )%     (382 )     (6 )%
Net change in uncertain tax positions
    231       (28 )%     110       1 %     58       1 %
Other
    (107 )     13 %     123       2 %     (138 )     (2 )%
Income tax (benefit) provision
  $ (307 )     36 %   $ 2,894       39 %   $ (690 )     (10 )%


The provision for income taxes includes the following components (in thousands):

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
Current:
                 
   United States
  $ 4,439     $ 3,040     $ 836  
   Puerto Rico
    376       2,560       2,722  
      4,815       5,600       3,558  
                         
Deferred:
                       
   United States
    (5,664 )     (558 )     (2,401 )
   Puerto Rico
    542       (2,148 )     (1,847 )
      (5,122 )     (2,706 )     (4,248 )
Income tax (benefit) provision
  $ (307 )   $ 2,894     $ (690 )

As a result of the implementation of EITF 04-05, a cumulative effect adjustment for certain deferred items was recorded as a benefit to retained earnings on January 1, 2006.  The total adjustment was $9,841,000, consisting of $5,386,000 and $4,455,000 for the United States and Puerto Rico, respectively.

Certain items of income and expense are not reported in tax returns and financial statements in the same year.  The tax effect of this difference is reported as deferred income taxes.  Deferred income taxes are determined in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," and such amounts as measured by tax laws.
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The components of deferred income tax (asset) liability include the following (in thousands):
   
At December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
Deferred income related to long-term receivables from partnerships  operating in Puerto Rico
  $ 282     $ 282  
Receivables from partnerships operating in United States
    1,189       1,170  
Tax benefit on equity in earnings of partnerships operating in Puerto Rico
    (6,875 )     (6,618 )
Tax benefit on equity in earnings of partnerships operating in United States
    (9,428 )     (9,287 )
Tax on deferred income
    (1,217 )     (956 )
Tax on land development costs capitalized for book purposes but deducted currently for tax purposes
    (12,804 )     366  
Tax on differences in basis related to joint venture in United States
    (705 )     (557 )
Tax on differences in basis related to land in United States
    (2,574 )     (2,563 )
Tax on differences in basis related to land in Puerto Rico
    (66 )     (157 )
Tax on basis difference for Puerto Rico commercial venture
    1,337       913  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (294 )     (155 )
Accrued expenses
    (2,395 )     (283 )
Alternative minimum tax credits
    (150 )     (113 )
Other
    (375 )     (199 )
Net deferred tax asset
  $ (34,075 )   $ (18,157 )

 
Recent Maryland legislation enacted during the fourth quarter of 2007 increased the income tax rate from 7% to 8% effective for periods after December 31, 2007. As a result of the Maryland legislation, the ending deferred asset and the deferred expense were increased by $460,000.
 
 
At December 31, 2007, the Company did not have any net operating loss carryforwards.  However, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, the alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards were $150,000 and $113,000, respectively.   These credits are expected to be fully utilized in future periods.
 
 
IRS Closing Agreement
 
During the 4th quarter of 2005, the Company determined that certain income from our Puerto Rico operations could be treated as income of ACPT even though it was not distributed to ACPT. This undistributed income may not constitute qualifying income for purposes of the PTP provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and could have affected ACPT's tax status as a PTP. As announced on March 10, 2006, the Company entered into a closing agreement with the IRS allowing ACPT to retain its PTP status.  The closing agreement required ACPT to allocate $4,955,000 of income from the periods 1998 through 2004 to its shareholders of record on March 29, 2006.  Under the terms of ACPT’s governing documents, it is required to make minimum annual distributions to the shareholders equal to at least 45% of net taxable income allocated to shareholders. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees declared a distribution to the shareholders of approximately $2,230,000 representing 45% of the allocated income.  In addition, the Company was required to pay an assessment to the IRS of $975,000 related to the delay in reporting the income to the IRS.  This payment has been reflected as income tax expense and was made by the Company in March 2006.  The reversal of certain accruals related to the resolution of these tax matters resulted in a net benefit to income taxes of $2,421,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. In addition to the impact on income taxes, the resolution of these matters also resulted in the reversal of $982,000 in previously accrued interest related to delayed payment of corporate taxes should we have been taxed as a corporation, which is no longer necessary.
 
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Uncertain Tax Positions
 
We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007.  As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recorded a $1,458,000 increase in the net liability for unrecognized tax positions, which was recorded as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, reducing the opening balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2007.  The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2007, was $12,387,000.  Included in the balance at January 1, 2007, were $239,000 of tax positions that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefit (in thousands) is as follows:  

Unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of year (January 1, 2007)
  $ 12,387  
Change attributable to tax positions taken during a prior period
    2,678  
Change attributable to tax positions taken during the current period
    -  
Decrease attributable to settlements with taxing authorities
    ( 179 )
Decrease attributable to lapse of statute of limitations
    ( 17 )
Unrecognized tax benefit at end of year (December 31, 2007)
  $ 14,869  

 
Included in the balance at December 31, 2007, are $74,000 of tax positions that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate.  Most of the uncertain tax positions include, in both the beginning and ending balances, deductions that have a high certainty of ultimate deductibility, but uncertainty exist in the timing of such deductibility.  Because of the impact of deferred tax accounting, other than interest and penalties, the disallowance of a shorter deductibility period would not affect the annual effective tax rate, but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authorities to an earlier period.

In accordance with our accounting policy, we present accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions as a component of interest expense and accrued penalties as a component of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income.  This policy did not change as a result of the adoption of FIN 48.  During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, our Consolidated Statements of Income for the year included interest expense of $1,233,000, $175,000 and  $102,000, respectively; and penalty expense of $200,000, $101,000 and $85,000, respectively.  Our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 included accrued interest of $2,814,000 and $278,000, respectively, and accrued penalties of $1,085,000 and $474,000, respectively.

The Company currently does not have any income tax returns under audit by the United States Internal Revenue Service, state taxing authorities or the Puerto Rico Treasury Department.  However, the income tax returns in the United States for the years ended December 31, 2004 through 2007 remain subject to examination.  For Puerto Rico, the income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2003 through 2007 remain subject to examination.  On August 31, 2007, the Company reached a closing agreement with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department whereby the company paid $252,000 related to the correction of a special partnership income tax return.  The Company does not anticipate any other payments related to settlement of any income tax examinations.  Additionally, certain United States and Puerto Rico income tax returns are or will no longer be subject to examination.  As a result, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits during 2007 decreased by 17,000 due to the expiration of a statute and there is a reasonable possibility within the next twelve months the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by $508,000 when the related statutes of limitations expire and certain payments are recognized as taxable income.


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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The balance sheet carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and other current assets approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the book value of long-term fixed rate debt was $296,735,000 and $288,306,000, respectively, and the fair value of total debt was $311,988,000 and $299,623,000, respectively, which was determined by discounting future cash flows using borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

ACPT has two reportable segments: U.S. operations and Puerto Rico operations. The Company's chief decision-makers allocate resources and evaluate the Company's performance based on these two segments. The U.S. segment is comprised of different components grouped by product type or service, to include:  investments in rental properties, community development and property management services. The Puerto Rico segment entails the following components: investment in rental properties, community development, homebuilding and property management services.  The U.S. segment bears substantially all of the corporate costs associated with being a public company and other corporate governance.  The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

Customer Dependence
Revenues from Lennar include residential land sales as well as certain management fees.  Total revenues from Lennar within our U.S. segment were $9,663,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 which represents 18% of the U.S. segment's revenue and 11% of our total year-to-date consolidated revenue.  No other customers accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2007.
In March 2004, the Company executed Development and Purchase Agreements with Lennar Corporation (the “Lennar Agreements”) to develop and sell 1,950 residential lots (1,359 single-family lots and 591 town home lots) in Fairway Village in St. Charles, Maryland.  The Lennar Agreements requires the homebuilder to provide $20,000,000 in letters of credit to secure the purchase of the lots. A junior lien was placed on the residential portion of Fairway Village.  The agreements require Lennar to purchase 200 residential lots per year, provided that they are developed and available for delivery as defined by the Development Agreement.  The junior lien is released when the lots are sold and $10,300 of each lot sales proceeds are placed in an escrow account to repay the principal of the bonds. As of December 31, 2007, 1,565 lots remained under the provisions of the Lennar Agreements.   Assuming a sales pace of 200 lots per year, it is estimated that lot settlements will take place through 2015; however, the continued slowing of the new homes sales market in the United States, and more specifically in the Washington D.C. suburban areas, has adversely impact Lennar’s willingness or ability to take down 200 lots per year.  In December 2007, the Company executed an amendment to the Lennar Agreements whereby the Company agreed to accept 51 lot settlements in December 2007 as satisfaction of Lennar’s lot takedown requirement for 2007, resulting in 78 total lots taken down by Lennar during 2007. In addition to the reduction in number of lots, the December 2007 amendment temporarily reduced the final selling price of 100 lots (51 taken down in December 2007 and 49 which Lennar has agreed to take before June 1, 2008) from 30% to 22.5% of the base price of the home sold on the lot, with guaranteed minimum price of $78,000 per single family lot and $68,000 per town home lot.
 
The following presents the financial information for each reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):


   
United
   
Puerto
   
Inter-
       
   
States
   
Rico
   
Segment
   
Total
 
2007
                       
Rental Property revenues
  $ 38,416     $ 22,306     $ -     $ 60,772  
Rental property operating expenses
    19,235       11,432       (23 )     30,644  
Land sales revenue
    14,486       -       -       14,486  
Cost of land sales
    11,169       -       -       11,169  
Home sales revenue
    -       7,580       -       7,580  
Cost of home sales
    -       5,549       -       5,549  
Management and other fees
    336       634       (29 )     941  
General, administrative, selling and marketing expense
    8,081       2,771       (5 )     10,847  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,744       3,694       -       9,438  
Operating income
    9,009       7,074       (1 )     16,082  
Interest income
    1,073       231       (103 )     1,201  
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
    (1 )     2,193       -       2,192  
Interest expense
    12,621       6,208       (103 )     18,726  
Minority interest in consolidated entities
    336       1,452       -       1,788  
Income/(loss) before provision for income taxes
    (2,925 )     2,077       -       (848 )
Income tax provision/(benefit)
    (1,191 )     884       -       (307 )
Net income
    (1,734 )     1,193       -       (541 )
Gross profit on land sales
    3,317       -       -       3,317  
Gross profit on home sales
    -       2,031       -       2,031  
Total assets
    261,084       101,211       (1,571 )     360,724  
Additions to long lived assets
    9,040       1,087       -       10,127  
                                 
2006
                               
Rental property revenues
  $ 32,505     $ 21,524     $ -     $ 54,029  
Rental property operating expenses
    16,072       10,963       (22 )     27,013  
Land sales revenue
    20,967       -       -       20,967  
Cost of land sales
    11,607       -       -       11,607  
Home sales revenue
    -       19,838       -       19,838  
Cost of home sales
    -       14,833       -       14,833  
Management and other fees
    663       592       (27 )     1,228  
General, administrative, selling and marketing expense
    6,370       2,847       (5 )     9,212  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,787       3,615       -       8,402  
Operating income
    15,299       9,696       -       24,995  
Interest income
    968       137       (64 )     1,041  
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
    (1 )     683       -       682  
Interest expense
    9,852       7,057       (64 )     16,845  
Minority interest in consolidated entities
    616       2,404       -       3,020  
Income before provision for income taxes
    6,170       1,315       -       7,485  
Income tax provision
    2,530       364       -       2,894  
Net income
    3,640       951       -       4,591  
Gross profit on land sales
    9,360       -       -       9,360  
Gross profit on home sales
    -       5,005       -       5,005  
Total assets
    241,847       107,115       (2,263 )     346,699  
Additions to long lived assets
    38,324       1,530       -       39,854  
 
 

   
United
   
Puerto
   
Inter-
       
   
States
   
Rico
   
Segment
   
Total
 
2005
                       
Rental property revenues
  $ 22,508     $ 58     $ -     $ 22,566  
Rental property operating expenses
    10,129       661       -       10,790  
Land sales revenue
    12,403       10,397       -       22,800  
Cost of land sales
    6,873       7,520       (160 )     14,233  
Home sales revenue
    -       7,424       -       7,424  
Cost of home sales
    -       6,122               6,122  
Management and other fees
    1,114       2,128       (5 )     3,237  
General, administrative, selling and marketing expense
    6,907       2,832       (5 )     9,734  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,829       213       -       4,042  
Operating income
    8,287       2,659       160       11,106  
Interest income
    145       722       (669 )     198  
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
    135       1,008       -       1,143  
Interest expense
    6,797       (836 )     (598 )     5,363  
Minority interest in consolidated entities
    926       -       -       926  
Income before provision/(benefit) for income taxes
    844       5,922       89       6,855  
Income tax provision/(benefit)
    456       (1,181 )     35       (690 )
Net income
    290       7,201       54       7,545  
Gross profit on land sale
    5,530       2,877       160       8,567  
Gross profit on home sales
    -       1,302       -       1,302  
Total assets
    159,889       67,511       (10,315 )     217,085  
Additions to long lived assets
    6,944       1,787       -       8,731  
 
 
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Interest paid, income taxes paid, debt assumed and land transferred were as follows for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):

   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
                   
                   
Interest paid
  $ 18,124     $ 17,535     $ 7,926  
Income taxes paid
  $ 3,901     $ 8,157     $ 2,912  
Assumption of non-recourse debt
  $ -     $ -     $ 500  
Transfer of land to joint venture
  $ -     $ -     $ -  

 
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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
(In thousands)
                       
 
 Initial and Subsequent Costs and Encumbrances
 
Total Capitalized Costs and Accumulated Depreciation
   
                   
 Date
 
     
Bldgs. &
Subsequent
   
 Bldgs. &
 
Accumulated
 Constructed
 
Description
Encumbrances
Land
Improvements
Costs
 
Land
Improvements
Total
Depreciation
or Acquired
Depreciable Life
                       
Consolidated Partnerships
                     
                       
U.S. Partnerships
                     
Bannister Apartments
 $       12,501
 $      410
 $          4,180
 $    5,146
 
 $       410
 $          9,326
 $     9,736
 $         6,097
11/30/1976
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
                       
Brookmont Apartments
            7,295
         162
             2,677
       2,713
 
          162
             5,390
        5,552
3,712
5/18/1979
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
                       
Coachman's
          10,883
         572
             6,421
1,004
 
          572
7,425
7,997
3,119
9/5/1989
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
                       
Crossland Apartments
            4,091
         350
             2,697
311
 
          350
3,008
        3,358
2,236
1/13/1978
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
                       
Essex Village Apts.
          14,025
      2,667
           21,381
     (3,011)
 
       2,667
18,370
21,037
16,476
1/31/1982
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Richmond, VA
                     
                       
Fox Chase Apartments
          12,840
         745
             7,014
1,210
 
          745
8,224
8,969
3,887
3/31/1987
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
                       
Headen House
            6,914
         205
             4,765
3,612
 
          205
8,377
8,582
5,820
10/30/1980
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
(In thousands)
                       
 
 Initial and Subsequent Costs and Encumbrances
 
Total Capitalized Costs and Accumulated Depreciation
   
                   
 Date
 
     
Bldgs. &
Subsequent
   
 Bldgs. &
 
Accumulated
 Constructed
 
Description
Encumbrances
Land
Improvements
Costs
 
Land
Improvements
Total
Depreciation
or Acquired
Depreciable Life
Huntington Apartments
            9,218
         350
             8,513
1,252
 
          350
9,765
10,115
6,045
10/7/1980
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
Lancaster Apartments
          8,491
         484
             4,292
1,226
 
          484
5,518
6,002
3,161
12/31/1985
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
Milford Station I
          10,491
      2,659
             9,878
         628
 
       2,659
10,506
13,165
507
5/1/2006
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Acquired
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Baltimore, MD
                     
Milford Station II
            1,345
         455
             1,350
           56
 
          455
1,406
        1,861
68
5/1/2006
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Acquired
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Baltimore, MD
                     
New Forest Apartments
          22,717
      1,229
           12,102
2,081
 
       1,229
14,183
15,412
6,633
6/28/1988
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
Nottingham South
            2,560
         359
             2,586
            104
 
          359
             2,690
3,049
183
5/23/2005
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Acquired
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Baltimore, MD
                     
Owings Chase
          12,376
      1,691
           13,428
630
 
       1,691
14,058
15,749
1,365
10/29/2004
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Acquired
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Baltimore, MD
                     

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
(In thousands)
                       
 
 Initial and Subsequent Costs and Encumbrances
 
Total Capitalized Costs and Accumulated Depreciation
   
                   
 Date
 
     
Bldgs. &
Subsequent
   
 Bldgs. &
 
Accumulated
 Constructed
 
Description
Encumbrances
Land
Improvements
Costs
 
Land
Improvements
Total
Depreciation
or Acquired
Depreciable Life
Palmer Apartments
            6,746
         471
             4,788
3,879
 
          471
8,667
9,138
5,997
3/31/1980
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
Prescott Square
            3,590
         470
             3,867
401
 
          470
             4,268
        4,738
405
10/29/2004
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Acquired
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Baltimore, MD
                     
 
Sheffield Greens
26,945
3,562
22,292
-
 
3,562
22,292
25,854
451
1/31/2007
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
Terrace Apartments
          10,041
497
5,377
5,451
 
          497
10,828
11,325
7,157
11/1/1979
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
Village Lake
          9,205
         824
             6,858
328
 
          824
7,186
8,010
2,578
10/1/1993
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
                       
Puerto Rico Partnerships
                     
Alturas Del Senorial
            3,502
         345
             4,185
          596
 
          345
             4,781
        5,126
            3,434
11/17/1979
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Rio Piedras, PR
                     
Bayamon Garden
            9,289
      1,153
           12,050
          997
 
       1,153
           13,047
      14,200
            8,876
7/6/1981
Bldg-40 Yrs
Walk-up Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Bayamon, PR
                     

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
(In thousands)
                       
 
 Initial and Subsequent Costs and Encumbrances
 
Total Capitalized Costs and Accumulated Depreciation
   
                   
 Date
 
     
Bldgs. &
Subsequent
   
 Bldgs. &
 
Accumulated
 Constructed
 
Description
Encumbrances
Land
Improvements
Costs
 
Land
Improvements
Total
Depreciation
or Acquired
Depreciable Life
Colinas De San Juan
            9,499
         900
           10,742
1,003
 
          900
11,745
12,645
8,110
3/20/1981
Bldg-40 Yrs
Walk-up Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
San Juan, PR
                     
De Diego
            5,531
         601
             6,718
767
 
          601
7,485
8,086
5,199
3/20/1980
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Rio Piedras, PR
                     
Escorial Office
            8,492
      1,596
             8,202
467
 
       1,596
8,669
10,265
525
9/1/2005
Bldg-40 Yrs
Building I, Inc.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Puerto Rico
                     
Jardines De Caparra
            6,328
         546
             5,719
1,811
 
          546
7,530
8,076
5,166
4/1/1980
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Bayamon, PR
                     
Monserrate I
           7,110
         543
           10,436
1,874
 
          543
12,310
12,853
8,735
5/1/1979
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Carolina, PR
                     
Monserrate II
          9,995
731
           11,172
1,636
 
          731
12,808
13,539
8,825
1/30/1980
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Carolina, PR
                     
San Anton
            4,157
         313
             3,525
1,724
 
          313
5,249
5,562
3,937
12/10/1974
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apts.
                 
Acquired
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Carolina, PR
                     

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
(In thousands)
                       
 
 Initial and Subsequent Costs and Encumbrances
 
Total Capitalized Costs and Accumulated Depreciation
   
     
Bldgs. &
Subsequent
   
 Bldgs. &
 
Accumulated
 Date
Constructed
 
Description
Encumbrances
Land
Improvements
Costs
 
Land
Improvements
Total
Depreciation
or Acquired
Depreciable Life
Santa Juana
            7,130
         487
             6,748
893
 
          487
             7,641
        8,128
            5,303
2/8/1980
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Caguas, PR
                     
                       
Torre De Las Cumbres
            5,135
         466
             5,954
682
 
          466
6,636
7,102
4,742
12/6/1979
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Rio Piedras, PR
                     
                       
Valle Del Sol
          10,578
         992
           14,017
844
 
          992
14,861
15,853
9,508
3/15/1983
Bldg-40 Yrs
Highrise and Walk-up Apts.
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Bayamon, PR
                     
                       
Vistas Del Turabo
            961
         354
             2,508
698
 
          354
3,206
3,560
2,035
12/30/1983
Bldg-40 Yrs
Walk-up Apts.
                 
Acquired
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
Caguas, PR
                     
Total Consolidated Properties
        279,981
27,189
246,442
41,013
 
27,189
287,455
314,644
150,292
   
                       
Unconsolidated Partnerships
                     
Brookside Gardens Apartments
            1,241
         156
             2,487
51
 
          156
             2,538
        2,694
1,211
11/10/1994
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Shared Housing
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
                       
Lakeside Apartments
            1,952
         440
             3,649
41
 
          440
3,690
4,130
1,043
7/1/1996
Bldg-40 Yrs
Garden Apartments
                 
Constructed
Bldg Equip-5/7 Yrs
St. Charles, MD
                     
Total Unconsolidated Properties
            3,193
596
             6,136
            92
 
          596
             6,228
        6,824
2,254
   
Total Properties
 $     283,174
 $27,785
 $      252,578
 $  41,105
 
 $  27,785
 $      293,683
 $ 321,468
 $    152,546
   
(1)  Operating real estate shown on the Consolidated Balance Sheets includes real estate assets of $164,352 net of accumulated depreciation of $150,292.
 
 
THE AGGREGATE COST,NET OF DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION, FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES FOR U.S. AND P.R. PROPERTIES IS $126,187
 

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
 
SCHEDULE III
 
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
 
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
 
(In thousands)
 
                   
                   
                   
   
Consolidated
   
Unconsolidated
       
   
Partnerships
   
Partnerships
   
Total
 
                   
Real Estate at December 31, 2005
  $ 122,990     $ 149,479     $ 272,469  
Additions for 2006:
                       
Consolidation of previously unconsolidated partnerships
    142,680       (142,680 )     -  
     Improvements
    5,915       39       5,954  
     Acquisition (land and building)
    14,341       -       14,341  
Deductions for 2006:
                       
     Dispositions
    1,422       14       1,436  
Real Estate at December 31, 2006
    284,504       6,824       291,328  
Additions for 2007:
                       
     Improvements
    31,430       22       31,452  
Deductions for 2007:
                       
     Dispositions
    1,290       22       1,312  
Real Estate at December 31, 2007
  $ 314,644     $ 6,824     $ 321,468  
                         
                         
                         
Accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2005
  $ 46,412     $ 91,278     $ 137,690  
Consolidation of previously unconsolidated partnerships
    89,395       (89,395 )     -  
     Depreciation expense
                       
     Acquisition
    8,073       201       8,274  
Deductions for 2006:
                       
     Dispositions
    1,422       14       1,436  
Accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2006
    142,458       2,070       144,528  
Additions for 2007:
                       
     Depreciation expense
    9,124       206       9,330  
Deductions for 2007:
                       
     Dispositions
    1,290       22       1,312  
Accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2007
  $ 150,292     $ 2,254     $ 152,546  


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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In connection with the preparation of this Form 10-K, as of December 31, 2006, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act. In performing this evaluation, management reviewed the selection, application and monitoring of our historical accounting policies. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.
The Company had previously determined that certain accounting errors indicated a material weakness in internal controls with respect to accounting for income taxes.  A material weakness in internal control is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the Company.  The Company implemented controls and procedures designed to remediate this material weakness. These controls and procedures included hiring a new Director of Tax who will help manage the tax compliance and tax accounting process, retaining international tax advisors to provide the Company with updates related to changes in international tax laws impacting the Company, providing in-house tax professionals and senior financial management with additional training to enhance their awareness of potential international tax matters and implementation of other additional control procedures related to accounting for income taxes. Management has ensured that these new controls and procedures are operating effectively and fully address the risks giving rise to the material weakness. Accordingly, management believes that the material weakness was fully remediated as of December 31, 2007.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 is not subject to attestation pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only Management’s report and therefore has not been audited by Ernst & Young, LLP.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Except as discussed above, there have been no other changes during the Company's quarter ended December 31, 2007, in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls over financing reporting.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company will file a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Regulation 14A (the "Proxy Statement") not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, and certain information to be included therein is incorporated herein by reference.  Only those sections of the Proxy Statement which specifically address the items set forth herein are incorporated by reference.

TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item for executive officers is set forth under the heading "Executive Officers of the Registrant" in Part I, Item 4a of this report.
The information required by this Item with respect to Trustees is incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement under the caption "Election of Trustees" to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in June 2008.
The information required by this Item with respect to the Company’s Audit Committee Financial Expert is incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement under the caption "Audit Committee Financial Expert" to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in June 2008.

Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in June 2008.

Code of Ethics
We established a Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officers and Senior Financial Officers, and a Code of Business Ethics for all Officers and Employees of the Company. Copies of the codes, and any waivers or amendments to such codes which are applicable to our executive officers, or senior financial officers can be requested at no cost by writing to the following address or telephoning us at the following telephone number:

American Community Properties Trust
222 Smallwood Village Center
St. Charles, MD  20602
Attention:  Director of Investor Relations
(301) 843-8600

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in June 2008.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in June 2008.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND TRUSTEE INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in June 2008.

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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held in June 2008.


PART IV

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)       1.           Financial Statements

 
The following consolidated financial statements of American Community Properties Trust are filed as part of this report on Form 10-K under Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data:

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006

 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
    
    2.           Financial Statement Schedules

The following financial statement schedules are contained herein:

 
Schedule III -- Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2007
    3.           Exhibits

 
Exhibits required by Securities and Exchange Commission Section 601 of Regulation S-K.

Exhibit
No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
Reference
 
       
3.1
Form of Restated Declaration of Trust of the Company
 
Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-11
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
 
Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2008
4.1
Form of Common Share Certificate
 
Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-11
10.1
Employment Agreement, dated August 6, 2007, between the Company and Edwin L. Kelly*
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form8-K filed on August 9, 2007
10.2
Employment Agreement dated August 6, 2007, between Company and Cynthia L. Hedrick*
 
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2007

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10.3
Employment Agreement, dated November 10, 2003, between the Company and Paul A. Resnik*
 
Exhibit 10.3 to 2003 Form 10-K
10.4
Employment Agreement, dated May 12, 2004, between Interstate General Properties Limited Partnership S.E. and Jorge Garcia Massuet*
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004
10.5
Form of Consulting Agreement, dated August 24, 1998, between the Company and James J. Wilson*
 
Exhibit 10.4 to Form S-11
10.6
Employment and Consulting Agreement for Carlos R. Rodriguez *
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 2006
 
10.7
Employees' Share Incentive Plan*
 
Exhibit 10.5 to Form S-11
10.8
Trustee's Share Incentive Plan*
 
Exhibit 10.6 to Form S-11
10.9
Consulting Agreement between St. Charles Community, LLC and Thomas J. Shafer dated January 1, 1998*
 
Exhibit 10.14 to 1998 Form 10-K
10.10
Amendment to Consulting Agreement between St. Charles Community, LLC and Thomas J. Shafer dated January 28, 2002*
 
Exhibit 10.15 to 2001 Form 10-K
10.11
Indemnification Agreement between American Community Properties Trust and Antonio Ginorio dated August 30, 2006*
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2006
 
10.12
Indemnification Agreement between American Community Properties Trust and  Thomas S. Condit dated August 30, 2006*
 
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2006
 
10.13
Indemnification Agreement between American Community Properties Trust and T. Michael Scott dated August 30, 2006*
 
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2006
 
10.14
Indemnification Agreement between American Community Properties Trust and  Thomas J. Shafer dated August 30, 2006 *
 
Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2006
 
10.15
Settlement Agreement dated July 22, 2002 between the County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland and St. Charles Associates Limited Partnership, Interstate General Company, St. Charles Community LLC
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
10.16
Consent Judgment dated July 22, 2002
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
 
10.17
Indenture dated July 22, 2002 between St. Charles Associates Limited Partnership, Interstate General Company, St. Charles Community LLC and the County Commissioners of Charles County
 
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
10.18
Amended Order to Docket #90 dated July 22, 2002
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002

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10.19
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Village Lake Apartments Limited Partnership dated May 17, 1991
 
Exhibit 10.37 to 2002 Form 10-K
 
 
10.20
First Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership of Village Lake Apartments Limited Partnership dated May 13, 1992
 
Exhibit 10.38 to 2002 Form 10-K
10.21
Second Amendment to Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership of  Village Lake Apartments Limited Partnership dated January 23, 2003
 
Exhibit 10.39 to 2002 Form 10-K
10.22
Limited Partnership Agreement and Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Certificate of Coachman's Limited Partnership dated June 2, 1988
 
Exhibit 10.40 to 2002 Form 10-K
10.23
Assignment of Partnership Interest and Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Coachman's Limited Partnership dated June 30, 1997
Exhibit 10.41 to 2002 Form 10-K
10.24
Assignment of Partnership Interest and Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Coachman's Limited Partnership dated September 28, 2001
 
Exhibit 10.42 to 2002 Form 10-K
10.25
Third Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement and Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Certificate of Coachman's Limited Partnership dated January 23, 2003
 
Exhibit 10.43 to 2002 Form 10-K
10.26
Purchase Agreement between St. Charles Community, LLC and Lennar Corporation dated March 4, 2004
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008
10.27
Development Agreement between St. Charles Community, LLC and Lennar Corporation dated March 4, 2004
 
Exhibit 10. 2 to Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008
10.28
First Amendment to Purchase Agreement between St. Charles Community, LLC and Lennar Corporation dated June 20, 2006
 
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008
10.29
Second Amendment to Purchase Agreement between St. Charles Community, LLC and Lennar Corporation dated December 31, 2007
Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008
10.30
Multifamily Note dated October 29, 2004 in the amount of $3,640,000 from Prescott Square, LLC to Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc.
 
Exhibit 10.47 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
10.31
Multifamily Note dated October 29, 2004 in the amount of $12,550,000 from Owings Chase, LLC to Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, Inc.
 
Exhibit 10.48 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
10.32
Deed of Trust Note for Sheffield Greens Apartments, LLC payable to GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank for principal sum of $27,008,400 dated August 11, 2005
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005
10.33
Deed of Trust for Sheffield Greens Apartments, LLC payable to GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank for principal sum of $27,008,400 dated August 11, 2005
 
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2005
10.34
Security Agreement signed on August 11, 2005 between Sheffield Greens Apartment, LLC and GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank
 
Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2005
10.35
 
 
 
Legal Description attached to the survey entitled “Plat of Survey, Sheffield Greens Apartments” dated August 10, 2005
Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2005
 
 
10.36
 
Lease, dated as of September 1, 2006, by and between the Company and Caribe Waste Technologies, Inc.
 
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 30, 2006
10.37
Deed of Trust Note for New Forest Apartments, LLC
Payable to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for principal sum of $23,000,000 dated November 1, 2007
 
Exhibit 10.33 to 2006 Form 10-K
 
List of Subsidiaries of American Community Properties Trust
 
Filed herewith
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
233
Filed herewith
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
Filed herewith
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
Filed herewith
Section 1350 Certification of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
Filed herewith
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
Filed herewith
*Denotes management agreement or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(b)
Exhibits
     See 15(a) 3, above.
 
     
(c)
Financial Statement Schedules
     See 15(a) 2, above.
 


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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
AMERICAN COMMUNITY PROPERTIES TRUST
 
                          (Registrant)
   
Dated:  March 20, 2008
By: /s/ J. Michael Wilson
 
     J. Michael Wilson
     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
     (Principal Executive Officer)
   
   
Dated:  March 20, 2008
By: /s/ Cynthia L. Hedrick 
 
     Cynthia L. Hedrick
     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     (Principal Financial Officer)
 
   
   
Dated:  March 20, 2008
By: /s/ Matthew M. Martin 
 
     Martin M. Martin
     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
     (Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature
Title
Date
     
/s/ J. Michael Wilson
J. Michael Wilson
 
 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee,
 Principal Executive Officer
March 20, 2008
/s/ Edwin L. Kelly
Edwin L. Kelly
 
 Vice Chairman, President, Chief Operating Officer and Trustee
 
March 20, 2008
/s/ Thomas J. Shafer
Thomas J. Shafer
 
 Trustee
 
March 20, 2008
/s/ T. Michael Scott
T. Michael Scott
 
 Trustee
March 20, 2008
/s/ Antonio Ginorio
Antonio Ginorio
 
 Trustee
March 20, 2008
/s/ Thomas S. Condit
Thomas S. Condit
 
 Trustee
March 20, 2008


 
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