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SECURED AND UNSECURED DEBT, NET
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
SECURED AND UNSECURED DEBT, NET  
SECURED AND UNSECURED DEBT, NET

7. SECURED AND UNSECURED DEBT, NET

The following is a summary of our secured and unsecured debt at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

Principal Outstanding

As of March 31, 2026

Weighted

Weighted

Average

Average

Number of

March 31, 

December 31, 

Interest

Years to

Communities

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

Rate

  ​ ​ ​

Maturity

  ​ ​ ​

Encumbered

Secured Debt:

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

  ​

Fixed Rate Debt

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Mortgage notes payable (a)

$

935,789

$

937,475

 

3.46

%  

3.4

 

17

Deferred financing costs and other non-cash adjustments (b)

 

(3,151)

 

(3,252)

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Total fixed rate secured debt, net

 

932,638

 

934,223

 

3.51

%  

3.4

 

17

Variable Rate Debt

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Tax-exempt secured notes payable (c)

 

27,000

 

27,000

 

2.56

%  

6.0

 

1

Deferred financing costs

 

(41)

 

(43)

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Total variable rate secured debt, net

 

26,959

 

26,957

 

2.60

%  

6.0

 

1

Total Secured Debt, net

 

959,597

 

961,180

 

3.49

%  

3.5

 

18

Unsecured Debt:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Variable Rate Debt

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Borrowings outstanding under unsecured credit facility due August 2028 (d) (l)

 

135,000

 

 

4.41

%  

2.4

 

  ​

Borrowings outstanding under unsecured commercial paper program due April 2026 (e) (l)

170,000

445,000

4.13

%  

0.1

Borrowings outstanding under unsecured working capital credit facility due January 2027 (f)

 

9,553

 

26,381

 

4.41

%  

0.8

 

  ​

Term Loan due January 2029 (d) (l)

 

175,000

 

175,000

 

4.50

%  

2.8

 

  ​

Fixed Rate Debt

 

 

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Term Loan due January 2029 (d) (l)

175,000

 

175,000

 

4.04

%  

2.8

2.95% Medium-Term Notes due September 2026 (l)

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

2.95

%  

0.4

 

  ​

3.50% Medium-Term Notes due July 2027 (net of discounts of $88 and $106, respectively) (l)

299,912

299,894

3.50

%  

1.3

3.50% Medium-Term Notes due January 2028 (net of discounts of $213 and $242, respectively) (l)

299,787

299,758

3.50

%  

1.8

4.40% Medium-Term Notes due January 2029 (net of discounts of $2 and $2, respectively) (g) (l)

299,998

299,998

4.27

%  

2.8

3.20% Medium-Term Notes due January 2030 (net of premiums of $5,205 and $5,548, respectively) (h) (l)

605,205

605,548

3.32

%  

3.8

3.00% Medium-Term Notes due August 2031 (net of premiums of $6,421 and $6,720, respectively) (i) (l)

606,421

606,720

3.01

%  

5.4

2.10% Medium-Term Notes due August 2032 (net of discounts of $223 and $232, respectively) (l)

399,777

399,768

2.10

%  

6.3

1.90% Medium-Term Notes due March 2033 (net of discounts of $839 and $869, respectively) (l)

349,161

349,131

1.90

%  

7.0

2.10% Medium-Term Notes due June 2033 (net of discounts of $717 and $742, respectively) (l)

299,283

299,258

2.10

%  

7.2

5.125% Medium-Term Notes due September 2034 (net of discounts of $2,572 and $2,649, respectively) (j) (l)

297,428

297,351

4.95

%  

8.4

3.10% Medium-Term Notes due November 2034 (net of discounts of $758 and $780, respectively) (k) (l)

299,242

299,220

3.13

%  

8.6

Deferred financing costs

 

(17,048)

 

(17,838)

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Total Unsecured Debt, net

 

4,703,719

 

4,860,189

 

3.35

%  

4.4

 

  ​

Total Debt, net

$

5,663,316

$

5,821,369

 

3.37

%  

4.3

 

  ​

For purposes of classification of the above table, variable rate debt with a derivative financial instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is deemed as fixed rate debt due to the Company having effectively established a fixed interest rate for the underlying debt instrument.

Our secured debt instruments generally feature either monthly interest and principal or monthly interest-only payments with balloon payments due at maturity. As of March 31, 2026, secured debt encumbered approximately 11% of UDR’s total real estate owned based upon gross book value (approximately 89% of UDR’s real estate owned based on gross book value is unencumbered).

(a) At March 31, 2026, fixed rate mortgage notes payable are generally due in monthly installments of principal and interest and mature at various dates from June 2026 through February 2031 and carry interest rates ranging from 2.62% to 4.39%.

The Company will from time to time acquire properties subject to fixed rate debt instruments. In those situations, the Company records the debt at its estimated fair value and amortizes any difference between the fair value and par value to interest expense over the term of the underlying debt instrument.

(b) During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company had $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of amortization of the fair market adjustment of debt assumed in the acquisition of properties inclusive of its fixed rate mortgage notes payable, which was included in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The unamortized fair market adjustment was a net premium/(discount) of $(0.6) million and $(0.5) million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

(c) The variable rate mortgage note payable of $27.0 million secures a tax-exempt housing bond issue that matures in March 2032. Interest on this note is payable in monthly installments. As of March 31, 2026, the variable interest rate on the mortgage note was 2.56%.
(d) The Company has a $1.3 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $350.0 million unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”). The credit agreement for these facilities (the “Credit Agreement”) allows the total commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility and the total borrowings under the Term Loan to be increased to an aggregate maximum amount of up to $2.5 billion, subject to certain conditions, including obtaining commitments from one or more lenders. The Revolving Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity date of August 31, 2028, with two six-month extension options, subject to certain conditions. The Term Loan has a scheduled maturity date of January 2029, with two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.

Based on the Company’s current credit rating, the Revolving Credit Facility has an interest rate equal to SOFR plus a margin of 77.5 basis points and a facility fee of 15 basis points, and the Term Loan has an interest rate equal to SOFR plus a margin of 85.0 basis points. Depending on the Company’s credit rating, the margin under the Revolving Credit Facility ranges from 70 to 140 basis points, the facility fee ranges from 10 to 30 basis points, and the margin under the Term Loan ranges from 75 to 160 basis points. In addition, the Credit Agreement allows for the Company in consultation with the sustainability structuring agent to propose key performance indicators with respect to certain environmental, social, and governance goals of the Company, and thresholds or targets with respect thereto, and a related amendment to the Credit Agreement, that if entered into may allow a change in the applicable margin for the Term Loan of up to five basis points.

The Company has three interest rate swaps totaling $175.0 million of notional value, which became effective in September 2025, to hedge against interest rate risk on a portion of the Term Loan debt until October 2027. The weighted average interest rate on $175.0 million of the Term Loan debt, inclusive of the impact of interest rate swaps, is 4.04% until October 2027.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and financial and other affirmative and negative covenants. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default, in certain cases subject to customary periods to cure. The occurrence of an event of default, following the applicable cure period, would permit the lenders to, among other things, declare the unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable.

The following is a summary of short-term bank borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 

 

2026

 

2025

Total revolving credit facility

$

1,300,000

$

1,300,000

Borrowings outstanding at end of period (1)

 

135,000

 

Weighted average daily borrowings during the period ended

 

1,500

 

Maximum daily borrowings during the period ended

 

135,000

 

Weighted average interest rate during the period ended

 

4.4

%  

 

%

Interest rate at end of the period

 

4.4

%  

 

%

(1)Excludes $4.3 million and $4.3 million of letters of credit at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
(e) The Company has an unsecured commercial paper program. Under the terms of the program, the Company may issue unsecured commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding of $700.0 million. The notes are sold under customary terms in the United States commercial paper market and rank pari passu with all of the Company’s other unsecured indebtedness. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Operating Partnership.

The following is a summary of short-term bank borrowings under the unsecured commercial paper program at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 

 

2026

2025

 

Total unsecured commercial paper program

 

$

700,000

$

700,000

Borrowings outstanding at end of period

 

170,000

 

445,000

Weighted average daily borrowings during the period ended

 

462,556

 

318,244

Maximum daily borrowings during the period ended

 

570,000

 

650,000

Weighted average interest rate during the period ended

 

3.9

%  

 

4.4

%

Interest rate at end of the period

 

4.1

%  

 

3.9

%

(f) The Company has a working capital credit facility, which provides for a $75.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Working Capital Credit Facility”) with a scheduled maturity date of January 12, 2027, with two one-year extension options. Based on the Company’s current credit rating, the Working Capital Credit Facility has an interest rate equal to SOFR plus a margin of 77.5 basis points. Depending on the Company’s credit rating, the margin ranges from 70 to 140 basis points.

The following is a summary of short-term bank borrowings under the Working Capital Credit Facility at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 

 

2026

2025

 

Total working capital credit facility

$

75,000

$

75,000

Borrowings outstanding at end of period

 

9,553

 

26,381

Weighted average daily borrowings during the period ended

 

17,233

 

18,403

Maximum daily borrowings during the period ended

 

47,811

 

62,622

Weighted average interest rate during the period ended

 

4.4

%  

 

5.1

%

Interest rate at end of the period

 

4.4

%  

 

4.4

%

(g) The Company previously entered into forward starting interest rate swaps to hedge against interest rate risk on $150.0 million of the initial $300.0 million issued. The all-in weighted average interest rate, inclusive of the impact of these interest rate swaps, was 4.27%.
(h) The Company previously entered into forward starting interest rate swaps and treasury lock to hedge against the interest rate risk of this debt. The all-in weighted average interest rate, inclusive of the impact of the forward starting swaps and treasury locks, was 3.32%.
(i) The Company entered into treasury lock agreements to hedge against interest rate risk on $250.0 million of the $600.0 million aggregate principal amount. The all-in weighted average interest rate, inclusive of the impact of the treasury locks, was 3.01%.
(j) The Company entered into and settled treasury lock arrangements to hedge against all interest rate risk of the debt. The all-in weighted average interest rate, inclusive of the impact of the treasury locks, was 4.95%.
(k) The Company previously entered into forward starting interest rate swaps to hedge against the interest rate risk of this debt. The all-in weighted average interest rate, inclusive of the impact of these interest rate swaps, was 3.13%.
(l) The Operating Partnership is the guarantor of this debt.

The aggregate maturities, including amortizing principal payments on secured and unsecured debt, of total debt for the next ten calendar years subsequent to March 31, 2026 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

Total 

  ​ ​ ​

Total 

  ​ ​ ​

Total 

Year

Secured Debt

Unsecured Debt

Debt

2026

$

54,986

$

470,000

$

524,986

2027

 

6,939

 

309,553

 

316,492

2028

 

166,526

 

435,000

 

601,526

2029

 

315,811

 

650,000

 

965,811

2030

 

230,597

 

600,000

 

830,597

2031

 

160,930

 

600,000

 

760,930

2032

 

27,000

 

400,000

 

427,000

2033

 

 

650,000

 

650,000

2034

 

 

600,000

 

600,000

2035

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Subtotal

 

962,789

 

4,714,553

 

5,677,342

Non-cash (a)

 

(3,192)

 

(10,834)

 

(14,026)

Total

$

959,597

$

4,703,719

$

5,663,316

(a)Includes the unamortized balance of fair market value adjustments, premiums/discounts and deferred financing costs. The Company amortized $1.3 million and $1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, of deferred financing costs into Interest expense.

We were in compliance with the covenants of our debt instruments at March 31, 2026.