ALLSTON, Mass., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership today announced that its general partner has authorized an increase in the total number of Depositary Receipts that the Partnership is authorized to repurchase under its equity repurchase program originally adopted on August 20, 2007 and amended on January 15, 2008 and January 30, 2008 from 300,000 to 500,000 Depositary Receipts. Under the repurchase program, the Partnership may repurchase Depositary Receipts from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing prices or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amount of repurchases under the repurchase program, if any, will depend on market conditions, the trading price of depositary receipts, trading volume and other factors. To date, 201,293 Depositary Receipts have been repurchased by the Partnership. The expanded capacity under the repurchase program is expected to enable management to further take advantage of market opportunities to provide long- term value to its partners. DATASOURCE: New England Realty Associates LP CONTACT: Sally Starr of New England Realty Associates LP, +1-617-850-7244,

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