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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

OR

For the transition period from                     to                    

Commission file number 001-36041

INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(215) 243-9000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

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.

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

As of August 7, 2015 there were 31,959,684 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding.

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INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share information)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2015

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 1: Organization

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. was formed on March 26, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. We are externally managed by a subsidiary of RAIT Financial Trust, or RAIT, a publicly traded Maryland REIT whose common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RAS.” As used herein, the terms “IRT,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Independence Realty Trust, Inc. and, as required by context, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, which we refer to as our operating partnership, and their subsidiaries. We own apartment properties in geographic submarkets that we believe support strong occupancy and have the potential for growth in rental rates. We seek to provide stockholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns, with an emphasis on distributions and capital appreciation. We own substantially all of our assets and conduct our operations through our operating partnership, of which we are the sole general partner.

On May 11, 2015, IRT entered into a definitive merger agreement, or the IRT TSRE merger agreement, to acquire the common stock of Trade Street Residential, Inc., or TSRE, at $7.60 per share (NASDAQ: TSRE). After completing the merger, we will have over $1.4 billion of total capitalization and will own 14,044 units across 50 properties. Please see our Registration Statement on Form S-4 for further information. The merger is expected to close during the third quarter of 2015, subject to customary approvals.

NOTE 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

a. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the included disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows are included. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

b. Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect our accounts and the accounts of our operating partnership and other wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

c. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

d. Investments in Real Estate

Allocation of Purchase Price of Acquired Assets

We account for acquisitions of properties that meet the definition of a business pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 805, “Business Combinations”. The fair value of the real estate acquired is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building and improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and below-market leases for acquired in-place leases and the value of tenant relationships, based in each case on their fair values. Purchase accounting is applied to assets and liabilities associated with the real estate acquired. Transaction costs and fees incurred related to acquisitions are expensed as incurred. Transaction costs and fees incurred related to the loan financing of an acquisition are capitalized and amortized over the life of the loan.

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Upon the acquisition of properties, we estimate the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, building and improvements) and identified intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of above and below-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships), and assumed debt at the date of acquisition, based on the evaluation of information and estimates available at that date. Based on these estimates, we allocate the initial purchase price to the applicable assets and liabilities. As final information regarding fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is received and estimates are refined, appropriate adjustments will be made to the purchase price allocation, in no case later than twelve months of the acquisition date. During the three and six month period ended June 30, 2015, we did not make any adjustments to purchase price allocations.

In determining the fair value of the identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, above-market and below-market in-place lease values are recorded based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the differences between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease. The capitalized above-market lease values and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an adjustment to rental income over the lease term. During the three and six month period ended June 30, 2015, we acquired above-market in-place leases with a value of $219 related to our acquisition that is discussed further in NOTE 3: Investments in Real Estate.

The aggregate value of in-place leases is determined by evaluating various factors, including an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods, current market conditions and similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses, and estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods based on current market demand. Management also estimates costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and other related costs. The value assigned to this intangible asset is amortized over the assumed lease up period, typically six months. For the three and six-months ended June 30, 2015 we recorded $1,380 and $3,289 of amortization expense for intangible assets, respectively. For the three and six-months ended June 30, 2014 we recorded $1,214 and $1,944 of amortization expense for intangible assets, respectively. As of June 30, 2015, we expect to record additional amortization expense on current in-place lease intangible assets of $182 for the remainder of 2015.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Management evaluates the recoverability of its investment in real estate assets, including related identifiable intangible assets, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”. This statement requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that recoverability of the assets is not assured.

Management reviews its long-lived assets on an ongoing basis and evaluates the recoverability of the carrying value when there is an indicator of impairment. An impairment charge is recorded when it is determined that the carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value. The estimated cash flows used for the impairment analysis and the determination of estimated fair value are based on our plans for the respective assets and our views of market and economic conditions. The estimates consider matters such as current and historical rental rates, occupancies for the respective and/or comparable properties, and recent sales data for comparable properties. Changes in estimated future cash flows due to changes in our plans or views of market and economic conditions could result in recognition of impairment losses, which, under the applicable accounting guidance, could be substantial.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation expense for real estate assets is computed using a straight-line method based on a life of 40 years for buildings and improvements and five to ten years for equipment and fixtures. Expenditures for tenant improvements are capitalized and amortized over the initial term of each lease. For the three and six-months ended June 30, 2015 we recorded $4,340 and $8,469 of depreciation expense, respectively. For the three and six-months ended June 30, 2014 we recorded $2,018 and $3,412 of depreciation expense, respectively.

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e. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity for disclosure purposes. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. Hierarchical levels, as defined in FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuations of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:

The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial asset or liability and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of investment, whether the investment is new, whether the investment is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market, and the current market condition. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by us in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.

Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset or owes the liability rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions are set to reflect those that management believes market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. We use prices and inputs that management believes are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market dislocation. In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 or Level 2 to Level 3.

Fair value for certain of our Level 3 financial instruments is derived using internal valuation models. These internal valuation models include discounted cash flow analyses developed by management using current interest rates, estimates of the term of the particular instrument, specific issuer information and other market data for securities without an active market. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, the impact of our own credit spreads is also considered when measuring the fair value of financial assets or liabilities, including derivative contracts. Where appropriate, valuation adjustments are made to account for various factors, including bid-ask spreads, credit quality and market liquidity. These adjustments are applied on a consistent basis and are based on observable inputs where available. Management’s estimate of fair value requires significant management judgment and is subject to a high degree of variability based upon market conditions, the availability of specific issuer information and management’s assumptions.

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The fair value of mortgage indebtedness is based on a discounted

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cash flow valuation technique and is classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value and fair value of mortgage indebtedness as of June 30, 2015 was $442,354 and $446,113, respectively. The carrying value and fair value of mortgage indebtedness as of December 31, 2014 was $400,509 and $411,311, respectively. The fair value of our secured credit facility, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash approximates cost due to the nature of these instruments.

f. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On January 1, 2015, we adopted the accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 205, “Presentation of Financial Statements”. This accounting standard amends existing guidance to change reporting requirements for discontinued operations by requiring the disposal of an entity to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. This accounting standard generally replaces existing guidance by requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This standard is currently effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. On July 9, 2015, the FASB affirmed its proposal to defer the effective date of this accounting standard by one year. Management is currently evaluating the impact that this standard may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation”. This accounting standard amends the consolidation analysis required under GAAP and requires management to reevaluate all previous consolidation conclusions. This standard considers limited partnerships as VIEs, unless the limited partners have either substantive kick-out or participating rights. The presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership has also been eliminated. The standard amends the effect that fees paid to a decision maker or service provider have on the consolidation analysis, as well as amends how variable interests held by a reporting entity’s related parties affect the consolidation conclusion. This standard also clarifies how to determine whether equity holders as a group have power over an entity. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with an early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact that this standard may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 835, “Interest”. This accounting standard amends existing guidance to change reporting requirements for debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with an early adoption permitted. Retrospective application to prior periods is required. Management does not expect that this accounting standard will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 3: Investments in Real Estate

As of June 30, 2015, our investments in real estate consisted of 31 apartment properties with 9,055 units (unaudited). The table below summarizes our investments in real estate:

Acquisitions

On May 1, 2015, we acquired a 236-unit (unaudited) apartment residential community located in Indianapolis, Indiana. We acquired the property for an aggregate purchase price of $25,250 exclusive of closing costs. Upon acquisition, we recorded the investment in real estate, including any related working capital and intangible assets, at fair value of $25,250 and did not record a gain.

The following table summarizes the aggregate fair value of the assets and liabilities associated with the property acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, on the date of acquisition, accounted for under FASB ASC Topic 805.

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The table below presents the revenue, net income and earnings per share effect of the acquired property, as reported in our consolidated financial statements and on a pro forma basis as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014. These pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results which actually would have occurred if the acquisition had occurred on the first day of the periods presented, nor does the pro forma financial information purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.

We did not make any purchase price allocation adjustments during the six month period ended June 30, 2015.

NOTE 4: Mortgage Indebtedness

The following table contains summary information concerning the indebtedness that encumbered our properties as of June 30, 2015:

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As of June 30, 2015 we were in compliance with all financial covenants contained in our indebtedness.

The following table contains summary information concerning the indebtedness that encumbered our properties as of December 31, 2014:

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As of December 31, 2014 we were in compliance with all financial covenants contained in our indebtedness.

The weighted average effective interest rate of our mortgage indebtedness was 3.6% as of June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, RAIT held $38,075 of our mortgage debt while $403,360 was held by third parties. As of December 31, 2014, RAIT held $38,075 of our mortgage debt while $360,902 was held by third parties. For the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2015, we paid approximately $241 and $479 respectively, of interest to RAIT. For the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2014, we paid approximately $241 and $479 respectively, of interest to RAIT.

Mortgage Indebtedness

On January 27, 2015 we entered into a loan agreement for a $22,900 loan secured by a first mortgage on our Iron Rock Ranch property. The loan bears interest at a rate of 3.4% per annum, provides for monthly payments of interest only until the maturity date of February 1, 2025.

On April 13, 2015 we entered into a loan agreement for a $20,527 loan secured by a first mortgage on our Stonebridge at the Ranch property. The loan bears interest at a rate of 3.2% per annum, provides for monthly payments of interest only until the maturity date of May 1, 2025.

Secured Credit Facility

During the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2015, we repaid $0 and $18,392, respectively, against our secured credit facility with The Huntington National Bank. During the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2015, we borrowed $14,848 against this facility. As of June 30, 2015, there was $15,152 of availability under this facility.

NOTE 5: Stockholder Equity and NonControlling Interests

Stockholder Equity

Common Shares

On January 19, 2015, our board of directors declared the following dividends:

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On April 13, 2015, our board of directors declared the following dividends:

On July 1, 2015 our board of directors declared the following dividends:

NOTE 6: Equity Compensation Plans

Long Term Incentive Plan

On April 5, 2011, our board of directors approved and adopted the Long Term Incentive Plan, or the incentive plan, and the Independent Directors Compensation Plan, or the director plan. Our incentive plan provides for the grants of awards to our directors, officers and full-time employees (in the event we ever have employees), full-time employees of our advisor and its affiliates, full-time employees of entities that provide services to our advisor, directors of our advisor or of entities that provide services to it, certain of our consultants and certain consultants to our advisor and its affiliates or to entities that provide services to our advisor. The incentive plan authorizes the grant of restricted or unrestricted shares of our common stock, non-qualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents and other stock- or cash-based awards. On July 29, 2013, our board of directors and stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of our incentive plan to reduce the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder to 800,000 shares.

Under the director plan, which operates as a sub-plan of our incentive plan, each of our independent directors will receive 3,000 shares of common stock annually. In addition, our independent directors may elect to receive their annual cash fee in the form of our common shares or a combination of common shares and cash. On May 14, 2015, our compensation committee made a stock grant under the director plan so that our independence directors received 12,000 shares of our common stock, in the aggregate valued at $107 using our closing stock price of $8.89. These awards vested immediately.

On February 18, 2015, the compensation committee of IRT awarded 100,000 shares of IRT restricted common stock, valued at $935 using IRT’s closing stock price of $9.35, to persons affiliated with our advisor, including our executive officers. These awards generally vest over three-year periods.

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NOTE 7: Related Party Transactions and Arrangements

Fees and Expenses Paid to Our Advisor

Effective as of May 7, 2013, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, or the amended and restated advisory agreement. The amended and restated advisory agreement was adopted primarily to adjust the advisor’s compensation and modify its duties to us.

Pursuant to the terms of the amended advisory agreement, our advisor is compensated as follows:

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 we had liabilities payable to our advisor for base management fees and incentive fees of $1,260 and $644, respectively, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Property Management Fees Paid to Our Property Manager

We have entered into property management agreements with RAIT Residential, or our property manager, which is majority owned by RAIT, with respect to each of our properties. Pursuant to the property management agreements, we pay our property manager property management and leasing fees on a monthly basis of an amount up to 4.0% of the gross revenues from the property for each month. Additionally, we may pay our property manager a separate fee for the one-time initial rent-up or leasing-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties as determined by a survey of brokers and agents in such area. Each management agreement has an initial one year term, subject to automatic one-year renewals unless either party gives prior notice of its desire to terminate the management agreement. For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 our property manager earned $764 and $1,519, respectively, of property management and leasing fees. For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 our property manager earned $411 and $732, respectively, of property management and leasing fees. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had liabilities payable to our property manager for property management and leasing fees of $262 and $205, respectively, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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NOTE 8: Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

Certain stock appreciation rights, or SARs, and unvested shares were excluded from the earnings (loss) per share computation because their effect would have been anti-dilutive, totaling 0 and 25,989 for the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2015, and 47,353 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014.

NOTE 9: Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

From time to time, we are party to various lawsuits, claims for negligence and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party, as plaintiff or defendant, to any legal proceedings which, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or financial statements, taken as a whole, if determined adversely to us.

Other Matters

To the extent that a natural disaster or similar event occurs with more than a remote risk of having a material impact on the consolidated financial statements, we will disclose the estimated range of possible outcomes, and, if an outcome is probable, accrue an appropriate liability.

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Forward-Looking Statements

The Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company’s future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This report contains or incorporates by reference such “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act.

Words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Independence Realty Trust, Inc. and, as required by context, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, which we refer to as our operating partnership, and their subsidiaries.

We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be made directly in this report and they may also be incorporated by reference in this report to other documents filed with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results and performance, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results discussed in these forward-looking statements.

The risk factors discussed and identified in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015, and in other of our public filings with the SEC, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this filing or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Overview

We are a Maryland corporation that owns apartment properties in geographic submarkets that we believe support strong occupancy and have the potential for growth in rental rates. We seek to provide stockholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns, with an emphasis on distributions and capital appreciation. We are externally advised by a wholly-owned subsidiary of RAIT Financial Trust, or RAIT (NYSE: RAS), a multi-strategy commercial real estate company organized as an internally managed REIT with approximately $4.8 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2015. RAIT invests primarily in commercial mortgages and, to a lesser extent, apartment properties. RAIT owned 22.8% of our outstanding common shares as of June 30, 2015. As of August 7, 2015 RAIT owns 22.8% of our outstanding common shares. We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2011.

We seek to acquire and operate apartment properties that:

In the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015, we focused on absorbing the growth we experienced during 2014 and acquired one new property. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, revenue increased $11.2 million as compared to last year. This increase was primarily due to $9.9 million of revenue associated with properties that we acquired since June 30, 2014. During the six-month period June 30, 2015, revenue increased $24.7 million as compared to last year. This increase was primarily due to $19.1 million of revenue associated with properties that we acquired since June 30, 2014.

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On a same-store basis, rental revenue was up this quarter as compared to second quarter last year, as rental rates increased 5% on average across the same-store portfolio. Our net operating income margin for the portfolio was 53% this quarter, compared to 52% during the second quarter of last year, as we continue to scale our platform and improve operating efficiencies. From a same-store perspective, net operating income increased 6.5% year-to-year.

As of June 30, 2015, our weighted average effective interest cost was 3.6% and our consolidated leverage was 61.9% at June 30, 2015. We ended this quarter with $717 million of gross investments in real estate, representing 9,055 units and $457 million of debt.

Acquisition of Trade Street Residential, Inc.

On May 11, 2015, IRT entered into a definitive merger agreement, or the IRT TSRE merger agreement, to acquire the common stock of Trade Street Residential, Inc., or TSRE. We believe that, upon completion of the merger, or the IRT TSRE merger, we will have over $1.4 billion of total capitalization with 50 properties with 14,044 units with enhanced scale, improved portfolio quality, accelerated market penetration and immediate financial benefit for us. For further description of the IRT TSRE merger and related matters, see Exhibit 99.1 to this report, or the IRT TSRE merger exhibit, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Key Statistics

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except per share and per unit information)

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Our Properties

The following table presents an overview of our portfolio as of June 30, 2015.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds from Operations and Core Funds from Operations

We believe that FFO and Core FFO, each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure, are additional appropriate measures of the operating performance of a REIT and us in particular. We compute FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, as net income or loss allocated to common shares (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP), excluding real estate-related depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses on sales of real estate and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles.

Core FFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company’s operating performance by removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations, including acquisition expenses, expensed costs related to the issuance of shares of our common stock, gains or losses on real estate transactions and equity-based compensation expenses, from the determination of FFO. We incur acquisition expenses in connection with acquisitions of real estate properties and expense those costs when incurred in accordance with GAAP. As these expenses are one-time and reflective of investing activities rather than operating performance, we add back these costs to FFO in determining Core FFO.

Our calculation of Core FFO differs from the methodology used for calculating Core FFO by some other REITs and, accordingly, our Core FFO may not be comparable to Core FFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO and Core FFO as measures of our operating performance, and believes they are also useful to investors, because they facilitate an understanding of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and with respect to Core FFO, acquisition expenses and pursuit costs that are required by GAAP to be expensed but may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not accurately compare our operating performance between periods. Furthermore, although FFO, Core FFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO and Core FFO may provide us and our investors with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. We also use Core FFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee, if any, payable to our advisor.

Neither FFO nor Core FFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and Core FFO do not represent amounts available for management’s discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor Core FFO should be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

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Set forth below is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and Core FFO for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except share and per share information):

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Results of Operations

Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2014

Revenue

Rental income. Rental revenue increased $9.7 million to $20.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $10.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to $8.7 million of rental income from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014, $0.6 million from two properties acquired during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full quarter of operations in 2015 and $0.4 million from improved occupancy and rental rates in 2015 as compared to 2014 in our other properties.

Tenant reimbursement income. Reimbursement income increased $0.6 million to $1.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $0.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is primarily attributable to $0.5 million of reimbursement income from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014.

Other income. Other income increased $1.0 million to $1.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $0.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is primarily attributable to $0.7 million of other income from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014, and $0.1 million from two properties acquired during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full quarter of operations in 2015.

Expenses

Property operating expenses. Property operating expenses increased $5.0 million to $10.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $5.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to $4.5 million of real estate operating expense from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014 and $0.3 million from two properties acquired during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full quarter of operations in 2015.

General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense remained consistent at $0.4 million for the three-month periods ended June, 30 2015 and 2014.

Asset management fees. Asset management fee expense increased $0.8 million to $1.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $0.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014 and $0.1 million from an increase in the incentive fee paid to our advisor.

Acquisition expenses. Acquisition expenses remained consistent at $0.2 million for the three-month periods ended June, 30 2015 and 2014.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $2.5 million to $5.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $3.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to $3.3 million of depreciation expense from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014 and $0.2 million from two properties acquired during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full quarter of operations in 2015. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in amortization expense related to intangible assets from properties acquired in 2014 that have become fully amortized.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $2.4 million to $4.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $1.9 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is due to the $241.8 million of first mortgages obtained in relation to 12 property acquisitions since June 30, 2014 and the two properties acquired during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014.

Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to the Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2014

Revenue

Rental income. Rental revenue increased $21.7 million to $39.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $18.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to $16.9 million of rental income from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014, $4.6 million from nine properties acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full two quarters of operations in 2015 and $0.2 million from improved occupancy and rental rates in 2015 as compared to 2014 in our other properties.

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Tenant reimbursement income. Reimbursement income increased $1.1 million to $1.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $0.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is primarily attributable to $0.9 million of reimbursement income from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014 and $0.2 million from nine properties acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full two quarters of operations in 2015.

Other income. Other income increased $1.9 million to $2.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $1.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is primarily attributable to $1.3 million of reimbursement income from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014 and $0.4 million from nine properties acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full two quarters of operations in 2015.

Expenses

Property operating expenses. Property operating expenses increased $11.1 million to $20.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $9.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to $8.8 million of real estate operating expense from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014 and $2.2 million from nine properties acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 present for a full two quarters of operations in 2015.

General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense increased $0.4 million to $0.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $0.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in professional service fees for the six-month period June 30, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014.

Asset management fees. Asset management fee expense increased $1.9 million to $2.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $0.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014 and $0.3 million from an increase in the incentive fee paid to our advisor.

Acquisition expenses. Acquisition expenses decreased $0.3 million to $0.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $0.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, these expenses were incurred in connection with the acquisition of one property. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, these expenses were incurred in connection with the acquisition of nine properties.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $6.4 million to $11.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $5.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to $7.1 million of depreciation expense from 12 new properties acquired since June 30, 2014. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in amortization expense related to intangible assets that have become fully amortized.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $5.1 million to $8.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 from $3.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. The increase is due to the $342.5 million of first mortgages obtained in relation to 20 property acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2014 (two mortgages of which closed in 2015) and financing on our secured credit facility on one property acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

Gains (losses) on assets. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, gains (losses) on assets was due to the acquisition of five apartment properties in Oklahoma as the fair value of the properties acquired and debt assumed exceeded the purchase price and the outstanding unpaid principal balance of the debt assumed.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund and maintain investments, pay distributions and other general business needs.

We believe our available cash balances, and other financing arrangements and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our liquidity requirements with respect to our existing portfolio for the next 12 months. We expect that the completion of the IRT TSRE merger will have a significant impact on our future liquidity and capital resources. For a discussion of how we expect the IRT TSRE merger to affect our liquidity and capital resources, our financing plans for the IRT TSRE merger, the impact we expect the IRT TSRE merger to have on our leverage and related matters, see the IRT TSRE merger exhibit. In general, we expect that our income and expenses related to our portfolio will increase in future periods as a result of anticipated future acquisitions of real estate. Should our liquidity needs exceed our available sources of liquidity, we believe that we could sell assets to raise additional cash. We may not be able to obtain additional financing when we desire to do so or on terms and conditions acceptable to us. If we fail to obtain additional financing, our ability to maintain or grow our business will be constrained.

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Our primary cash requirements are to:

We intend to meet these liquidity requirements primarily through:

We will seek to enhance our growth through the use of prudent amounts of leverage. In general, we intend to limit our aggregate leverage to 65% of the combined initial purchase price of all of our real estate properties, though we expect to exceed that limit in connection with the IRT TSRE merger and then reduce it over time. See the IRT TSRE merger exhibit for further information. However, we are not subject to any limitations on the amount of leverage we may use, and, accordingly, the amount of leverage we use may be significantly less or greater than we currently anticipate. By operating on a leveraged basis, we expect to have more funds available for property acquisitions and other purposes, which we believe will allow us to acquire more properties than would otherwise be possible, resulting in a larger and more diversified portfolio. We may employ greater leverage in order to more quickly build a diversified portfolio of assets.

Cash Flows

As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, we maintained cash and cash equivalents of approximately $21.6 million and $8.1 million, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents were generated from the following activities (dollars in thousands):

Our increased cash inflow from operating activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 is primarily due to the operations of 20 property acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2014 and one additional property acquired during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

Our decreased cash outflow from investing activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 is primarily due to one property acquisition during the six-month period ended 2015 as compared to nine property acquisitions during the six-month period ended 2014.

Our decreased cash inflow from financing activities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 is primarily due to financing two property acquisitions during the six-month period ended 2015 as compared to financing nine property acquisitions during the six-month period ended 2014.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 contains a discussion of our critical accounting policies. Management discusses our critical accounting policies and management’s judgments and estimates with our Audit Committee.

There have been no material changes in quantitative and qualitative market risks during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from the disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Reference is made to Item 7A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Under the supervision of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer and with the participation of our disclosure committee, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon a previously identified material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, related to the lack of sufficient qualified resources to ensure appropriate design and operating effectiveness of our reconciliation and management review controls and controls over accounting estimates, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at June 30, 2015.

Management is in the process of remediating the material weakness described above. Management is enhancing its reconciliation controls, management review controls, and controls over accounting estimates by (i) supplementing its resources, (ii) upgrading its outsourced internal audit function, (iii) designing and documenting additional management review controls, and (iv) providing additional training to effectively perform reconciliation controls, management review controls and controls over accounting estimates.

As our manager and advisor adds resources, we also plan to make organizational changes in order to strengthen and improve our internal control over financial reporting.

Management believes that these measures will remediate the previously identified material weakness. We currently are targeting to complete the implementation of the control enhancements during 2015. We will test the ongoing effectiveness of the new controls subsequent to implementation, and will consider the material weakness remediated after the applicable remedial controls operate effectively for a sufficient period of time.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Except as otherwise stated above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors during the quarter ended June 30, 2015, that have materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, we are party to various lawsuits, claims for negligence and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party, as plaintiff or defendant, to any legal proceedings which, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or financial statements, taken as a whole, if determined adversely to us.

There have not been any material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, except for the risk factors included in the IRT TSRE exhibit.

(a) We have previously disclosed four “UPREIT” transactions completed in May 2014, August 2014, November 2014 and December 2014 wherein our operating partnership, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, or IROP, issued, in the aggregate, 1,282,450 common units, or units, to unaffiliated entities or persons in order to acquire properties. As previously disclosed, these units are subject to exchange agreements containing the terms and conditions under which the units could be exchanged for cash in an amount equal to the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock as of the date the IROP receives contributor’s notice of its desire to exchange or, at IROP’s option, for the equivalent number of shares of our common stock. The first exchanges of these units occurred May 1, 2015. As of May 1, 2015, IROP exchanged 26,467 units for the equivalent number of shares of our common stock. As of August 1, 2015, an additional 26,466 units were exchanged. After giving effect to these exchanges, 1,229,517 of the units issued in UPREIT transactions remain outstanding. The issuance of the shares of our common stock in these exchanges was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D; all of the persons receiving such shares were accredited investors.

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None.

None.

None.

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index (following the signatures section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) are included herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX