TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”) (TSX – CAR.UN) announced today its December 2018 monthly distribution in the amount of $0.11083 per Unit (or $1.33 on an annualized basis). The December distribution will be payable on January 15, 2019 to Unitholders of record on December 31, 2018.