TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”) (TSX:CAR.UN) announced today that it has sold three non-core properties in Quebec City totaling 217 suites. The properties will sell for a total price of $24.9 million, the proceeds of which will be used to repay mortgages on the properties totaling $10.2 million with the balance used to reduce debt.