The Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAPREIT) has entered into a mutually beneficial agreement with Irish Residential Properties REIT plc (I-RES) in which both companies will have the opportunity to acquire properties from one another. For up to one year, CAPREIT will have access to €150 million to acquire high quality Irish properties and, once funding has been sourced, I-RES will be able to acquire CAPREIT properties.