FREEHOLD, N.J., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: MNRTA) is pleased to announce that it will host an upcoming investor forum to be held on April 6, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois.

On Monday, April 6, 2009, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation and its sister REIT, UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: UMH) will host the Investors' Forum in Chicago, Illinois, at Nick's Fishmarket at 12 Noon.

The presentation slides will be available following the conference at the company websites: www.mreic.com and www.umh.com.

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, which was organized in 1968, is a publicly-owned real estate investment trust specializing in net-leased industrial properties. The Company's equity portfolio consists of fifty-seven industrial properties and one shopping center located in twenty-five states. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

SOURCE Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation