BRT REALTY TRUST
10-Q, 2000-05-11
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q

            [X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000

                                       OR

            [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          Commission File Number 1-7172


                                BRT REALTY TRUST
                                ----------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Massachusetts                                 13-2755856
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            (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer
             incorporation or organization)      Identification No.)

            60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, NY                11021
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           (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 466-3100
                                                           --------------
Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                      7,165,263 Shares of Beneficial Interest,
                      $3 par value, outstanding on May 10, 2000

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
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Part 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

                        BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                (Amounts in Thousands except for Per Share Data)


                                                                              March 31,          September 30,
                                                                                2000                1999
                                                                                ----                ----
                                                                             (Unaudited)          (Audited)
                                     ASSETS
 <S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>

 Real estate loans - Note 3:
    Earning interest                                                          $ 39,540             $ 44,682
    Not earning interest                                                         2,835                    -
   Less allowance for possible losses                                            1,381                1,381
                                                                              --------             --------
                                                                                40,994               43,301
                                                                              --------             --------
  Real estate assets:
    Foreclosed properties held for sale                                          3,013                3,057
    Investment in unconsolidated entities                                        4,231                3,708
                                                                              --------             --------
                                                                                 7,244                6,765
    Less valuation allowance                                                       349                  349
                                                                              --------             --------
                                                                                 6,895                6,416
                                                                              --------             --------

  Cash and cash equivalents                                                     19,285               28,757
  Securities available-for-sale at market - Note 4                              18,203                    -
  Due from venture                                                                   -                4,620
  Other assets                                                                   1,549                1,515
                                                                              --------            ---------
          Total Assets                                                       $  86,926            $  84,609
                                                                             =========            =========

                                                 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
    Note payable - Credit facility                                           $     128            $     331
   Loans and mortgages payable                                                       -                  841
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities,
     including deposits of $1,411 and $1,465                                     2,185                2,813
                                                                             ---------             --------
          Total Liabilities                                                      2,313                3,985
                                                                             ---------             --------

Shareholders' Equity - Note 2:
   Preferred shares, $1 par value:
    Authorized 10,000 shares, none issued                                            -                    -
   Shares of beneficial interest, $3 par value:
    Authorized number of shares - unlimited,
    issued - 8,888  shares at each date                                         26,665               26,665
  Additional paid-in capital, net of
    distributions of $5,171                                                     81,521               81,521
  Accumulated other comprehensive income - net
    unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities                               187                    -
  Accumulated deficit                                                           (8,880)             (12,682)
                                                                              --------             --------
                                                                                99,493               95,504
Cost of 1,723 treasury shares of
  beneficial interest at each date                                             (14,880)             (14,880)
                                                                              --------             --------
            Total Shareholders' Equity                                          84,613               80,624
                                                                              --------             --------

            Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                        $ 86,926             $ 84,609
                                                                              ========             ========

                                     See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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                                                   BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                                        AND ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
                                                              (Unaudited)
                                           (Amounts in Thousands except for Per Share Data)


                                                                          Three Months Ended                Six Months Ended
                                                                               March 31,                        March 31,
                                                                         2000            1999              2000             1999
                                                                         ----            ----              ----             ----
<S>                                                                   <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>

Revenues:
  Interest and fees on real estate loans                              $ 1,462           $ 1,927          $ 2,983           $ 4,026
  Operating income on real estate owned                                   230               913              418             1,852
  Equity in earnings in unconsolidated entities                           159                 -              273                 -
   Other, primarily investment income                                     928               162            1,430               317
                                                                      -------          --------          -------           -------
          Total Revenues                                                2,779             3,002            5,104             6,195
                                                                      -------           -------          -------           -------

Expenses:
    Interest-notes payable and loans payable                               18               135               40               279
    Advisor's fee                                                         140               162              272               316
    General and administrative                                            879               873            1,696             1,559
    Other taxes                                                            46                 -               81                 -
    Operating expenses relating to real estate
     owned including interest on mortgages
      of $-0- and $172 for the three-month periods                         78               564              205             1,181
      and $15 and $327 for the six-month periods,
      respectively
Amortization and depreciation                                              97                83              194               168
                                                                      -------           -------          -------            ------
           Total Expenses                                               1,258             1,817            2,488             3,503
                                                                      -------           -------          -------            ------
Income  before gain on sale of real estate
   loans and foreclosed properties and
   available-for-sale securities                                        1,521             1,185            2,616             2,692
Net gain on payoff of real estate loans                                     -                 -                -               900
Net gain on sale of foreclosed properties held
for sale                                                                  360               791            1,092               877
Net realized gain on sale of available-for
- -sale securities                                                           94               207               94               640
                                                                      -------           -------          -------           -------

Net Income                                                            $ 1,975           $ 2,183          $ 3,802           $ 5,109
                                                                      =======           =======          =======           =======

Income per share of Beneficial Interest:
   Basic earnings per share                                           $   .28           $   .30          $   .53           $   .71
                                                                      =======           =======          =======           =======
   Diluted earnings per share                                         $   .27           $   .30          $   .52           $   .71
                                                                      =======           =======          =======           =======






          See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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                                                    BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                       (Amounts in Thousands)




                                                                             Accumulated
                                                Shares of      Additional      Other            Accum-
                                                Beneficial      Paid-In     Comprehensive       ulated        Treasury
                                                 Interest       Capital        Income           Deficit        Shares       Total
                                                 --------       -------        ------           -------        ------       -----

<S>                                                <C>           <C>        <C>                <C>            <C>          <C>

Balances, September 30, 1999                       $26,665       $81,521    $        -         $(12,682)      $(14,880)    $80,624

Net income                                               -             -             -            3,802              -       3,802
    Other comprehensive income -
      net unrealized gain on
     available-for-sale securities                       -             -           187                -              -         187
                                                                                                                           -------
Comprehensive income                                     -             -             -                -              -       3,989
                                                   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balances, March 31, 2000                           $26,665     $81,521      $      187        $(8,880)        $(14,880)    $84,613
                                                   ===============================================================================





           See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                        BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                             (Amounts in Thousands)


                                                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                                                             March 31,
                                                                                       2000             1999
                                                                                       ----             ----
<S>                                                                                  <C>               <C>

Cash flow from operating activities:
  Net income                                                                         $  3,802          $  5,109
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
     Amortization and depreciation                                                        194               168
     Net gain on payoff of real estate loans                                                -              (900)
     Net gain on sale of foreclosed properties held for sale                           (1,092)             (877)
     Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities                                    (94)             (640)
     Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities                                       (273)                -
     Increase in interest and dividends receivable                                       (413)              (73)
     Decrease in prepaid expenses                                                          24                18
     (Decrease) Increase in accounts payable
       and accrued liabilities                                                           (704)              284
     Increase in deferred revenues                                                         72                21
     (Decrease) Increase in escrow deposits                                               (79)              321
     Increase in deferred costs                                                           (18)             (108)
     Decrease in due from venture                                                       4,620                 -
     Net change in other assets                                                           245               623
                                                                                     --------          --------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                               6,284             3,946
                                                                                     --------          --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Collections from real estate loans                                                   23,724            11,762
  Additions to real estate loans                                                      (21,416)          (17,450)
  Net costs capitalized to real estate owned                                             (162)             (203)
  Proceeds from sale of real estate owned                                               1,230             1,913
  Increase (Decrease) in deposits payable                                                  84              (187)
  Purchase of marketable securities                                                   (18,899)                -
  Sales of marketable securities                                                          977             2,089
  Capital contributions to unconsolidated entities                                       (250)                -
                                                                                     --------          --------
Net cash used in investing activities                                                 (14,712)           (2,076)
                                                                                     --------          --------

Cash flow from financing activities:
  Payoff/paydown of loan and mortgages payable                                           (841)             (439)
  Repayment of note payable - credit facility                                            (203)                -
                                                                                     --------          --------
Net cash used in financing activities                                                  (1,044)             (439)
                                                                                     --------          --------
Net  (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                  (9,472)            1,431
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                       28,757            13,949
                                                                                     --------          --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                           $ 19,285          $ 15,380
                                                                                     ========          ========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
    Cash paid during the period for interest expense                                 $     68          $    616
                                                                                     ========          ========


            See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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                        BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
     As of and for the Three and Six Months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999

Note 1 - Basis of Preparation

The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements as of March
31, 2000 and for the three and six months  ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 reflect
all normal  recurring  adjustments  which  are,  in the  opinion of  management,
necessary  for a fair  statement  of the results for such interim  periods.  The
results of operations  for the three and six months ended March 31, 2000 are not
necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

Certain items on the consolidated financial statements for the preceding periods
have been  reclassified  to  conform  with the  current  consolidated  financial
statements.

The consolidated  financial statements include the accounts of BRT Realty Trust,
its wholly owned subsidiaries,  and its majority-owned or controlled real estate
entities.  Investments in less than majority-owned entities which the trust does
not  control  but has the ability to  exercise  significant  influence  over its
operating  and  financial  policies  have been  accounted  for using the  equity
method.  Material intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated.  BRT
Realty Trust and its  subsidiaries  are hereinafter  referred to as "BRT" or the
"Trust".

These statements  should be read in conjunction with the consolidated  financial
statements  and related  notes which are included in BRT's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999.

The  preparation  of the  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.

Note 2 - Shareholders' Equity

Per Share Data

Basic  earnings per share were  determined by dividing net income for the period
by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each
period, which was 7,165,263 for both the three and six month periods ended March
31, 2000 and 1999.  Diluted  earnings per share reflects the potential  dilution
that could occur if contracts to issue common stock were  exercised or converted
into common  stock or resulted in the  issuance of common stock that then shared
in the  earnings of BRT.  For the three and six months  ended March 31, 2000 and
1999 diluted  earnings per share was  determined  by dividing net income for the
period by the total of the  weighted  average  number of shares of common  stock
outstanding  plus the dilutive  effect of BRT's  outstanding  options  using the
treasury stock method,  which  aggregated  7,253,541 and 7,251,627 and 7,202,494
and 7,188,374, respectively.


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Note 3 - Real Estate Loans

If  all  loans   classified  as  not-earning  were  earning  interest  at  their
contractual  rates for the three and six months ended March 31,  2000,  interest
income would have increased by approximately $59,000 and $98,000,  respectively.
During  the three and six month  period  ended  March  31,  1999  there  were no
non-interest earning loans.

Note 4 - Available-For-Sale Securities

On March 13,  2000 BRT  filed a  Schedule  13D  reporting  that it had  acquired
939,600 or approximately 6.27%, of the common shares of Entertainment Properties
Trust, a real estate  investment  trust that  specializes in the acquisition and
ownership of entertainment related properties. These shares were purchased at an
aggregate cost of $12,603,000.  The funds used to make these purchases came from
BRT's working capital.

On March 20, 2000 BRT filed an amendment to the Schedule 13D  reporting  that it
had  increased  its  holdings of  Entertainment  Properties  Trust to  1,125,400
shares, or approximately  7.51%, of the common shares  outstanding.  As of March
31,  2000  BRT  holds  1,225,000  shares  of   Entertainment   Properties  Trust
representing 8.17% of the common shares outstanding.  These shares,  acquired as
an investment,  have a cost basis of $16,080,000  and a market value as of March
31,2000 of $16,155,000.

Note 5 - Comprehensive Income

Statement No. 130 establishes  standards for reporting  comprehensive income and
its  components  in a  full  set of  general-purpose  financial  statements  and
requires that all components of comprehensive  income be reported in a financial
statement  that is  displayed  with  the  same  prominence  as  other  financial
statements.  During the three and six months ended March 31,  2000,  accumulated
other comprehensive  income, which is solely composed of the net unrealized gain
on available-for-sale securities, increased $91,000 to $187,000 from $96,000 and
increased $187,000 from $-0- to $187,000, respectively. During the three and six
months  ended  March 31,  1999  comprehensive  income  decreased  $616,000  from
$840,000  to  $224,000  and  decreased   $545,000  from  $769,000  to  $224,000,
respectively.

Note 6 - Segment Reporting

Effective October 1, 1998, the Trust adopted the Financial  Accounting Standards
Board's Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 131,  Disclosure About
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.  Statement No. 131 superseded
FASB Statement No. 14 Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise.
Statement  No.  131  establishes  standards  for the way  that  public  business
enterprises  report  information  about operating  segments in annual  financial
statements and requires that those enterprises report selected information about
operating  segments  in  interim  financial  reports.  Statement  No.  131  also
establishes  standards  for related  disclosures  about  products and  services,
geographical  areas, and major customers.  The adoption of Statement No. 131 did
not affect  the  results  of  operations  or  financial  position.  As the Trust
operates  predominantly in one industry  segment,  it has determined that it has
one  reportable  segment and  operates  primarily  in one  geographic  location.
Management  believes  it is in  compliance  with the  standards  established  by
Statement No. 131.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

BRT engages in the business of  originating  and holding for  investment  senior
real estate  mortgages,  secured by income  producing  property  and to a lesser
extent junior real estate  mortgage loans secured by income  producing  property
and senior  mortgage loans secured by unimproved  real property.  Its investment
policy emphasizes short-term mortgage loans.  Repayments of real estate loans in
the amount of  $23,824,000  are due during the twelve  months  ending  March 31,
2001, including $6,302,000 due on demand. The availability of mortgage financing
secured by real  property  and the market for selling  real estate is  cyclical.
Accordingly,  BRT cannot project the portion of loans  maturing  during the next
twelve  months which will be paid or the portion of loans which will be extended
for a fixed term or on a month to month basis.

BRT has invested a portion of its  available  cash in  securities  of other real
estate investment trusts. The Management and Board of Trustees of BRT decided to
make these  investments  because in their opinion (i) many publicly  traded real
estate investment trusts are significantly undervalued,  (ii) the yields on real
estate  investment  trusts  is  significantly   greater  than  yields  on  other
investments  without a substantial  increase in risk,  and (iii)  investments in
real estate investment trusts are qualifying  investments for REIT qualification
purposes.  At March 31, 2000 BRT had invested  $18,016,000  in the securities of
other real estate  investment  trusts (of which  $16,078,000  is  represented by
shares of Entertainment  Properties  Trust)  representing  approximately  21% of
total assets.

On May 18, 1999 BRT entered into a revolving  credit facility with  TransAmerica
Business Credit Corporation  ("TransAmerica").  The TransAmerica  agreement is a
revolving  facility,  which  can be used for  specific  business  purposes,  the
primary  of which is  lending.  Borrowings  under the  facility  are  secured by
specific  receivables  and the agreement  provides that the amount borrowed will
not exceed 80% of the value of the collateral.  The revolving  credit  agreement
sets forth  certain  parameters  with  respect to  acceptable  and  unacceptable
collateral.  As of March 31, 2000 BRT had provided  collateral  to  Transamerica
which  would  permit  BRT  to  borrow  up to  $2,800,000  of a  total  potential
availability  of  $45,000,000  under this  facility.  Interest is charged on the
outstanding balance at prime plus 1/2% or under certain circumstances at LIBOR +
3 1/4%.  The  interest  rate at March 31,  2000 was 9.50%.  Unused line fees are
calculated at 1/8% on the difference between  $45,000,000 (the maximum principal
debt) and the average amount outstanding.  The facility matures on May 17, 2002.
The outstanding balance at May 10, 2000 was $133,000.

During  the six  months  ended  March  31,  2000,  the Trust  generated  cash of
$1,230,000 from the sale of real estate owned, $23,724,000 from collections from
real estate loans and  $4,620,000  from the payment of a  receivable  due from a
venture.  These funds,  in addition to cash on hand, were used primarily to fund
real estate loan  originations of $21,416,000,  to paydown a mortgage payable of
$841,000,  to purchase  securities at a cost of  $18,899,000  and to paydown the
credit facility by $203,000. BRT's cash and cash equivalents were $19,285,000 at
March 31, 2000.

The Trust will satisfy its liquidity  needs from cash and liquid  investments on
hand, the credit facility with  TransAmerica,  interest  received on outstanding
real estate loans,  net cash flow  generated from the operation and sale of real
estate assets and cash distributions from investments in the securities of other
real estate investment trusts.


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Results of Operations
- ---------------------

Interest on real estate loans  decreased by $465,000 to $1,462,000 for the three
month  period  ended  March  31,  2000,  as  compared  to $  1,927,000  for  the
corresponding  period  in 1999.  A  decrease  in the  average  balance  of loans
outstanding in the current  quarter of  approximately  $7,400,000  resulted in a
reduction  of interest  and fee income of  $291,000.  In the three month  period
ended March 31, 1999 BRT recognized income of $170,000 from the payoff of a loan
previously  deemed  uncollectable.  There was no  comparable  income item in the
quarter ended March 31, 2000. In addition, interest income declined by $110,000,
as a result of the sale of loan  participations  in the amount of  $7,859,000 in
the second  half of the prior  fiscal  year.  During the  current  quarter a non
accruing loan caused a decrease in interest  income of $60,000.  These decreases
were  partially  offset by increased  commitment  and extension fees of $108,000
recognized  during the quarter from the early payoff of loans and from a $58,000
increase due to an increase in interest rates.

 For the six months  ended March 31, 2000  interest  and fees on loans  declined
$1,043,000 to $2,983,000  from  $4,026,000.  A decline in the average balance of
loans outstanding of approximately  $5,500,000 caused interest and fee income to
decline by $465,000.  Interest  income also  declined by $240,000 as a result of
loan  participations  sold in the second half of the prior year.  The prior year
also contained  interest income of $470,000 from the payoff in full of two loans
previously deemed uncollectable.  There was no comparable income item in the six
months ended March 31, 2000. In the current fiscal year a loan with a balance of
$2,835,000 was placed on non accrual status, further reducing interest income by
$98,000.  These  declines  were  partially  offset by $125,000 of increased  fee
income  received  in the  current  quarter  from the early  payoffs of loans and
$105,000 received due to an increase in interest rates.

 Operating  income on real estate owned,  which is composed  primarily of rental
income,  declined to $230,000 from $913,000 for the three months ended March 31,
2000 as compared to the three months  ended March 31,  1999.  For the six months
ended March 31, 2000 operating  income on real estate owned declined  $1,434,000
from  $1,852,000  to $  418,000.  The  decrease  in both  periods  is due to the
contribution  in  September  1999 of an office  property to a limited  liability
company in which BRT retained a 50% interest. BRT accounts for the operations of
the limited liability company using the equity method of accounting.

 Income from unconsolidated  entities increased for the three months ended March
31,  2000  from -0- in the  quarter  ended  March 31,  1999 to $ 159,000  in the
current  quarter.   For  the  six  months  ended  March  31,  2000  income  from
unconsolidated  entities  increased  from -0- in the prior period to $273,000 in
the  current  period.  The  increase  in  both  periods  is  the  result  of the
recognition of income from BRT's 50% interest in the limited liability company.

Other revenues,  which is primarily composed of investment income,  increased by
$766,000  from  $162,000 to $928,000  for the three months ended March 31, 2000.
The average balance of investment assets increased by $20,368,000 accounting for
$315,000 of the  increase in  investment  income.  The  remaining  $451,000  was
primarily the result of the  investment of funds in higher  yielding real estate
investment  trust  securities.  For the six months  ended  March 31,  2000 other
income  increased by $1,113,000  from $ 317,000 to $1,430,000.  Average  earning
assets  increased  by  $17,733,000  resulting in  increased  interest  income of
$456,000.  The investment of funds in higher yielding  securities  accounted for
the remaining $657,000 of the increase.


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  Interest  expense on notes and loans payable  decreased by $117,000 to $18,000
for the three month  period ended March 31, 2000 as compared to $135,000 for the
same period in 1999.  During the six month period ended March 31, 2000  interest
expense  decreased  by $239,000  from  $279,000 to $40,000.  The decline in both
periods is the result of lower outstanding  balances on the credit facility with
Transamerica.

 The  Advisor's  fee  decreased  $22,000 to $ 140,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 2000 from $162,000 in the  corresponding  period in 1999.  For the six
months ended March 31, 2000 the  Advisor's  fee decreased by $44,000 to $272,000
from  $316,000.  These  declines were the result of a decrease in total invested
assets, the basis on which the fee is calculated.

 General and  administrative  expenses  increased  slightly to $879,000  for the
three months ended March 31, 2000 as compared to $873,000 for the  corresponding
period in 1999. For the six months ended March 31, 2000 this category  increased
$137,000 to $1,696,000 from $1,559,000 in the corresponding  period in the prior
year.  The  increase  in general  and  administrative  expenses in the six month
period  ended  March  31,  2000  is due to  professional  expenses  incurred  in
connection with a litigation in which BRT is involved as a defendant.

 Operating  expenses  relating to real estate  assets  decreased  by $486,000 to
$78,000 for the three  months  ended March 31, 2000 as compared to $564,000  for
the corresponding  period in 1999.  Operating  expenses decreased by $976,000 to
$205,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2000 as compared to  $1,181,000  for
the  corresponding  period in 1999.  The decrease for both periods is due to the
contribution  in  September  1999 of an office  property to a limited  liability
company  in  which  BRT  retained  a 50%  interest.  BRT  now  accounts  for the
operations of this property using the equity method of accounting.

 Gain on the  sale of real  estate  and  foreclosed  properties  held  for  sale
declined  $431,000 to $360,000  for the three months ended March 31, 2000 from $
791,000 in the  comparable  period in 1999. In the current  period BRT sold five
cooperative  apartment units,  previously acquired through foreclosure.  For the
six months ended March 31, 2000 this category  declined $685,000 from $1,777,000
to $  $1,092,000.  During  this  period  BRT sold  thirteen  cooperative  units,
previously  acquired through  foreclosure.  It is the policy of BRT to offer for
sale  foreclosed  property at prices that  management  believes  represents fair
value and the decrease  year over year  reflects a decrease in the  inventory of
real estate assets available-for-sale.

 During  the  three  month  period  ended  March 31,  2000  gains on the sale of
available-for-sale securities was $94,000 or a decline of $113,000 from $207,000
in the  corresponding  period of 1999.  For the six months  ended March 31, 2000
this category  declined  $546,000 to $94,000 from $640,000 in the  corresponding
period in 1999.  During the three and six months  ended  March 31, 2000 BRT sold
$977,000 worth of securities with a carrying value of $883,000.


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                       PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


On March 13, 2000 BRT filed an 8-K reporting its  acquisition of an aggregate of
939,000 common shares of beneficial interest of Entertainment  Properties Trust,
representing 6.27% of the outstanding shares of Entertainment Properties Trust.


                               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.


                              BRT REALTY TRUST
                              ----------------
                                 Registrant




May 11, 2000                                    /s/ Jeffrey Gould
- ------------                                    -------------------
Date                                            Jeffrey Gould, President





May 11, 2000                                     /s/ George Zweier
- ------------                                     -------------------
Date                                             George Zweier, Vice President
                                                 and Chief Financial Officer







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