TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
10-Q, 1996-08-12
REAL ESTATE DEALERS (FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNT)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[x]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________________________ to _____________________

Commission File Number 33-92990

                            TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    NEW YORK
                         (State or other jurisdiction of
                         incorporation or organization)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                           C/O TEACHERS INSURANCE AND
                         ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
                                730 THIRD AVENUE
                               NEW YORK, NEW YORK
                    (address of principal executive offices)

                                   10017-3206
                                   (Zip code)

                                 (212) 490-9000
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


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 I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                     INDEX TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                         OF THE TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                                  JUNE 30, 1996

                                                             Page

     Statements of Assets and Liabilities ..................   3 

     Statements of Operations ..............................   4 

     Statements of Changes in Net Assets ...................   5 

     Statements of Cash Flows ..............................   6 

     Notes to Financial Statements .........................   7 

     Statement of Investments ..............................  13 


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                            TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                      STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                    June 30,           December 31,
                                                                      1996                 1995
                                                                  ------------        -------------
                                                                   (Unaudited)
<S>                                                               <C>                 <C> 
ASSETS

 Investments, at value: 
  Real estate properties 
   (Cost: $85,317,574 and $43,989,665) .......................    $ 85,885,380        $ 43,989,665

  Marketable securities
   (Amortized cost: $82,753,934
    and $73,972,831) .........................................      82,854,516          73,992,569

 Cash ........................................................         346,203             396,787

 Receivable from securities transactions .....................      10,700,000          23,150,000

 Other .......................................................       2,456,867           1,648,400
                                                                  ------------        ------------
                                                  TOTAL ASSETS     182,242,966         143,177,421
                                                                  ------------        ------------

LIABILITIES

 Payable for securities transactions .........................      10,832,809          22,788,035

 Other .......................................................       2,341,829             131,041
                                                                  ------------        ------------
                                             TOTAL LIABILITIES      13,174,638          22,919,076
                                                                  ------------        ------------
NET ASSETS 

 Accumulation Fund ...........................................     166,106,139         120,258,345

 Annuity Fund ................................................       2,962,189              --    
                                                                  ------------        ------------
                                              TOTAL NET ASSETS    $169,068,328        $120,258,345
                                                                  ============        ============

NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS
 OUTSTANDING--Notes 6 and 7 ..................................       1,561,082           1,172,498
                                                                  ============        ============
NET ASSET VALUE, 
 PER ACCUMULATION UNIT--Note 6 ...............................         $106.40             $102.57
                                                                  ============        ============
</TABLE>


                See notes to financial statements.

                                       3

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                            TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                      STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       For the Three     For the Six
                                                        Months Ended     Months Ended
                                                       June 30, 1996     June 30, 1996
                                                       -------------     -------------
<S>                                                       <C>               <C> 
INVESTMENT INCOME

 Income:

  Real estate income, net:

   Rental income ..................................       $2,271,715        $3,933,580
                                                          ----------        ----------
   Real estate property level expenses and 
    taxes:  

    Operating expenses ............................          511,017           828,888

    Real estate taxes .............................          212,886           405,405
                                                          ----------        ----------
                         Total real estate property
                           level expenses and taxes          723,903         1,234,293
                                                          ----------        ----------

                            Real estate income, net        1,547,812         2,699,287
  Interest ........................................        1,137,192         2,283,539

  Dividends .......................................           50,825            60,825
                                                          ----------        ----------
                                       TOTAL INCOME        2,735,829         5,043,651
                                                          ----------        ----------

Expenses--Note 3:

 Investment advisory ..............................          136,267           180,588

 Administrative ...................................           48,135           123,311

 Mortality and expense risk charges ...............           14,687            18,094

 Liquidity guarantee charges ......................             (901)              803
                                                          ----------        ----------
                                     TOTAL EXPENSES          198,188           322,796
                                                          ----------        ----------
                             INVESTMENT INCOME, NET        2,537,641         4,720,855
                                                          ----------        ----------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
 GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

  Net realized gain (loss) on 
   marketable securities ..........................             (370)           40,235
                                                          ----------        ----------
  Net change in unrealized appreciation on:
   Real estate properties .........................          483,125           567,806
   Marketable securities ..........................          174,079            80,844
                                                          ----------        ----------

              Net change in unrealized appreciation          657,204           648,650
                                                          ----------        ----------
                        NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
                                GAIN ON INVESTMENTS          656,834           688,885
                                                          ----------        ----------
                         NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
                          RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS       $3,194,475        $5,409,740
                                                          ==========        ==========
</TABLE>

                       See notes to financial statements.

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                            TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         For the Three    For the Six  
                                                          Months Ended    Months Ended 
                                                         June 30, 1996    June 30, 1996
                                                         -------------    -------------
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>          
FROM OPERATIONS

 Investment income, net .............................     $  2,537,641    $  4,720,855 

 Net realized gain (loss) on 
  marketable securities .............................             (370)         40,235 

 Net change in unrealized appreciation  
  on investments ....................................          657,204         648,650  
                                                          ------------    ------------ 
                           NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
                            RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS        3,194,475       5,409,740  
                                                          ------------    ------------ 

FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS

 Premiums ...........................................        1,735,461       3,052,001 

 Disbursements and transfers:

  Net transfers from TIAA ...........................        2,494,392       4,335,446 

  Net transfers from CREF Accounts ..................       16,068,204      36,273,968 

  Annuity and other periodic payments ...............          (41,036)        (42,370)

  Withdrawals .......................................         (142,905)       (192,124)

  Death benefits ....................................             --           (26,678) 
                                                          ------------    ------------ 
                     INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
                        FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS       20,114,116      43,400,243  
                                                          ------------    ------------ 
                           NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS       23,308,591      48,809,983 
NET ASSETS

 Beginning of period ................................      145,759,737     120,258,345  
                                                          ------------    ------------ 
 End of period ......................................     $169,068,328    $169,068,328  
                                                          ============    ============  
</TABLE>

                       See notes to financial statements.

                                       5
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                            TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                      STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         For the Three    For the Six  
                                                          Months Ended    Months Ended 
                                                         June 30, 1996    June 30, 1996
                                                         -------------    -------------
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 Net increase in net assets
  resulting from operations ...........................   $  3,194,475    $  5,409,740

 Adjustments to reconcile net increase
  in net assets resulting from operations
  to net cash used in operating activities:

   Increase in investments ............................    (23,340,824)    (50,757,662)

   Decrease in receivable from securities
     transactions .....................................      7,530,000      12,450,000

   Increase in other assets ...........................       (846,361)       (808,467)

   Decrease in payable for securities
     transactions .....................................     (7,452,143)    (11,955,226)

   Increase in other liabilities ......................      1,146,940       2,210,788
                                                          ------------    ------------
                  NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES    (19,767,913)    (43,450,827)
                                                          ------------    ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS

 Premiums .............................................      1,735,461       3,052,001

 Disbursements and transfers:

  Net transfers from TIAA .............................      2,494,392       4,335,446

  Net transfers from CREF Accounts ....................     16,068,204      36,273,968

  Annuity and other periodic payments .................        (41,036)        (42,370)

  Withdrawals .........................................       (142,905)       (192,124)

  Death benefits ......................................           --           (26,678)
                                                          ------------    ------------
                                   NET CASH PROVIDED BY
                               PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS     20,114,116      43,400,243
                                                          ------------    ------------
                    
                        NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH        346,203         (50,584)
CASH             

 Beginning of period ..................................           --           396,787
                                                          ------------    ------------
 End of period ........................................   $    346,203    $    346,203
                                                          ============    ============
</TABLE>

                       See notes to financial statements.

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<PAGE>

                            TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Note 1--Organization

The TIAA Real Estate Account  ("Account") is a segregated  investment account of
Teachers  Insurance  and  Annuity   Association  of  America  ("TIAA")  and  was
established by resolution of TIAA's Board of Trustees on February 22, 1995 under
the insurance laws of the State of New York for the purpose of funding  variable
annuity contracts issued by TIAA.

The Account commenced  operations on July 3, 1995 with a $100,000,000 seed money
investment by TIAA. TIAA purchased  1,000,000  Accumulation Units in the Account
and such Units share in the pro rata  investment  experience  of the Account and
are subject to the same valuation procedures and expense deductions as all other
Accumulation  Units of the Account.  The initial  registration  statement of the
Account filed by TIAA with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission")
under the  Securities  Act of 1933  became  effective  on October  2, 1995.  The
Account  began to offer  Accumulation  Units and Annuity  Units to  participants
other than TIAA starting October 2, and November 1, 1995, respectively.  At June
30,  1996,  amounts  retained  by  TIAA in the  Account  remained  at  1,000,000
Accumulation Units with a total value of $106,404,500.

TIAA will redeem a portion of its seed money  Accumulation Units monthly (at the
net asset value at the time of  redemption),  according to a five year repayment
schedule approved by the State of New York Insurance  Department.  This schedule
requires TIAA to begin redeeming the seed money Accumulation Units on October 2,
1997,  or on the date  the  Account's  net  assets  first  reach  $200  million,
whichever comes first.

The investment  objective of the Account is a favorable long-term rate of return
primarily  through  rental  income and  capital  appreciation  from real  estate
investments   owned  by  the   Account.   The   Account   will  also  invest  in
publicly-traded  securities and other instruments to maintain adequate liquidity
for operating expenses and capital expenditures and to make benefit payments.

TIAA employees, under the direction of TIAA's Board of Trustees and its Mortgage
Committee,  manage the investment of the Account's assets pursuant to investment
management  procedures  adopted  by TIAA  for  the  Account.  TIAA's  investment
management  decisions  for the Account  are  subject to review by the  Account's
independent  fiduciary,  Institutional  Property  Consultants,  Inc.  TIAA  also
provides  all  portfolio  accounting  and  related  services  for  the  Account.
TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services,  Inc. ("Services"),  a subsidiary
of TIAA which is  registered  with the  Commission as a  broker-dealer  and is a
member  of the  National  

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Association  of  Securities   Dealers,   Inc.,   provides   administrative   and
distribution  services  pursuant to a Distribution and  Administrative  Services
Agreement with the Account.

Note 2--Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant  accounting  policies  followed by
the  Account,  which  are  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles.

Valuation of Real Estate  Properties:  Investments in real estate properties are
stated at fair value, as determined in accordance  with  procedures  approved by
the  Mortgage  Committee  of the Board of Trustees  and in  accordance  with the
responsibilities  of the Board as a whole;  accordingly,  the  Account  does not
record  depreciation.  Fair value for real estate  properties  is defined as the
most probable price for which a property will sell in a competitive market under
all conditions  requisite to a fair sale.  Determination  of fair value involves
subjective  judgement  because  the actual  market  value of real  estate can be
determined only by negotiation between the parties in a sales transaction.  Real
estate  properties owned by the Account are initially valued at their respective
purchase  prices  (including  acquisition  costs).   Subsequently,   independent
appraisers value each real estate property at least once a year. The independent
fiduciary  must approve all  independent  appraisers  that the Account uses. The
independent fiduciary can also require additional appraisals if it believes that
a  property's  value has  changed  materially  or  otherwise  to assure that the
Account  is valued  correctly.  TIAA  performs a  valuation  review of each real
estate  property on a  quarterly  basis and  updates  the  property  value if it
believes that the value of the property has changed since the previous valuation
review or appraisal.  The  independent  fiduciary  reviews and approves any such
valuation  adjustments which exceed certain prescribed limits. TIAA continues to
use the revised  value to calculate the Account's net asset value until the next
valuation review or appraisal.

Valuation of Marketable  Securities:  Equity  securities listed or traded on any
United States national securities exchange are valued at the last sales price as
of the close of the principal  securities  exchange on which such securities are
traded  or, if there is no sale,  at the mean of the last bid and asked  prices.
Short-term  money  market  instruments  are  stated at market  value.  Portfolio
securities for which market  quotations are not readily  available are valued at
fair value as  determined  in good faith  under the  direction  of the  Mortgage
Committee of the Board of Trustees and in accordance  with the  responsibilities
of the Board as a whole.

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Accounting for Investments: Real estate transactions are accounted for as of the
date on which the purchase or sale  transactions for the real estate  properties
close  (settlement  date).  Rent from real  estate  properties  consists  of all
amounts earned under tenant operating leases, including base rent, recoveries of
real estate  taxes and other  expenses  and charges for  miscellaneous  services
provided to tenants.  Rental income is recognized in accordance with the billing
terms of the lease agreements. The Account bears the direct expenses of the real
estate  properties owned.  These expenses include,  but are not limited to, fees
paid  to  local  property  management  companies,   property  taxes,  utilities,
maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating and administrative costs. An
estimate of the net operating  income  earned from each real estate  property is
accrued by the Account on a daily basis and such  estimates are adjusted as soon
as actual  operating  results are determined.  Realized gains and losses on real
estate transactions are accounted for under the specific identification method.

Securities  transactions  are  accounted for as of the date the  securities  are
purchased or sold (trade date).  Interest  income is recorded as earned and, for
short-term   money  market   instruments,   includes  accrual  of  discount  and
amortization of premium.  Dividend  income is recorded on the ex-dividend  date.
Realized  gains and losses on security  transactions  are  accounted  for on the
average cost basis.

Federal  Income  Taxes:  Based on  provisions  of the Internal  Revenue Code, no
federal income taxes are  attributable  to the net investment  experience of the
Account.

Note 3--Management Agreements

All services  necessary for the operation of the Account are provided,  at cost,
by TIAA and  Services.  TIAA  provides  investment  management  services for the
Account, while distribution and administrative services are provided by Services
in accordance with a Distribution and Administrative  Services Agreement between
the Account  and  Services.  TIAA also  provides a  liquidity  guarantee  to the
Account,  for a fee,  to ensure  that funds are  available  to meet  participant
transfer and cash withdrawal requests in the event that the Account's cash flows
and  liquid  investments  are  insufficient  to fund  such  requests.  TIAA also
receives a fee for assuming certain mortality and expense risks.

Fee  payments  are made from the Account on a daily  basis to TIAA and  Services
according to formulas  established  each year with the  objective of keeping the
fees as close as possible to the  Account's  actual  expenses.  Any  differences
between actual expenses and daily charges are adjusted quarterly.

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Note 4--Real Estate Properties

Had the  Account's  real estate  properties  which were  purchased  in 1996 been
acquired at the beginning of the current period (January 1, 1996), rental income
and real estate  property level expenses and taxes for the six months ended June
30,  1996  would  have  increased  by  approximately  $1,532,000  and  $615,000,
respectively.  In  addition,  interest  income for the six months ended June 30,
1996 would have decreased by approximately $746,000.  Accordingly, the total pro
forma effect on the  Account's  net  investment  income for the six months ended
June 30, 1996 would have been an increase of approximately $171,000, if the real
estate properties acquired during 1996 had been acquired at the beginning of the
period.

Note 5--Leases

The Account's real estate properties are leased to tenants under operating lease
agreements which expire on various dates through 2015.  Aggregate minimum annual
rentals for the properties owned,  excluding short-term  residential leases, are
as follows:

        Years Ending
        December 31,      
        ------------
        1996                       $ 4,113,000
        1997                         3,971,000
        1998                         3,814,000
        1999                         3,558,000
        2000                         3,149,000
        Thereafter                  17,398,000
                                   -----------
        Total                      $36,003,000
                                   ===========

Certain leases provide for additional  rental amounts based upon the recovery of
actual operating expenses in excess of specified base amounts. 


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Note 6--Condensed Financial Information

Selected condensed financial information for an Accumulation Unit of the Account
is presented below.

                                                                 July 3, 1995   
                                               For the Six      (Commencement   
                                               Months Ended   of Operations) to 
                                               June 30, 1996  December 31, 1995
                                               -------------  -----------------
                                                (Unaudited) 

Per Accumulation Unit Data:
 Rental income ..................................  $  2.819        $  0.159
 Real estate property
  level expenses and taxes ......................      .884           0.042
                                                   --------        --------
                          Real estate income, net     1.935           0.117
 Dividends and interest .........................     1.680           2.716
                                                   --------        --------
                                     Total income     3.615           2.833
 Expense charges (1) ............................      .231           0.298
                                                   --------        --------
                           Investment income, net     3.384           2.535
 Net realized and unrealized
  gain on investments ...........................      .455           0.031
                                                   --------        --------
Net increase in
 Accumulation Unit Value ........................     3.839           2.566

Accumulation Unit Value:
 Beginning of period ............................   102.566         100.000
                                                   --------        --------
 End of period ..................................  $106.405        $102.566
                                                   ========        ========


Total return ....................................     3.74%           2.57%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
 Expenses (1)  ..................................      .22%           0.30%
 Investment income, net .........................     3.26%           2.51%
Portfolio turnover rate:
 Real estate properties .........................        0%              0%
 Securities .....................................    19.67%              0%
Thousands of Accumulation Units              
 outstanding at end of period ...................     1,561           1,172

(1) Expense charges per Accumulation  Unit and the Expenses Ratio to Average Net
    Assets exclude real estate property level  operating  expenses and taxes. If
    included,  the expense charge per Accumulation Unit for the six months ended
    June 30, 1996 would be $1.115  ($0.340  for the period July 3, 1995  through
    December 31, 1995) and the Expenses  Ratio to Average Net Assets for the six
    months ended June 30, 1996 would be 1.07% (0.34% for the period July 3, 1995
    through December 31, 1995). 

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Note 7--Accumulation Units

Changes in the number of Accumulation Units outstanding were as follows:

                                                              July 3, 1995   
                                            For the Six      (Commencement   
                                            Months Ended   of Operations) to 
                                           June 30, 1996    December 31, 1995
                                           -------------   ------------------
                                            (Unaudited)
Accumulation Units:

 Credited for premiums  
   and TIAA seed money investment .......       29,214          1,004,905  
 Credited for net transfers  
   and disbursements ....................      359,370            167,593  

 Outstanding:
  Beginning of period ...................    1,172,498               --    
                                             ---------          ---------  
  End of period .........................    1,561,082          1,172,498  
                                             =========          =========  

Note 8--Commitments

During the normal course of business,  the Account enters into  discussions  and
agreements to purchase or sell real estate properties.  As of June 30, 1996, the
Account had outstanding  commitments to purchase real estate properties (subject
to various closing conditions) of approximately $20.5 million. Of that amount, a
purchase of real  estate  property  totalling  approximately  $13.0  million was
closed in July 1996.

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                            TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                      STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
                                  JUNE 30, 1996

REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES--50.90%

    Location                  Description                      Value   
    --------                  -----------                      -----
Atlanta, Georgia(1)           Apartments .................  $15,705,000
El Paso, Texas(2)             Industrial building ........    4,500,000
Fridley, Minnesota(1)         Industrial building ........    4,150,000
Littleton, Colorado(1)        Apartments .................   17,664,248
Ocoee, Florida(1)             Shopping center ............    7,365,000
Orlando, Florida(1)           Apartments .................   12,529,106
Phoenix, Arizona(1)           Office building ............   10,500,000
Raleigh, North Carolina(1)    Shopping center ............    6,769,308
Raleigh, North Carolina(1)    Shopping center ............    6,702,718
                                                            -----------
                             
     TOTAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES
      (Cost $85,317,574) .................................   85,885,380
                                                            -----------
- ----------
(1) Fee interest
(2) Leasehold interest


MARKETABLE SECURITIES--49.10%

                                   
  Shares          Issuer                                       Value  
  ------          ------                                       -----  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS--2.93%:

  30,000   Associated Estates Realty Corporation . . . . .    630,000
  25,000   Avalon Properties, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .    543,750
  25,000   Camden Property Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . .    593,750
  29,000   Cali Realty Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . .    703,250
  29,000   CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. . . . . . . .    648,875
  20,000   Colonial Properties Trust . . . . . . . . . . .    485,000
  25,000   Hospitality Properties Trust  . . . . . . . . .    668,750
  26,000   Weeks Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    676,000
                                                            ---------

     TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
       (Cost $4,825,683) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4,949,375
                                                            ---------


                       See notes to financial statements.


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Principal        Issuer, Coupon and Maturity Date                  Value  
- ---------        --------------------------------                  -----  

COMMERCIAL PAPER--41.53%:

 $6,279,000   Associates Corporation of North America
               5.27% 07/03/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  6,276,007
 10,000,000   Coca-Cola Company                       
               5.30% 07/29/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9,955,755
  7,650,000   Conagra, Inc.                                    
               5.55% 07/29/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    7,615,601
  5,200,000   Dupont (E.I.) De Nemours & Co.                   
               5.35% 07/24/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    5,180,965
  7,320,000   Goldman Sachs Group                              
               5.33% 08/05/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    7,279,826
  4,860,000   Heinz Corporation                                
               5.36% 07/11/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4,851,742
  4,893,000   Phillip Morris Co.                               
               5.28% 08/01/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4,869,111
  9,120,000   Schering Corporation                             
               5.27% 07/16/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9,097,681
  5,000,000   UBS Finance, Inc.                                
               5.58% 07/01/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4,999,234
 10,000,000   Whirlpool Finance Corporation                    
               5.38% 08/07/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9,941,545
                                                               ------------
     TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER                                    
      (Amortized cost $70,085,407) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   70,067,467
                                                               ------------
                                                               
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--4.64%:                                    
                                                               
  8,000,000   Federal National Mortgage Association              
               5.20% 11/14/96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    7,837,674
                                                               ------------
     TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES                                 
      (Amortized cost $7,842,844). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    7,837,674
                                                               ------------

TOTAL MARKETABLE SECURITIES                                    
 (Amortized cost $82,753,934). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   82,854,516
                                                               ------------

TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.00%                                     
 (Cost $168,071,508) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168,739,896
                                                               ============
                                                             

                       See notes to financial statements.

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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL 
                CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

     The TIAA Real Estate  Account (the  "Account")  began  operating on July 3,
1995 and interests in the Account began being offered to participants on October
2, 1995.

     The Account's  first real estate  acquisition  closed on November 22, 1995.
Through  June  30,  1996,  the  Account  acquired  a total of nine  real  estate
properties,  representing  50.90% of the Account's total  investment  portfolio,
including two industrial  properties,  three neighborhood  shopping centers, one
office  property  and  three  apartment  complexes.  The  Account  purchased  an
additional  shopping center property in early July, 1996. The Account  continues
to pursue suitable property acquisitions,  and is currently in various stages of
negotiations with a number of prospective sellers.  While attractive acquisition
prospects are available in the current market,  significant  competition  exists
for the desirable properties.

     As of June 30 1996,  49.10% of the  Account's  portfolio  was  invested  in
marketable  securities.   These  investments  consisted  of  eight  real  estate
investment  trusts  (REITs),  representing  2.93% of the portfolio,  and various
short-term instruments, representing 46.17% of the portfolio.

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

     The Account's net investment income,  after deduction of all expenses,  was
$2,537,641  for the three months ended June 30, 1996 and  $4,720,855 for the six
months  ended June 30,  1996.  In  addition,  the Account had net  realized  and
unrealized gains on investments of $656,834 and $688,885 for the three month and
six month periods ended June 30, 1996,  respectively.  Net  unrealized  gains on
real estate properties accounted for approximately 74% and 88% of the net change
in  unrealized  appreciation  for those  periods.  Such gains  resulted from the
periodic  revaluations of the Account's  properties,  which gains were based, in
part, on our  experience in operating  the  properties  providing us with better
estimates of future income and expenses,  and, in part, to increasing prices for
certain property types held by the Account. The Account's total return was 2.03%
and 3.74%  for the  three  month and six  month  periods  ended  June 30,  1996,
respectively,  and its  cumulative  total  return was 5.11% for the period  from
October  2, 1995  (the  initial  effective  date of the  Account's  registration
statement) to June 30, 1996.

     Approximately  57% of the Account's total investment income received during
the  quarter  ended June 30, 1996 was  generated  by the  Account's  real estate
holdings,  with the remainder  generated by marketable  securities  investments.
However,  as the Account  

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approaches its goal of being  approximately  70% to 80% invested in real estate,
the Account's future  investment  income will be affected to a greater degree by
its real estate holdings. Assuming little change in current economic conditions,
this anticipated  increase in real estate holdings should have a positive impact
on the Account's total return.

     Gross real estate income was $2,271,715 for the three months ended June 30,
1996 and $3,933,580 for the six months ended June 30, 1996.  Interest  income on
the Account's  short-term  investments for the three month and six month periods
ended June 30, 1996 totaled  $1,137,192 and $2,283,539,  respectively.  Dividend
income on the  Account's  investments  in REITs  totaled  $50,825  and  $60,825,
respectively,  for the same periods. Total property-level expenses for the three
month period were $723,903,  of which $212,886 were  attributable to real estate
taxes and $511,017 to other operating expenses.  Total  property-level  expenses
for the six month period were $1,234,293 of which $405,405 were  attributable to
real estate taxes and  $828,888 to other  operating  expenses.  The Account also
incurred  expenses for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 1996
of  $136,267  and  $180,588,  respectively,  for  investment  advisory  services
provided by TIAA,  $48,135 and $123,311,  respectively,  for  administrative and
distribution   services  provided  by  TIAA-CREF  Individual  and  Institutional
Services,  Inc. and $13,786 and $18,897,  respectively,  for the  mortality  and
expense risks assumed and the liquidity guarantee provided by TIAA.

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

     In addition to TIAA's  initial  $100  million  seed money  investment,  the
Account  has  received  over  $61.2  million  in  premiums  and net  participant
transfers from  accumulations in other TIAA and CREF accounts since it commenced
operations  through June 30, 1996,  and has earned  $7,361,252 in net investment
income.  Real estate properties costing  $85,317,574 million have been purchased
through June 30, 1996. At June 30, 1996, the Account's  liquid assets (i.e., its
short-term  investments,  REITs  and  cash)  had a value of  $83,200,719.  It is
anticipated  that much of this  amount  will be used by the  Account to purchase
additional  suitable real estate properties.  The remaining assets will continue
to be invested in marketable  securities  to meet expense  needs and  redemption
requests (e.g., cash withdrawals or transfers).

     If  the  Account's  cash  flows  from  operating  activities,   participant
transactions  and  liquid  investments  are not  enough  to meet its cash  needs
including  redemption  requests,  TIAA's general account will purchase liquidity
units in accordance with the liquidity guarantee.
                                 
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     TIAA has agreed to begin  redeeming the  Accumulation  Units related to its
seed money  investment  on October 2,  1997,  or on the date the  Account's  net
assets reach $200 million,  whichever  comes first.  We expect the Account's net
assets to reach the $200  million  threshold  shortly.  At such time,  TIAA will
begin  redeeming a portion of the  Accumulation  Units related to its seed money
investment monthly,  according to a five-year repayment schedule approved by the
New York Insurance Department.

     No major capital  expenditures for any of the properties  purchased through
June 30, 1996 have been made or are  expected  to be made in 1996.  There are no
leases expiring in the industrial or office  properties in 1996 and only a small
portion  of the  leased  space in the  neighborhood  shopping  centers is due to
expire in 1996.  We do not  expect the  Account to incur any major  construction
costs or leasing  commissions in order to re-lease that space. For the apartment
complexes,  we expect  the  Account  to incur only  routine  recurring  costs to
re-lease  apartments  that become vacant,  i.e.  painting and carpet cleaning or
replacement.

Effects of Inflation
- --------------------

     In recent years,  inflation has been modest.  To the extent that  inflation
may increase  property  operating  expenses in the future,  such  increases  can
generally be billed to tenants either through  contractual  lease  provisions in
office, industrial, and retail properties or through rent increases in apartment
complexes.  However,  to the extent there is unrented  space in a property,  the
Account  may not be  able to  recover  the  full  amount  of such  increases  in
operating expenses. 

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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

     There are no material current or pending legal proceedings that the Account
is a party to, or to which the Account's assets are subject.

Item 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES.

     Not applicable.

Item 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

     Not applicable.

Item 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY-HOLDERS.

     Not applicable.

Item 5.  OTHER INFORMATION.

     Not applicable.

Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

 (a) EXHIBITS

   (3)  (A)  Charter of TIAA (as amended) *
        (B)  Bylaws of TIAA (as amended) 

   (4)  (A)  Forms  of  RA,  GRA,  GSRA,   SRA,  and  IRA  Real  Estate  Account
             Endorsements *
        (B)  Forms of Income-Paying Contracts *

   (10) (A)  Independent  Fiduciary Agreement by and among TIAA, the Registrant,
             and Institutional Property Consultants, Inc. *
        
        (B)  Custodial  Services  Agreement  by  and  between  TIAA  and  Morgan
             Guaranty  Trust Company of New York with respect to the Real Estate
             Account *

        (C)  Distribution and  Administrative  Services Agreement by and between
             TIAA and TIAA-CREF  Individual & Institutional  Services,  Inc. (as
             amended) (filed previously as Exhibit (1)) *

   (27)      Financial Data Schedule of the Account's  Financial  Statements for
             the three months ended June 30, 1996

- ----------

*  Incorporated  herein by reference to  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 2 to the
   Account's  Registration  Statement on Form S-1 filed April 30, 1996 (File No.
   33-92990).

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        (b)  REPORTS ON 8-K.  The Account  filed  reports on Form 8-K on on June
             24, 1996 under Item 5 of the form with  respect to the  acquisition
             of a property for its portfolio.

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                                   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.


DATE: August 8, 1996
                                             TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
                                           
                                             By:  TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
                                                  ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
                                           
                                             By:  /s/ Peter C. Clapman 
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Peter C. Clapman
                                                  Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Counsel, Investments
                                           
                                           
                                           
DATE: August 8, 1996                      
                                             By:  /s/ Richard L. Gibbs
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Richard L. Gibbs
                                                  Executive Vice President
                                                  (Principal Accounting Officer)


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                                     BYLAWS

                                       OF

                         TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY

                             ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

                          As Amended February 21, 1996


                                   ARTICLE ONE

                                  Stockholders

     Section 1.  Annual  Meeting.  The annual  meeting of  stockholders  for the
election  of  trustees  and for the  transaction  of such other  business as may
properly  come  before the meeting  shall be held in the month of November  each
year at the office of the Association in the City of New York on a day and at an
hour  specified  by notice  mailed at least  thirty days in advance.  The notice
shall be in writing and shall be signed by the chairman, or the president,  or a
vice president, or the secretary.

     Special  meetings of the stockholders may be held at the said office of the
Association whenever called by the chairman, or by the president, or by order of
the  board  of  trustees,  or by  the  holders  of at  least  one-third  of  the
outstanding  shares of stock of the  Association,  or may be held subject to the
provisions of the emergency bylaws of the Association.

     Section 2. Notice.  It shall be the duty of the secretary not less than ten
nor more than forty days prior to the date of each  meeting of the  stockholders
to cause a notice of the meeting to be mailed to each stockholder.

     Section 3. Voting.  At all meetings of stockholders  each stockholder shall
be  entitled  to one vote upon each share of stock owned by him of record on the
books of the Association ten days before the meeting.  Stockholders  may vote in
person or by proxy appointed in writing.

     Section 4.  Quorum.  The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a
majority of the shares in the  Association  shall be necessary  to  constitute a
quorum at any meeting of stockholders.

     Section 5. Telephonic Participation. At all meetings of stockholders or any
committee  thereof,  stockholders  may  participate  by  means  of a  conference
telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating
in the meeting to hear each other at the same time.  Participation by such means
shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

                                   ARTICLE TWO

                                    Trustees

     Section 1. General  Management.  The general  management  of the  property,
business and affairs of the Association shall be vested in the board of trustees
provided by the charter. A trustee need not be a stockholder.

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     Section 2. Quorum.  One-third of the trustees shall  constitute a quorum at
all  meetings  of the  board.  If less  than a quorum  shall be  present  at any
meeting,  a majority of those  present may adjourn the meeting from time to time
until a quorum  shall  attend.  In case of a vacancy  among the  trustees of any
class through death,  resignation or other cause, a successor to hold office for
the unexpired  portion of the term may be elected at any meeting of the board at
which a quorum  shall be  present.  Such  successors  shall not take  office nor
exercise  the  duties  thereof  until  ten days  after  written  notice of their
election shall have been filed in the office of the  Superintendent of Insurance
of the State of New York.

     Section  3.  Annual  Meeting.  There  shall be a  meeting  of the  board of
trustees in the month of November each year on a day and at an hour specified in
a notice mailed at least ten days and not more than twenty days in advance. This
shall be known as the annual  meeting of the board of trustees.  At this meeting
the board shall elect  officers,  appoint  committees  and  transact  such other
business as shall properly come before the meeting.

     Section 4. Other  Meetings.  Stated meetings of the board of trustees shall
be held on such dates as the board by standing  resolution may fix. No notice of
such stated meetings need be given.  Special meetings of the board may be called
by order of the chairman,  the president,  or the executive  committee by notice
mailed at least one week prior to the date of such meeting, and any business may
be transacted at the meeting.

     Section  5.  Telephonic  Participation.  At all  meetings  of the  board of
trustees  or any  committee  thereof,  trustees  may  participate  by means of a
conference  telephone or similar  communications  equipment allowing all persons
participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time.  Participation
by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

     Section 6. Action Without a Meeting.  Where time is of the essence, but not
in lieu of a regularly  scheduled  meeting of the board of trustees or committee
thereof,  any action  required  or  permitted  to be taken by the board,  or any
committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or
the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the
action.  The resolution and the written  consents  thereto by the members of the
board or  committee  shall be filed with the minutes of the  proceedings  of the
board or committee.

     Section 7. Trustees  Compensation  and  Expenses.  A trustee may be paid an
annual stipend and fees and such other  compensation  or emolument in any amount
first  authorized  by the board in  accordance  with  Section 1 of Article  Five
hereof,  including,  but not limited to, a deferred  compensation  benefit,  for
meetings of the board that he/she  attends and for services that he/she  renders
on or for committees or  subcommittees  of the board;  and each trustee shall be
reimbursed for  transportation and other expenses incurred by him/her in serving
the Association.

     Section 8. Chairman. The chairman, and in his absence the president,  shall
preside at all meetings of the board.

                                  ARTICLE THREE

                                    Officers

     Section 1.  Election.  At each annual  meeting the board of trustees  shall
elect  the  executive  officers  of the  corporation  including  a  chairman,  a
president,  one or more vice  presidents,  and such other executive  officers as
they may  determine.  Each such  executive  officer  shall hold office until the
close of the next  annual  meeting  of the  board  

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or, if earlier, until his retirement,  death,  resignation or removal. The board
may appoint other officers and agents, assign titles to them and determine their
duties;  such  officers and agents shall hold office  during the pleasure of the
board of trustees.  It may appoint  persons to act  temporarily  in place of any
officers of the Association who may be ab-sent,  incapacitated, or for any other
reason  unable to act or may  delegate  such  authority  to the chief  executive
officer.

     Section  2.  Removal  of  Officers.  Any  officer  elected  by the board of
trustees  may be  removed  by the  affirmative  votes of a  majority  of all the
trustees  holding  office.  Any other officer may be removed by the  affirmative
votes of a majority of all members of the executive committee holding office.

     Section 3. Removal of Other Employees. All other agents and employees shall
hold their  positions  at the  pleasure of the  executive  committee  or of such
executive  officer as the  executive  committee  may  clothe  with the powers of
engaging and dismissing.

     Section 4. Qualifications.  The chairman and the president shall be members
of the board of trustees,  but none of the other officers need be a trustee. One
person  may hold  more than one  office,  except  that no  person  shall be both
president and secretary.

     Section 5. Chief Executive  Officer.  The board of trustees shall designate
either the chairman or the president as chief executive officer.  Subject to the
control of the board of trustees and the  provisions of these bylaws,  the chief
executive  officer  shall be charged with the  management  of the affairs of the
Association,  and shall perform such duties as are not specifically delegated to
other  officers  of the  Association.  He shall be ex  officio  a member  of all
standing  committees  except the  nominating  and  personnel  com-mittee,  audit
committee  and the  committee on  reimbursement  agreements  with CREF. He shall
report  from  time  to time to the  board  of  trustees  on the  affairs  of the
Association.

     Section 6.  Chairman.  The  chairman,  when  present,  shall preside at all
meetings of the  stockholders  and of the board. He shall be ex officio chairman
of the executive  committee.  He may appoint  trustee  committees,  except those
appointed by the board of trustees, and may appoint members to fill vacancies on
trustee  committees  appointed by the board when such occur between  meetings of
the trustees.  If the chairman is not the chief executive officer,  he shall, in
addition to the foregoing, perform such functions as are delegated to him by the
chief executive officer.

     Section  7.  President.  The  president,  in the  event of the  absence  or
disability  of the chairman,  shall  perform the duties of the chairman.  If the
president  is not the  chief  executive  officer,  he  shall  assist  the  chief
executive  officer  in his  duties  and  shall  perform  such  functions  as are
delegated to him by the chief executive officer.

     Section 8. Absence or Disability of Chief Executive Officer. In the absence
or disability of the chief executive  officer,  the president,  if he is not the
chief  executive  officer,  or the  chairman,  if he is not the chief  executive
officer,  or if neither is  available,  a vice  president so  designated  by the
executive  committee or chief executive  officer shall perform the duties of the
chief executive  officer,  unless the board of trustees  otherwise  provides and
subject to the provisions of the emergency bylaws of the Association.

     Section 9.  Secretary.  The  secretary  shall give all required  notices of
meetings of the board of trustees,  and shall attend and act as secretary at all
meetings  of the  board  and of the  executive  committee  and keep the  records
thereof. He shall keep the seal of the corporation, and shall perform all duties
incident to the office of  secretary  and such other duties as from time to time
may be assigned to him by the board of trustees, the executive committee, or the
chief executive officer.

                                      -3-

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     Section 10. Other Officers. The chief executive officer shall determine the
duties  of the  executive  officers  other  than the  chairman,  president,  and
secretary and of all officers other than executive  officers,  and he may assign
titles to and determine the duties of non-officers.

                                  ARTICLE FOUR

                                   Committees

     Section 1.  Appointment.  At each annual  meeting of the board of trustees,
the board shall appoint an executive committee,  a finance committee, a mortgage
committee, a nominating and personnel committee, an audit committee, a committee
on reimbursement agreements with CREF, a committee on products and services, and
a committee on corporate  governance and social  responsibility,  each member of
which shall hold office until the close of the next annual  meeting of the board
and until a successor shall be appointed or until the member shall cease to be a
trustee except that for the audit  committee,  the board may specify a different
period of membership.  The board of trustees,  the executive  committee,  or the
chairman may appoint such other trustee committees and subcommittees as may from
time to time be found  necessary  or  convenient  for the proper  conduct of the
business of the  Association,  and designate  their duties.

     Section 2. Executive Committee. The executive committee shall consist of at
least seven  trustees  including the chairman and the  president.  Three members
shall  constitute a quorum,  among whom only one salaried officer may be counted
for that purpose.  The executive  committee  shall meet in regular meeting as it
may from time to time determine,  and in special meeting  whenever called by the
chairman,  and shall be vested with full powers of the board of trustees  during
intervals  between  the  meetings  of the board in all  cases in which  specific
instructions  shall  not have  been  given  by the  board of  trustees  and,  in
particular, said committee:

     (a)  shall  have  general  supervision  of  the  contracts  issued  by  the
Association,  and  of all  matters  relating  to the  selection  of  risks,  the
determination  of premium  rates,  and of any other  questions  of detail in the
conduct of the  business  which may be referred to the  executive  committee  by
resolutions of the board of trustees.

     (b) Shall have  supervision  of the rules and  methods  for  recording  the
vouchers, accounts, receipts and disbursements of the Association.

     (c)  Shall,  in the event of an acute  emergency,  as  defined  by  Article
Seven-A--Insurance,  of the New York State Defence Emergency Act, (Section 9177,
Unconsolidated  Laws of New York) and any amendments thereof, be responsible for
the emergency  management of the Association as provided in the emergency bylaws
of the Association.

     Section 3. Finance  Committee.  The finance  committee shall consist of the
chief executive officer, of three other trustees,  and such additional trustees,
if any, as the board of trustees or the  executive  committee  may appoint.  Two
members shall  constitute a quorum,  among whom only one salaried officer of the
Association may be counted for that purpose.

     (a) Subject to review by the board of trustees the finance  committee shall
determine the investment policies of the Association.

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     (b) The finance  committee  shall  supervise the investment of the funds of
the  Association -- other than  investments in real estate and real estate loans
- -- including  purchase,  sale, exchange or conversion of securities and loans on
collateral.  No loan or investment other than policy loans, real estate and real
estate mortgages shall be made or disposed of without  authorization or approval
by the finance committee.

     Section 4. Mortgage Committee.  The mortgage committee shall consist of the
chief executive officer, of three other trustees,  and such additional trustees,
if any, as the board of trustees or the  executive  committee  may appoint.  Two
members shall  constitute a quorum,  among whom only one salaried officer of the
Association may be counted for that purpose.

     Subject  to the  provision  of  Article  Four,  Section 3 (a) the  mortgage
committee  shall  supervise the  investment of the funds of the  Association  in
loans secured by real estate  mortgages and in real estate.  No such  investment
shall be made or disposed of without  authorization  or approval by the mortgage
committee.

     Section 5. Nominating and Personnel Committee. The nominating and personnel
committee  shall  consist of five  trustees  who are not  officers  or  salaried
employees of the Association and whose terms do not expire in the year following
their  appointment.  Three  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  In the  year
following their appointment the committee shall nominate  executive officers and
the standing  committees for the annual meeting of the board of trustees,  shall
designate  the principal  officers of the  Association,  shall  recommend to the
board of trustees the annual  compensation of the principal  officers and of any
salaried  employee if the level of  compensation  to be paid to such employee is
equal to, or greater than,  the  compensation  received or to be received by any
principal officer, nominate trustees to fill interim vacancies and; if requested
by the TIAA  Board of  Overseers,  shall  recommend  the  names of  persons  for
election as trustees at the annual meeting of the stockholders. In addition, the
committee  shall approve the titles and base salaries of all appointed  officers
and the base  salaries of executive  officers,  other than those  designated  as
principal  officers or those officers to be paid on an equal or greater level of
compensation with principal officers,  and shall recommend the provisions of any
incentive  salary  compensation  program(s)  and  determine  the  amounts of any
incentive  salary payments for those officers  included in any incentive  salary
plan.

     Section 6. Audit  Committee.  The audit committee shall consist of at least
three,  and not more  than  five,  trustees  who are not  officers  or  salaried
employees  of the  Association.  Two  members  shall  constitute  a quorum.  The
committee shall itself,  or through public  accountants or otherwise,  make such
audits and  examinations of the records and affairs of the Association as it may
deem necessary.

     Section  7.  Committee  on  Reimbursement  Agreements.   The  committee  on
reimbursement agreements shall consist of three trustees who are not officers or
employees of the  Association.  The  committee  shall  review the  reimbursement
agreements  among TIAA,  CREF,  TIAA-CREF  Individual & Institutional  Services,
Inc.,  and  TIAA-CREF  Investment  Management,  Inc.,  and make  recommendations
regarding them to the board of trustees.

     Section 8. Committee on Products and Services. The members of the committee
on products  and services  shall  consist of at least seven  trustees.  A quorum
shall consist of a majority of the members and not less than a quorum shall meet
jointly  with the CREF  Committee on Products and Services to review and oversee
the design, development, improvement, and marketing of new and existing products
and services. In addition, the committee shall review the specifications for and
oversee the implementation stages of new technology-based  services and computer
programs at participating institutions.

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     Section 9. Committee on Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility. The
committee on corporate governance and social responsibility shall consist of not
less than five  trustees and such  additional  trustees as the board of trustees
may appoint. No such trustee shall be an officer or salaried employee of TIAA.

     A  committee  quorum  shall  consist  of a  majority  of the  members.  The
committee is responsible for addressing all corporate social  responsibility and
corporate  governance  issues  including  the  voting  of  TIAA  shares  and the
initiation of appropriate  shareholder  resolutions.  In addition, the committee
will  develop  and  recommend  specific  corporate  policy  in these  areas  for
consideration by the TIAA board of trustees.

     Section 10. Reports.  Within a reasonable  time after their  meetings,  all
such  committees  and  subcommittees  shall  report their  transactions  to each
trustee.

                                  ARTICLE FIVE

                       Salaries, Compensation and Pensions
                       to Trustees, Officers and Employees

     Section 1. Salaries and Pensions. The Association shall not pay any salary,
compensation or emolument in any amount to any officer, deemed by a committee or
committees of the board to be a principal  officer pursuant to subsection (b) of
Section 1202 of the  Insurance  Law of the State of New York, or to any salaried
employee  of the  Association  if the level of  compensation  to be paid to such
employee is equal to, or greater than, the  compensation  received by any of its
principal  officers,  or to any trustee  thereof,  unless such  payment be first
authorized  by a  vote  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Association.  The
Association  shall not make any  agreement  with any of its officers or salaried
employees  whereby it agrees that for any services rendered or to be rendered he
shall receive any salary,  compensation  or emolument  that will extend beyond a
period  of  thirty-six  months  from  the  date of  such  agreement,  except  as
specifically  permitted  by the  Insurance  Law of the  State  of New  York.  No
principal  officer or employee of the class  described in the first  sentence of
this  section,  who is paid a salary for his  services  shall  receive any other
compensation,  bonus or emolument from the Association,  directly or indirectly,
except  in  accordance  with a plan  recommended  by a  committee  of the  board
pursuant to subsection  (b) of Section 1202 of the Insurance Law of the State of
New York and approved by the board of trustees.  The Association shall not grant
any pension to any officer or trustee,  or to any member of his family after his
death,  except that the  Association  may  pursuant to the terms of a retirement
plan and other  appropriate staff benefit plans adopted by the board provide for
any person who is or has been a salaried officer or employee,  a pension payable
at the  time  of  retirement  by  reason  of age or  disability  and  also  life
insurance, health insurance and disability benefits.

     Section 2.  Prohibitions.  No trustee or officer of the  Association  shall
receive,  in addition  to fixed  salary or  compensation,  any money or valuable
thing, either directly or indirectly,  or though any substantial interest in any
other corporation or business unit, for negotiating,  procuring, recommending or
aiding in any purchase or sale of property,  or loan, made by the Association or
any affiliate or subsidiary  thereof,  nor be pecuniarily  interested  either as
principal,  coprincipal, agent or beneficiary, either directly or indirectly, or
through any substantial  interest in any other  corporation or business unit, in
any such purchase,  sale or loan;  provided that nothing herein  contained shall
prevent the  Association  from  making a loan upon a policy held  therein by the
borrower not in excess of the net reserve value thereof.

                                      -6-
<PAGE>

                                   ARTICLE SIX

               Indemnification of Trustees, Officers and Employees

     The  Association  shall  indemnify,  in the manner  and to the full  extent
permitted  by law,  each  person  made or  threatened  to be made a party to any
action,  suit  or  proceeding,  whether  or  not  by  or in  the  right  of  the
Association,  and whether  civil,  criminal,  administrative,  investigative  or
otherwise,  by reason of the fact that he or his testator or intestate is or was
a trustee,  officer or employee of the Association or, while a trustee,  officer
or employee of the Association,  served any other corporation or organization of
any type or kind,  domestic  or foreign,  in any  capacity at the request of the
Association.  To the full extent  permitted  by law such  indemnification  shall
include judgments,  fines, amounts paid in settlement,  and expenses,  including
attorneys' fees. No payment of  indemnification,  advance or allowance under the
foregoing  provisions  shall be made unless a notice  shall have been filed with
the  Superintendent  of  Insurance of the State of New York not less than thirty
days prior to such payment  specifying the persons to be paid, the amounts to be
paid,  the manner in which payment is authorized  and the nature and status,  at
the time of such notice, of the litigation or threatened litigation.

                                  ARTICLE SEVEN

                            Execution of Instruments

     The board of trustees or the  executive  committee  shall  designate who is
authorized to execute certificates of stock, proxies, powers of attorney, deeds,
leases,  releases of mortgages,  satisfaction pieces, checks, drafts,  contracts
for  insurance  or  annuity  and  instruments  relating  thereto,  and all other
contracts  and  instruments  in writing  necessary  for the  Association  in the
management of its affairs, and to attach the Association's seal thereto; and may
further  authorize  the extent to which such  execution may be done by facsimile
signature.

                                  ARTICLE EIGHT

                                  Disbursements

     No disbursements of $100 or more shall be made unless the same be evidenced
by a voucher signed by or on behalf of the person, firm or corporation receiving
the money and correctly describing the consideration for the payment, and if the
same be for services and disbursements,  setting forth the services rendered and
an itemized statement of the disbursements made, and if it be in connection with
any  matter  pending  before  any  legislative  or public  body,  or before  any
department or officer of any  government,  correctly  describing in addition the
nature of the matter and of the interest of such corporation therein, or if such
voucher  cannot be obtained,  by an affidavit  stating the reasons  therefor and
setting forth the particulars above mentioned.

                                  ARTICLE NINE

                                 Corporate Seal

     The seal of the Association shall be circular in form and shall contain the
words  "Teachers  Insurance  and  Annuity  Association  of  America,  New  York,
Corporate Seal,  1918," which seal shall be kept in the custody of the secretary
of the Association  and be affixed to all  instruments  requiring such corporate
seal.

                                      -7-
<PAGE>

                                   ARTICLE TEN

                                   Amendments

     Article  One of  these  bylaws  can be  amended  or  repealed  only  by the
affirmative  vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding  shares of the
capital  stock of the  Association,  such vote being cast at a meeting held upon
notice stating that such meeting is to vote upon a proposed  amendment or repeal
of such bylaw.

     Any other  bylaw may be amended or  repealed at any meeting of the board of
trustees  provided  notice of the  proposed  amendment or repeal shall have been
mailed to each  trustee  at least one week and not more than two weeks  prior to
the date of such meeting.


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