RAIT Financial Trust to Present at NAREIT’s REITWeek 2011

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RAIT Financial Trust (“RAIT”) (NYSE: RAS) today announced that it will participate in REITWeek 2011, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) Investor Forum, scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, 2011, through Thursday, June 9, 2011, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York, New York.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott Schaeffer and RAIT’s Chief Financial Officer Jack Salmon will present an overview of the company followed by a question and answer session at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 8th. The presentation will be audio-webcast and may be accessed through the company’s website at www.raitft.com under the Investor Relations section under Presentations or at http://reitstream.com/reitweek2011/raitft. For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, a replay link will be available on both NAREIT’s website at www.reit.com and on the company’s website following the presentation.

About RAIT Financial Trust

RAIT Financial Trust manages a portfolio of real estate related assets, provides a comprehensive set of debt financing options to the real estate industry and invests in real estate related assets. RAIT's management uses its experience, knowledge and relationship network to seek to generate and manage real estate related investment opportunities for RAIT and for outside investors. For more information, please visit www.raitft.com or call Investor Relations at 215.243.9000.