AmREIT to Report Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results March 18.

Business Editors

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2004

AmREIT (AMEX:AMY), a Houston-based real estate investment trust, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year-end results for 2003 on Thursday, March 18, at 10:00 am Central Time (11:00 am Eastern Time).

The dial-in number for the call is 800-884-5695, passcode AmREIT. A live Web cast of the call can be accessed on the investor relations page of AmREIT's Web site at www.amreit.com. The call will also be available for replay for 30 days by dialing 888-286-8010, passcode 58349604, or by going to the investor relations events page of the Company's Web site.

About AmREIT

AmREIT, a self-managed real estate investment firm, has been acquiring, developing, and managing high quality commercial retail real estate to generate monthly income and growth opportunities for investors for more than 18 years. A rapidly growing publicly traded company, AmREIT is known for its ownership of "irreplaceable corners" - premier retail frontage properties in high-traffic, highly populated areas. AmREIT is also the sponsor of investment funds, offered to accredited investors through the financial planning community. These funds create value through actively acquiring and developing high quality free standing and shopping center properties, leased to trusted names such as Starbucks, Walgreens, and Washington Mutual, to create the potential for increasing income and capital appreciation by selling the properties within a defined time horizon.