UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 31, 2006

                               EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             Maryland                      1-12252               13-3675988
   (State or other jurisdiction          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)        File Number)        Identification No.)

          Two North Riverside Plaza
              Chicago, Illinois                                60606
   (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 474-1300

                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 31, 2006, Equity  Residential  issued a press release announcing
its results of operations  and financial  condition as of September 30, 2006 and
for the nine months and quarter then ended. The press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including
Exhibit  99.1,  is being  furnished  and shall not be  deemed  "filed"  with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  nor  incorporated  by  reference  in  any
registration  statement filed by Equity  Residential under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number                                  Exhibit
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   99.1   Press  Release  dated  October  31,  2006,  announcing  the results of
          operations  and  financial  condition  of  Equity  Residential  as  of
          September 30, 2006 and for the nine months and quarter then ended.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                      EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Date: October 31, 2006                By:     /s/ Donna Brandin
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                                      Name:   Donna Brandin
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                                      Its:    Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number                             Exhibit
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   99.1   Press  Release  dated  October  31,  2006,  announcing  the results of
          operations  and  financial  condition  of  Equity  Residential  as  of
          September 30, 2006 and for the nine months and quarter then ended.