RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) ("RAIT") announced today that the previously disclosed process to divest RAIT of a ten property industrial portfolio (the “Portfolio”) has been completed. This process began in the first quarter of 2017 and was completed in November, 2017 when the last of the two remaining industrial properties in the Portfolio were divested. As previously disclosed, RAIT recognized non-cash losses in prior periods as properties in the Portfolio were divested and their respective net carrying amounts exceeded the related non-recourse debt that was satisfied in connection with the sale of the applicable property. RAIT expected these losses would be offset by a non-cash gain in a future period when this process was completed and, as a result of the completion of this process, RAIT expects to recognize a non-cash gain of approximately $25 million during the fourth quarter of 2017.

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RAIT Financial Trust is an internally-managed real estate investment trust focused on providing debt financing options to owners of commercial real estate throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.rait.com or call Investor Relations at 215.207.2100.

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