Elme Communities (ELME) 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32a

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Vice President Accounting, Administration and Corporate Secretary, and the Chief Financial Officer of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (“WRIT”), each hereby certifies on the date hereof, that:

(a) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(b) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of WRIT.

Dated: August 8, 2006	/s/ Edmund B. Cronin, Jr.
	Edmund B. Cronin, Jr.
	Chairman of the Board & CEO
Dated: August 8, 2006	/s/ Laura M. Franklin
	Laura M. Franklin
	Senior Vice President
	Accounting, Administration and Corporate Secretary
Dated: August 8, 2006	/s/ Sara L. Grootwassink
	Sara L. Grootwassink
	Chief Financial Officer