UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 20, 2017
REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-37865 | 84-1306078 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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875 Prospect Street, Suite 304 La Jolla, CA 92037 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
| (858) 459-4000 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On January 20, 2017, our board of directors appointed Zhen Luo to serve as a director of Reven Housing REIT, Inc. until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal in the manner provided by the Bylaws of the corporation.
Since May 2010, Mr. Luo has served as general manager of Shanghai Huazhou Real Estate Development, a Shanghai-based real estate development company.
In connection with our recently completed public offering, Mr. Luo purchased 980,000 shares of our common stock at the public offering price of $5.00 per share.
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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.
| REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC. | |
| Dated: January 25, 2017 | /s/ Chad M. Carpenter |
| Chad M. Carpenter, | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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